Course Requirements

The Digital Public History Minor serves as a laboratory for a broader transformation in History and Digital Media and Design. Historians build upon technical skills in disciplines such as web design and animation, while aiming to understand a complex world of diverse cultures and traditions. DMD students will develop historical content expertise and a grounding in the critical thinking methods of the humanities while collaborating with researchers outside of their disciplines. 

Our emphasis is on learning to successfully implement technical skills, read critically, and merge skills from both fields together. Our students become equipped with analytical skills that will enable them to continue to learn and develop within their fields of interest.

Students are required to complete the total 15 credits from the course list below: 

HIST 3102: Topics in Public History (3 credits)

Introduction to the field of public history; in-depth study and practice of one selected topic in public history, such as exhibit design, oral history, institutional history, or archive management. With a change in content, may be repeated for credit.

DMD 3610/HIST 3103: Collaborating with Cultural Organizations I (3 credits)

Exploration of the roles that current and emerging digital media technologies play in museums, archives, and other cultural organizations' public engagements. Partner collaborations are grounded in a critical review of history, theory, and contemporary practice. Integrated service learning component. Some class sessions held at collaborating institutions on campus.

DMD 3620/HIST 3104: Collaboration with Cultural Organizations II (3 credits)

Exploration of the roles that current and emerging digital media technologies play in museums, archives, and other cultural organizations' public engagements. Partner collaborations are grounded in a critical review of history, theory, and contemporary practice. Integrated service learning component. Some class sessions held at collaborating institutions on campus.

DMD 4081: Digital Media Internship (3 credits) OR HIST 3890: Field Experience (3 credits)

DMD 4081 Supervised professional experience in the student's field of study. A minimum GPA of 2.0 is required. May be repeated for a maximum of 12 credits. Students taking this course will be assigned a final grade of S (satisfactory) or U (unsatisfactory).
HIST 3890  Supervised field work within the historical profession such as in archives, historical societies, research libraries and/or museums. With a change in content, may be repeated for credit.
 

DMD 4640: Digital Public History Project (3 credits)

Student-designed digital public history project (under faculty guidance), that is informed and shaped by the student's prior coursework in the minor.

Prerequisites

  • DMD 1101 Design Lab I 
  • Two 2000/3000-level DMD technical specialization courses (Web/Interactive Media Design, 3D Animation, Game Design, etc.)

 

  • HIST 2100 The Historian’s Craft
  • Two 2000/3000-level history courses (US, Asian, Latin American, etc.)