Digital Humanities Lancaster University

Overview

Throughout the Digital Humanities course from Lancaster University you will develop digital skills tailored to working with digitised humanities sources. As you acquire the technical competencies required to work with digital sources, you will place these methods in the context of key debates around the history, ethics and cultures of today’s digitised world.

Computational skills can be used to study societies and cultures of the past, present and future. On this course, you will develop your understanding of how digital technologies affect the humanities and broader society

Drawing on innovative research at Lancaster and further afield, you will learn the most up-to-date skills and most recent knowledge across a wide range of methods including:

• Artificial Intelligence

• Computational Linguistics

• Geographic Information Science

• Computer Vision

• Data Visualization

These skills can be applied to a range of disciplines from across the humanities including History, Literary Studies, Media Studies, Linguistics and many more.

Career opportunities:

The degrees open up an extremely wide array of career pathways in businesses and organisations, large and small, in the UK and overseas. Our specialist Employability team is ready to support you, whether you are starting out your career after leaving higher education or returning to university to open up new career options.

We provide individual employability advice, application support, career events, development opportunities and resources to help you plan and achieve your career goals. We also run a paid internship scheme specifically for arts, humanities and social sciences students.

The Lancaster Award is available to all postgraduate taught students and recognises work experience, volunteering and personal development alongside your studies. Developed with employers, it helps you reflect on key skills, boost your CV and articulate your strengths with confidence.

Whether you have a clear idea of your potential career path or need some help considering the options, our friendly team is on hand.

This MA equips you with a valuable set of transferable skills. You’ll be able to apply your newly acquired skills in the private and public sectors or continue into academia on research projects.

We prepare our graduates for success in many fascinating careers including roles in:

• Cultural heritage management, including spatial analysis

• Libraries, galleries, museums and archives, in particular digital collection development and curation

• Research infrastructure

• Technology industries

• Creative industries

• The Civil Service

You will be in a strong position to further their studies at doctorate level if you wish.