The PhD (Digital Arts and Humanities) (DAH) is a full-time inter-disciplinary thematic structured PhD programme running over 48 months from the date of first registration for the programme. This programme is also available on a part-time basis. Full-time and part-time students will complete the taught modules over the same time-frame.

Students will choose to enter the programme within either the ARTS or the HUMANITIES strands. Students registered at UCC are required to complete 75 credits of taught core, training and career development modules over the course of the programme.

In Year 1, UCC students will complete 25 credits of coursework, and must have made good progress on developing their thesis topic, and have had their research proposal and preliminary thesis work approved by the DAH board.

In Year 2, UCC students will complete 20 credits of coursework, and must have made good progress on developing their thesis topic, and have had their research proposal and preliminary thesis work approved by the DAH board

In Year 3, UCC students will complete 25 credits of coursework, including a job placement and career development module, and must have made good progress on developing their thesis topic, and have had their research proposal and preliminary thesis work approved by the DAH board.

In Year 4, UCC students will complete 5 credits of coursework, and finish and submit the 80,000 word thesis.

Year 1
Students take 25 credits as follows:

DH6103 Digital Humanities Institute (5 credits)
Intensive seminar on various theoretical, methodological and research practices.

DH6104 Conceptual Introduction to Digital Arts and Humanities (5 credits)
Theoretical grounding in the study and practice of Digital Arts and Humanities.

Generic Training Module
Students select 5 credits from the following:
PG6010 Contemporary Practices in Publishing and Editing (5 credits)
PG7004 Master Class: Contemporary Theoretical Paradigms in the Humanities and Social Sciences (5 credits)
PG7037 Text and Method: Critical Thinking (5 credits)

plus 10 credits from either the Arts strand or the Humanities Strand.

ARTS Strand

Core module:
DH6105 History and Theory of Digital Arts (5 credits)
Team taught, blended delivery seminar focusing on the history and theory of the practice of digital and technologised art and the political and ideological issues of digital culture.

Digital Art Practicum modules
Students select 5 credits from the following:
DH6106 Teaching and Learning in Digital Humanities (5 credits)
DH6107 Models, Simulations and Games (5 credits)
CS6102 Graphics and Graphic Design (5 credits)
CS6103 Audio and Sound Engineering (5 credits)
CS6104 Digital Video Capture and Packaging (5 credits)
CS6117 Audio Processing (5 credits)

HUMANITIES Strand

Core module:
DH6110 Humanities and New Technologies: Tools and Methodologies (5 credits)
Team-taught virtual seminar focusing on innovation in Digital Humanities, driven by theoretical reflection and technical skilling.

Digital Humanities Practicum modules
Students select 5 credits from the following:
DH6106 Teaching and Learning in Digital Humanities (5 credits)
DH6107 Models, Simulations and Games (5 credits)
CS6102 Graphics and Graphic Design (5 credits)
CS6103 Audio and Sound Engineering (5 credits)
CS6104 Digital Video Capture and Packaging (5 credits)
CS6117 Audio Processing (5 credits)
PG6011 Digital Skills for Research Postgraduates in the Humanities and Social Sciences (5 credits)

Module Semester Information may be found here. Module descriptions may be found here.

YEAR 2
Students take 20 credits as follows:

DH7009 Digital Humanities Institute (5 credits)
Intensive seminar on various theoretical, methodological and research practices.

Generic Training Module (5 credits)
Students select 5 credits from the following:
PG7002 Career Development, the Job Market, and Viva Preparation for end-stage PhD Students in Humanities and Social Sciences (5 credits)
PG7004 Master Class: Contemporary Theoretical Paradigms in the Humanities and Social Sciences (5 credits)
PG6010 Contemporary Practices in Publishing and Editing (5 credits)
PG7037 Text and Method: Critical Thinking (5 credits)

plus 10 credits from either the Arts strand or the Humanities Strand continued from Year 1

ARTS strand

Core module
DH7010 Research Colloquium (5 credits)

Digital Art Practicum modules
Students select 5 credits from the following:
DH6106 Teaching and Learning in Digital Humanities (5 credits)
DH6107 Models, Simulations and Games (5 credits)
CS6102 Graphics and Graphic Design (5 credits)
CS6103 Audio and Sound Engineering (5 credits)
CS6104 Digital Video Capture and Packaging (5 credits)
CS6117 Audio Processing (5 credits)

Note: Modules selected in Year 1 cannot be selected in Year 2 or Year 3.

HUMANITIES Strand

Core module
DH7010 Research Colloquium (5 credits)

Digital Humanities Practicum modules
Students select 5 credits from the following:
DH6106 Teaching and Learning in Digital Humanities (5 credits)
DH6107 Models, Simulations and Games (5 credits)
CS6102 Graphics and Graphic Design (5 credits)
CS6103 Audio and Sound Engineering (5 credits)
CS6104 Digital Video Capture and Packaging (5 credits)
CS6117 Audio Processing (5 credits)
PG6011 Digital Skills for Research Postgraduates in the Humanities and Social Sciences (5 credits)

Note: Modules selected in Year 1 cannot be selected in Year 2 or Year 3.

Module Semester Information may be found here. Module descriptions may be found here.

YEAR 3
Students take 25 credits as follows:

DH7011 Digital Humanities Institute (5 credits)
Intensive seminar on various theoretical, methodological and research practices.

DH7012 Industrial/Research Institute Placement (10 credits)
Student placement with national and international academic partners, cultural institutions, and industrial and commercial businesses.

plus 10 credits from either the Arts strand or the Humanities Strand continued from Year 2.

ARTS strand

Core module
DH7014 Research Colloquium (5 credits)

Digital Art Practicum modules
Students select 5 credits from the following:
DH6106 Teaching and Learning in Digital Humanities (5 credits)
DH6107 Models, Simulations and Games (5 credits)
CS6102 Graphics and Graphic Design (5 credits)
CS6103 Audio and Sound Engineering (5 credits)
CS6104 Digital Video Capture and Packaging (5 credits)
CS6117 Audio Processing (5 credits)
PG7037 Text and Method: Critical Thinking (5 credits)

Note: Modules selected in Years 1 and 2 cannot be selected in Year 3.

HUMANITIES Strand

Core module
DH7014 Research Colloquium (5 credits)

Digital Humanities Practicum modules
Students select 5 credits from the following:
DH6106 Teaching and Learning in Digital Humanities (5 credits)
DH6107 Models, Simulations and Games (5 credits)
CS6102 Graphics and Graphic Design (5 credits)
CS6103 Audio and Sound Engineering (5 credits)
CS6104 Digital Video Capture and Packaging (5 credits)
CS6117 Audio Processing (5 credits)
PG6011 Digital Skills for Research Postgraduates in the Humanities and Social Sciences (5 credits)
PG7037 Text and Method: Critical Thinking (5 credits)

Note: Modules selected in Years 1 and 2 cannot be selected in Year 3.

Module Semester Information may be found here. Module descriptions may be found here.

YEAR 4

DH7013 Issues in Dissertation Writing (5 credits) Digital Humanities Institute

Students complete research leading to the completion and submission of the thesis (normally around 80,000 words or equivalent).
Apart from the possibility of having co-supervisors (being inter-disciplinary) and the possibility of having doctoral advisors off campus (being an inter-university programme with partner institutions), UCC students undertaking DAH will in all other respects operate under the normal requirements governing the PhD degree at UCC.

Module Semester Information may be found here. Module descriptions may be found here.

Examinations
Full details of regulations governing Examinations for each programme are contained in the Marks and Standards 2022/2023 Book, and for each module in the Book of Modules, 2022/2023

Programme Learning Outcomes for PhD (Digital Arts and Humanities) (NFQ Level 10, Major Award)
On successful completion of this programme students should be able to:

• Have a profound understanding of the field of Digital Humanities or Digital Arts, as well as applications to the field(s) in which their final assessment exercise is situated;
• Present research findings in both traditional scholarly monographs and as digital artefacts;
• Demonstrate the ability to conceive, design, implement and adapt a substantial process of research with scholarly integrity;
• Integrate knowledge, handle complexity and formulate judgments so as to work at the frontiers of knowledge;
• Communicate with their peers, the larger scholarly community and with society in general about their areas of expertise;
• Develop awareness of the career applications in a knowledge-based society of skills learned and projects undertaken.