Program Information
What is Digital Humanities?
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Digital Humanities (DH) is a growing field of study that applies emerging systems in natural language processing, computer vision, GIS and AI towards the study of literature, culture, and history. DH brings together a wide range of methodologies and critical traditions to leverage new knowledge about the world's cultures. Students with DH training graduate with vital skills in critical data literacy, computational modeling and the ability to think through questions of cultural representation, social justice, and historical change. Students also have the opportunity to work with , one of the leading labs in the world for the computational study of culture. Past graduates of the program have gone on to work in industry positions related to AI, culture, and data science (Wattpad, Plotly, Slack) as well as Ph.D. programs related to information and data science
What is the Ad Hoc MA program in DH?
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Program Requirements
These Courses (24 Credits):
LLCU 696 Thesis Research 1 (6)
LLCU 697 Thesis Research 2 (6)
LLCU 698 Thesis Research 3 (6)
LLCU 699 Thesis Research 4 (6)
As the culmination of their studies, students are expected to produce a Master鈥檚 Thesis. This is opportunity to contribute original insights to the rapidly evolving field of digital humanities. The thesis may take one of two forms: a) a substantial research document (50鈥�80 pages) addressing critical questions of digital methods towards the study of history and culture or b) an article-based thesis that combines submitted or accepted articles for publication in leading Digitial Humanities and/or NLP proceedings.
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Non-Thesis Courses (21 Credits)
Regquired
LLCU 602 Introduction to Digital Humanities (3 credits)
Complementary (18 Credits)
Students may select from a broad range of relevant coursework to construct their own personal degree experience. We encourage students to emphasize improving both their theoretical and practical skills, with a focus on courses that emphasize social and cultural theory and those that provide hands-on experience with NLP, data analysis, and AI.
Student Profiles
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Admissions Information
Deadline for Receipt of Completed Applications
Please note that incomplete applications (including letters of recommendation, testing scores (TOEFL, IELTS), transcripts, sample(s) of written work) by the application deadline will not be considered.
For Fall Admission: January 6 (Canadian/Permanent Resident/International).
For Winter Admission: September 15 (Canadian/Permanent Resident);
For Winter Admission: August 1 (International).
Special/Exchange/Visiting: As above
Application and Required Documents
Should you decide to formally apply, all supplemental application materials and supporting documents must be uploaded directly to the 91直播 admissions processing system (complete instructions:.
- Online application form.
- Application fee.听 You must pay a听non-refundable fee or your application will not be processed.
- All university transcripts. Those transcripts not in English or French must be accompanied by a certified English or French translation (prepared by a licensed translator).
- Research proposal. Applicants are requested to send a brief statement of their interests and the areas they wish to study within the Department (1 to 3 pages).
- Two letters of recommendation. Those letters not in English or French must be accompanied by a certified English or French translation (prepared by a licensed translator). On the application form you must provide the names and email addresses of at least two professors who are familiar with your academic work. 91直播 will contact these referees and invite them to upload references on your behalf. Please note that although you can list public domain addresses such as Hotmail, Gmail, or Yahoo Mail on the application form, references uploaded from these addresses will not be accepted by the Department. Therefore you must list a valid institutional or corporate e-mail address for your referees.
- One or two samples of written work (in PDF format). This can be in the form of a graded paper, a chapter from a thesis, or an academic article.
- TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) scores for non-native English applicants. This is a requirement of all students applying whose native language is other than English. Results must be on file by application deadline 鈥� Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies no longer process applications without official results. Minimum score of 575 or 231 computer based scale. Please note that permanent residents may be required to submit a TOEFL score. IELTS scores are also acceptable: a band score of 6.5 or greater (Academic module).
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Contact Information
Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
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680听Sherbrooke Street West
Montreal, QC, Canada H3A 2M7
info.llcu [at] mcgill.ca (Email)
Phone听: (514) 398-3650
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