BA and MA Curriculums

HELDIG offers to the University a tiered teaching curriculum that goes ever deeper into Digital Humanities, from a single introductory bachelor's course through differently sized minor study blocks to a full-blown master's track. These different levels of engagement are further described below in size order.
Introduction to Digital Humanities and Social Sciences (BA) (5 ECTS)

For whom? Aimed for all students interested in digital humanities and social sciences from the BA level onwards.
What? An introductory course that will give you a wide overview of different approaches to digital humanities and social sciences at the University of Helsinki across faculty borders.
How? The course is organized each spring:

  • KUKA-501/KIK-417  (5 ECTS)
Digital Humanities Specialisation in the Bachelor's Programme in Liberal Arts and Sciences (180 ECTS)

For whom? A specialisation (study track) in the .
What? A specialisation within the interdisciplinary bachelor's programme leading to eligibility for many master's tracks in the Master's Programme for Linguistic Diversity and Digital Humanities (see below).
LDA-HA500 Digital Humanities MA Minor Study Block (15 ECTS)

For whom? Aimed mainly for MA students and beyond. A bachelor degree is required for completion of the full study module. However, you can start taking individual courses (for example, Elements of Digital Humanities & Computational Literacy) already before.
What? Introduces you to the landscape of digital humanities, as well as to how computational approaches can be of use in the humanities and social sciences. Also gives you a taste of what this means in practice. 
How? Two-part structure:
  • The two mandatory introductory courses of the module are taught each autumn:
    • LDA-H304  (5 ECTS)
    • LDA-H305  (5 ECTS)
  • The module closes with LDA-H302  (5 ECTS) that takes place each spring in hackathon spirit (, , , , , , , , , and ).
LDA-HB500 Digital Humanities MA Minor Study Block (30 ECTS)

For whom? Aimed mainly for MA students and beyond. Bachelor degree is required for completion of the full study module. However, you can start taking individual courses (for example, Elements of Digital Humanities & Computational Literacy) already before.
What? Building on LDA-HA500 above, this version adds 15 ECTS worth of elective courses in its middle. The idea here is that after having taken LDA-H304 and LDA-H305 which give you the lay of the land, you will know which of the elective courses to select to deepen your knowledge before applying it to the test of practice.
How? Three-part structure:

 

  • The two mandatory introductory courses of the module are taught each autumn:
    • LDA-H304  (5 ECTS)
    • LDA-H305  (5 ECTS)
  • After this, you are free to choose 15 ECTS worth of elective courses listed below (Suit­able teach­ing in autumn 2026/ spring 2027)
  • The module closes with LDA-H302  (5 ECTS) that takes place each spring in hackathon spirit (, , , , , , , , , and ).
LDA-H Digital Humanities Master’s Track (75+45 ECTS)

For whom? A study track ("major") for students in the MA programme .
What? A modular study track of digital humanities that will give you in-depth theoretical and practical knowledge in a focus area of your choice within the theory and practice of digital humanities, up to the level required to formulate and complete a DH master's thesis. At the same time, you will study a 45 ECTS minor in an application subject domain of your choice, which will provide the contentual questions for your DH approach.

Study rights to the track need to be applied separately, but the content includes the courses of the minor blocks which you can freely start with.
How? Multi-part structure:

The Digital Humanities track (LDA-H300) leads to a total of 120 ECTS, structured as follows:

  • Common Studies in the Master's Programme (45 cr)
    • LDA-301 (5 cr)
    • LDA-303 (5 cr)
    • LDA-800 (30 cr)
    • Working life studies — choose one (5 cr):
      • LDA-311
      • LDA-312
      • LDA-313
      • LDA-314
  • Studies in Digital Humanities (30 cr)
    • Compulsory studies (15 cr)
      • LDA-H304 (5 cr)
      • LDA-H305 (5 cr)
      • Project studies — choose one (5 cr):
        • LDA-H302
        • LDA-H303
    • Optional studies — choose 15 cr. See below for Digital Humanities courses 2026/2027.

Beyond the 75 ECTS above, you will complete 45 ECTS of Optional Study Modules. These can be chosen from the Faculty of Humanities or other faculties, and may also include study modules completed at the open university or during a student exchange. They can be taken from inside or outside the Linguistic Diversity and Digital Humanities programme.

An alternative view into this structure can be seen , and some possible filled curricula samples can be seen .
Suitable teaching in autumn 2026

Own teaching:

    • Period I, LDA-H304
    • Self Study, LDA-H511
    • Period II or Self Study, LDA-H305
    • Periods II-IV, LDA-T309
    • Period I, LDA-H306, HISK-234, HISM-311, HISM-312, HISM-313, HISM-321, HISM-322, HISM-323, LDA-H307, LDA-H308, LDA-H311, LDA-H312, LDA-H313
    • Period I, LDA-H308, KUMA-EF306, KUMA-MU512, KUMA-MU513, KUMA-MU514 and KUMA-MU515
    • Period II, LDA-H306
    • Periods I-IV, LDA-303
    • Periods I-IV, LDA-H321

For examples of other courses starting in period I, II, intensive periods and MOOCs, please see the  and at University of Helsinki on the HSSH website.
Suitable teaching in spring 2027

Own teaching:

    • Period III, LDA-H512
    • Period III, LDA-H311/LDA-H312/LDA-H313
    • Period III, LDA-H311/LDA-H312/LDA-H313
    • Period III, LDA-H311, LDA-H308, LDA-H312, LDA-H313, HISK-234, HISM-311, HISM-321, HISM-322, HISM-323, KUMA-501
    • Periods III-IV, LDA-H303/LAS-211
    • Period IV, LAS-221, LAS-502, LAS-501, LDA-H306, LDA-H307, LDA-H308, LDA-H311, LDA-H312, LDA-H313
    • Period IV, LDA-H307, HISM-311, HISM-312, HISM-313, HISM-321, HISM-322, HISM-323, HISM-351, HISM-352, HISM-353, HISK-234, LDA-H313, LDA-H312, LDA-H311, LDA-H306, LDA-H308, KUKA-MAKU220, ALKU-302, ALKU-P315, ALKU-P316
    • Period IV, LDA-H313, HISM-311, HISM-321, HISM-322, HISM-323, HISM-333, LDA-H312, LDA-H311, KUMA-AR311a, KUMA-AR311b, KUMA-AR3141
    • Intensive period, LDA-H302/LDA-H303
    • Periods II-IV, LDA-T309
    • Periods I-IV, LDA-303
    • Periods I-IV, LDA-H321

For examples of other courses starting in period III, IV, intensive periods and MOOCs, please see the and at University of Helsinki on the HSSH website.
Suitable teaching outside Digital Humanities

Beyond the LDA-H courses, the following courses from other programmes may be relevant depending on your interests.

Programming

  • (BSCS1001)
  • (BSCS1002)
  • (LDA-C303)
  • (TKT10008/BSCS10031)
  • (TKT200012/BSCS2006)
  • (ENG-502)
  • (ENG-503)
  • (LDA-T316)

Statistics & Quantitative Methods

  • (LDA-512)
  • (MAT12001)
  • (MAT12002)
  • (MAST32001)
  • (COS-R405)
  • (COS-R412)
  • (DATA11007)
  • (LSI35002)

Machine Learning & AI

  • (LDA-T317)
  • (DATA11009)
  • (DATA11010)
  • (DATA20016)
  • (DATA20019)
  • (DATA20074)
  • (LDA-C307)

Natural Language Processing

  • (LDA-T302)
  • (LDA-T305)
  • (LDA-T304)
  • (LDA-T306)
  • (LDA-T308)
  • (LDA-T319)
  • (LDA-T318)
  • (COS-R433)
  • (COS-R434/SOC-930/931)
  • (KIK-404)
  • (ENG-S313)

Data Science & Big Data

  • (LDA-T309)
  • (DATA11001)
  • (CSM14303)
  • (DATA140031)
  • (DATA140032)
  • (DATA20072)

AI Ethics, Society & Policy

  • (DATA20041)
  • (DATA20042)
  • (DATA20049)
  • (DATA20050)
  • (DATA20058)
  • (DATA20059)
  • (DATA20068)
  • (TKT21031)
  • (SOSK-IS506)
  • (ICE-CM322)

Digital Media & Society

  • (PVK-V205)
  • (SOSM-KY304)
  • (SOSK-KY503)
  • (GPC-M322)
  • (EDUDIGI001)

 

For courses in the humanities, cultural studies, or with less computational focus, check out courses from programmes such as  (Finnish/Swedish), (Finnish), (English), (English), (Finnish/English), (Finnish), or other related programmes.