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Vision and Values
Graduate School of Digital Humanities & Computational Social Sciences

An interdisciplinary master's and doctoral program dedicated to nurturing and fostering talented individuals with combined expertise in engineering and humanities, as well as those equipped with digital analytics capabilities aimed at addressing issues related to humanity, society, and art, where promising scholars who have earned master’s or doctoral degrees in humanities or social sciences from renowned universities, at home or abroad, can enhance their competence in computational technologies, including the handling of big data

  • Degree Program

    Master’s and Doctoral Program

  • Student Type

    Government-funded Scholarship
    KAIST Scholarship
    General Scholarship Students

  • Degree Acquisition

    Master’s and Doctoral Degree in Engineering

Requirements
Requirements
Type Mandatory General Courses Mandatory Major Courses Elective Major Courses Research Courses Total
Master's Program 3 6 15 credits or more
(Designated: 6 credits or more, Advanced: 3 credits or more)
9 credits or more
(including 3 seminar credits)
33 credits or more
Doctoral Program 3 6 27 credits or more
(Designated: 12 credits or more, Advanced: 9 credits or more)
30 credits or more 66 credits or more
Major tracks

This program comprises the three major tracks of Digital Humanities (DH), Computational Social Science (CSS), Linguistics & Psychological Science under the Graduate School of Digital Humanities and Computational Social Sciences.

  • Curriculum
  • Major required
  • Major elective
    • I. Designated elective
    • II. Intensive elective (project-based)

    DH Digital Humanities, CSS Computational Social Science, LPS Linguistics & Psychological Science

  • Field-integrated Education Programs
  • Industry-university-research internship program
  • Winter and summer intensive programs
  • Mentoring programs
[Education Program of the Graduate School of Digital Humanities and Computational Social Sciences]
Curriculum

The program aims to cultivate the skills necessary for converging and utilizing knowledge of the humanities and social sciences with digital/computing/artificial intelligence technologies through common methodologies and intensive methodology courses for each major track as well as intensive courses on research topics in the major track, alongside project and seminar courses.

  • - Major required
    Major required
    Course Overview
    Introduction to Digital Humanities and Computational Social Sciences Understand how various topics in the humanities and social sciences are researched using digital information and data analysis technology, learning about the characteristics and trends in the digital humanities and social sciences
    Programming for Humanities and Social Science Research Obtain programming and computational thinking skills required for conducting digital humanities and social sciences research. Practice using R and Python to solve various problems in the humanities and social sciences
  • - Major elective I: Designated elective (Methodology)
    Major elective I: Designated elective (Methodology)
    Course Overview
    Humanities, Social Sciences and Database Theory Metadata processing, database building and management for digital humanities and social sciences
    Humanities, Social Sciences and Natural Language Processing Theory and practice of natural language processing methods (Bert, GPT etc.) related to digital humanities and social sciences
    Humanities, Social Sciences and Machine Learning Theory and practice of machine learning related methodologies (regression analysis, kernel function, deep learning etc.) for digital humanities and social sciences
    Data Science for Humanities and Social Sciences Learn methods for collecting and organizing big data for the humanities and social sciences, and skills for effective data clustering and visualization
    Statistical Theory and Practice for Humanities and Social Science Research Learn various statistical methodologies for analyzing humanities and social science data and practice using statistical programs in data analysis
    Network Analysis Theory and Practice Understand and practice network analysis in social science through the exploration of relationships and centrality in networks
    Experimental Research Methodology for Humanities and Social Sciences Experiment techniques, design, data analysis to understand experimental methodologies in the humanities and social sciences (e.g. behavioral observation, online experiments, experiments to measure physiological response)
  • - Major elective II: Intensive elective
    • Digital humanities
      Digital humanities
      Course Overview
      Special Topics in Digital Humanities Intensively learn and analyse in digital humanities for various types of content such as literature, history, and classics and propose digital humanities research topics
      Data-based Narratology Learn theory for understanding narratives in the digital age and practice narrative analysis and evaluation based on data
      Humanity in the AI Era Humanities-based analysis and reflection on humans and humanity in the AI era. Vision for humanity and civilization in the post-AI era and proposals for sustainable development
      Quantitative Analysis of Text Advanced quantitative analysis of text in the field of humanities. In particular, practice quantitative text analysis on literary text character structures, emotions, topic modelling, etc.
      Spatial Reproduction and Digital Study of History Focusing on the visual reproduction of historical changes to a space based on primary sources, exploring methodologies in digital history studies, and practice in online themed archive building
    • Computational Social Science
      Computational Social Science
      Course Overview
      Special Topics in Computational Social Science Discuss various social science issues and propose, design, and execute projects based on these discussions
      Big Data, AI & Society Learn key technologies related to big data and human society, discussing the associated moral, ethical and legal issues
      Human-Computer Communication Explore the active co-existence and communication between human and computers and discuss potential applications
      Computational Social Science Research Using Environmental Energy Data Learn applied theories in big data analysis and practice using big data from real world environmental energy
      ‘Social Issue’ Studies: Theory and Methods Explore traditional research questions and issues in social science through theories and methodologies
      Contemporary Computational Social Sciences Read the latest papers on computational social sciences, exploring research topics and methodologies
      Computing Analysis of Social Processes Understand trends in computing analysis of social processes such as social interactions and formation of culture, as well as key limitations
    • Linguistics & Psychological Science
      Linguistics & Psychological Science
      Course Overview
      Special Topics in Linguistics & Psychological Science Learn advanced research topics and methodologies in linguistics and psychological science. Project proposal and execution included.
      Cognitive Science and its Applications Understand the characteristics of cognitive processes (perception, attention, memory, selection, decision-making etc.) through multi-disciplinary approaches, exploring possibilities in actualizing creative artifacts
      Music and Cognitive Science Learn the cognitive processing of musical elements such as rhythm and pitch, with an introduction to related research
      Language and Cognition Explore the linguistic and cognitive processes occurring in the language production and comprehension in various communicative situations, and learn related research
      Art Analysis through Brain Information Processing Grounded on common properties in neuroscience, psychology, cognitive science, and neuroesthetics, explore the complex relationship between science and art from a transdisciplinary perspective
      Data Science and Linguistic Culture Analyze language based on big data and AI to investigate the relationship between language and culture. Understand various sociocultural elements in language using sociolinguistic perspective
      AI and Human Learning Learn theories on human learning and language acquisition processes. Attempt a psychological approach to language learning. Explore applications such as language education using AI and computers
      Visual Cognition Computational Models Explore computational models that can reflect the processes associated with vision and cognition