Minor in Textual Studies and Digital Humanities

Requirements

25 credits, including:

At least 2 courses from the core sequence

Click on a course title to see it 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 the approved electives list

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.

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 on our courses page (keep in mind that there can be changes to this schedule).

How to Declare

The Textual Studies and Digital Humanities Minor 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, are at the Undergraduate Advising Minors page.

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 (HAS). 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 at the HAS website.

• 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.

Approved Electives

The following courses have been approved as electives for the minor. Courses marked as upcoming are being offered in 2026–2027. This list is updated regularly — other courses may also count if they are relevant. Please contact us with any questions.