How does technology change the way we read, write, think, and communicate? How does technology influence behaviors and actions? Technology is a meaning-making, community-building tool. In this class, students will consider what that means for us and our communities.

ENG 365 explores the advantages and disadvantages of technology. This course will focus on texts, images, audio, design, access, information, and data. Additionally, the class will study various digital mediums and platforms, how information gets produced and circulates in digital environments, and reflect on how individuals create, innovate, design, and use images and audio to communicate.

This course is worth three (3) credit hours.

The digital humanities, and digital history in particular, has revolutionized the way we study and learn about history. Data mining, digitization, and Geographic Information Systems have changed how we gather and analyze data, while sites like Wikipedia, blogs, open-access journals, and social media are transforming traditional publishing.

This course engages with these cutting-edge developments by introducing students to digital history and the ways in which technology has transformed how we can share history with public audiences.

Topics vary by instructor and semester, but can include digital exhibits, crowdsourcing, podcasting, data mining, and gaming, among others.

This course is worth three (3) credit hours.

Modeled after the sciences, this apprenticeship-style course will assist students in developing advanced skills in a specific DH methodology by working on a sophisticated, grant-funded faculty research project. Students will receive full contributor credit for their work while also contributing to the research mission of the university.

This course has no prerequisites, is held virtually (either synchronously or asynchronously), and is worth three (3) credit hours.

This course provides students with an introduction to the field of Digital Humanities (DH), namely a broad understanding of DH skills, such as text and network analysis, metadata methods, digitization, and mapping.

Students will master new forms of humanities writing and communication for the public such as blogging, podcasts, and wikis that encourage accessibility within and beyond academia.

This course is held virtually (either synchronously or asynchronously) and is worth three (3) credit hours.

Modeled after the sciences, this apprenticeship-style course will assist students in developing advanced skills in a specific DH methodology by working on a sophisticated, grant-funded faculty research project. Students will receive full contributor credit for their work while also contributing to the research mission of the university.

This course has no prerequisites, is held virtually (either synchronously or asynchronously), and is worth three (3) credit hours.

During this supervised internship course, students gain experience by working on a USM faculty member’s digital and/or public humanities project. This course emphasizes interdisciplinary research methods, technical skills, project management, and experiential learning.

This course has no prerequisites and is worth three (3) credit hours, but can be repeated up to six (6) hours.