MA Digital Humanities at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU)

Become familiar with practical methods such as pattern recognition, visual computing, computer vision and databases in the Digital Humanities degree program in order to research cultural heritage. The focus is on the four areas of data recording, visualization, analysis and comprehension as well as on human-machine interaction. Media ethics and IT law provide you with a sound understanding.

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology  |  Duration: 4 semesters (2 years)  |  Study mode: full-time; German- and English-taught (german and english); part-time option  |  Intake: Winter semester  |  Location: Erlangen, Bayern, Germany

What you will study

The strongly technical and computer science-oriented curriculum covers practical processes from the field of computer science such as pattern recognition, visual computing, computer vision and databases for researching cultural heritage. As well as investigating these topics, students gain a detailed insight into media ethics and IT law. Students can tailor their studies to suit their interests by choosing from a wide range of compulsory elective subjects relating to ongoing research projects.

Career pathways

Graduates of the Master’s degree program Digital Humanities have a wide range of career opportunities open to them. The degree program qualifies graduates for entering into research in the young but internationally rapidly growing field of digital humanities.

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