What is the degree program about?

Facebook, social media, digital images, Big Data – in the context of the so-called digital revolution, social relationships, language and the use of images are changing. Forms of organization and decision-making, social spatial relations, etc. are being questioned and reconfigured. The humanities and social sciences, which deal with all aspects of human society, art and culture, language and history, with processes of thinking and communication, are challenged to also explore this profound social change and to understand the socio-technical preconditions of digitalization. At the same time, digital technologies also open up numerous new methodological possibilities for the humanities and social sciences themselves. Accordingly, the Digital Humanities and Social Sciences have emerged as a new field of research. The program forms an interface between the humanities and social sciences and information technology. The concept is interdisciplinary and interdisciplinary:

• Thematic emphases in the areas of “Language and Text,” “Media and Image,” “Society and Space
• Interdisciplinary electives
• Application-oriented practical module

In your studies, you will deal with concepts and technologies of digitalization and acquire

• Basic knowledge of the content, theories and methods of the digital humanities and social sciences.
• Theoretical and practical knowledge of information technology
• Sound professional and methodological skills in dealing with digital technologies in society

Individual study topics include:

• (object-oriented) programming
• Processing of and safe handling with data
• Dealing with networks
• Conceptual modeling (SQL, XML, DTD, UML)
• Statistical analysis methods
• Web technologies
• Knowledge for responsible handling of digital data (legal issues, communication platforms)