Bachelor

Digital Society

Are you interested in understanding how digital technologies are changing the world? Are you eager to develop knowledge and skills to ensure that digital technologies result in good outcomes for different social groups? Are you open to various disciplinary perspectives and willing to learn how to combine them? Then the new bachelor’s programme in Digital Society might be right for you.

The Digital Society bachelor’s programme will provide you with tools to better understand the history of the digital revolution and the impact of digitalisation on today’s society, culture and politics so that you can play an effective role in shaping the digital transformations of tomorrow.

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Fast facts

3-year, full-time bachelor’s programme
Taught entirely in English
Truly international faculty: 85% students and 42% staff come from abroad
Interdisciplinary programme: media & cultural studies, arts & literature, history, philosophy & ethics, politics, sociology, science & technology studies
Small-scale groups of about 15 students (according to the principles of PBL)

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Alumni testimonials

Milan Schils
Year of graduation: 2022

"I’m currently working as a consultant at Ciphix, where I help businesses digitalise their processes. We work closely with clients to identify solutions to their challenges, and then I take those solutions and create apps or other software to simplify their workflow."

Martina Pagado
Year of graduation: 2024
"My favourite course was Digitalisation and Politics. It offered a fascinating exploration of how digital technologies influence political processes, governance, and public opinion. The discussions on digital democracy, algorithmic power, and the societal implications of digital policies were incredibly thought-provoking."

Anne-Sophie Oppor
Year of graduation: 2022

Anne-Sophie Oppor studied the bachelor’s programme Digital Society in the first cohort that started in 2019.

Amelie Soares
Year of graduation: 2022

Amelie was one of the first students who graduated from the BA Digital Society in 2022. She shares her experiences with the programme and her time in Maastricht in a video.

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Alumni testimonials
Year of graduation: 2022

Listen to what recent BA Digital Society graduates have to say about the courses, career perspectives and more.

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Meet the student ambassador of the Digital Society bachelor

Līva Freimane, student ambassador Digital Society @bachelordigitalsociety

"Within Digital Society it’s very fulfilling to see how the material we study affects our daily lives. It links the content to real-world problems."

Do you have a question about Digital Society? Send Līva a DM!

Read the entire interview with Līva here

Sign up for our Experience days or Online Q&A sessions

An Experience Day allows you to experience what it is like to be a student in one of our bachelor's programmes. You will attend a lecture and participate in a tutorial group, accompanied by advanced students who will be happy to answer all your questions.

Experience Days are intended for pre-university grammar school students in their last year of study who preferably have visited an Open Day at the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences in Maastricht.

More information on the programme of the Experience Day:

FASoS Experience Day 2024

9 April 2025	Arts and Culture, European Studies
2 April 2025	Digital Society, Global Studies

During our Instagram live Q&A sessions you will be able to talk to our student ambassadors. They will answer all your questions regarding the content of the programme, living and studying in Maastricht and much more.

Tuesday 29 April 2025
19.00 – 20.00

On boarding session with all bachelor's programmes

UM and FASoS Campus Tour

At FASoS, we offer our prospective students the opportunity to join a campus tour on 7 May 2025. During this campus tour, one of our student ambassadors will show you our faculty, inner city and all important UM buildings. Are you not able to come one of the aforementioned dates? Don't worry! We also offer campus tours during our Open Days, Experience Days and Introduction Days.

Can't attend one of our Campus Tours?

No worries! You can request a personal visit to see our faculty and the university as well, by signing up through the link on the right.

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Compare the FASoS bachelor's programmes

Are you curious which of our bachelor’s programmes suits you best? Would you like to know what your career opportunities are after finishing one of our four bachelor’s programmes? Are you still unsure which bachelor’s programme to choose? Below you find a useful tool to compare our bachelor’s programmes in terms of content, student profile, and career prospects.

Compare the FASoS bachelor's programmes!