Minor in Textual Studies and Digital Humanities

Requirements

25 credits, including:

— At least 2 courses from the core sequence of courses (click on course title to see course in MyPlan):

• TXTDS 401 Text Technologies (5, max. 10) A&H/SSc
• TXTDS 402 Book Arts (5, max. 10) A&H
• TXTDS 403 Archives, Data, and Databases (5, max. 10) A&H/SSc
• TXTDS 404 Texts, Publics and Publication (5, max. 10) A&H/SSc
• TXTDS 413 Texts, Data, and Computation (5, max. 10) A&H/RSN
• TXTDS 414 Digital Editing and Text Processing for Publication (5, max. 10) A&H/SSc.

— 2 additional courses from our list of approved electives. These include any of the core courses above (which may be repeated once). And courses from the list below. This list is regularly updated. Other courses may count as well towards the elective requirement, if they are relevant. Please contact us with any questions.

— And TXTDS 405 Capstone. The capstone entails a project — an edition, exhibit, traditional research paper, portfolio, or another type of project pertinent to the topics and goals of the minor, including potentially an internship — undertaken over the course of a quarter, under the guidance of a chosen faculty advisor or a librarian. The capstone can be completed in any quarter, including the summer. Check out more information about the TXTDS capstone at the capstone page.

Courses for the academic year are posted here (keep in mind that there can be changes to this schedule).

*** Note that TXTDS courses often fill up quickly. If you are interested in the minor or have already declared it, and would like to a take a particular course in the program, please reach out to one of the email contacts listed below in advance of registration and let us know. We can reserve slots for you.

How to sign up?

The Textual Studies and Digital Humanities is an open interdisciplinary minor, with no prerequisites. You can sign up for the minor at any point. You sign up for the minor with your major advisor. Instructions for signing up for minors at the UW, along with answers to other questions at the Undergraduate Advising Minors page.

Questions, Contacts, and Advising

• If you have questions about the minor — about the requirements; the courses (their content; when they are scheduled; concerns about getting a seat); how to sign up for the minor; what to do for the capstone and when to do it, etc. — you can write to Geoffrey Turnovsky or text@uw.edu. We try to keep the page of current and upcoming courses as up to date as possible. But reach out if you have any questions.

• The Textual Studies and Digital Humanities Minor is advised by Humanities Academic Services. If you have questions relating to your degree audit, to requirements, and to fitting minor courses in with your overall course load, you can schedule an appointment with one of the advisors here.

• For up-to-date information about the minor, the requirements and TXTDS courses, as well as events and opportunities relevant to undergraduates in the minor or interested in the minor, sign up for our TXTDS minor mailing list.