Digital Public Humanities Minor

Digital Public Humanities is the application of digital technology to the discovery, development, and dissemination of knowledge in the humanities.  The public focus of digital humanities at Messiah University supports both the mission of the University to serve church and society as well as our specific desire that the humanities serve the common good. The Digital Public Humanities minor allows you to combine new media with the study and interpretation of the humanities in a range of public projects. In the digital public humanities, you will engage the terrain of faith and human culture as you produce, reflect on and shape ideas and experiences in the digital age.

(18 credits)

Complete the following for your minor:

HUMA 205Digital Public Humanities

1

Six credits from the following Digital Public Humanities courses:

COMM 217Introduction to Film

3

COMM 330Multimedia Storytelling

3

COMM 382History and Theory of Digital Media

3

HIST 294Digital History

3

HIST 393Public History

3

Three credits from a designated upper-level DPH designated course.

See the Digital Public Humanities coordinator for complete list of DPH-designated courses.

Six credits from the following Digital Skills courses:

Students may select any of the following courses to fulfill these six credits, but are encouraged to choose one of the following chosen digital tracks

Digital Media and Design:

ART 236Graphic Design and Visual Culture: Seeing, Thinking, Making

3

ART 237Typography and Visual Communications

3

ART 312Digital Imaging

3

ART 336Interactive Design

3

ART 338Digital Illustration

3

ART 352Digital Photography

3

Computer and Information Science:

CIS 181Computer Programming I

3

CIS 191Web Development: Client Side

3

CIS 284Computer Programming II

3

CIS 287Introduction to Game Design

3

CIS 291Web Development: Server Side

3

GIS 245Introduction to Geographic Information Systems

3

Film and Video:

COMM 203Basic Video&Editing Techniques

3

COMM 207Communication Design

3

COMM 363Documentary and Promotional Film

3

ART 336, ART 338, ART 352, CIS 284, CIS 287, CIS 291, COMM 363: These courses require additional prerequisites, which would increase the total credits required for the minor.

Five credits of Humanities Projects distributed over at least two academic terms:

HUMA 220Humanities Projects I

1-2

HUMA 320Humanities Projects II

1-3

HUMA 420Humanities Projects III

2-3