Digital Humanities MSc

at University College London

The MSc in Digital Humanities is an innovative and exciting programme; it is also demanding and challenging with rigorous academic standards.
 

Digital Humanities is an important, multidisciplinary field that is growing internationally. It undertakes research at the intersection of computing, digital technologies and the humanities. It aims to produce applications, models and theories that make possible new kinds of research, in the humanities disciplines, in the cultural heritage and information sectors, as well as in computer science and cognate fields. It also studies the impact of digital technologies and techniques on the cultural heritage sector, digital culture and society and on memory institutions like libraries and archives.
 

Through our programme, you will develop an advanced understanding of the digital resources, computational methods and interpretative frameworks that are relevant to digital research and practice in the humanities, information and cultural heritage sectors. You will be equipped with critical and analytical skills, gain experience in document analysis and close reading, and understand how building and coding embody ways of knowing and questioning in the digital humanities. You will gain technical experience and skills in XML, internet technologies, and programming. You will also learn how to produce a variety of types of data visualization, and how to critique and challenge embedded assumptions in data visualizations. Through our programme you will learn crucial digital humanities skills, techniques and modes of analysis and discover the frameworks and knowledge you need to remain up-to-date with this fast-paced field, now and in the future.