Digital Technology & Culture, Certificate (1809)
Program Coordinator
The digital technology and culture certificate emphasizes thinking and practice at the intersections of digital technology and the humanities. Students within the certificate will utilize theories, methods, and methodologies for work across disciplines. They will use digital and computational tools in pursuit of humanities-based research questions, while also critically interrogating digital culture, data, and computational methods. They will develop research methodologies across disciplines as they pursue inquiry at the intersections of digital technology and culture.
This certificate requires 19 credit hours and can be completed in as few as 3 academic terms, with some elective courses cross-listed between academic programs. Required courses are offered every year.
This certificate is available to students from any major and has been designed with consideration of transfer students and dual-credit students entering WKU with required courses. Additionally, the certificate is available to non-traditional students wishing to earn solely this undergraduate certificate. All classes must be completed with a “C” or higher.
Program Requirements (19 hours)
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Core Courses | ||
| DTC 100 | Introduction to Digital Technology and Culture | 3 |
| UX 220 | Introduction to User Experience Design | 3 |
| DTC 400 | Capstone in Digital Technology and Culture | 1 |
| 3 hours in Logic chosen from the following: | 3 | |
| Introduction to Programming | ||
or CS 170 | Problem Solving and Programming | |
| Problem Solving and Programming | ||
| Computer Science I | ||
| Logic, Argument, and Practical Reasoning | ||
| Symbolic Logic | ||
| 3 hours in Digital Tools chosen from the following: | 3 | |
| Digital Tools in Advertising & Public Relations | ||
| Digital Media | ||
| Introduction to Digital Texts and Media | ||
or COMM 212 | Introduction to Digital Texts and Media | |
| Oral History | ||
| Spatial History | ||
| User Interface Design | ||
| Introduction to Developing and Prototyping for Interactive Design | ||
| Mobile Media Storytelling | ||
| 3 hours in Ethics chosen from the following: | 3 | |
| Why Are Bad People Bad? | ||
| Social Ethics | ||
| Philosophy of Mind: Minds and Machines | ||
| Early Modern Moral Philosophy | ||
| Ethical Theory | ||
| Philosophy of Law | ||
| 3 hours advisor-approved upper-level humanities elective chosen from one of the following disciplines: ANTH, ART, CHIN, DANC, ENG, FILM, FLK, HIST, MUS, PHIL, RELS, SPAN, THEA, VJP | 3 | |
| Total Hours | 19 | |