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This course provides students with the opportunity to apply the skills, methods, and theoretical frameworks in Digital Humanities in a real-world context. Students will either contribute to a collaborative, ongoing DH project, or independently analyse an existing dataset, producing meaningful research that extends current knowledge or develops new insights. The dissertation should be situated within the broader context of Digital Humanities, focusing on practical applications of DH tools and methods, critical reflection, and engagement with the ethical, social, and political implications of the project or dataset. 

4 x 1 hour supervision meetings May-August

5 x 1 hour drop-in group tutorials May-August

Standard entry to Masters at College level

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Digital Project Output representing 300 hours of effort 60%

4000-word Critical Reflection 40%

This course aims to:

■ Provide students with the opportunity to apply their skills in Digital Humanities to a real-world project or dataset.

■ Enable students to engage with existing DH research, contributing to an ongoing project or generating new insights from existing data.

■ Foster critical reflection on the challenges and methodologies of working with digital data in the humanities.

■ Support students in the development of independent, self-directed research that addresses a practical problem or research question in Digital Humanities

By the end of this course students will be able to:

■ Apply and adapt advanced digital humanities (DH) methods and tools to produce a project output that responds creatively and critically to a defined research question or dataset.

■ Design and implement a coherent digital workflow that reflects technical proficiency, methodological rigour, and awareness of the research context.

■ Integrate the project output within the broader landscape of digital humanities scholarship, articulating its relevance and contribution to the field.

■ Critically evaluate the methodologies, tools, and ethical considerations underpinning the project, identifying limitations and proposing future research directions or improvements.

■ Reflect critically on the research and creative process, identifying key moments of learning, technical development, and conceptual insight.

■ Communicate research findings and project outcomes effectively in both the project output/s and an accompanying critical reflection, demonstrating clarity, scholarly rigour, and awareness of audience.

Students must submit at least 75% by weight of the components (including examinations) of the course's summative assessment.