Digital Humanities, MA by Research
Swansea University
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COURSE OVERVIEWAn MA by Research in Digital Humanities at Swansea enables you to undertake a substantial project led by your own passions and interests.It represents a widely respected qualification which can present a pathway to a career in Academia or broaden your scope for employment in fields such as education, government or the private sector.Your project will take one year full-time or two years part-time. It is suitable if you want to undertake a first research degree as an isolated ...Read more

COURSE OVERVIEW

An MA by Research in Digital Humanities at Swansea enables you to undertake a substantial project led by your own passions and interests.

It represents a widely respected qualification which can present a pathway to a career in Academia or broaden your scope for employment in fields such as education, government or the private sector.

Your project will take one year full-time or two years part-time. It is suitable if you want to undertake a first research degree as an isolated culmination of taught studies, or if you are considering further research.

You will submit a thesis of up to 40,000 words, demonstrating original research. This is followed by an oral examination of the thesis (a viva voce examination, or viva).

Digital Humanities at Swansea has research strengths in innovative digital applications and critical studies of digital culture. This involves several fields where arts and humanities researchers are directly collaborating with computer scientists.

Such fields include:

• applications and devices for the UK and international heritage sector
• intellectual and literary history
• digital editing
• innovative mapping applications
• applied linguistics and translation
• digital mass media and experimental media
• digital security
• societal impacts of digital technologies in rich and poor worlds

We are home to the Centre of Digital Arts and Humanities (CODAH), which connects researchers in the arts, humanities and social sciences with computing researchers.

Programme Summary

This MA by Research in Digital Humanities at Swansea will enable you to undertake a research project led by your own interests. It is a highly respected qualification which can enable a future career in academia or a wider scope for employment in fields such as education, government or the private sector. A thesis of 40,000 words will be submitted for assessment demonstrating original research with a substantive contribution to the subject area. The Masters is examined following an oral examination of the thesis (a viva voce examination or viva). You will acquire research skills for high-level work and skills and training programmes are available on campus for further support.

Programme Aims

This Masters programme will provide students with:

  1. The opportunity to conduct high quality postgraduate research in a world leading research environment.
  2. Key skills needed to undertake advanced academic and non-academic research including qualitative and quantitative data analysis.
  3. Advanced critical thinking, intellectual curiosity and independent judgement.

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37th

Entry requirements

You should hold or expect to achieve a minimum of an upper second class honours degree (2:1), or equivalent, in a related subject or hold relevant work experience.

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£4,712 per year

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Students from Domestic

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Jan, Apr or Jul 2024: £4,712; Oct 2024 or Jan, Apr or Jul 2025: £4,800. Tuition fees for years of study after your first year are subject to an increase of 3%.

£16,350 per year

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Jan, Apr or Jul 2024: £16,350; Oct 2024 or Jan, Apr or Jul 2025: £17,150. Tuition fees for years of study after your first year are subject to an increase of 3%.

£16,350 per year

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Jan, Apr or Jul 2024: £16,350; Oct 2024 or Jan, Apr or Jul 2025: £17,150. Tuition fees for years of study after your first year are subject to an increase of 3%.

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Swansea University
Swansea University , Swansea

Located on the stunning Swansea Bay coastline, this Welsh university provides easy access to the city centre, as well as to the beaches...

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Swansea University
Singleton Park Swansea SA2 8PP United Kingdom
Nearest train station: Swansea  1.2 miles away

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