BA Digital Humanities (two subjects) at University of Göttingen

The aim of the programme is to provide students with an in-depth understanding of the research and working methods of Digital Humanities (German: "Digitale Geisteswissenschaften"). After successfully graduating, students are familiar with the most important Digital Humanities methods for collecting, analysing and presenting data in the humanities and can apply them in their final thesis as well as later in their careers.

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities  |  Duration: 6 semesters (3 years)  |  Study mode: full-time; German-taught  |  Intake: Only the winter semester  |  Location: Göttingen, Niedersachsen, Germany

What you will study

Five compulsory modules "Introduction to Digital Text and Language Analysis", "Introduction to Digital Image and Object Science", "Fundamentals of Programming", "Fundamentals of Computer Science and Statistics" and "Tools of Digital Humanities", totalling 30 credits, must be successfully completed.

Career pathways

The versatile knowledge in the digital modelling of general historical and social questions conveyed in the course of studies is in demand in almost all areas of professional life and is increasingly being used as a recruitment criterion for companies. Accordingly, career paths are less well defined than for other degrees.

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