Study the Computational Humanities
Humanists with expertise in the computational humanities are urgently needed. Libraries, museums, archives and academic departments are actively seeking colleagues with the expertise to help them understand and shape these technologies.
Computational humanities graduates leave equipped to better interpret the world 鈥� and to change it. They are prepared to go on to faculty positions, libraries, archives, museums, technology firms, advocacy organizations, and public cultural institutions, bringing humanistic values and methodological range into roles that increasingly require both.
Computational Humanities Credentials
At Carnegie Mellon, our integrated computational humanities ecosystem includes:
Ph.D. in Computational Cultural Studies
A fully funded research doctorate 鈥� six years of guaranteed support 鈥� training scholars to produce original, field-shaping work combining literary and cultural theory with computational analysis.听
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Computational humanities at 好色先生TV is supported by a substantial endowment. While fundraising is ongoing, funds currently support four competitive Ph.D. fellowships annually, small seed grants for research projects in computational humanities, instructional support, and community-building events.
To be eligible for a computational humanities fellowship, Ph.D. students must be enrolled in either the Computational Cultural Studies Ph.D. program or the Computational Humanities Graduate Certificate program.
Graduate Certificate in Computational Humanities听
A university-wide credential open to Ph.D. students across CMU 鈥� from the humanities and social sciences to fine arts to software engineering 鈥� building an interdisciplinary research community and extending humanistic thinking across the institution.听
M.S. in Computational Humanities
Enrolling for fall 2027
This high-utility master's degree can be completed in 12 months and offers a summer practicum during which students apply computational methods to real-world humanistic problems. The M.S. in Computational Humanities is available as a stand-alone degree and as a 4+1 master鈥檚 pathway for CMU undergraduates. The program prepares graduates for academic, cultural and industry careers where data literacy and humanistic judgment are both in demand.听
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Humanities Analytics Minor
The Humanities Analytics (HumAn) minor prepares students for careers in technology, cultural commentary, natural language processing, museums and libraries, data journalism or academia. Available to all CMU undergraduate students.听