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MA in Public Humanities

MA in Public Humanities. Faculty of Arts and Humanities University of Sheffield. Aims of the programme. t o provide a grounding in Public Engagement to provide a grounding in Digital Humanities to explore the intellectual underpinnings of both fields

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MA in Public Humanities

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  1. MA in Public Humanities Faculty of Arts and Humanities University of Sheffield

  2. Aims of the programme • to provide a grounding in Public Engagement • to provide a grounding in Digital Humanities • to explore the intellectual underpinnings of both fields • to provide practical hands on experience of fields

  3. Staff on this programme • Dr Jane Hodson, Senior Lecturer in English Language and Literature, Faculty Director of External Engagement • Amy Ryall, Faculty Project Officer for External Engagement • Prof Bob Shoemaker, Professor of Eighteenth Century History, Faculty Director of Research and Innovation • Mike Pidd, HRI Digital Manager • Ida Kemp, Interdisciplinary Programmes Manager

  4. Why do this programme? Professional Development Intellectual Development (Research Preparation)

  5. Structure of MA

  6. Semester 1 • Understanding Public Engagement (15 credits) • Digital Humanities (15 credits) • Your choice of modules (30 credits) Semester 2 • Understanding Public Engagement (15 credits) • Digital Humanities (15 credits) • Project module (30 credits) Dissertation

  7. Examples of optional modules available • Language in a Digital Age (School of English) • Religion in an Age of Terror (Biblical Studies) • Stories of Activism in Sheffield (History) • Heritage, Place and Community (Archaeology) • Ethnomusicological Research Techniques (Music)

  8. Project Module Working as a team of 3-4 students you will undertake a project, working with both academics and one or more external partners. You will need to draw on what you have learned about both Public Engagement and Digital Humanities in order to deliver the project. You will be thinking about: • project management • project evaluation • interfacing between academic and the wider world • using technology to deliver real world solutions

  9. Dissertation 15,000 word piece of research to be completed by end of August. Possible approaches: • undertaking a literature review of a particular ‘hot topic’ in digital humanities and/or public engagement, with case studies • developing a plan for a project and pilot testing a part of it • evaluating a project that you have been involved with (audience, effectiveness, impact)

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