MA Digital Humanities and Culture at University of Leeds

Programme overview

An MA that trains students to understand and critique cultural data and digital content, covering digital text and data analytics, digitally created texts and objects, and the social and ethical dimensions of AI and digital media. It includes work with digitised manuscripts, heritage metadata and born-digital literature.

Department: School of English | Duration: 12 months full-time or 24 months part-time | Intake: September 2027 | Study mode: full-time | Location: Leeds, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Training in digital text and data analysis and visualisation, programming languages and hardware such as 3D printing, grounded in a humanities approach to culture, texts and creativity.

Career pathways

Graduate roles include text and data analyst, research software engineer, data scientist, archivist and library roles, UX researcher, website content manager and project administration in arts, heritage and cultural sectors, as well as PhD research.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Postgraduate (MA). A bachelor degree with a 2:1 (honours) or equivalent, preferably in English or a humanities-related subject (English literatures, English language, World literatures, History, Creative writing, Journalism, Publishing, Modern languages, Digital Media and Communications, Museums and Heritage); relevant experience or complementary expertise in the humanities or digital work is also considered. All applicants must answer the supporting statement questions in the online application. English language: IELTS 6.5 overall with no less than 6.0 in any component.

Domestic applicants: GBP 12,900 for the whole programme (2027 entry). Total fee, full-time. Part-time fees are calculated pro rata by credits per year. Source

International applicants: GBP 28,800 for the whole programme (2027 entry). Total fee, full-time. Part-time fees are calculated pro rata by credits per year. Source

Intake: September 2027

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

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