UCC College Calendar 2011/2012: Degree of Doctor

2011/2012

PhD (DIGITAL ARTS AND HUMANITIES)

NFQ Level 10, Major Award

The PhD (Digital Arts and Humanities) (DAH) is a full-time inter-institutional inter-disciplinary structured PhD programme running over 48 months from the date of first registration for the programme, and is co-ordinated with National University of Ireland Galway, Trinity College Dublin, National University of Ireland Maynooth, Queen’s University Belfast and the University of Ulster.

Entry Requirements
In the case of the PhD (Digital Arts and Humanities) (DAH), a candidate must have attained a 2H1 BA (Hons) Degree (or equivalent) in an Arts or Humanities subject. In addition, candidates must submit a 1,000 word research proposal demonstrating their writing skills and interest in the area for the approval by the primary supervisor and the relevant University Digital Arts and Humanities Board.

Programme Requirements

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 thesis.

Year 1
Students take 25 credits as follows:

DH7001 Digital Humanities Institute (5 credits)
Convener: RIA. Intensive seminar on various theoretical, methodological and research practices.

DH7002 Conceptual Introduction to Digital Arts and Humanities (5 credits)
Conveners: TCD, NUIG, NUIM, UCC, RIA. Theoretical grounding in the study and practice of Digital Arts and Humanities.

Generic Training Module
Students select 5 credits from the following:
PG6004 Getting started with graduate research and generic skills (5 credits)
PG6010 Editing Skills for Research Postgraduates in the Humanities and Social Sciences (5 credits)
PG7004 Master Class: Contemporary Theoretical Paradigms in the Humanities and Social Sciences (5 credits)
PG7005 Narratives (5 credits)
PG7006 Research Skills and Digital Research Management (5 credits)

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

ARTS Strand

Core module:
DH7003 History and Theory of Digital Arts (5 credits)
Convener: TCD, RIA, NUIG, NUIM, UCC. Team taught, telepresent/virtual 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:
DH7004 Teaching and Learning in Digital Humanities (5 credits)
DH7005 Models, Simulations and Games (5 credits)
DH7006 Databases for Digital Humanities (5 credits)
DH7007 Introduction to Quantitative Methods for Digital Humanities (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)
MU7002 Digital Project (Music) (5 credits)
MU7003 Composing with Computers (5 credits)
MU7004 Theorising Digital Arts (5 credits)

HUMANITIES Strand

Core module:
DH7008 Humanities and New Technologies: Tools and Methodologies (5 credits)
Conveners: TCD, NUIG, NUIM, UCC, RIA. Team-taught virtual seminar focusing on innovation in Digital Humanities, driven by theoretical reflection and technical skilling

Digital Art Practicum modules
Students select 5 credits from the following:
DH7004 Teaching and Learning in Digital Humanities (5 credits)
DH7005 Models, Simulations and Games (5 credits)
DH7006 Databases for Digital Humanities (5 credits)
DH7007 Introduction to Quantitative Methods for Digital Humanities (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)
HI6018 Digital Histories (5 credits)
MU7002 Digital Project (Music) (5 credits)
MU7004 Theorising Digital Arts (5 credits)
PG6011 Digital skills for research postgraduates in the Humanities and Social Sciences (5 credits)

YEAR 2
Students take 20 credits as follows:

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

Generic Training Module (5 credits)
Students select 5 credits from the following:
PG7002 Professional Training of Research Postgraduates in the Humanities & Social Sciences (5 credits)
PG7003 The PhD II: From Development to Completion (5 credits)
PG7004 Master Class: Contemporary Theoretical Paradigms in the Humanities and Social Sciences (5 credits)
PG7005 Narratives (5 credits)
PG7006 Research Skills and Digital Research Management (5 credits)
PG6010 Editing Skills for Research Postgraduates in the Humanities and Social Sciences (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)

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 Art Practicum modules
Students select 5 credits from the following:
DH7004 Teaching and Learning in Digital Humanities (5 credits)
DH7005 Models, Simulations and Games (5 credits)
DH7006 Databases for Digital Humanities (5 credits)
DH7007 Introduction to Quantitative Methods for Digital Humanities (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)
HI6018 Digital Histories (5 credits)
MU7002 Digital Project (Music) (5 credits)
MU7004 Theorising Digital Arts (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.

YEAR 3
Students take 25 credits as follows:

DH7011 Digital Humanities Institute (5 credits)
Convener: RIA. 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)

Note: Modules selected in Years1 and Year 2 cannot be selected in Year 3.

HUMANITIES Strand

Core module
DH7014 Research Colloquium (5 credits)

Digital Art Practicum modules
Students select 5 credits from the following:
DH7004 Teaching and Learning in Digital Humanities (5 credits)
DH7005 Models, Simulations and Games (5 credits)
DH7006 Databases for Digital Humanities (5 credits)
DH7007 Introduction to Quantitative Methods for Digital Humanities (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)
HI6018 Digital Histories (5 credits)
MU7002 Digital Project (Music) (5 credits)
MU7004 Theorising Digital Arts (5 credits)
PG6011 Digital skills for research postgraduates in the Humanities and Social Sciences (5 credits)

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

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 NUIG, TCD, NUIM, QUB, UU), UCC students undertaking DAH will in all other respects operate under the normal requirements governing the PhD degree at UCC.

Module descriptions are contained in the Book of Modules, 2011/2012

Examinations

Full details of regulations governing Examinations for each programme are contained in the Marks and Standards 2012 Book, and for each module in the Book of Modules, 2011/2012

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 schoarly monographs and as digital artefacts.
Demonstrate the ability to conceive, design, implement and adapt a substantial process of research with scholarly integrity.
Be capable of integrating knowledge, handling complexity and formulating 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.