Digital Humanities, Minor
- Contacts:
- Website: https://www.marshall.edu/dh/
Course Requirements
To earn a minor in Digital Humanities, a student must complete at least 15 credits in approved Digital Humanities courses with a minimum GPA of 2.5. Other requirements:
- Students must take DH 201 Intro to Digital Humanities
- 12 additional credit hours in courses related to Digital Humanities.
- Because this is an interdisciplinary minor, students must complete coursework in at least 3 academic departments.
- At least 9 credit hours must have been completed at Marshall University. Students may utilize up to 6 credit hours in Digital Humanities coursework completed at another accredited institution with the approval of the Director of Digital Humanities.
- At least 6 of 15 credit hours must be in courses numbered 300 or above.
- In addition to the courses on the following list, students may include up to 9 credits earned in Special Topics courses, including Honors Seminars, and up to 3 credits earned in Independent Study, provided these courses have been approved by the Director of Digital Humanities for completion of the Digital Humanities minor.
- No courses taken on a credit/no credit basis can count toward completion of the minor.
Courses
Among the courses that may fulfill the Digital Humanities minor are the following:
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
ANT 464  | Design, Planning & Health | 3 |
| ANT 465 | Disaster, Culture & Health | 3 |
| ART 219 | Foundations: Frame/Time | 3 |
| ART 318 | Art/Design for Websites | 3 |
| CS 110 | Computer Science I | 3 |
| CS 120 | Computer Science II | 3 |
| DH 201 | Intro to Digital Humanities | 3 |
| ENG 263 | Intro Digital Literary Studies | 3 |
| ENG 408 | Writing in the Digital World | 3 |
| GEO 110 | Basic GIS | 1 |
| GEO 111 | Air Photos & Satellite Imagery | 1 |
| GEO 112 | Smartphone GPS | 1 |
| GEO 113 | Web GIS | 1 |
| GEO 426 | Principles of GIS | 4 |
| JMC 241 | Media Design | 3 |
| JMC 260 | Digital Imaging for JMC | 3 |
| JMC 361 | Digital Presence | 3 |
| JMC 462 | Web Design for Mass Media | 3 |
The following courses count toward a Digital Humanities minor only when taught by approved faculty. Please check the program website or e-mail the Director of Digital Humanities for a list of approved faculty.
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ENG 344 | Introduction to Film Studies | 3 |
| ENG 440 | Selected Topics in Film | 3 |
| HST 303 | American Military History | 3 |
| HST 312 | African-American History | 3 |
| HST 437 | Seminar in Public History | 3 |
| HST 438 | Stuff and Things in History | 3 |