Aimed particularly at students and graduates in the Humanities, Fine Arts and Social Sciences, as well as professionals in the cultural sector who are interested in integrating digital approaches and AI into their research or professional practice.
No previous programming experience is required; the course starts from scratch in terms of computing, with ongoing support and exercises tailored to students with a background in the humanities.
A 30 ECTS University Extension Diploma, delivered online, with synchronous sessions in the afternoons, making it easier to combine with other studies or work commitments.
The course will run from 10 October 2026 to 10 June 2027. The total course fee is 550 euros and can be paid in two instalments.
Between 32 and 40 places, allowing for close monitoring of students’ progress and their projects. Don’t wait any longer – book your place!
Upon completing this course, you will be able to understand the fundamentals of digital methodologies applied to research in the humanities and to contextualise them within the current transformation of the cultural field. You will develop practical skills using tools and languages such as Python, geographic information systems, network analysis techniques, photogrammetry, immersive narratives and natural language processing methods, always drawing on real-world examples and case studies.
You will learn to work with different types of cultural data (text, images, metadata, spatial data), to structure and analyse them critically, and to assess the possibilities and limitations of computational methodologies in relation to research questions in the humanities. Furthermore, you will develop an interdisciplinary perspective that links the humanities with computer science, mathematics, statistics and information science, and you will be equipped with guidelines for conceptualising and designing your own research project based on digital approaches.
In recent years, the field of the humanities has undergone a profound transformation with the integration of digital and computational technologies into research, teaching and cultural management. However, most humanities degree programmes do not systematically include training in these methodologies, creating a gap between traditional practices and the new possibilities for analysis and knowledge creation.
This course addresses this need by offering a structured introduction to the most widely used digital methods in the Humanities today, designed specifically for those with no prior technical training. It provides skills that are valuable both in the academic sphere (research projects, undergraduate dissertations, postgraduate dissertations, theses) and in the professional sphere, particularly in cultural institutions, archives, libraries, museums, publishing houses and digital heritage projects, where the ability to manage, analyse and interpret large volumes of cultural data, as well as the innovative and creative use of artificial intelligence, is increasingly valued.
The programme has not been designed as a mere series of courses on tools, but rather as a pathway aimed at understanding how to develop a humanistic or cultural project based on computational and digital methods. Its main distinguishing feature is the integration of technical decisions into the entire intellectual and methodological process: from the formulation of new research questions to the identification and structuring of data, the reasoned selection of methods, the design of analytical strategies and the critical interpretation of results. The course culminates in a module dedicated to designing a student’s own digital project, from defining the problem to articulating its objectives, sources, data, methods and analysis strategies.
This guidance may be particularly useful for students who are starting to consider their Final-year undergraduate projects, final-year master’s projects or doctoral theses, as well as for researchers and professionals who wish to develop competitive projects, teaching innovation initiatives or proposals relating to cultural management, mediation and dissemination.
Credits successfully completed on this institution-specific qualification may be recognised for academic credit towards official university qualifications, in accordance with Article 10 of Royal Decree 822/2021 of 28 September. Recognition must be applied for at the host university, which will decide in accordance with its own regulations on the recognition and transfer of credits, and requires a close correspondence between the competences accredited in the institution’s own degree and those of the corresponding official degree. Generally speaking, the number of credits that can be recognised may not exceed 15 % of the total credits in the curriculum.
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