New MSc in Digital Scholarship Launches
A new MSc course will introduce students from diverse disciplines to the application of digital tools and methods in Humanities scholarship, as well as the issues arising from this. This is an exciting step towards the furtherment of the Digital Humanities at Oxford.
During the course, students will have the opportunity to be embedded within a digital humanities research project. Oxford has a vibrant community of researchers in this growing and important area, and recently began a project to ensure digital-based research remains sustainable even when technology changes.
The course has been designed to equip students to surmount challenges in the Digital Humanities and to develop an ambitious, digitally-enhanced scholarly project of their own, honing technical skills and understanding new techniques. The course is based in the Humanities Division and spans a wide range of disciplines across all of its faculties. Students on the course will also benefit from teaching provided by the Bodleian Libraries.
This new Master's degree will enable students to participate in some of Oxford's flagship digital projects, and to learn cutting-edge digital tools and methods that will serve their scholarship in new ways. - Dr Sarah Ogilvie, Course Director
The course welcomes those from the worlds of museums, libraries, creative industries, and more, as well as being of interest to computer scientists. In an increasingly digital society, the course offers the chance to think about Humanities research in a new way, expanding horizons and enabling students to critically evaluate the challenges and opportunities of a digital world.
