ABSTRACT

The MA/MSc in DH in the Department of Information Studies, University College London (UCL), was launched in 2010.1 It is an interdisciplinary programme, exploring the intersection of digital technologies, humanities scholarship and cultural heritage. Through it, students with humanities backgrounds can develop necessary skills in digital technologies; students with technical backgrounds can develop necessary skills in humanities. It is designed to produce students capable of performing the roles of project manager, information specialist or researcher within the cultural and heritage industry. It also provides relevant skills for publishing, and for those wishing to work in the construction of computational systems for distributing and archiving vast quantities of information.