M.Sc. Computing in the Humanities

The Computing in the Humanities (CitH) degree programme is aimed at graduates with a bachelor’s degree in a field pertaining to the humanities or human sciences and education. Interested students’ existing knowledge is expanded upon to incorporate expertise in Computer Science and Applied Computer Science. The degree programme provides the qualifications necessary to contribute to the design and development of software systems in various fields of application within the scope of interdisciplinary projects.

Available Areas of Focus

Various areas of specialization which are particularly important to the design of applications in the fields of culture and media can be pursued within the scope of the Computing in the Humanities degree programme:

• Cognitive Systems
• Cultural Computing
• Media Informatics
• Human-Computer Interaction

The diagram demonstrates a possible module structure for the degree programme (first profile).