Become a Digital Scholar
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Create - Digital projects and analyses through a wide range of technologies and methods
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Critique - How digital technologies are changing the way we do research and think about the world
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Connect - With like-minded students, staff, and faculty from across the College of Arts and Letters
Declare the Minor
You can declare the minor through MyMadison. Some courses may be counted for credit retroactively. More About the Minor
Requirements
The minor is 18 credits and includes courses from across the College of Arts and Letters. There is one required course: DS 101 Foundations in Digital Studies. This course can be taken at any point in the minor, but earlier is better. The full list of courses will be available in the 2025-2026 Course Catalog.
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Current Courses
| Semester | Instructor | Contact | Department | Course Name | Course Code |
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| Fall 2025 | Burgers, Johannes | Contact | English | Foundations in Digital Studies | DS 101 |
| Fall 2025 | Hu, Di | Contact | Anthropology | Archaeology of Empires and Rebels | ANTH 302 |
| Fall 2025 | Solometo, Julie | Contact | Anthropology | Spatial Analysis for Anthropologists | ANTH 410 |
| Fall 2025 | Lo, Dennis | Contact | English | Advanced Studies in Film Theory | ENG 380/SMAD 380 |
| Fall 2025 | McCleary, Kristen | Contact | History | Latin American Urban History: Plazas, Protests, and Processions | HIST 302 |
| Summer 2025 | Breneman, Daisy | Contact | Justice Studies | Justice in Literature, Film, and Art | JUST 365 |
| Fall 2025 | Watkins, Case | Contact | Justice Studies | Mapping Justice | JUST 339 |
| Fall 2025 | Aleman, Carlos | Contact | SCOM | Immigrant Advocacy | SCOM 356 |
| Fall 2025 | Zheng, Nan | Contact | SMAD | New Media & Society | SMAD 470 |
| Fall 2025 | Galarreta, Diana | Contact | World Languages and Cultures | Spanish for Medical Professionals I | SPAN 365 |
| Fall 2025 | Galarreta, Diana | Contact | World Languages and Cultures | Spanish for Medical Professionals II | SPAN 375 |
| Fall 2025 | Purington, Sandra | Contact | WRTC | Content Strategy | WRTC 412 |
Courses for Spring 2026 will be posted by mid-Fall 2025