Entry requirements

A Bachelor's degree, equivalent to a Swedish Kandidatexamen, from an internationally recognised university. The main field of study must be within the humanities or the social sciences. Proficiency in English equivalent to the Swedish upper secondary course English 6.

Learning outcomes

After completing the course, the student is expected to have achieved the following knowledge,  and skills, and competencies: 

• Knowledge and understanding of historical and contemporary definitions and developments of the digital humanities.
• The ability to critically and systematically reflect on the Knowledge of epistemological and sociocultural debates in the digital humanities and ability to critically reflect on them.
• The ability to assess the possibilities and limitations of describe and analyze a selection of digital tools and methods relevant to humanistic studyresearch in the humanities.
• The ability to critically evaluate and apply a selection of digital tools and methods prevalent within the digital humanities.

Content

This course introduces the interdisciplinary field of digital humanities, with an emphasis on its relevance to ALM and the cultural heritage sector. It explores the entry of digital tools into humanistic research and traces the historical development of the field. Students will examine the contemporary position and characteristics of digital humanities through significant projects, research, and research praxis in the field. A critical discussion on various aspects of digital humanities will be encouraged, particularly focusing on generating insights into the interrelationship between the humanities, digital technologies, and digital media. The course will use an information science perspective to investigate how digital tools, methods, and sources impact the conditions and opportunities for producing humanistic knowledge in the digital age. Students will also become familiar with and use a selection of digital methods and tools through participation in several practical sessions, critically relating their experiences to relevant theoretical literature and ongoing debates within the field

Instruction

The instruction will take place in the form of lectures, seminars, group work, or practical sessions.

Assessment

Any student who misses a compulsory teaching element will have the opportunity to submit a supplementary assignment, the scope of which will reflect the workload that would have been required to actively participate in the teaching element in question. All compulsory teaching elements in a course must be completed before the course can be passed, but only a minority of them can be completed via supplementary assignments.

All elements of the course will be assessed with one of the grades Pass with credit, Pass, and Fail.

If there are special reasons for doing so, an examiner may make an exception from the method of assessment indicated and allow a student to be assessed by another method. An example of special reasons might be a certificate regarding special pedagogical support from the University's disability coordinator. 

Course examinations and assignments are designed to be completed without the use of generative computational tools, including AI. This is a crucial step in how the course facilitates accomplishment of the intended learning outcomes. Unless otherwise stated in the course instructions, the use of generative computational tools, including AI, for the execution of examinations and assignments is prohibited.