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Master of Arts (Digital Humanities)

Program Requirements

Thesis-Based Program

The thesis-based MA in Digital Humanities program consists of 27 units plus a thesis; of these 18 units are in Digital Humanities, and 9 units are in courses approved by the students’ specialization department (if applicable), or are open for students in the Individualized program.

Required courses (18 units):

Any two of
Any two of

Note:

If there is a specialization it is normally expected that a representative of both the Digital Humanities program and the participating department will sit on the thesis supervisory committee.

Course-Based Program

The course-based MA in Digital Humanities consists of 30 units of course work plus 6 units of practicum for a total of 36 units. Of these 27 units are in Digital Humanities, and 9 units are in courses approved by the students’ specialization department (if applicable), or are open for students in the Individualized program.

Required courses (27 units):

Any two of
Any two of
Any two of
Any two of

Length of the Program

The time required to complete the thesis-based MA may vary according to the previous training of the applicant and the nature of research undertaken; however, the program is designed to be completed within 24 months.

The course-based program is designed to be completed within 24 months.