Overview

This Digital Humanities by Practice degree at University of London presents the opportunity to gain expertise in your area of interest while honing a professional and creative practice.

The Digital Humanities Research Hub at the School of Advanced Study provides a unique academic community for pursuing doctoral research.

Features

The Hub’s multidisciplinary team comprises academics with strong connections to subject areas including Classics, English, History and Modern Languages and Cultures, as well as researchers and practitioners with technical backgrounds.

With strong connections to leading cultural heritage organisations and national and international digital humanities organisations, the Hub provides excellent opportunities for interdisciplinary research and professional development.

Programme Structure

Curriculum:

The transnational comparison of parliamentary proceedings

Computational text analysis of the 1921 Census records

The application of digital methods to papyrology

Approaches to social media and user-generated data in cultural heritage institutions

Digital resources in cultural heritage institutions

Multilingual analysis of contemporary news coverage using natural language processing

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months
Part-time
- 60 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-22 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-31 00:00:00
Starting 2027-01-26 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.

Language

English

Delivered

On Campus, Online

Campus Location

London, United Kingdom

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

Before submitting an application you are advised to contact a member of academic staff who has interests in your proposed field of study to discuss your proposal. If you are unsure whom to contact, please write to the general Digital Humanities Research Hub email and we can direct you to the appropriate member of staff.

Before agreeing to accept you, the School will require you to submit a research proposal, so it is worthwhile having this drafted ahead of a formal application.

Candidates will normally receive an initial response to their application within 28 working days. Those who have been formally interviewed will normally be informed within one week as to whether they are to be offered a place.

a IELTS score of 7.0 overall, with no less than 6.0 in any component.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

17430 GBP / year

≈ 17430 GBP / year
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

6506 GBP / year

≈ 6506 GBP / year

Living costs

London

United Kingdom

1137 - 2157 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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