Program Overview
Humanities, Arts, and Creative Computing
Explore the intersection of technology, creativity, and human inquiry while learning to design, create, and think critically about the digital world.
Interdisciplinary by Design
Choose from more than 40 courses spanning computer science, the arts, humanities, and social sciences.
Creative Technologies
Explore artificial intelligence, visualization, digital storytelling, multimedia, and creative computing through hands-on coursework.
Ethics at the Center
Examine how technology shapes culture while learning to use emerging tools thoughtfully, responsibly, and ethically.
Why add a HACC minor?
- Pair the minor with any major to expand your academic interests and career opportunities.
- Build technical skills while developing the critical thinking and creativity that distinguish a liberal arts education.
- Learn to use generative AI, computational methods, and programming critically and ethically to solve problems in the arts and humanities.
- Explore how digital technologies influence the ways knowledge is created, shared, interpreted, and preserved.
- Study with faculty from disciplines including computer science, history, English, music, theatre and dance, art history, and communication studies.
Featured Courses
Explore creative computing from multiple perspectives.
The HACC Minor consists of six interdisciplinary areas, giving students a broad foundation while allowing them to pursue their own interests.
Students complete coursework in:
- Digital Arts and Humanities
- Visualization and Design
- Technology and Basic Programming
- Ethics
- Technology and Creative Thinking
- Critical and Analytical Frameworks
Along the way, students can explore topics such as digital humanities, multimedia computing, user interface design, data visualization, digital storytelling, electronic composition, environmental humanities, and AI for Creative Computing, a course that introduces artificial intelligence as a tool for creative and humanistic inquiry.
Ready to Explore the Future of Creativity and Technology?
Whether you're interested in creating digital experiences, applying AI responsibly, preserving cultural heritage, or exploring the relationship between technology and society, the HACC Minor prepares you to think creatively across disciplines.
Career Opportunities
The Humanities, Arts, and Creative Computing Minor prepares students for careers at the intersection of technology and creativity.
The interdisciplinary nature of the minor also provides valuable preparation for graduate study and careers that increasingly require both technical fluency and human-centered thinking.
Careers it prepares students for:
User Experience (UX) Design
Digital Humanities
Multimedia Content Creation
Digital Archives and Curation
Ethical Technology Consulting
AI Prompt Development and Creative Technology
Data Visualization
Instructional Design
Web and Interactive Media
Arts Administration and Communications
Audio Engineering and Digital Media Production
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