MSc Digital Humanities at University of Glasgow

Programme overview

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.

Duration: 12 months full-time; 24 months part-time | Intake: September | Location: Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

What you will study

Core courses are Critical Approaches to Digital Humanities, Digital Humanities Skills and Methods, and Project Design and Management in Digital Humanities. Students choose three optional courses, for example AI for the Arts and Humanities, Digital Imaging, Document Encoding or Digital Engagement and Immersive Environments.

Career pathways

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.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Upper second-class (2.1) honours degree (or non-UK equivalent) in any subject. A 2.2 Honours degree may be considered. Substantial, directly relevant experience may be considered in place of formal qualifications. If you are applying based on relevant experience, please include a personal statement evidencing this with your application. English language (international applicants): IELTS Academic 6.5 overall with no subtest less than 6.0 (IELTS One Skill Retake accepted; General Training not accepted); equivalent TOEFL iBT, PTE Academic, Cambridge C1/C2, LanguageCert, Duolingo and other listed tests are accepted, taken within 2 years 5 months of the start date; a degree from a majority-English-speaking country may be accepted instead. International applicants for September 2027 entry apply in rounds: Round 1 1 October to 5 November 2026 (decision by 18 December 2026), Round 2 to 17 December 2026, Round 3 to 4 February 2027, Round 4 to 25 March 2027, Round 5 to 13 May 2027, Round 6 14 May to 8 July 2027 (decision by 29 July 2027). UK applicants: 24 August 2027.

Domestic applicants: GBP 11,481 for the whole programme (2027-28). Full-time (Home & RUK) Source

International applicants: GBP 27,390 for the whole programme (2027-28). Full-time (International & EU) Source

Intake: September

Duration: 12 months full-time; 24 months part-time

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