Master of Digital Humanities
Riga, Latvia
MSc
DURATION
2 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
01 Dec 2025*
EARLIEST START DATE
26 Jan 2026
TUITION FEES
EUR 5,490 / per year **
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* Application deadlines are country-dependent, and applications close as early as October 1 for some countries. Please check our applications timeline for more information: https://www.rtu.lv/en/studies/admission-1
** 150 EUR one-time application fee | 250 - 500 EUR one-time deposit
Key Summary
How can the fusion of technology, engineering, and humanities shape the future of digital innovation?
The master’s programme in Digital Humanities at RTU offers a dynamic blend of IT, engineering, and humanities, equipping students with unique interdisciplinary skills for a rapidly evolving job market.
By integrating STEAM research methods, the programme prepares future professionals for careers in multimedia data management, cultural heritage preservation, language technologies, and digital communication. The programme has a strong emphasis on innovation which allows students to gain expertise in cutting-edge digital tools, programming, and big data processing. Challenge yourself and become a hybrid-competent professional with a master’s degree in IT!
Why Digital Humanities at RTU?
Digital Humanities has increasingly become the mainstream approach to multimodal information analysis. The diversity of modes in which data can appear (textual, non-textual, video recordings, sound recordings, images, photographs, and artifacts), establishes efficient data management as a cornerstone of success in the modern academic space and any professional community.
RTU’s master’s in Digital Humanities equips students with in-demand interdisciplinary skills, blending IT, engineering, and humanities to tackle complex data-driven challenges. With a growing need for hybrid-competent specialists, graduates are prepared for careers in diverse fields such as digital media, data science, cultural heritage preservation, and e-learning. The programme provides hands-on experience with cutting-edge methodologies in digitisation, visualisation, and interdisciplinary data processing, making RTU the perfect choice for those looking to thrive in a fast-evolving digital landscape.
The RTU advantage:
- Gain access to our modern facilities, including some of the best supercomputing resources in the Baltics, and take advantage of our next-generation equipment.
- Learn from world-class faculty and dedicated research mentors and expand your academic horizons through study-abroad opportunities.
- Spend your days on a green campus that prioritizes sustainability, exemplified by our ranking as the 40th greenest university in the world (GreenMetric University Rankings 2024).
- Build a global network by studying alongside students from 98 countries, engaging in industry events, and participating in student-led initiatives that connect you to the future of innovation.
Questions?
Want to learn more about the program, accommodation options, or admission requirements? Don’t hesitate to reach to our Admissions team:
admission@rtu.lv
+371 67089766 (call)
+371 25714286 (WhatsApp, messages only)
The ideal candidate for the RTU Digital Humanities master's programme would possess:
- a strong interest in the intersection of humanities and digital technologies;
- an eagerness to explore programming, multimodal data processing, e-content management, and Big Data applications within a humanities context;
- strong analytical and problem-solving skills;
- a motivation to develop expertise in digital cultural heritage preservation, language technologies, coding, and application design;
- and interest to build a successful career in a wide variety of fields, including digital curation, data science, digital media, cross-disciplinary text production, information architecture, e-modelling, and many more.
- and a keen interest in contributing meaningfully to the future of education on the global scale.
The ideal candidate should have a completed first-cycle higher education in language studies, literature, linguistics, translation studies, history, philosophy, audiovisual arts, media arts, design, teacher education, information and communication sciences, social and human behaviour sciences, or a related field.
The Latvian government offers scholarships for RTU bachelor’s and master’s students from select countries. To apply, you must receive provisional acceptance from RTU. For more information about the application process and the list of eligible countries, visit the Study in Latvia website.
Scholarship:
- €500 per month for bachelor’s students for up to 10 months;
- €600 per month for master’s students for up to 10 months.Eligible applicants
- Bachelor's students who have already completed at least 1 academic year at any higher education institution (HEI);
- Master’s students from any previous HEI.
Compulsory Study Courses
- Introduction to Digital Humanities
- Artificial Intelligence in Humanities
- Study Design and Implementation
- Digital Discourse Studies
- Rhetorical Skills and Strategies
- Interdisciplinary Semiotics
- Introduction to Big Data Analytics
- Introduction to Humanities and Social Science
- Cognition: Meaning Representation
- Interlingual Information Transfer
- Digital Textuality: Interdisciplinary Approach
- Computer-Assisted Text Analysis
- Digital Language Learning Paradigm
- Software Metrology and Planning Models
- Fundamentals of Computer Science and Programming
- Applied Software
- Introduction to Knowledge, Society, Technology
- Development of Web-Application for the Internet
- Introduction to Engineering Sciences
Compulsory Elective Study Courses
Field-Specific Study Courses
- Digital Editing and Publishing
- Communication and Presentation Skills
- Research Strategies and Writing for Academic Publishing
- Graphic Design Technologies
- Audio and Video Data Processing
- Marketing and Digital Transformation
- Portfolio Management Technologies
- E-Business Solutions
- Knowledge Management Systems
- Product Design and Development
- Cultural Heritage Management
- Fundamentals of 3D Graphics Modeling and Animation
- Architectural Morphology in Digital Humanities
- Introduction to Programming, Design of E-Learning Materials and Education Technologies
- Scientific Modelling
- Python Programming Language
- Theory and Practice of Natural Language Processing
- Terminology and Teminography
- Technologies for Digitization of Culture Heritage Objects
- Linguistic Analysis of Visual Culture
- Digital Rhetoric
- Introduction to Data Corpus Analysis of Humanities
- Research of Culture, Language, and Technology Synergy in Latvia
- Fundamentals of Computer Science and Programming
- Applied Software
- Development of Web-Applications for the Internet
- Software Metrology and Planning Models
- Introduction to Knowledge, Society, Technology
- Computer-Assisted Text Analysis
- Digital Textuality: Interdisciplinary Approach
- Digital Langauge Learning Paradigm
- Cognition: Meaning Representation
- Interlingual Information transfer
Humanities and Social Sciences Study Courses
- E-Pedagogy and E-Didactics
- Media and Society
- Cognitive and Social Psychology
Other Courses
- Free Elective Study Courses
- Practical Placement: Internship
- Final Examination: Master Thesis
Graduates of the Digital Humanities master’s programme will be capable of applying advanced digital tools and methodologies to humanities research and professional practice and have expertise in data mining, digitisation, content management, visualisation, and analysis, enabling them to effectively address complex challenges across various fields. They will also have the ability to critically evaluate and implement digital humanities theories and methods, contributing to the development of innovative solutions in digital curation, metadata analysis, e-learning, information architecture, and digital marketing. Additionally, the programme prepares students for lifelong learning, independent research, and potential doctoral studies, ensuring they remain adaptable in an ever-evolving digital landscape.
With a strong foundation in engineering, IT, network design, language technologies, and digital cultural heritage preservation, graduates will be equipped to work in state and municipal institutions, IT companies, media centers, e-commerce enterprises, publishing houses, museums, archives, libraries, and marketing bureaus, the gaming industry, among others.