Program Overview
Digital Humanities Program
The Digital Humanities program at Loyola University Chicago offers a comprehensive curriculum that combines humanities disciplines with computer assistance in conducting or presenting research. The program includes a variety of courses that introduce students to the digital humanities, computing, and design.
Course Descriptions
- DIGH 400: Introduction to Digital Humanities Research (3 Credit Hours)
- Enrollment in DIGH 400 is the prerequisite for DIGH 401, 402, 500, 595.
- An introduction to the digital humanities, work in a variety of humanities disciplines--literature, art, philosophy, theology, and history--that involves computer assistance in conducting or presenting research.
- Outcomes: Knowledge of how computing affects research in humanities, critical thinking about technology and humanities, awareness of broad social and ethical questions surrounding old and new, print and digital, media in contemporary culture.
- DIGH 401: Introduction to Computing (3 Credit Hours)
- DIGH 400 co-enrollment.
- Primarily for DH students, the course combines historical study with a hands-on approach to computers and their growing role in academic research, publishing, libraries, and the arts.
- Outcomes: Procedural literacy, historical knowledge of hardware and software platforms, ability to be a scholar-programmer or to collaborate fruitfully with scholar-programmers.
- DIGH 402: Digital Humanities Design (3 Credit Hours)
- Introduces students to design and human computer interaction.
- Outcomes: Students gain practical experience with design, testing, and building ethical digital projects.
- DIGH 403: Introduction to Web Application Development (3 Credit Hours)
- DIGH 400, DIGH 401, DIGH 402.
- This course studies the concepts, methods, and tools used in the analysis, design, implementation, testing, and deployment of typical multi-tier web applications.
- Course equivalencies: X- DIGH403/CPST342/COMP342.
- Outcomes: Experience with commonly used web application development frameworks.
- DIGH 405: Special Topics in Digital Humanities (3 Credit Hours)
- Special topics in Digital Humanities or new approaches of current interest to the instructor.
- Outcomes: Dependent upon course topic; must be approved by GPD.
- DIGH 499: Independent Study in Digital Humanities (1-3 Credit Hours)
- Students work under the direction of a faculty member on a particular area of interest within Digital Humanities.
- Outcomes: Students advance their research projects with direct and regular input from a faculty member.
- DIGH 500: Digital Humanities Practicum (3 Credit Hours)
- DIGH 400 and DIGH 402.
- This course invites students to learn about and engage in collaborative project-building.
- Outcomes: A collaborative contribution to a digital humanities research project run by a faculty or staff member and sponsored by the CTSDH.
- DIGH 501: Digital Humanities Project (3 Credit Hours)
- DIGH 400 and DIGH 402.
- In this capstone, students will apply skills they've learned throughout the program, and develop new technological and research skills as the project demands.
- Outcomes: A working, practical final digital humanities project published online.
- DIGH 605: Master's Study (0 Credit Hours)
- Students register for this course to maintain active enrollment in the Graduate School during the fall or spring semesters if they are not registered for any graduate class at the master's level while finishing up any MA requirements, such as their field examinations and research project.
- Outcomes: Advancement to degree completion.
Program Overview
The Digital Humanities program is designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the intersection of humanities disciplines and computer technology. The program includes a range of courses that introduce students to the principles and practices of digital humanities, including research methods, design, and project development. Students in the program will gain practical experience with digital tools and technologies, as well as critical thinking and problem-solving skills. The program is suitable for students who are interested in pursuing a career in digital humanities, as well as those who wish to apply digital humanities methods and tools to their work in other fields.