University of Quebec Trois Rivieres: The University of Quebec Trois Rivieres (UQTR), located in Trois-Rivieres, Canada, is a multidisciplinary institution known for its quality education and research. UQTR offers a wide range of programs in arts, sciences, business, health, and engineering. The university emphasizes practical training, research collaborations, and community engagement to enhance the learning experience and contribute to regional development.

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This program focused on digital cultural mediation is exclusive to the network of Quebec universities. It is aimed at students who have just completed their baccalaureate as well as people already engaged in professional life. This master's degree with essay offers a set of theoretical and practical training aimed at developing skills and abilities in the field of culture and digital technology. Museums and libraries, heritage institutions and educational establishments, cultural distributors and publishers now recognize the importance of the digital enhancement of works and content, as well as the need to increase their visibility with a variety of audiences. This original training aims to meet these new needs: our graduates will bring to these cultural places a sought-after expertise by working on the design of digital devices specific to the field of culture, the analysis and production of texts, the communication and creation, The duration of studies is normally two years. This program gives access to doctoral studies in letters. Program Objectives On the scientific level, the program aims to allow the acquisition of a specialization in literary studies and digital culture, by increasing knowledge of texts and by pursuing a systematic reflection on the theoretical and institutional foundations of discipline. The program also envisages the development of research, creative practice and the development of devices (applications, websites or others). The objectives of the program are: Broadening and deepening of knowledge of literary texts, supplemented by relevant cultural enrichment and supported by diversified research activities. For students who want a professional training, this program offers the possibility of acquiring both theoretical and concrete knowledge of the relationship between culture and digital, by learning to design devices intended for the various audiences of literature and culture. Show less

Compulsory courses (9 credits)

The student must take the following courses (9 credits):

LET7406 Topic submission
LET7411 Reading program in culture and digital (6 credits)

Optional courses (24 credits)

The student chooses 15 credits from the following optional activities:

CUN6001 Critical Perspectives on Culture and the Digital
CUN6002 Digital and public cultural devices
CUN6003 Markup languages and web technologies
CUN6004 Digital device development workshop
CUN6005 Data structure and web server programming

The student chooses from 0 to 6 credits among the following optional activities:

CUN6006 Internship in practice (6 credits)

The student chooses 3 to 9 credits from the following courses:

LET7203 Dramatic spaces
LET7204 Narrative spaces
LET7205 Poetic spaces
LET7303 Fundamental readings
LET7404 Research Methodology
LET7414 Reading program
LET7510 Research Seminar I
LET7511 Research Seminar II
LET7512 Research Seminar III
LET7603 Literary History Questions
LET7702 Essay spaces
LET7805 Textuality and interpretation
LET7806 Textuality and meaning
LET7807 Textuality and society
LET7907 Theories and Practices of Creative Work I
LET7908 Theories and Practices of Creative Work II
LET7909 Writing and territories of writing
LET7910 Corpus Questions I
LET7911 Corpus Questions II
LET7912 Theoretical and critical approaches I
LET7913 Theoretical and critical approaches II
LET7914 Joint Research Seminar I
LET7915 Joint Research Seminar II
LET7916 Joint Research Seminar III
LET7917 Literature and other knowledge
LET7918 Questions of poetics
LET7919 Discourse theories
LET7920 Culture and identities

Research credits (12 credits)
To successfully complete the program, students must carry out research work counting for 12 credits.
RESEARCH WORK
Essay (12 credits)

The essay must demonstrate that the student has acquired mastery of research techniques and methods. In addition, he or she must make a contribution to the advancement of knowledge, either by designing a digital device in the field of culture, by the comparative study of a corpus of digital devices for the dissemination of culture or by evaluating a digital device with various cultural audiences.

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You will need to book the accommodation after you have been accepted.

You can choose to live on campus or off campus in private accommodation.

How to book:

• Make a booking online after you have been accepted (in this case please let us know your choice when you apply).
• Register when you arrive - its not possible to reserve a room before arriving. You can arrive a few days before and book it

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