Program Overview
The Digital Humanities at Maynooth University is a MA programme in Humanities over 12 months, delivered On-campus. This programme equips graduates with advanced knowledge and practical skills for professional and academic careers in the field.
Students gain a rigorous grounding in both the theoretical foundations and applied dimensions of humanities. The programme combines coursework, research components, and practical projects that develop critical thinking, problem-solving, and specialist expertise relevant to industry and research needs.
Graduates of the Digital Humanities programme are well-prepared for careers in academia, industry, government, and the private sector across Ireland and internationally. The programme provides an internationally recognised qualification within the Bologna higher education framework.
Key Program Features
- Duration: 12 months
- Language of instruction: English
- Study mode: On-campus
- English requirement: IELTS 6.5
- Location: Maynooth, Ireland
Career Opportunities
Graduates of the Digital Humanities programme are prepared for diverse careers in humanities:
- Researcher / Academic
- Cultural Programme Manager
- Editor / Writer
- Translator / Interpreter
- Museum Curator
- Communications Specialist
Program Curriculum
Course Structure
- Project And Dissertation
- Special Topics In Preservation
- Digital Humanities Practicum
- Digital Libraries, Archives And Digital Curation
- Creating Digital Humanities Artefacts
- Metadata For Humanities Research
- Digital Scholarly Editing
- Modelling Humanities Data
- Special Topics In Digital Humanities
- Doing Digital History
- Software Methods For Humanities Research
- Digital Humanities: Theory And Practice
- Data Manipulation, Imaging And Visualisation
- Digital Humanities And Literary Studies
- Structured Programming
- Web Information Processing
- Multimedia Technology
Admission Requirements
Academic Requirements
- An honours degree in a related discipline is normally required with a minimum of 2.1. Applicants must have a recognised primary degree which is considered equivalent to Irish university primary degree level.
English Proficiency: IELTS 6.5 or equivalent.
Tuition & Financial Information
Detailed tuition information is not available. Please contact the university for the most current tuition and fee information.
Application Deadline
2003-07-18
About Maynooth University
Maynooth University
Ireland, part of the National University of Ireland
Maynooth University is a constituent university of the National University of Ireland in Maynooth, County Kildare, Ireland. Maynooth University was formerly known as National University of...
University Profile- Application Deadline 2003-07-18
- Start Date 2018-09-01
- Language English
- Duration 12 months