Editing and Transcribing Premodern Texts: Digital Tools, Methods and Resources

This course introduces digital methods for working with historical texts, especially those found in manuscripts. You learn how texts are transcribed, edited, and digitally presented. You also explore different types of projects where researchers, libraries, and archives collaborate to make premodern texts available to both scholars and the public. 

The course is offered online and is an international collaboration between researchers in Sweden, Italy, Germany, and Belgium. 

Course literature

The course literature listed may be updated up to eight weeks before the course begins.

You study various digital tools and resources. Through practical assignments, you learn how these resources are used in working with textual materials, databases, and digital editions. The course includes both theoretical instruction and hands-on activities. 

This course provides a solid foundation for further studies in digital humanities, philology, archival and library studies, as well as projects focused on making cultural heritage digitally accessible. 

Prerequisites

General requirements for university studies in Sweden

Selection criteria

Seats are allocated according to the following: The general average (GPA) of your higher secondary school leaving certificate: 34 %, The Swedish national university aptitude test: 34 %, number of previous ECTS at application deadline (up to 165): 32 %. If students have equal credentials, seats are allocated based on their results on The Swedish National University Aptitude Test. If this too is equal, seats are allocated based on a draw.

Tuition fees for non-EU/EEA citizens

Citizens of countries outside:

• The European Union (EU)
• The European Economic Area (EEA) and
• Switzerland

are required to pay tuition fees. You pay an instalment of the tuition fee in advance of each
semester.

Tuition fees, payments and exemptions

Full programme/course tuition fee: SEK 15,625
First payment: SEK 15,625

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Note that you may also need to pay an application fee, or provide proof of exemption.

Application fee

No tuition fees for citizens of the EU, EEA and Switzerland

There are no tuition fees for citizens of the European Union (EU), the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland.