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  Minor in Digital Cultures

      30 Units

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      The digital humanities explore enduring questions about human culture by using digital tools creatively and critically to gather, mine, organize, visualize and disseminate information. This discipline encompasses all areas in the arts and humanities. Projects can include mining of large-scale historical census data, exploring work on computational linguistics and computer-assisted language learning, or mapping patterns of sound and image in contemporary music videos or theatrical performances. One of the fundamental premises of digital humanities is that culture and technology are interactive and interdependent. By using and developing digital tools and applying them to information, we can enhance our knowledge and understanding of human culture and technology.

      This program is offered in English and in French.

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      The table below includes only discipline-specific courses. Please refer to the Academic Regulations for information on including a minor to your degree.

      Requirements for this program have been modified. Please consult the 2024-2025 calendars for the previous requirements.

      Course List
        Code                                                                         Title                                Units  
        DCN 1100                                                                     Arts and Digital Cultures            3 Units
        DCN 2100                                                                     Workshop in Digital Cultures         3 Units
        DCN 3300                                                                     Selected Topics in Digital Cultures  3 Units
        18 optional course units from the list of optional courses                   18 Units                           
        3 optional course units at the 4000 level from the list of optional courses  3 Units                            
        Total:                                                                       30 Units                           
        

        List of Optional Courses

        Course List
          Code      Title                                     Units    
          ART 1331  Introduction to Analog Photography        3 Units  
          CIN 2102  History of Cinema II: since 1960          3 Units  
          CIN 3101  Cinema, Nation and Identity               3 Units  
          CIN 3103  Theories of Cinema                        3 Units  
          CMN 1160  Introduction to Media Studies             3 Units  
          CMN 2158  Multimedia I                              3 Units  
          CMN 2170  New Media                                 3 Units  
          CMN 4170  Social Uses of New Media                  3 Units  
          DCN 1101  Digital Literacy                          3 Units  
          DCN 1300  Special Topics in Digital Cultures        3 Units  
          DCN 2300  Special Topics in Digital Cultures        3 Units  
          DCN 3300  Selected Topics in Digital Cultures       3 Units  
          DCN 3311  Advanced Workshop in Digital Cultures I   1 Unit   
          DCN 3312  Advanced Workshop in Digital Cultures II  1.5 Units
          DCN 4300  Selected Topics in Digital Cultures       3 Units  
          ENG 3170  Writing for Digital Media II              3 Units  
          ENG 3171  Communication in the Information Age      3 Units  
          FRA 2700  Développer sa méthode de travail          3 Units  
          FRA 3578  Critique et chronique culturelles         3 Units  
          GEG 2320  GIS and the Digital Earth                 3 Units  
          HIS 3305  The Making of the Digital Age             3 Units  
          MUS 3315  Music and Computers I                     3 Units  
          PED 3119  Integrating Technology in the Classroom   3 Units  
          PHI 2170  Logic I                                   3 Units  
          PHI 2172  Philosophy of Mind                        3 Units  
          PHI 2394  Scientific Thought and Social Values      3 Units  
          PHI 3171  Logic II                                  3 Units  
          SRS 3100  Religion in a Digital Age                 3 Units  
          
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