Digital Humanities (Taught)

Our Masters in Digital Humanities will prepare you to engage with, and shape the future of, digital research, creativity, curation, and analysis, through a combination of theory and practice.

Why this programme

• Explore the intersection of technology, arts and humanities, and join a new generation of thinkers shaping how technology transforms creativity, culture and ideas.

• Combine theory and practice to develop expertise in the technical, creative, and ethical dimensions of digital humanities, and prepare for a role in creative and technology-driven industries, academia, or cultural heritage institutions.

• Through hands-on experience with the core technical and analytical methods of Digital Humanities, you’ll gain practical skills in managing digital archives, applying metadata standards, and working with cultural data.

• Explore how digital platforms and technologies such as AI, Immersive Environments (VR, AR, XR) and digital storytelling can help art, culture, and academic research reach wider audiences.

• Collaborate in a diverse, international learning community that brings together technology, the arts, and the humanities. The University of Glasgow is a member of the global iSchools consortium, a network of over 130 universities with a shared focus on information, digital scholarship, and interdisciplinary research. The programme also benefits from a formal collaboration with the National Library of Scotland, giving you opportunities to engage with one of the country’s other leading cultural and research institutions.

• Benefit from studying in a multidisciplinary environment in one of the world's top 70 universities for Arts & Humanities (QS World University Rankings by Subject).

PROGRAMME STRUCTURE

Core courses
Semester 1
Critical Approaches to Digital Humanities
Digital Humanities Skills and Methods

Semester 2
Project Design and Management in Digital Humanities

Summer
Applied Dissertation Digital Humanities

Optional courses
You will take 3 optional courses. Options are chosen from courses available in that year across the College of Arts & Humanities. Courses may also be taken from College of Social Sciences, subject to approval by both convenors.