Master Humanites Numeriques

Master Humanités Numériques at Université Lumière - Lyon 2, based in Villeurbanne, France, is a two-year master's program in digital humanities delivered in French. Digital humanities is a field that applies computational tools and methods to research and questions traditionally associated with the humanities and social sciences, including history, literature, linguistics, archival studies, and cultural heritage. Students in this field typically learn how to work with digital archives, build and manage databases of textual or historical material, use text mining and data visualization techniques, and apply basic programming or markup skills to organize and analyze large collections of documents, images, or cultural artifacts. Coursework often combines theoretical training in the humanities disciplines with practical instruction in digital tools, covering topics such as digital editing, metadata standards, web publishing, and the ethical and methodological questions raised by digitizing and analyzing cultural material. Many programs include project-based work, such as contributing to a digital archive or building a small digital humanities tool, and some include an internship with a library, museum, archive, or cultural institution. Graduates of digital humanities programs commonly work in libraries, archives, museums, cultural heritage organizations, publishing, and digital content management, applying their combined humanities and technical training to projects involving digitization, cultural data, and online access to collections. Some continue into doctoral research at the intersection of computing and the humanities. Instruction for this program is in French, so applicants should have a strong command of the language along with an interest in both humanities scholarship and digital methods. The program begins in September and spans two years, leading to a master's degree. Yearly tuition is 250 EUR. Villeurbanne, part of the Lyon area, offers access to a range of libraries, archives, and cultural institutions relevant to this field.