Global Digital Humanities – online

Entry requirements

• A 2.1 Honours undergraduate degree. If you studied your first degree outside the UK, see the international entry requirements
• English language proficiency. See English language tests and qualifications.

The qualifications listed are indicative minimum requirements for entry. Obtaining the listed entry requirements will not guarantee you a place, as the University considers all aspects of every application including, where applicable, the writing sample, personal statement, and supporting documents.

The qualifications listed are indicative minimum requirements for entry. Some academic Schools will ask applicants to achieve significantly higher marks than the minimum. Obtaining the listed entry requirements will not guarantee you a place, as the University considers all aspects of every application including, where applicable, the writing sample, personal statement, and supporting documents.

Application requirements

• CV that includes your personal details with a history of your education and employment to date
• personal statement (500 words)
• sample of your own, single-authored academic written work (2000 words)
• two original signed academic references
• academic transcripts and degree certificates

For more guidance, see supporting documents and references for postgraduate taught programmes.

English language proficiency

If English is not your first language, you may need to provide an English language test score to evidence your English language ability. See approved English language tests and scores for this course.

Months of entry

March, September, October

Course content

The Global Digital Humanities online programme allows you to develop in demand skills to deepen your understanding of languages, literatures, and cultures in the digital age.

Why study this course

Transcend cultural, regional, and linguistic boundaries to advance your studies of language, literature, and culture.

• Understand digital technology in modern languages, including natural language processing, large language models (LLM) and the intersection of modern languages and educational technology
• Explore the development of digital technologies and their use in literary studies
• Use digital tools and computational techniques to analyse a wide variety of texts and data, learning to present your findings in visually compelling ways using tools including Python
• Develop your skills in end-to-end machine learning using large real-world datasets
• Understand the challenges of AI for modern languages and global society

The Global Digital Humanities course is an online self-paced programme, with options to study for MSc, PGCert and PGDip.

Careers

Prepare for a range of careers with in demand digital and analytical skills, including research, digital curation, mobile development, digital product design, and roles withing cultural and heritage organisations.

We are committed to supporting your career aspirations, whatever stage of your career you are at. Our Careers Centre can help connect you to our extensive global alumni community for advice and mentoring, as well as offering career coaching, bespoke workshops, employer connections, experiences, and application support.

The Careers Centre also offers one-to-one advice to all students as well as a programme of events to assist students in building their networks and developing skills to create their own successful careers.

Our International Education and Lifelong Learning Institute offers peer mentoring and an extensive suite of courses to support your academic and professional skills development.

Fees and funding

The University of St Andrews is committed to supporting you through your studies, regardless of your financial circumstances.

Successful entrants starting online studies at Masters level can apply for scholarships of up to £6000 towards the course fees.

• St Leonard's funding opportunities
• Graduate discount (15% off tuition fees)