Technology is inextricably linked to human experience, culture, and society, and has created the increasingly important field of digital humanities. The Culture & Technology Studies program offers a unique and flexible path to explore the role of culture and creativity in an increasingly digital world, using various technologies as part of the process.
Students in CTS gain an understanding of the complex relationships among power, knowledge, digital cultures, the representation of data, and the ethical questions surrounding the development, application, and accessibility of technologies. CTS students learn to intervene in and contribute to the contemporary world as agile creators, curators, researchers, communicators, and citizens.
Every field uses digital technologies in some form. CTS complements University of Guelph programs from History to Fine Art to Geography and Sociology. It can be added as a second major or minor to an existing program.
The CTS Major is a unique program with three optional Areas of Emphasis, each with a curated set of courses that will allow students to apply and explore digital methods in a way that suits their interests:
- Performance, Making & Design
- Storytelling & Public Humanities
- Power, Identities, & Equity
