Our Master’s in Digital Humanities prepares you to engage with, and help shape, the future of digital research, creativity, curation, and analysis, through a combination of theory and practice. You'll explore innovative, collaborative, and socially impactful ways to study and present human culture in the digital age. Why this programme
- Investigate 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). Graduates of the MSc in Digital Humanities are well prepared for diverse and evolving career paths at the intersection of technology, culture, and research.
The programme equips students with the technical, analytical, and creative skills needed for roles in academia, digital scholarship, cultural heritage and museums, archives, publishing, and the wider creative and technology sectors.
Graduates may go on to work as digital researchers, data curators, cultural technologists, or project managers in digitally focused cultural and research organisations, or pursue further academic study in the rapidly growing field of digital humanities.
Modality
ON-CAMPUS: GLASGOW
Entry requirements
2.1 Hons (or non-UK equivalent) in any subject.
A 2.2 Honours degree will be considered where supported by relevant experience. Substantial, directly relevant experience may be considered in place of formal qualifications.
Dates and duration
12 months full-time 24 months part‑time
Next Date: September
Career opportunities
Where this programme can take you
Graduates of the MSc in Digital Humanities are well prepared for diverse and evolving career paths at the intersection of technology, culture, and research.
The programme equips students with the technical, analytical, and creative skills needed for roles in academia, digital scholarship, cultural heritage and museums, archives, publishing, and the wider creative and technology sectors.
Graduates may go on to work as digital researchers, data curators, cultural technologists, or project managers in digitally focused cultural and research organisations, or pursue further academic study in the rapidly growing field of digital humanities.
SYLLABUS
Gain expertise in the key areas of digital humanities through our core courses, with the flexibility to tailor the programme to your interests and career goals through a choice of optional courses.
Semester 1
Core courses
- Critical Approaches to Digital Humanities - Digital Humanities Skills and Methods
Optional course
You will take one optional course, typical choices include:
- Special Collections and Digital Scholarship - AI for the Arts and Humanities (A) - Multimedia Analysis & Design (A) - Music Curation and Analytics
However, you may take any 20-credit level 4 or 5 course in the College of Arts & Humanities, subject to availability and the approval of both convenors. See our course catalogue for examples of the courses available this year.
Please note that not all courses may be available every year.
Semester 2
Core course
- Project Design and Management in Digital Humanities
Optional courses
You will take two 20-credit level 5 courses from those available in the College of Arts & Humanities, subject to availability and the approval of both convenors. Options include courses in the fields of:
- Digital Engagement and Immersive Storytelling - Document Encoding - Digital Imaging - Data Analyis, Visualisation and Communication - Games, Gaming and Interactive Media
Typical choices include:
- Corpus Linguistics (PGT) - Editing Historical EnglishTexts (PGT) - Experimental Design and Data Analysis
See our course catalogue for examples of the courses available this year.
Please note that not all courses may be available every year.
Summer
Apply the practical skills and the theoretical understanding you've gained in a real-world project with your applied dissertation.
- Applied Dissertation Digital Humanities
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