Do I need to be ‘techy’?

You do not need to be a self-identified ‘techy’ to be successful. If you can write an email, use a wordprocessor, or an online bibliographic catalogue, you can learn what you need to know. Part of the journey in the program is to learn how to look inside the black box of our computing devices, to figure out what assumptions are left unsaid, and to turn the power of computing towards our humanistic goals. We work with you to identify what aspects of the digital world are germane to your research, and how to achieve the necessary proficiency so you can do your research.

Students in past years have learned how to data mine, do text analysis, do network analyses, build databases and website, sonify data, or represent historical arguments via video gaming.