Global Digital Humanities – online 2025 entry

Develop in demand skills to deepen your understanding of languages, literatures, and cultures in the digital age.

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Starts

March, September and October 2025

Duration

MSc: up to three years
PGDip:
up to two years
PGCert: up to one year

School

School of Modern Languages

Fees

MSc: £18,000
PGDip: £12,000
PGCert: £6,000

Where digital skills meet cultural understanding

Prepare for a range of careers with in demand digital and analytical skills, including research, digital curation, mobile development, digital product design, and roles withing cultural and heritage organisations.  

Transcend cultural, regional, and linguistic boundaries to advance your studies of language, literature, and culture.

  • Understand digital technology in modern languages, including natural language processing, large language models (LLM) and the intersection of modern languages and educational technology
  • Explore the development of digital technologies and their use in literary studies  
  • Use digital tools and computational techniques to analyse a wide variety of texts and data, learning to present your findings in visually compelling ways using tools including Python 
  • Develop your skills in end-to-end machine learning using large real-world datasets 
  • Understand the challenges of AI for modern languages and global society

Learn while you earn

This flexible and fully online programme means you can study alongside your current work commitments and achieve a degree from one of the top-ranked universities in the UK, without moving country.

Our School of Modern Languages offers a global approach with specialists across eight languages and expertise spanning from the Middle Ages to the present day.

Digital humanities lecturers
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Help every step of the way

Here at St Andrews, we are committed to attracting the very best students, regardless of financial circumstances.

We offer a range of scholarships and loans, and you may be eligible for our special graduate discount.

Join our international community

Studying at the University of St Andrews means more than just achieving your Masters.

Whether you study online or in person, you become a member of our unique international community of alumni. And it's a membership that lasts for life.

You'll develop critical thinking, self-reliance, research skills and other graduate attributes that will enhance your employability.

Further your education

Many graduates of the School of Modern Languages continue their education by enrolling in PhD programmes at St Andrews.

Postgraduate research

Go your own way

Our Entrepreneurship Centre offers training and start-up support, gives you access to expert mentors and an investor network, as well as one-to-one advice to help you realise your commercial potential. 

Start your new chapter today