50業子

We are living in an increasingly digital world. Every aspect of our lives is now affected by digital technologies, from how we communicate and socialise to how we work, learn, create, stay healthy and participate in politics and the economy.

The three-year Digital Society bachelor's programme will provide you with the knowledge and skills to understand the relationships between digitalisation and social change.

In this interdisciplinary programme, you will learn to look at the digital society from a wide variety of perspectives by combining theories and methodologies from disciplines such as:

• media & culture studies
• arts & literature
• history
• philosophy & ethics
• political science
• sociology
• science & technology studies
• computer, data & information science

In an increasingly digital world, in which every aspect of our lives is affected by digital technologies, we need experts that understand the relationships between digitalisation and social change.

Advantages & disadvantages of digitalisation:

Digitalisation promises tremendous benefits, but it also presents challenges. For example, robots can take on tasks that are dangerous for people but at the same time can put people out of a job. Digital data collection may improve healthcare by providing more personalised treatment, but it may also challenge patient privacy and autonomy. Digitalisation has brought about new forms of social and political engagement, but not everyone has the skills needed to participate so some people are at risk of being excluded.

In this programme, you will explore both the advantages and disadvantages of digitalisation as well as learn to answer pressing social questions such as:

• How can we best utilise new opportunities for data collection?
• How can we bridge the divides that are emerging when it comes to data access?
• What does it mean to be human when we share the world with sophisticated forms of artificial intelligence?
• How can we identify knowledge and truth amongst the abundance of information?

Through examining these issues, you will learn to critically assess, anticipate and shape the social, cultural and political effects of digital transformations. You will also be capable of understanding the range of possible future implications of emerging digital transformations.

Skills training:

In addition to courses that teach you theoretical knowledge, you will also have skills trainings that help you develop specific sets of skills, including:

• academic skills: academic writing, qualitative and quantitative methods, interdisciplinary research design
• professional skills: business and persuasive writing, presentation skills, collaborative working, creative problem-solving
• digital society skills: managing an online presence, critical analysis of online sources, coding and algorithmic thinking