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Introduction to Digital History
HIST 1993

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Description

This course trains students in a range of digital methods used for the acquisition, analysis, and visualization of data in the context of historical research. Beyond developing practical skills, students will learn how to critically evaluate the potential and limitations of new technologies, and how to integrate them into their work in a careful, theoretically informed way.

History Concentrators: History 1993 may be counted towards the distribution requirements of the History concentration on request.

School Faculty of Arts & Sciences
Credits 4
Cross Reg

Available for Harvard Cross Registration

Department History
Course Component Conference Course
Subject History
Grading Basis FAS Letter Graded
Exam/Final Deadline Dec. 18, 2026
General Education N/A
Quantitative Reasoning with Data N/A
Divisional Distribution Social Sciences
Course Level For Undergraduate and Graduate Students