MULTICOM: an Erasmus Mundus Joint MA programme bridging humanities and technology
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MULTICOM is the first Erasmus Mundus Master's programme in the humanities at Lund University, reflecting a current trend where humanistic expertise meets technological advances – particularly in AI.
An Erasmus Mundus grant will fund a new International Joint Masters programme on the Data Science of Human Multimodal Communication (MULTICOM). The programme, jointly awarded to the Universities of Murcia (lead), Lund and FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, will train students to analyse complex human communication—speech, gestures, gaze, facial expressions, etc.—using cutting-edge data science tools combined with theories of language and cognition.
— This is very exciting, says Marianne Gullberg who leads the programme at the Centre for Languages and Literature in Lund.
— It’s the first Erasmus Mundus Joint MA programme in the humanities at Lund. But more importantly, MULTICOM bridges the humanities and technology. In an AI-age, understanding human communication requires data and tools, but also insights into cognition, and linguistic and cultural diversity. This international programme will ensure that students understand both facets.