Course Catalog - 2013-2014

     

HIST 306 - ANCIENT EGYPT & DIGITAL HUMA

Long Title: ANCIENT EGYPTIAN HISTORY AND DIGITAL HUMANITIES
Department: History
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Description: Each week a new digital technique is introduced utilizing data related to ancient Egypt (*c *3000-1000 BCE). Goals for the course include the integration of innovative digital technologies into the historian's methodological toolset, and an introduction to ancient Egyptian history. The class focuses on better visualization of real world data sets, the framing of suitable research questions, and effective hypothesis testing.