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Specializations and variants
Program Requirements M.A. Anthropology with Collaborative Specialization in Digital Humanities (5.0 credits)
M.A. Applied Linguistics with Collaborative Specialization in Digital Humanities (5.0 credits)
M.A. Art and Architectural History with Collaborative Specialization in Digital Humanities (4.5 credits)
M.A. Canadian Studies with Collaborative Specialization in Digital Humanities (4.0 credits)
M.A. English with Collaborative Specialization in Digital Humanities (4.5 credits)
M.A. Film Studies with Collaborative Specialization in Digital Humanities (5.0 credits)
M.A. History with Collaborative Specialization in Digital Humanities (4.5 credits)
M.A. Music and Culture with Collaborative Specialization in Digital Humanities (4.0 credits)
M.A. Philosophy with Collaborative Specialization in Digital Humanities (5.0 credits)
M.A. Public History with Collaborative Specialization in Digital Humanities (5.0 credits)
M.A. Sociology with Collaborative Specialization in Digital Humanities (5.0 credits)
Master of Cognitive Science with Collaborative Specialization in Digital Humanities (6.0 credits)
Program pathways and conditions
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Pathway 1
| Requirements - Thesis pathway (5.0 credits) | ||
| 1. 0.5 credit in: | 0.5 | |
| ANTH 5401 [0.5] | Theory in Anthropology | |
| 2. 0.5 credit in: | 0.5 | |
| ANTH 5402 [0.5] | Research in Anthropology | |
| 3. 1.0 credit in electives | 1.0 | |
| 4. 2.0 credits in: | 2.0 | |
| ANTH 5909 [2.0] | M.A. Thesis (in the specialization) | |
| 5. 0.5 credit in: | 0.5 | |
| DIGH 5000 [0.5] | Issues in the Digital Humanities | |
| 6. 0.5 credit in DIGH ( DIGH 5011 , DIGH 5012 , or annually-listed DIGH course) | 0.5 | |
| 7. 0.0 credit in: | 0.0 | |
| DIGH 5800 [0.0] | Digital Humanities: Professional Development | |
| Total Credits | 5.0 |
Pathway 2
| Requirements - Thesis pathway (5.0 credits) | ||
| 1. 1.0 credit in: | 1.0 | |
| ALDS 5001 [0.5] | Directions in Applied Linguistics and Discourse Studies | |
| ALDS 5002 [0.5] | Inquiry Strategies in Applied Linguistics and Discourse Studies | |
| 2. 0.5 credit in: | 0.5 | |
| DIGH 5000 [0.5] | Issues in the Digital Humanities | |
| 3. 0.5 credit in DIGH ( DIGH 5011 , DIGH 5012 , or annually listed DIGH course) | 0.5 | |
| 4. 0.0 credit in: | 0.0 | |
| DIGH 5800 [0.0] | Digital Humanities: Professional Development | |
| 5. 1.0 credit from any 5000-level ALDS course | 1.0 | |
| 6. 2.0 credits in: | 2.0 | |
| ALDS 5909 [2.0] | M.A. Thesis (in the specialization) | |
| Total Credits | 5.0 |
Pathway 3
| Requirements - Thesis pathway: | ||
| 1. 1.0 credit in: | 1.0 | |
| ARTH 5010 [1.0] | Theory and Practice of Art and Architectural History | |
| 2. 0.5 credit in ARTH, which can include ARTH 5011 | 0.5 | |
| 3. 0.5 credit in: | 0.5 | |
| ARTH 5011 [0.5] | Graduate Practicum | |
| 4. 0.0 credit in: | 0.0 | |
| ARTH 5800 [0.0] | Carleton Art Forum | |
| 5. 0.5 credit in: | 0.5 | |
| DIGH 5000 [0.5] | Issues in the Digital Humanities | |
| 6. 0.5 credit in Digital Humanities ( DIGH 5011 , DIGH 5012 , or annually listed Digital Humanities Course) | 0.5 | |
| 7. 0.0 credit in: | 0.0 | |
| DIGH 5800 [0.0] | Digital Humanities: Professional Development | |
| 8. 1.5 credit in: | 1.5 | |
| ARTH 5909 [1.5] | M. A. Thesis | |
| 9. Language Requirement: | ||
| Students are required to demonstrate knowledge of a second language. | ||
| Total Credits | 4.5 |
Pathway 4
| Requirements - coursework pathway (4.0 credits) | ||
| 1. 1.0 credit in: | 1.0 | |
| CDNS 5001 [0.5] | M.A. Core Seminar: Conceptualizing Canada | |
| DIGH 5000 [0.5] | Issues in the Digital Humanities | |
| DIGH 5800 [0.0] | Digital Humanities: Professional Development | |
| 2. 1.0 credit in approved Digital Humanities elective courses. | 1.0 | |
| 3. 2.0 credits in approved elective courses, which may include up to 1.0 taken outside the program with the approval of the graduate supervisor. See Note below. | 2.0 | |
| Total Credits | 4.0 |
Pathway 5
| Requirements - Coursework pathway (4.5 credits) | ||
| 1. 2.5 credits in 5000-level ENGL (excluding ENGL 5908 and ENGL 5909 ) | 2.5 | |
| 2. 0.5 credit in: | 0.5 | |
| ENGL 5005 [0.5] | M.A. Seminar | |
| 3. 0.5 credit in: | 0.5 | |
| DIGH 5000 [0.5] | Issues in the Digital Humanities | |
| 3. 1.0 credit in DIGH ( DIGH 5011 , DIGH 5012 , or annually listed DIGH course) | 1.0 | |
| 4. 0.0 credit in: | 0.0 | |
| DIGH 5800 [0.0] | Digital Humanities: Professional Development | |
| Total Credits | 4.5 |
Pathway 6
| Requirements - Thesis pathway (5.0 credits) | ||
| 1. 1.0 credit in: | 1.0 | |
| FILM 5010 [0.5] | Film Theory, History, and Critical Methodologies I | |
| FILM 5020 [0.5] | Film Theory, History, and Critical Methodologies II | |
| 2. 1.5 credits in Film Studies graduate course work, excluding FILM 5801 | 1.5 | |
| 3. 1.5 credits in: | 1.5 | |
| FILM 5909 [1.5] | M.A. Thesis (in the specialization) | |
| 4. 0.5 credit in: | 0.5 | |
| DIGH 5000 [0.5] | Issues in the Digital Humanities | |
| 5. 0.5 credit in DIGH ( DIGH 5011 , DIGH 5012 , or annually-listed DIGH course) | 0.5 | |
| 6. 0.0 credit in DIGH 5800 | 0.0 | |
| Total Credits | 5.0 |
Pathway 7
| Requirements: | ||
| 1. 0.5 credit in: | 0.5 | |
| HIST 5003 [0.5] | Historical Theory and Method | |
| 2. 1.0 credit in HIST at the graduate level at Carleton; up to 0.5 credit may be taken in a designated public history course; with departmental permission, up to 0.5 credit of courses with historical content may be taken from another unit at Carleton University, at the University of Ottawa, or at another accredited institution. | 1.0 | |
| 3. 2.0 credits in: | 2.0 | |
| HIST 5909 [2.0] | M.A. Thesis (in the specialization) | |
| 4. 0.5 credit in: | 0.5 | |
| DIGH 5000 [0.5] | Issues in the Digital Humanities | |
| 5. 0.5 credit in DIGH ( DIGH 5011 , DIGH 5012 , or annually listed DIGH course) | 0.5 | |
| 6. 0.0 credit in: | 0.0 | |
| DIGH 5800 [0.0] | Digital Humanities: Professional Development | |
| Total Credits | 4.5 |
Pathway 8
| Requirements - thesis pathway (4.0 credits) | ||
| 1. 1.0 credits in: | 1.0 | |
| MUSI 5002 [0.5] | Research Methods in Music and Culture | |
| MUSI 5003 [0.5] | Intellectual Histories and Current Directions in Music and Culture | |
| 2. 0.5 credit in additional MUSI course work chosen from available electives | 0.5 | |
| 3. 1.5 credits in: | 1.5 | |
| MUSI 5909 [1.5] | M.A. Thesis (in the specialization) | |
| 4. 0.0 credits in: | 0.0 | |
| MUSI 5800 [0.0] | Music and Culture: Professional Development | |
| 5. 0.5 credit in: | 0.5 | |
| DIGH 5000 [0.5] | Issues in the Digital Humanities | |
| 6. 0.5 credit from DIGH ( DIGH 5011 , DIGH 5012 , or annually listed DIGH course) | 0.5 | |
| 7. 0.0 credit in: | 0.0 | |
| DIGH 5800 [0.0] | Digital Humanities: Professional Development | 0.0 |
| Total Credits | 4.0 |
Pathway 9
| Requirements - Thesis pathway (5.0 credits) | ||
| 1. 1.0 credit in: | 1.0 | |
| PHIL 5850 [0.5] | Proseminar | |
| PHIL 5900 [0.5] | Research Seminar | |
| 2. 2.0 credits in: | 2.0 | |
| PHIL 5909 [2.0] | M.A. Thesis (in the specialization) | |
| 3. 1.0 credits in courses, subject to the following limitations: | 1.0 | |
| - They may include PHIL 5701 or PHIL 5751 but not both | ||
| - They may include up to 0.5 credit from PHIL 5000 , PHIL 5200 , PHIL 5250 , PHIL 5300 , PHIL 5350 , PHIL 5500 , PHIL 5600 , PHIL 5650 , PHIL 5660 , or, with permission of the department, other approved courses at the graduate or 4000-level at Carleton or other universities | ||
| - They may include up to 0.5 credit in PHIL 5001 , PHIL 5101 , PHIL 5201 , tutorials, or, with permission of the department, approved graduate-only courses at the graduate level in other departments or at other universities | ||
| - They must include at least 0.5 credit in two of the following areas of study: history of philosophy, philosophy of mind, philosophy of language, logic, epistemology, or metaphysics, moral, social, or political philosophy | ||
| 4. 0.5 credit in: | 0.5 | |
| DIGH 5000 [0.5] | Issues in the Digital Humanities | |
| 5. 0.5 credit in DIGH ( DIGH 5011 , DIGH 5012 , or annually listed DIGH course) | 0.5 | |
| 6. 0.0 credit in: | 0.0 | |
| DIGH 5800 [0.0] | Digital Humanities: Professional Development | |
| Total Credits | 5.0 |
Pathway 10
| Requirements: | ||
| 1. 0.5 credit in: | 0.5 | |
| HIST 5003 [0.5] | Historical Theory and Method | |
| 2. 0.5 credit in: | 0.5 | |
| HIST 5700 [0.5] | Introduction to Public History | |
| 3. 1.0 credit in designated public history courses. | 1.0 | |
| 4. 0.5 credit in a graduate-level history course outside of public history. | 0.5 | |
| 5. 0.5 credit in: | 0.5 | |
| HIST 5703 [0.5] | Public History Internship | |
| 6. 1.0 credit in: | 1.0 | |
| HIST 5908 [1.0] | M.A. Research Essay (in the specialization) | |
| 7. 0.5 credit in: | 0.5 | |
| DIGH 5000 [0.5] | Issues in the Digital Humanities | |
| 8. 0.5 credit in DIGH ( DIGH 5011 , DIGH 5012 , or annually listed DIGH course) | 0.5 | |
| 9. 0.0 credit in: | 0.0 | |
| DIGH 5800 [0.0] | Digital Humanities: Professional Development | |
| Total Credits | 5.0 |
Pathway 11
| Requirements - Research essay pathway (5.0 credits) | ||
| 1. 1.0 credit in: | 1.0 | |
| SOCI 5005 [0.5] | Recurring Debates in Social Thought | |
| SOCI 5809 [0.5] | The Logic of the Research Process | |
| 2. 2.0 credits in courses. With departmental permission one of the courses may be 0.5 credit at the 4000-level. | 2.0 | |
| 3. An oral examination on the candidate's research essay and program | ||
| 4. 1.0 credit in: | 1.0 | |
| SOCI 5908 [1.0] | M.A. Research Essay (in the specialization) | |
| 5. 0.5 credit in: | 0.5 | |
| DIGH 5000 [0.5] | Issues in the Digital Humanities | |
| 6. 0.5 credit from: | 0.5 | |
| DIGH 5011 [0.5] | Graduate Practicum in Digital Humanities | |
| DIGH 5012 [0.5] | Directed Readings and Research in Digital Humanities | |
| Or, annually listed DIGH course. | ||
| 7. 0.0 credit in: | 0.0 | |
| DIGH 5800 [0.0] | Digital Humanities: Professional Development | |
| Total Credits | 5.0 |
Pathway 12
| Requirements - Thesis pathway (6.0 credits) | ||
| 1. 0.5 credit in: | 0.5 | |
| CGSC 5100 [0.5] | Issues in Cognitive Science | |
| 2. 0.5 credit from: | 0.5 | |
| CGSC 5101 [0.5] | Experimental Methods and Statistics | |
| or CGSC 5103 [0.5] | Formal Methods | |
| 3. 1.5 credits in CGSC or other courses, from at least two different cognitive disciplines, selected with approval of the thesis supervisor and the graduate supervisor. | 1.5 | |
| 4. 0.5 credit in: | 0.5 | |
| DIGH 5000 [0.5] | Issues in the Digital Humanities | |
| 5. 0.5 credit from: | 0.5 | |
| DIGH 5011 [0.5] | Graduate Practicum in Digital Humanities | |
| DIGH 5012 [0.5] | Directed Readings and Research in Digital Humanities | |
| or annually-listed DIGH course | ||
| 6. 0.0 credit in: | ||
| DIGH 5800 [0.0] | Digital Humanities: Professional Development | |
| 7. 2.5 credits in: | 2.5 | |
| CGSC 5909 [2.5] | M. Cog. Thesis (in the specialization) | |
| 8. Students are required to present their research at the Cognitive Science Student Spring Conference (in either year) | ||
| Total Credits | 6.0 |
Courses
These courses were identified on the program source page. Their presence does not mean they are all required in every pathway.
Sources and references
Reference year : 2026-27
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Source reference : https://calendar.carleton.ca/grad/gradprograms/digitalhumanities/