Digital Curation

• This unique course offers students an unparalleled opportunity to study at two world leading institutions: HU Berlin is one of the leading higher education institution in Germany to teach information science, while King’s College London is a leading institution for learning about the intellectual and technical exploitation of digital resources. Students will gain a rich and varied educational, social and cultural experience and a joint qualification from King’s and HU Berlin.

• Students will study in two of Europe’s most vibrant cities, spending a year in Berlin followed by a year in London. These unrivalled locations allow students to experience a variety of different cultures, and to access some of the greatest cultural heritage and arts institutions in the world. Both King’s and HU Berlin have close links with a range of cultural heritage and memory institutions in London and Berlin respectively, with consequent opportunities for internships.

• The tutors offer up-to-the-minute knowledge of the subject area and cutting-edge expertise in library, archive and information science, with specialist knowledge in digital technologies and processes. They come from diverse and highly interdisciplinary backgrounds, including running digital archives or working in the digital industries.

• The MA can lead to further research or to careers in a range of organisations, including libraries, museums, galleries, and archives; media organisations; publishing houses; government and industry; research institutions; healthcare and law firms.

We have designed this course to prepare you for leadership roles in organisations and enterprises with significant volumes of digital information and knowledge, for example, libraries, museums, galleries, and archives. It responds to the increasing demand for digitally literate professionals to work in education and heritage institutions, as well as equipping you with a range of strategic, technical and practical skills to provide direction and leadership in the curation of digital information and assets. You could also transfer your skills to a career in media organisations, publishing houses, government and industry; research institutions and healthcare and law firms.