The Minor in Digital Methods in the Humanities introduces fundamental computational and digital methods for research in the humanistic disciplines and for assessing the impact of digital methods on the production of knowledge. Foundational courses provide practice in programming, textual encoding, data mining, and information visualization. Additional coursework highlights the historical and social contexts and the ethical questions associated with digital methods of producing, consuming, and analyzing culture and cultural artifacts. Students completing this minor will be well equipped for advanced study in the digital humanities and for employment in fields across the humanities.
Complete all courses listed below unless otherwise indicated. Also complete any corequisite labs, recitations, clinicals, or tools courses where specified.
Required Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete two courses from each group and an additional course from either group. | 20 | |
| Digital and Computational Methods | ||
| Social Networks | ||
| Reading and Writing in the Digital Age | ||
| Technologies of Text | ||
| Digital Methods for Social Sciences and Humanities | ||
or CS 2500 | Fundamentals of Computer Science 1 | |
| Bostonography: The City through Data, Texts, Maps, and Networks | ||
| Digital Storytelling and Social Media | ||
| Ethics and Evolutionary Games | ||
| Culture, Society, and Value in the Digital Age | ||
| Nationalism | ||
| Communication in a Digital Age | ||
| Cyberlaw: Privacy, Ethics, and Digital Rights | ||
| Writing for Social Media: Theory and Practice | ||
| Technologies of Text | ||
| Digital Media Culture | ||
| Technology and Human Values | ||
| The Twenty-First-Century Workplace | ||
| Computers and Society | ||
| Digital Feminisms | ||
GPA Requirement
2.000 GPA required in the minor