Digital Humanities Minor
The way we approach humanities subjects, such as English, history, philosophy, and religious studies, began to change with the advent of the internet. Over past decades, new digital tools and techniques have expanded our subjects and practices of studying these fields. The minor in digital humanities prepares students to enter this new world, equipping them with skills in digital text analysis, data visualization, mapping and geospatial studies, the creation of multimedia archives, and forms of digital storytelling. While learning how to create digital humanities projects, students will have opportunities to study global cultural expressions that emerge through new forms of digital reading, writing, and gaming.
Program's Admission Requirements
Students wishing to declare the Digital Humanities minor complete a brief form and then connected with the Director of the Digital Humanities Minor (currently Assistant Professor Mattie Burkert) for further advising.
Digital Humanities Minor Requirements
Courses used to fulfill the minor requirements must be taken for a letter grade and passed with a grade of mid-C or better.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ENG 250 | Literature and Digital Culture | 4 |
| LIB/DSCI 350M | Humanities Research Data Management (Humanities Research Data Management) 1 | 4 |
| ENG 470 | Technologies and Texts Capstone | 4 |
| Three Additional Courses: 2 | 12 | |
| Understanding Contemporary Art | ||
| Introduction to Film and Media | ||
| Media Aesthetics | ||
| Remix Cultures | ||
| Digital Cinema | ||
| Film, Media, and Culture | ||
| New Media and Digital Culture: [Topic] | ||
| Fluency with Information Technology | ||
| Introduction to Web Programming | ||
| Introduction to Programming and Problem Solving | ||
| Computer Science I | ||
| Foundations of Data Science I | ||
| Foundations of Data Science II | ||
| Television Studies | ||
| Our Digital Earth | ||
| Geographies of Outdoor Adventure | ||
| The World and Big Data | ||
| Society, Culture, and Place | ||
| GIScience I | ||
| GIScience II | ||
| Geospatial Project Design | ||
| Making Sense of Media | ||
| Media History | ||
| Elements of Electronic Music | ||
| Data Sonification | ||
| Internet, Society, and Philosophy | ||
| Data Ethics | ||
| Technology Ethics: [Topic] | ||
| Mass Media and American Politics | ||
| Politics and Film | ||
| Internship: [Topic] | ||
| Sociology of the Mass Media | ||
| Science, Technology, and Gender | ||
| Total Credits | 24 | |
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This requirement may also be fulfilled by LIB 410 (Spring 2023).
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At least one class must at the upper division level. To ensure interdisciplinary, these three courses must come from at least two different departments.
ENG 470/570 (capstone course) must be taken in residence. All other courses can be taken as traditional, hybrid, or online courses at UO or at other universities offering comparable courses. Transfer credits from other institutions must be approved by the DH coordinator in order to count for credit in the minor.