MA in Public HumanitiesFaculty of Arts and Humanities

University of Sheffield

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

Staff on this programmeDr 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 ManagerIda Kemp, Interdisciplinary Programmes

Manager

Why do this programme?

Professional Development

Intellectual Development

(Research Preparation)

Structure of MASemester 1Taught modules

60 credits September-January

Semester 2Taught modules

60 credits February-May

Dissertation 60 credits June-August

Semester 1Understanding Public Engagement (15 credits)Digital Humanities (15 credits)Your choice of modules (30 credits)

Semester 2Understanding Public Engagement (15 credits)Digital Humanities (15 credits)Project module (30 credits)

Dissertation

Examples of optional modules availableLanguage 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)

Project ModuleWorking 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

Dissertation15,000 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)