Digital Methods in the Humanities, Minor

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 

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Complete two courses from each group and an additional course from either group.		20
Digital and Computational Methods
COMM 2105	Social Networks
ENGL 1450	Reading and Writing in the Digital Age
ENGL 3340	Technologies of Text
INSH 1500	Digital Methods for Social Sciences and Humanities
or CS 2500	Fundamentals of Computer Science 1
INSH 2102	Bostonography: The City through Data, Texts, Maps, and Networks
JRNL 3610	Digital Storytelling and Social Media
PHIL 2001	Ethics and Evolutionary Games
Culture, Society, and Value in the Digital Age
CLTR 3418	Nationalism
COMM 1255	Communication in a Digital Age
CY 5240	Cyberlaw: Privacy, Ethics, and Digital Rights
ENGL 3340	Technologies of Text
MSCR 3420	Digital Media Culture
PHIL 1145	Technology and Human Values
SOCL 1280	The Twenty-First-Century Workplace
SOCL 4528	Technology and Society
WMNS 2505	Digital Feminisms

GPA Requirement

2.000 GPA required in the minor