StudyQA — Master: Digital Humanities — University College London (Page 19)

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Digital Humanities at University College London offers an innovative and interdisciplinary Master's program designed to explore the intersection of technology, humanities, and cultural studies. This program equips students with the skills and knowledge necessary to analyze, interpret, and digitize cultural artifacts, historical data, and literary texts using cutting-edge digital tools and methods. Emphasizing a combination of theoretical understanding and practical application, the curriculum covers topics such as text analysis, digital curation, data visualization, digital archiving, and computational approaches to humanities research. Students will gain hands-on experience with various digital platforms, programming languages, and software essential for conducting research in the digital age. The program encourages critical thinking about the ethical, social, and cultural implications of digital technologies in the humanities. It aims to prepare graduates for careers in academic research, digital archiving, cultural heritage management, digital publishing, or technology development within cultural institutions. Taught by leading experts in the field, the program fosters an interdisciplinary environment where students can collaborate across departments such as History, Archaeology, Literature, and Computer Science. With access to UCL’s extensive resources, including digital labs, archives, and libraries, students are empowered to undertake independent research projects. The program also emphasizes the importance of communication skills, campus engagement, and professional development to ensure graduates are well-equipped for dynamic roles in academia, industry, and cultural organizations. Whether you are a recent graduate or a professional seeking to enhance your digital skills in the humanities, this program offers a comprehensive and forward-thinking approach to the rapidly evolving field of Digital Humanities at UCL.

Our students develop an advanced understanding of digital resources, techniques and computational methods relevant to research and practice in the humanities and cultural heritage sectors; these include programming, XML, databases, internet technologies, image capture and digitisation. They receive both practical and theoretical training to develop a unique and critical skill set suitable for many types of employment or advanced study.

Students undertake modules to the value of 180 credits.

The programme consists of five core modules (15 credits each), three optional modules (15 credits each), a research dissertation (60 credits) and a work placement.

A Postgraduate Diploma, five core modules (75 credits), three optional modules (45 credits), nine months full-time or flexible study up to 5 years is offered.

A Postgraduate Certificate, four from any of the available modules (60 credits), full-time fifteen weeks or flexible study up to two years is offered.

Core modules

Digital Resources in the Humanities
Internet Technologies
Introduction to Programming and Scripting
Server Programming and Structured Data
XML

Optional modules

Students choose three optional modules from a list which may include the following:

Advanced Topics in the Digital Humanities
Affective Interaction
Computer Music
Design Practice
Electronic Publishing
Fundamentals of Information Science
Geographical Information Systems
Historical Bibliography
Interaction Design
Introduction to Digital Curation
Introduction to Digitisation
Knowledge Representation and Semantic Technologies
Legal and Social Aspects of Electronic Publishing
Manuscript Studies
Multimedia Computing
User-Centred Evaluation Methods

Dissertation/report

All MA/MSc students undertake an independent research project in the form of a 12,000-word dissertation.

Teaching and learning

The programme is delivered through a combination of lectures, demonstrations, seminars and practical sessions, and will include a work placement in a relevant organisation. Assessment is through a mixture of essays, practical projects, programming exercices, written technical examinations, and group work projects, depending on the options chosen.

Placement

Students undertake a work placement. Past placement hosts have included the British Museum, National Theatre, British Library, Marx Memorial Library, Islington Museum, Ubiquity Press, UCL Communications, and UCL Art Museum.

A minimum of an upper second-class Bachelor's degree in a relevant humanities or computing discipline from a UK university, or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard.