Digital Society Major programme

The Master’s Digital Society programme with 90 ECTS credits will be launched in 2025. More information will be published in due time. For any preliminary inquiries and to express interest, please contact the Digital Society study advisor.

General description

The Digital Society master major programme of 90 ECTS credits is part of the social sciences with an emphasis on digital technologies. It is focused on the social dimensions and impacts of digital technologies in contemporary societies. It combines perspectives from sociology, anthropology, as well as science and technology studies (STS) with foundations of computer science to focus on issues and challenges of the digital society. This entails the exploration of digital technologies as social objects being shaped by economy, policy, and culture, but also of the role digital technologies play in shaping processes and structures.

Students will gain skills and knowledge in the domains of culture, political economy, computer science and epistemology, which will empower them to critically analyze and understand the ongoing digital transformation in society, politics, and culture. The Digital Society Master’s programme will also advance the study of theoretical competences and development of analytical methods needed to understand these transformations. It will examine the emergence, as well as the uses and impacts of digital technologies on societies from diverse social science perspectives and expand the students’ understanding of computer sciences and digital skills.

Structure

The Digital Society master major of 90 ECTS credits can be complemented by a 30 ECTS credits master minor of the Faculty of Humanities or from another faculty. It is not possible to combine the Digital Society master major and the Digital Society master minor.

Language

In principle, all Digital Society courses are held in English. Exams and written work are also to be conducted and prepared in English. It is recommended that students have good written and oral English skills and can express themselves and communicate orally and in writing in this language. In exceptional cases, supplementary courses in German or French will be integrated into the course programme.

Institutional anchor and affiliation of the programme

The Digital Society master major programme of 90 ECTS credits is offered in cooperation with the Department of Social Sciences, the Department of Social Work, Social Policy and Global Development, and the interfaculty Human-IST Institute of the University of Fribourg.

Questions and inquiries

If you have any questions, please get in touch with Anna Jobin. As the current student advisor you can contact her regarding any issue of the Digital Society programme.

Disclaimer

This website exists for informational purposes only. Solely the official study plan is binding.