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UCL Museums Dashboard
Thu, 18 Apr 2013 15:46:01 +0000
Centre for Digital Humanities (UCLDH), the Barlett Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis (CASA) and UCL Museums and Public Engagement have launched a digital dashboard highlighting the UCL Museums and Collections. Check it out at http://citydashboard.org/uclmuseums/ Part of the bigger CityDashboard project, this special version shows data from, or relevant to, UCL Museums and Collections. It is part [...]
Read more...Changes at UCLDH
Mon, 15 Apr 2013 13:44:56 +0000
We’re going into our fourth year at UCLDH, and there have been quite a few changes along the way. Since the centre was founded under the direction of Professor Claire Warwick, Claire has also taken on Head of Department in UCL Department of Information Studies, as well as Vice Dean of Research for the Arts [...]
Read more...MA/MSc in Digital Humanities
The Master's degree in Digital Humanities 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.
The MA/MSc in Digital
Humanities is a truly interdisciplinary programme and has strong teaching links with:
- UCL Department of Information Studies
- UCL Computer Science
- Arts and Humanities
- Social and Historical Sciences
- Engineering Science
- Bartlett Faculty of the Built Environment.
The programme also draws on facilities offered by:
as well as liaising closely with a variety of world-class, London based libraries, archives, and museums within the vicinity of UCL.
About the Programme
The MA/MSc provides research-led teaching delivered by leading scholars.
In Term 1 and 2, students take five core modules, plus a further three from a wide range of options available from various departments and faculties at UCL. In addition, students write an original dissertation on a topic of their choice in consultation with their supervisor, and undertake a workplacement at a related institution where they can apply taught aspects of the programme in Term 3. This allows students who have a background in the humanities to acquire necessarily skills in digital technologies, and also makes it possible for those with a technical background to become informed about scholarly methods in the humanities.
Further information about the programme and a description of some of the modules listed is in the programme handbook. A summary of the degree, its structure and useful information about UCL are in our e-brochure.
Terms One and Two
Core Modules:
- Digital Resources in the Humanities
- Introducing a range of issues involved in the design, creation, management and use of digital resources in the humanities.
- Internet Technologies
- Exploring the basic concepts of markup (including Extensible Hypertext Markup Language, XHTML), website structuring and design, and issues involved in generating and delivering online content.
- Introduction to Programming and Database Querying
- Providing an introduction to the key concepts and principles of standard procedural computer programming and a brief introduction to relational database querying and manipulation.
- Server Programming and Structured Data
- Covering approaches to creating database driven websites, with a focus on applications relating to maps and spatial data.
- XML
- Providing an overview of Extensible Markup language; giving students the opportunity to practice XML markup techniques, processing with XSLT, and demonstrating the use of XML in publishing.
Optional modules (electives)
Term Three
Work Placement, and dissertation (60 credits).
Entry requirements
Potential applicants
need to have a first or upper second-class Honours degree in
a relevant Humanities or Computing discipline from a UK university,
or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard. Please
contact the Programme Director if you would like to discuss your
suitability.
We have an English Language Proficiency Requirement for all non-native English speakers and require a minimum of an IELTS with 7.0 overall and no less than 6.0 in each of the sub-sets.
Pre-sessional English courses are available and these help to introduce students to the UK academic culture as well as improving written and spoken English. Attendance on these courses does not guarantee that you will be accepted onto the programme.
Fees: 2013-2014 session
Full-time MA/MSc:
UK/EU students: £8,250
Overseas students: £16,250
Modular (2-5 years):
pro-rata depending on the number of credits taken per year.
Funding
For funding details please visit Scholarships and Funding.
How to apply
To apply online: Application and entry.
Note that UCL admissions will not accept applications after 2nd August.
Further information
- Further information is supplied in the programme handbook.
- Some suggestions for preliminary reading.
- Useful information about Student Accommodation.
Academic enquiries should go to the Programme Director, Simon Mahony (s.mahony@ucl.ac.uk) or Professor Claire Warwick (c.warwick@ucl.ac.uk)
Admissions enquiries should go to Sarah Davenport (s.davenport@ucl.ac.uk)
Core Teaching staff include:
A variety of other teaching staff from across various departments at UCL will also teach on the programme, depending on modules chosen.
