HIST 7888 Graduate Colloquium: Digital Humanities

Foundational course for the use of digital scholarship in the humanities. By the end of the course, students will have a grounding in what digital scholarship is as well as an arsenal of techniques for utilizing DS in their own work.

Course overview

Department
History
School
MCAS
Credits
3
Level
Graduate
Offered
Periodically

Course evaluations

Response-weighted averages from Boston College’s official course evaluations (Avalanche/Blue).

Course rating
3.95 / 5 · Very Good
19 responses
Instructor rating
4.27 / 5 · Very Good
19 responses
Terms evaluated
3
Most recent: Fall 2025

Scales: overall ratings run from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent); agreement questions from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree); weekly effort from 1 (up to 1 hour) to 5 (10 or more hours).

Evaluations by term and instructor
TermInstructorCourse overallInstructor overallWell organizedClear learning objectivesIntellectually challengingHelpful assignmentsApplicable beyond courseAttendance necessaryWeekly effortResponses
Fall 2025Maria de los Angeles Picone3.94.33.94.14.73.94.34.94–6 hrs/week7 of 12
Fall 2024Maria de los Angeles Picone4.34.34.44.34.64.64.94.94–6 hrs/week7 of 11
Fall 2023Eric Weiskott—————————5 of 10

Data freshness

Course and evaluation data last updated 2026-10-09. Source details and limitations are documented in Data Sources and Methodology.

Instructors

Sections

  • Section 01
    Fall 2026 · Maria de los Angeles Picone · Stokes Hall 103S M 02:00PM-04:20PM · Offered