DH 5500. Archival Research. (3 Credits)

Students will learn best practices for locating, organizing, and disseminating archives to a variety of audiences. Students will also learn how to use current archival software systems.
Prerequisite: DH 540.

DH 5900. Special Topics in Digital Humanities. (3 Credits)

This course will focus on special topics in the digital humanities. It may be repeated, provided the topics are different.

DH 6000. Digital Humanities Practicum. (3 Credits)

The practicum consists of supervised work in a variety of areas such as digital archiving, digital pedagogy, web research and design, art curator, library studies, etc. The topic of the internship is determined in conjunction with the responsible faculty, the on-site supervisor, and the student. Students are responsible for completing weekly analyses in which they connect their practicums to relevant course content and creating a final research project due at the end of the session. They are also required to document 75 hours of supervised work in order to meet the course requirements. Note: The student must complete all 5000-level coursework before beginning the practicum.

DH 6010. Thesis I. (3 Credits)

Proposal and Literature Review: This course is the first in a two-course sequence for students who wish to write a thesis. Students will prepare a proposal for their thesis. Once the proposal is approved by the advisor, students will write the literature review in a traditional paper or digital format. This course is a pre-requisite for DH 6020 Thesis II.

DH 6020. Thesis II. (3 Credits)

Writing and Defense: This course is the second part in a two-course sequence required for students who wish to write a thesis. Students will develop the remaining sections of their thesis based on the proposal and literature review created in DH 6010 (Thesis I). In addition, students are required to present their work (paper or multimodal composition) before the end of the semester in which Thesis II is taken. Depending on a students’ geographical location, the defense may be presented in person or via an online modality.
Prerequisites: (DH 610 or 6010).