Humlab and DIGSUM at Umeå University invite PhD students to take part in our PhD course Digital Research (7.5 credits). The course runs, in hybrid format (online and on location in Umeå), February and March. Note! You must have approval from your main supervisor in order to attend the course.
VT 2025 (online and on site in Umeå, given in English).
Course period 2025-02-20 – 2025-03-24
The course consists of three parts:
The first part provides a general introduction to how digital research has emerged as a field at the intersection of the humanities and social sciences. The complex and dynamic nature of the field, its history and key concepts are discussed with a focus on interdisciplinarity.
The second part includes lectures, practical briefings and workshops on digital methods. Both qualitative and quantitative methods are covered, but the focus is on method combinations. This part of the course also includes lectures and seminars on the specific ethical challenges of digital research.
The third and final part of the course provides examples of specific and research-oriented applications of tools and perspectives that are linked to ongoing digital research in the humanities and social sciences at Umeå University. The course is given in collaboration with DIGSUM, Digital Social Research Unit at Umeå University.
Applications are open!
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