Digital Humanities
MIT's Comparative Media Studies/Writing program offers this course on applying computational methods to humanities research. Students study data representation, digital archives, information visualization, and user interaction through contemporary case studies, then apply those concepts to real-world projects built for scholarly, educational, and public audiences. Coursework includes building prototypes, writing design papers, and running user studies to evaluate them. The course treats digital humanities as both a theoretical field and a practical craft, asking students to move from reading about archives and visualization tools to constructing their own. Materials are available free through MIT OpenCourseWare, including the syllabus and project assignments, with no certificate offered. It suits students interested in how computing reshapes archival research, media studies, and public-facing scholarship.