Digital Humanities and Societies Hamad Bin Khalifa University

Overview

The Digital Humanities and Societies program of the Hamad Bin Khalifa University allows participants to study the Middle East’s digital cultures from a scholarly and applied perspective. 

Through the program, students are able to specialize as archival print scholars of Middle Eastern digital culture or as researchers trained to employ the powerful methodologies of the digital humanities to investigate practices, patterns and trends of digital culture.

The MA in Digital Humanities and Societies program welcomes applicants with an interest in digital cultures and digital humanities, including students who have recently graduated from an undergraduate program, entrepreneurs, project managers, and working specialists in IT, public relations, communications, libraries, media and cultural heritage backgrounds.

Graduates of the program are equipped to:

• Contribute to cutting-edge theory and timely intellectual conversations about digital cultures in the Middle East and other regions.

• Pursue careers in different fields such as higher education administration, library or cultural heritage organizations, research centers, communication, media and marketing firms, or digital start-ups.

• Pursue advanced research at PhD level.