Build a diverse skill set and join a community of innovative thinkers combining technology and the humanities by adding a digital humanities minor.
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Minor in Digital Humanities and Social Sciences

DHSS minors combine computational skills with humanistic methods and research questions. DHSS minors develop a strong, interdisciplinary skillset that facilitates cross-disciplinary and collaborative projects.

What our minors say

The Digital Humanities minor was an opportunity where I was able to explore new opportunities and embrace the complex and beautiful nature of this discipline. This minor enriched my major education in Mass Communications. I was introduced to new software, taught unique ways of collecting qualitative data and using creative approaches to make that data accessible to the public, and gave me a better understanding of a holistic approach to the humanities. This program gave me essential knowledge to bring into my career in healthcare communications, where I now have the skillset to help support and serve rural hospitals and their communities.

Mikayla Wilhelm
Class of 2022

Going through the process of getting a minor in the Digital Humanities has been both beneficial and enlightening. I get to learn computer skills that I would not have previously learned through regular humanities classes and I get to relate this technical knowledge to literature in ways that make me expand my understanding of textual studies. This minor helps me understand the advancement and preservation of the field of English studies.

Gabrielle Borders
Class of 2018

My digital humanities minor allowed me to combine two passions of mine: computers and the humanities. This has made my education more well-rounded and improved my marketability to both jobs and grad school. The minor is the reason why I have a job now as the IRIS Technician.

Ben Ostermeier
Class of 2016