環球亞洲的數位歷史文學碩士
Understanding Asian and Global History with Cutting-Edge Digital Tools.
The DHGA will be the first MA of its kind, both within Hong Kong and the wider region, and Lingnan’s liberal arts ethos combined with the Department of History’s teaching talent, make the university the ideal home for such a programme.
“We hope to train our students to, first, use the tools really well and then to understand the meaning of the new data that is generated,” Prof Leung Vincent, Head of Lingnan University’s Department of History says.
The focus on Asia’s global past in the programme is intended to provide students with concrete material to apply the digital tools to. What’s more, many of the early developments in the digital humanities, digital history and geographical information systems, were made by scholars in Asian studies.
“One of the first corpuses of text fully digitised was the Buddhist corpus,” Prof Leung notes. This track record provides the MA with deep foundations to build on, and Asia continues to be at the forefront of the evolution of digital history.
Lingnan University’s new MA in Digital History in Global Asia
Learning Outcomes Upon completion, students will be able to:
1. Explain the origins, developments, rationale, basic methods, and uses of digital history in relation to Asian studies;
2. Classify how digital technologies are advancing and reshaping historical teaching, research, and presentation.;
3. Implement digital application to history content that led to new perspectives to and/or interpretations and/or presentation of Asia’s global past to a broader public audience;
4. Critique the merits and challenges digital approaches pose to the learning, teaching, research, and presentation of Asian history.
Career Prospects Examples of career paths include:
Museums and archives:
Preserving their collections, education and exhibition of objects and ideas.
Education:
Teaching and training others on global and Asian history with different digital approaches and methods.
Consultant or Strategist:
Providing advice and guidance to organizations on how to utilize digital methods on conducting network and data analysis.
Data Analyst:
Interpreting complex digital data to assist businesses in decision-making, while ensuring ethical use of AI and data privacy.
Academia:
Pursuing a further degree in History or Area studies.
To qualify for the award of the Master of Arts in Digital History in Global Asia offered by Lingnan University, students must, where applicable:
- Complete 9 courses (8 courses and 1 capstone project) and obtain a minimum of 30 credits;
- Achieve a minimum CGPA of 2.67; and
- Fulfil the University exit requirement on English language competency, if applicable; and fulfil all University/programme requirements.
- A student who has fulfilled all the requirements for graduation shall be awarded a Master of Arts in Digitial History in Global Asia degree with one of the following classifications:
| Degree Classification | Minimum Cumulative G.P.A. |
| Distinction | 3.50 |
| Pass | 2.67 |
Applicants shall fulfil the minimum admission requirements for taught master’s degree programmes as follows.
Academic Qualification(s):
- hold a relevant bachelor’s degree awarded by a tertiary education institution recognised for this purpose by the University; or
- have obtained an equivalent qualification; or
- have provided satisfactory evidence of academic and professional attainment.
English Proficiency:
In addition to the above, applicants whose degree or, exceptionally, an alternative qualification deemed equivalent from a tertiary institution not using English as the medium of instruction (MOI) for the programme should obtain:
- a minimum score of 550 (paper-based test) or 79 (internet-based test) in the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)1 2; or
- a band score of 6.5 or above in the International English Language Testing System (IELTS)1, or
- an equivalent score in a recognised test, or
- an equivalent qualification to prove his/her English language proficiency which will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
1For IELTS and TOEFL qualifications, the University only accepts results that are within the validity period, viz. 2 years, from the time of submission of an admission application for the specific intake cohort.
2For an applicant using TOEFL “MyBest scores” to fulfil the minimum required score of 79, interview or other means will be used to assess the applicant’s proficiency in English.
Additional Admission Requirements:
- Applicants may be invited to attend a face-to-face or video interview when it is deemed necessary.
Core Courses (8 Courses, a total of 24 credits):
| DHG501 | Introduction to Digital History in Global Asia (3 credits) |
| DHG502 | Digital Approaches in Historical Research (3 credits) |
| DHG503 | Digital Data Management in Asian Studies (3 credits) |
| DHG504 | Visualisation and Digital Mapping of Asian Cities (3 credits) |
| DHG505 | Digital Public History (3 credits) |
| DHG506 | 3D Remodelling of Asian Heritage (3 credits) |
| DHG507 | Rethinking the Historical Archive (3 credits) |
| DHG508 | Critical Digital History (3 credits) |
For course descriptions: please refer to here.
Application, Tuition & Scholarship
Tuition Fee
Mode of Study | Normal Study Period | Annual Tuition Fee |
Full-time | 1 year | HKD160,000 |
Part-time | 2 years | HKD80,000 |
An extension fee of HKD10,000 will be charged to students who choose to extend their capstone projects into the summer term.
Medium of Instruction
English
Study Modes
1-year Full-time
2-year Part-time
Entrance Scholarship
Scholarships for outstanding students will be considered on the basis of academic merit. All students admitted to the programme will automatically be considered for the scholarships. No application is required.
How to Apply
Applications must be submitted online via Lingnan University's Online Application System*. A non-refundable HK$400 application fee is required upon submission.
* Note: All documents submitted will not be returned. Information on all unsuccessful applicants and applicants who have declined the offer will be destroyed after the admission exercise. All application fees paid are non-refundable and no receipt for application fee will be issued.
Application Period
We will be accepting applications on a rolling basis until 30 Jun 2024.
Applicants are strongly advised to submit their applications as soon as possible.
*We continue to accept late applications if spaces are still available, and applicants are still considered for the entrance scholarship.
Contact Us
| Email: | Admission [email protected] General - [email protected] |
| Telephone: | (852) 2616 7485 |
| Fax: | (852) 2467 7478 |
| Address: | MA Digital History in Global Asia Programme, Department of History Room HSH302, 3/F, Ho Sin Hang Building, Lingnan University, Tuen Mun, New Territories, Hong Kong SAR |