New Master's course Computational Humanities starts in Würzburg!

New Master's course Computational Humanities starts in Würzburg!

From the winter semester 2025, a new master's degree in “Computational Humanities” will be offered at the University of Würzburg. This interdisciplinary course combines humanities with artificial intelligence and enables students to learn both theoretical knowledge and practical skills in the analysis of cultural content. According to the University of Würzburg Insert mathematics and computer science.

The new master will cover a wide range of media and cultural sectors, including literature analysis, music analysis and visual art. A special focus is on the computer -aided analysis of cultural content, such as texts, pictures, music and videos. Students will acquire knowledge of machine learning, digital language processing and programming in order to strengthen their application competence in these areas.

study content and structure

The master can be studied both as a one-compartment master (120 ECTS) and as a two-way master (with 30 ECTs in a second subject). The teaching language is English, and the approval takes place for students with a completed bachelor's degree, which includes at least 60 ECTs in digital humanities or a comparable course of study as well as at least 20 ECTs in humanities or cultural studies.

From now on applications can be submitted via Wuestudy. An information evening will take place on June 24, 2025 at 6:15 p.m. at Hubland Nord, building 23, to offer interested students detailed information.

focus on digital humanities at other universities

The new master at the University of Würzburg is part of a growing trend of courses in the field of digital humanities. Also at the University of Regensburg is offered a master's program that is aimed at humanities scientists without greater IT knowledge. Here the focus is on the development of digital tools and the use of computer -aided methods in order to reflect on the influence of digitization on culture and information behavior.

The program at the University of Regensburg is divided into a basic and a project year, whereby the students are given the opportunity to use their learned skills in real research and development projects. If no internships are required, the training offers broad career prospects in archives, museums, research institutions as well as in the media and education industry.

Digital skills in an international context

The course at the University of Zurich addresses cultural artifacts and aims to convey fundamental skills in dealing with digital techniques and methods. The critical reflection of the digital transformation plays a central role here to understand and shape the effects on education, research and society.