Applied Digital Option

The Applied Digital Option prepares students in the use of digital methods to manage and interrogate information, and educates them in how to disseminate their findings in creative ways. It builds students' abilities to research, critique and analyze a variety of social, historical, political and economic issues using contemporary digital technologies (mapping, electronic literary analysis, digitization, analytics and advanced visualization techniques). The Applied Digital Option introduces students to the multimedia skills they need to succeed in an age of digital information.

The Option's two pathways – Design and Application – introduce student to creative project designs using multimedia and to digital research using techniques that allow them to manage and interpret large volumes of data. The focus of the Design Pathway is on the creation of multimedia projects. Students are introduced to the software tools they need in order to express their ideas in creative and effective ways. The focus of the Applications Pathway is on the collection and analysis of "big data" and its rendering in ways that facilitate interpretation.

To apply to the Option, students must submit the Program Selection Form on the Office of the Registrar website. Previous computer experience is not required.

The Applied Digital Option consists of 4.0 credits (0.5 required, 2.0 from the pathways and 1.5 from the elective list). All Honours program students are eligible to apply for the Applied Digital Option. A cumulative GPA of 7.00 in the courses specific to the Applied Digital Option is required to graduate.

• At least 2.0 of the required 4.0 credits in the option must be outside the major.
• Completion of the option requirements will result in an "Applied Digital Option" designation on the student transcript.
• The option is administered by the Department of History. For advice on the option, students should consult the History undergraduate advisor.

Required Course (0.5 credit)
DH100 - Digital Creativity

Pathway Courses (2.0 credits; students may specialize in one pathway, but are encouraged to choose courses from both):

Design Pathway
CP104 - Introduction to Programming
CP202 - Website Design
DH200 - Digital Narratives
DH300 - Digital Editing and Publishing
HI393 - Multimedia Applications in History

Applications Pathway
AR250 - Digital Heritage and Archaeology
DH299 - Applied Digital Special Topics
GESC251 - Cartography
GG351 - Thematic Cartography and Geovisualization
GG368 - Computer Applications in Geography 
GG369 - Geographical Information Systems
GG469 - Advanced Geographical Information Systems
ML305 - Medievalism in Video Games
PO360 - Citizen Politics
PO465 - Media Analysis for Politics and Policy in a Digital Age

Elective Courses (1.5 credits from among any of the following list of courses):

Programming courses:
CP164 - Data Structures I,
CP212 - Windows Application Programming,
CP213 - Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming,
CP363 - Database I.

Statistics courses:
EC205 - Introduction to Applied Statistics
PO218 - Answering Questions in Political Science: Research in Practice
ST259 - Probability I
ST260 - Introduction to Statistics 
SY280 - Quantitative Methods
SY382 - Social Statistics

Critical Perspectives courses:
AN347 - Science, Technology and Culture 
AR341 - Analytical Archaeology and Data Management
CS213 - Technology and Society 
CS325 - Digital Media and Culture
CS350 - Political Economy of Communication and Culture 
CS353 - Internet Studies
CS371 - Social Media and Social Life 
EN281 - Contemporary Science Fiction 
EN381 - Gaming and Narrative Theory 
FS345 - Film Theory and Mass Media
FS348 - Film Theory in the Digital Age 
FS447a - Digital New Media
KS220 - Networked and Digital Cultures
ML305 - Medievalism in Video Games  
WS305 - Gender, Culture and Technology