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MASTER DEGREE IN DIGITAL HUMANITIES
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​The Master in Digital Humanities of the School of Arts and Humanities of UMinho is the first of its kind in Portugal and had its first edition in 2018/2019.
​The Master's programme involves the collaboration of the Schools of Engineering, Sciences and Law of UMinho, denoting its strong interdisciplinary nature.

Application stages: 

1st stage – 11 to 21 April 2025 - International and National students.
2nd stage – 04 to 15 de July 2025- International and National students
3rd stage– 03 to 08 September 2025 - International and National students

1st Stage

​Nationals
 ​Internationals
5
 ​5

2nd Stage
​Nationals
 ​Internationals
8
 ​7

3rd Stage - National and international students: unfilled vacancies from the previous stages.

N.B.In both quotas (international and national), any vacancies in one quota that are not filled will revert to the other quota.

Course
2025/2026

General

Academic degree:
  • Master's degree
ECTS:
120
Duration:
4 curricular semesters
Regime:
Daytime
Place:
Gualtar Campus, Braga (UM)
Main Scientific area:
  • Digital Humanities

Contacts

    School of Arts and Humanities
    Campus de Gualtar
    4710 - 057 Braga
    Tel: +351253604173 Fax:
    E-Mail: pedagogico@elach.uminho.pt
    URL: http://www.elach.uminho.pt

Key learning outcomes

1. Stimulate reflection on how digital methods can be applied to improve research in Social Sciences and Humanities;  
2. Develop core competencies in the research fields of Digital Humanities;  
3. Stimulate and encourage the search for new interpretative models that will contribute to our understanding of cultural, linguistic, literary and social phenomena;  
4. Promote dialogue between the Humanities, Computation and Information Technologies and the Exact Sciences;  
5. Introduce fundamental principles of authorial and intellectual property rights;  
6. Encourage the creation of innovative and experimental projects in the fields of the study programme.

Access to higher education

This course confers the technical-scientific capacity for access to 3rd cycle courses (PhD).

Careers

There are a wide range of career opportunities for Digital Humanities graduates:
- Information Science institutions, such as libraries, archives, museums, documentation centres, where Digital Humanities graduates may work with the digital preservation of textual heritage, create digital editions, collections, archives and do information and document management;
- Institutions related to data management and analysis in the context of emerging digital environments and new online platforms/infrastructures;
- Institutions dedicated to the development of applications using vocabularies and open-source technologies;
- Institutions dedicated to the development of digital communication solutions and web applications where Digital Humanities graduates are capable of assuming the role of digital project manager. 
Apart from these career opportunities directly related to the scientific training and background provided by the Masters in Digital Humanities, the skills and competences acquired may be channelled towards the development of new businesses in the cultural and creative industries sector.

Access

25

Vacancies

15

Minimum

Access forms

The access to this Cycle of Study can be done at the Students Portal of the University of Minho
https://alunos.uminho.pt/EN/candidates/MastersDegrees/Pages/default.aspx 

This information does not replace consultation of the Academic Regulations of the University of Minho and other official documents.

Formal requirements

Formal requirements
Entry Conditions:
1) Holders of a licenciatura/bachelor’s degree in Social and Human Sciences or legal equivalent;
2) Holders of a licenciatura/bachelor’s degree in Informatics or Computer Science or legal equivalent;
3) Holders of a higher education academic degree corresponding to the conclusion of a 1st cycle degree programme in the fields of the study cycle, conferred in the European Union and organized in accordance with the Bologna Process;
4) Holders of a foreign higher education academic degree in the fields of the cycle study that is recognized by the Scientific Council of the Institute of Arts and Humanities;
5) Holders of an academic, scientific or professional curriculum recognized by the Scientific Council of the Institute of Arts and Humanities. 

Candidate selection criteria and procedure
The following criteria will be applied successively:
1) Final grade of the licenciatura/bachelor degree or equivalent;
2) Academic, scientific and professional curriculum;
3) Result of interview with the candidate (all candidates will be interviewed).

Application deadlines

Information on Application Deadlines can be found at:
https://www.elach.uminho.pt/en/Study/Pages/Master/Application-Master.aspx

Registration deadlines

Information on Registration Deadlines can be found at:
https://www.elach.uminho.pt/en/Study/Pages/Master/Application-Master.aspx

Aditional Information

Study Plan

Regime Curricular Unit Scientific Area ECTS
Year 1 60
S1 Corpora in the Digital Humanities EST 5
S1 Digital Editing and Digital Archive HD 5
S1 Editing Textual Heritage HD 5
S1 Integrated Project in Digital Humanities I HD 10
S1 Introduction to Python for Lexical and Textual Analysis EngI 5
S2 Creation of Content in Virtual Environments TInt 5
S2 Data Analysis and Visualization EngI 5
S2 Integrated Project in Digital Humanities II HD 10
S2 Web Interfaces TInt 5
S2 Opção I 5
Year 2 60
A Opção IV 40
Dissertation EngI; EST; HD; TInt 40
Internship EngI; EST; HD; TInt 40
Project Work EngI; EST; HD; TInt 40
S1 Project Management in Digital Humanities HD 10
S1 Opção II 5
S1 Opção III 5

Assessment/Accreditation

A3ES Accreditation status:
Accredited
Resolution publication date:
20-12-2024
A3ES deliberation:
https://si.a3es.pt/sia3es/page?stage=ConsultaPublicaProcesso&processID=3270
Registry number at Ministry:
R/A-Cr 32/2018/AL01
Registry Date:
10-03-2025
Accreditation validity:
31-07-2028