UCL CENTRE FOR DIGITAL HUMANITIES
digital
humanities MA/msc
A new interdisciplinary degree exploring the intersection of digital technologies,
humanities scholarship and cultural heritage.
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digital humanities MA/msc
The Digital Humanities MA/MSc at UCL draws together
teaching from a wide range of disciplines, to investigate
the application of computational technologies to the arts,
humanities, and cultural heritage.
Digital Humanities is an important multidisciplinary field, undertaking research at the intersection
of digital technologies and humanities. It aims to produce applications and models that make
possible new kinds of research, both in the humanities disciplines and in computer science and its
allied technologies. It also studies the impact of these techniques on cultural heritage, memory,
institutions, libraries, archives and digital culture.
Why choose UCL?
At the UCL Centre for Digital Humanities
(UCLDH) you can capitalise on UCL’s
world-leading strengths in information studies,
computer science and the arts and humanities.
You will also be able to draw upon courses
offered by UCL’s Faculty of Arts and
Humanities, Built Environment, Engineering
Sciences and Social and Historical Sciences.
UCLDH brings together work being done
in many different UCL departments and
centres, including UCL Museums and
Collections and UCL’s Library Services,
notably Special Collections.
Located in central London, surrounded by
the greatest concentration of libraries,
museums and archives in Europe, you will
have an ideal base from which to take
advantage of UCL’s collaboration with
London’s many internationally important
cultural heritage institutions.
E-Curator Project
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Programme structure
The programme will allow students with a
background in the humanities to acquire the
necessary skills in digital technologies, and will
also make it possible for those with a technical
background to become informed about
scholarly methods in the humanities.
Students take four core modules, plus a further
four from a wide range of options. In addition,
students write an original dissertation on a
topic of their choice and undertake a work
placement at a related institution.
Core modules
• Database Systems
Examines the theory, methods and
technologies of relational databases and
their development; giving students the ability
to develop web facing database systems.
• Digital Resources in the Humanities
Introduces a range of issues involved in the
design, creation, management and use of
digital resources in the humanities.
• Internet Technologies
Explores the basic concepts of markup
(including Extensible Hypertext Markup
Language, XHTML), website structuring and
design, and issues involved in generating and
delivering online content.
• XML
Provides an overview of XML (Extensible
Markup Language), giving students the
opportunity to practice markup techniques,
and demonstrating its use in publishing.
Terms one and two
Core modules
• Database Systems
• Digital Resources in the Humanities
• Internet Technologies
• XML
Optional modules (subject to availability
and prerequisites)
• Analytical Methods
• Applied Cognitive Science
• Computational Synthesis
• Design Experience
• Design Practice
• Digital Anthropology
• Digital Ecology
• Electronic Publishing
• Embodied and Embedded Technologies
• English Corpus Linguistics
• Fundamentals of Information Science
• Geographical Information Systems
in Archaeology
• Image Processing and Graphics
• Interaction Design
• Introduction to Programming and Scripting
• IT and GIS
• Legal and Social Aspects
• Mapping Science
• Model-Building in Archaeology
• Multimedia Computing
• Numerical Data Analysis
• Research and Presentation Skills for
Spatial Analysis
• Server Technologies and Programming
• Spatial Analysis in Archaeology
• The Anthropology of Games and Simulation
• The Anthropology of Cultural Heritage and Critical Museology
• Usability Evaluation Methods
Term three
• Dissertation (up to 15,000 words)
• Placement at a related institution
N.B. The MSc will be awarded to students who
have taken a majority of computing or technical
modules, all other students will be awarded an MA.
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Programme information
The MA/MSc can be taken full-time over one
year, part-time over two years, or flexibly over
three to five years.
Entry requirements
A minimum of a lower second-class UK
Bachelor’s degree in a relevant humanities
or computing discipline, or an overseas
qualification of an equivalent standard.
Funding
For funding details please visit:
www.ucl.ac.uk/scholarships
How to apply
To apply online or download the application
materials visit: www.ucl.ac.uk/study
Further information
Academic enquiries to:
Dr Melissa Terras
EMAIL m.terras@ucl.ac.uk
Dr Claire Warwick
EMAIL c.warwick@ucl.ac.uk
Admissions enquiries to:
Mr Ian Evans
EMAIL ian.evans@ucl.ac.uk
General information is available at:
www.ucl.ac.uk/dh/masters
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