Global Humanities Roskilde University

Overview

By drawing on the disciplines of philosophy, cultural studies, development studies, communication studies, media studies, linguistics, literary studies, history, educational studies and psychology, you will explore human experiences as they have emerged as ideas and desires as well as material representations, always approaching these with a critical spirit aimed at furthering our understanding of the world. 

Much of our understanding of the humanities has been shaped by the role of the nation in defining how we live and understand the world. The Global Humanities programme from the Roskilde University explores this but also examine shifting boundaries, hybrid identities and new cultural formations that are emerging as 'global encounters' intensify.

The initial three-semester phase of the programme consists of a number of study elements:

• Coursework within the four dimensions of science and philosophy, text and sign, subjectivity and learning, and history and culture 
• Three semester-long group-based projects that integrate the competences gained from the dimension courses
• A series of 'progression' courses aimed at learning skills for project work, tools for humanistic research methodologies and the capacity to work with theory in academic writing

Career

The humanities are essential to societal well-being and progress as well as to the economic development. You can expect to be well-placed for further study at master's level and for careers in the areas of international development and third sector voluntary work, cultural exchange, social fields requiring an awareness of inter-cultural dynamics, and international business relations.