Undergraduate Courses

Requirements


Lower Division (one required): Each of these classes introduces students to the use of digital tools and methodologies to examine complex cultural, social, and historical dynamics. Minors are strongly encouraged to take either INF STD 20 or 30. See the master list for the full list of options.

Upper Division: In addition to the Lower Division course, Minors need to take:

      1. DH 101
      2. One upper division course, DH 110 – 160, and
      3. Three other upper-division electives, which may be DH courses or courses from other disciplines. See the master list for the list of options from other disciplines.

Capstone:Minors must also take either DH 187 (capstone seminar) or DH 198/199 (small research group or independent study).

Course Codes:

    • DH 110: User Experience Design
    • DH 120: Social Media Data Analytics
    • DH 125: Data Analysis for Social and Cultural Research
    • DH 131: Digital Mapping and Critical Geographic Information Systems
    • DH 140: Programming for Humanists
    • DH M145: Text Analysis
    • DH 150/151: Special topics
    • DH 187: Capstone seminar
    • DH 199: Capstone (independent study or small group)

DH 195 Internships

The DH Program does not have any DH 195 Internships approved for 2023-2024. If you are already working closely with a DH affiliated faculty member and have identified a possible internship together, then first consult with your faculty sponsor to see whether they would be willing to supervise your 195.

Course Petitions

Please fill out this form if you’d like to petition for an elective. Include all the information you can, including a syllabus, if available. Petitions will be reviewed at least once per quarter. Please email Deanna Finlay if you have additional questions.

How to register for a DH 199 course:

    1. Identify a capstone course (see below for upcoming courses)
    2. Contact the professor who is offering the course to express your interest and ask if they have room. If not, repeat step 1. If they do:
    3. Fill out a course contract on My UCLA. Each online contract form is customized for a specific course number. Before filling out the form, the student should prepare a short description of the proposed course of study, nature of faculty supervision, and type of tangible evidence of work completed to be presented at the course conclusion. The form provides instructions for completion, printing, signatures, and further steps.
    4. Email the completed course contract to your 199 professor and our SAO, Deanna Finlay, deanna@humnet.ucla.edu.

That’s it! Your professor will confirm via email that they have approved your enrollment in their 199, and Deanna will finalize your registration.

Questions?

Contact our SAO, Deanna Finlay at deanna@humnet.ucla.edu

 

 

Winter 2025

  • DH 101 – Introduction to Digital Humanities

    Instructor:

    Foundation course for students in Digital Humanities minor, providing theoretical and conceptual framework for understanding genesis of digital world. Use of contemporary cultural-historical methodology to focus on rise of new media and information technologies in 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries, such as photography, film, radio, television, Internet, and World Wide Web and their impact on how individuals, groups, and cultures experienced their worlds.

  • DH 131 – Digital Mapping and Critical Geographic Information Systems

    Instructor: Wendy Kurtz

    Introduction to digital mapping and critical geographic information systems. Study of basic data types including geographic, structured, and unstructured. Students engage with fundamental mapping practices such as geolocating structured data, working with open data through web mapping technologies, georeferencing historical maps, and creating location-based narratives and visualizations. Through project-based learning, students discover how to manage and apply data to wide range of digital mapping technologies. Consideration of how to incorporate these concepts into humanities and social sciences research.

  • DH 150 – Advanced Topics in Digital Humanities

    Instructor:

    Introduction to advanced research methods or thematic issues in digital humanities such as database and visualization technologies, social media technologies, application programming interfaces, and digital mapping to acquire familiarity with particular set of technologies by learning practical research methods and theoretical issues to carry out advanced research in this area.

  • DH 187 – Capstone Seminar in Digital Humanities

    Instructor:

    Students are guided in development and realization of collaborative digital humanities research project. Students learn to develop and refine research question, carry out advanced research in digital humanities, and present results of their research to their peers. Students participate in structured trainings, work with classmates to select suitable research topics, give weekly updates about their research process, and develop presentation of project. Librarians and members of Digital Research Consortium introduce students to available digital collections, archives, and other resources at UCLA.