DGT HUM 140

Coding for Humanities

Digital Humanities · 4 units · Undergraduate upper division (100-199)

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Introduction to coding, with focus on Python. Study of basic structural elements such as lists, if statements, dictionaries, loops, functions, and classes. Consideration of how to apply these concepts to research in humanities and social sciences, and project-based learning. Students discover how to manage and display data with added impact. Content and goals are guided by freedom to research more effectively and freedom of speech.

Letter grading.

When it runs

Spring 2026
Spring 2027

Scheduled, not typical — from UCLA’s Schedule of Classes, which publishes Fall 2025 through Spring 2027 and nothing before it.

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Requisites

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Requisites: course 101.

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DGT HUM 101

Requires

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DGT HUM 140

DGT HUM 101Introduction to Digital Humanities

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