Digital Humanities – Analyze cultural and historical questions by building and applying digital tools and methods

Digital Media – Design and build interactive communication systems, user experiences, and games

Editing, Publishing, and Interdisciplinary Curating (EPIC) – Curate and produce scholarly and creative work across print, digital, and archival platforms

Public History – Evaluate historical materials and construct public-facing archival and historical projects in partnership with communities

Rhetoric and Composition – Analyze and construct persuasive written and digital communication across scholarly, civic, and professional contexts

Scientific and Technical Communication – Evaluate and design communication strategies to make technical and scientific information accessible to public and professional audiences

A Curriculum Grounded in Practice Our 48-credit program combines a rigorous theoretical foundation with hands-on digital methods, so you graduate with both scholarly expertise and practical skills you can apply across academic and non-academic careers.

Flexible, Structured Training Complete your degree in four years full-time or five years part-time. The curriculum moves from foundational coursework through specialized training to independent dissertation research, with support at every stage.

Career Outcomes Beyond Academia 78% of recent graduates work in universities; the rest build careers in industry, K–12 education, and government — including roles at technology companies, cultural institutions, publishing houses, and nonprofit organizations.

Research That Engages Real Audiences Current student and faculty projects range from AI and storytelling to digital archiving, community-engaged public history, and games-based learning.

A Small, Well-Supported Cohort We admit 12–15 students each fall to work with faculty from across the College of Arts and Humanities. We combine the resources of a major research university with the attention of a small program.

Your Dissertation, Your Vision

Your dissertation follows your questions, not a fixed format. Some students write traditional research studies; others combine written scholarhship with digital installations, interactive media, or other born-digital projects. Whatever you choose, you’ll develop it in close collaboration with faculty, to produce an original, well-argued contribution to the field.

The T&T Advantage

As technology reshapes how people write, communicate, remember, and make meaning, T&T trains scholars who can study those changes critically and work within them — as researchers, teachers, and practitioners.