BA Culture, Digitalisation, Metropolis (Kultur - Digitalisierung - Metropole) at HafenCity University Hamburg

The BA Culture, Digitalisation, Metropolis studies cities as cultural, digital and social spaces, combining cultural theory, project work and digital humanities methods. It has been offered since winter semester 2023/24 as a development of the earlier Culture of the Metropolis programme.

Faculty: Culture of the Metropolis  |  Duration: 6 semesters (3 years), full-time on-campus  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: Winter semester  |  Location: Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

What you will study

Teaching covers cultural and spatial theory, urban history, urban anthropology and ethnographic methods, science and technology studies and digital humanities. Project work is the core of the curriculum: year-long projects in semesters 1-2 and 3-4, a practical placement or semester abroad in semester 5 and the Bachelor's thesis (scholarly or cultural project) in semester 6.

Career pathways

Graduates can work in concept development, project and event management, art, culture and media production, public relations and urban consulting, in cultural institutions, development agencies and planning offices, or continue to a Master's degree.

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