MA Digital Humanities and Culture (Full-Time)

Programme overview

Entry requirements

2:1 Honours degree, or international equivalent, in an arts, humanities, or other relevant subject. IELTS 6.5 overall, with no less than 6.0 in all components.

Programme specification

Digital capabilities are essential for current graduates, regardless of the area or discipline they are aspiring to work in. Whilst STEM subjects may be well-served through role-specific training, the arts and humanities have a more fluid and rapidly developing relationship with digital tools, technologies, literacies and ethics. In the UK, there are several well-established postgraduate programmes in Digital Humanities, with King’s and UCL showing the strongest and most consistent recruitment. Students from across AHC at Leeds who are interested in diversifying and specialising their skillsets, knowledge and experience around digital heritage, culture, texts, and creativity, are not able to pursue their ambitions for postgraduate study at Leeds and instead must go elsewhere. We feel that the current development of digital infrastructure, pedagogy and research at the University of Leeds makes this an appropriate time to develop a new offering in our portfolio of postgraduate taught programmes.

The University of Leeds is investing in its capacity for digital education, infrastructure and research. The launch of the Digital Creativity and Cultures Hub, the Digital Transformation strategy, and the investment in physical resources and learning spaces across campus, such as HELIX and the Edward Boyle Makerspace, show a coherent commitment to advancing the university’s position as a digitally innovative and anticipatory institution. The proposed MA programme provides a taught educational dimension to this agenda that will draw on, and develop, the expertise and burgeoning research culture across Schools and Faculties, including but not limited to the School of English, History, Design, Media and Communication and Computing. The programme will intersect with the digital heritage and collections work within the university, and the networks with Leeds and the wider region. It will provide an alternative to flagship London-based programmes (Kings, UCL), and offer a connected, outward facing programme that is embedded in the region as well as the university.

Year 1

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
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Compulsory Modules

Code	Title	Credits	Semester	Pass for Progression
ENGL5410M	Exploring Digital Cultures, Texts, and Creativity	30	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
ENGL5411M	Digital Humanities and Culture Research Project	60	1 Oct to 30 Sep (12mth)

Optional Modules

Candidates will be required to study 90 credits from the following optional modules:

Select from 30 to 45 credits from Basket 1:

Code	Title	Credits	Semester	Pass for Progression
COMP5712M	Programming for Data Science	15	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
DESN5111M	Experiential Practices	30	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
ENGL5413M	Text At Scale: Introducing Corpus Analysis	15	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
ENGL5414M	Text At Scale: Introducing Corpus Analysis	30	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
ENGL5665M	The Digital & English Studies	30	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)

Select up to 60 credits from basket 2 AND/OR basket 3

Code	Title	Credits	Semester	Pass for Progression
ENGL5012M	TextLab: Analysing Authorship and Style	30	Not running in 202627
ENGL5225M	Children's Literature: Language, Discourse and Education	30	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
ENGL5412M	Short Form Creative Writing for Digital Audiences	30	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
ENGL5837M	Victorian New Media	30	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)

Please note that optional modules run subject to enrolments. An optional module may not run if only a low number of students choose it.

Select up to 60 credits from basket 3

Code	Title	Credits	Semester	Pass for Progression
ARTF5052M	Adventures in the Archive	30
ARTF5211M	The Cultural Politics of Artificial Intelligence	30	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
ARTF5256M	Collecting and Curating Popular Culture	30	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
COMP5840M	Data Mining and Text Analytics	15	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MEDV5100M	Medieval Manuscripts in the Digital Age	30	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MODL5007M	Corpus Linguistics for Translators	15	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
PECI5407M	Digital and Intermedial Storytelling	30	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)

Please note that optional modules run subject to enrolments. An optional module may not run if only a low number of students choose it.

Please note: Module MODL5007M requires competency in two or more languages.

Last updated: 19/08/2025 15:30:03

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