General description

The Digital Humanities and Text Mining minor study program is offered by the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences for Bachelor's students in the Faculty of Business, Economics and Informatics, and the Faculty of Science. It gives insights into a coherent disciplinary field of interrelated themes and content, and allows students to choose their own area of focus. We live in a knowledge society where information is generally available in digital, often textual, form. While the information needs vary from subject to subject, there is a common denominator, as they all require methods and tools to automatically mark and extract the information sought in texts. The Digital Humanities and Text Mining study program provides an introduction to the methods and tools used in the computer-aided analysis of documents. The methods and knowledge acquired by participants will enable them to do simple analyses in their own field.

Admission requirements

For general Informations on Application see: https://www.uzh.ch/cmsssl/en/studies/application; More Informations in regulations and admission requirements of the program of study.

Educational goals

The goals of the program include the acquisition of a basic knowledge of programming and the methods and tools used to analyze digital documents.

ECTS credits

30 ECTS Credits

Program structure

Participants have a free choice of modules from those on offer. Please note that certain modules may assume prior knowledge or skills. Please also note that the graded module component amounts to at least 9 ECTS credits.

Part-time studies

Part-time study is possible; the period of study will be extended accordingly.

Major/minor subject combinations

The study program can be chosen in combination with a major program at the Faculty of Economics, Business Administration and Informatics, or the Faculty of Science.

Language of instruction

German