Course offerings

Important documents

Here you will find the template for the oral examination for the Master StaWi.

In addition, you can - after prior consultation with the chair - take examinations on a certificate.

What do we want to achieve in teaching?

We want to give students an understanding of computer-based models, methods and procedures - both theoretically and through practical work in interdisciplinary projects. In this way, they learn to critically scrutinise methods and apply them in practice.

We stand for a practical, project-orientated and experimental approach to research questions. This is why we work with numerous co-operation partners such as museums, newspapers and foreign universities.

Why is it worth studying Digital Humanities?

By studying Digital Humanities, you will expand your knowledge of proven research methods in the humanities to include computer-based methods for analysing digital data. In addition, the interdisciplinary nature of Digital Humanities teaches you to look at a subject from different perspectives - a skill that is also increasingly in demand in the world of work.

As a lively field of study that is still less canonised, Digital Humanities also demands initiative and personal responsibility in learning. There are still no textbooks on many of the topics covered. On the one hand, this may make it more difficult to find information, but on the other hand you enjoy a great deal of freedom in dealing with the content.

How do we realise our ambitions?

To accompany our lectures, we offer tutorials that promote an in-depth understanding of the subject matter. As Digital Humanities is integrated into a total of eight degree programmes in both the Faculty of Arts and Humanities and the Faculty of Computer Science and Mathematics, we particularly promote interdisciplinary work.

Furthermore, the chair and its practice partners regularly offer excursions and fieldwork in various research projects. The Digital Cultures Lab is available to students for their own projects, for example as part of seminars. Among other things, it offers hardware and software for the experimental digitisation of texts, but also serves as a place to discuss current research questions.

What types of courses do we offer?

Depending on the focus and progress of your studies, there are different types of courses on offer.

Our lectures impart basic knowledge, which is deepened in supplementary tutorials. The proof of performance for lectures is usually a written exam.

Our scientific exercises focus on learning and applying various research-relevant methods. A practical assignment usually serves as proof of performance. Hackathons are additional special events that promote group work, mutual learning support and interdisciplinary project work.

Pro and advanced seminars focus on the didactic three-step process of "theoretical background - practical work - reflection on the results of practical work".

Proseminars
The methodological part on the one hand and the specialised content part on the other are the two pillars of our proseminars. In the methodological part, we teach you the basic techniques of academic work in the digital humanities. These include, for example, bibliography, presentation, critical reading and academic writing. In this way, you will learn how to prepare the specialised content part of the proseminar both as an oral presentation and in the form of a term paper.

Advanced seminars
In the advanced seminars, longer presentations and academic discussions are of particular importance. A term paper serves as proof of performance, in which you can deal with a topic independently and in depth. The term paper also serves as preparation for a Bachelor's thesis at the Chair of Digital Humanities.

The research colloquium is a platform for discussing current international research trends in the field of digital humanities. Current student theses and research projects of the chair are presented and discussed here.