Digital Social Science

LUT’s social scientists will solve challenges of the digitalised future at the interface between people and technology.

Robotisation, new AI applications, social media platforms, and real-time big data on human behaviour online and offline bring new challenges to people’s everyday life and well-being. How we adapt new-generation digital technologies will influence our behaviour and society.

The world of work and companies need experts who can anticipate the social and societal impacts of technologies.

You will be able to work in numerous professional fields with job titles such as data analyst, data scientist, user experience researcher, consultant, director of human resources, and head of community relations.

Career prospects

This Digital Social Science program from LUT University specialises in the human factors and societal impacts of traditional and emerging digital technologies.

The program includes aspects of well-being and the social sustainability of digital transitions. As a graduate, you will understand the impacts of digital technologies on people’s practices and well-being and the functioning of societies.

Courses include:

• Methodological Tools to Study Sustainability in Social Sciences

• Transition Studies and Innovation Policy

• Public Policy Analysis

• Economy and Society

• Digital Welfare States

• Political Economy of Digital Transformation