Purpose

The Computers and the Humanities Program (CHum Program) was established by the College of Humanities at Brigham Young University to offer courses on the use of computer technology in humanities disciplines. The Program is administered by the Humanities Technology and Research Support Center.

Courses

CHum courses are primarily designed to complement and supplement the students' major programs. For example, the CHum 210/310 Instructional Applications Programming courses are popular electives for teaching majors, particularly in foreign language and TESOL. Students with interests in writing and editing enjoy CHum 230/330, Print Publishing, while those interested in Internet Publishing find CHum 250 attractive. CHum 222, Humanities Computing Programming, is the specific course for computer programming, although several other CHum courses incorporate programming integral to the topic of the course. CHum 240 and 260 are foundation courses for quantitative research work.

Minor

The Humanities Computing Minor allows students to put together a combination of CHum classes as a formal minor to go along with their academic major. Completing the minor requirements gives the student depth in one aspect of Humanities Computing as well as breadth across other aspects.

Faculty

The CHum Program is staffed by faculty members from the Humanities Technology and Research Support Center, supplemented from other departments and campus agencies.