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digital humanities and textual studies, general

What digital humanities and textual studies, general Majors Need to Know

Studies in digital humanities and textual studies, general develop a specific mix of knowledge, skills, and abilities — derived from O*NET surveys of workers in occupations that digital humanities and textual studies, general graduates commonly enter.

Knowledge Areas

Coursework in digital humanities and textual studies, general emphasizes the following knowledge areas:

• English Language — Importance 4.3 / 5; level 5.4 / 7.
• History and Archeology — Importance 3.7 / 5; level 4.4 / 7.
• Education and Training — Importance 3.5 / 5; level 4.9 / 7.
• Administration and Management — Importance 3.4 / 5; level 4.2 / 7.
• Customer and Personal Service — Importance 3.4 / 5; level 4.0 / 7.

^{Importance is rated 1–5; level is 1–7. Source: ONET Online — weighted across related occupations.*}

Skills

The skill set emphasized by a digital humanities and textual studies, general program reflects the day-to-day work of related occupations:

• Reading Comprehension — Importance 4.2 / 5; level 4.5 / 7.
• Writing — Importance 4.0 / 5; level 4.4 / 7.
• Active Listening — Importance 3.9 / 5; level 4.1 / 7.
• Speaking — Importance 3.9 / 5; level 4.2 / 7.
• Critical Thinking — Importance 3.7 / 5; level 4.1 / 7.

Abilities

Abilities most relevant to digital humanities and textual studies, general careers — again drawn from O*NET surveys of related occupations:

• Written Comprehension — Importance 4.2 / 5; level 4.6 / 7.
• Oral Expression — Importance 4.1 / 5; level 4.4 / 7.
• Oral Comprehension — Importance 4.0 / 5; level 4.4 / 7.
• Written Expression — Importance 4.0 / 5; level 4.5 / 7.
• Deductive Reasoning — Importance 3.8 / 5; level 4.1 / 7.

Common Job Activities

Day-to-day, digital humanities and textual studies, general graduates report doing:

Activity	Frequency / Importance
Documenting/Recording Information	4.4 / 7
Getting Information	4.4 / 7
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates	4.3 / 7
Making Decisions and Solving Problems	4.2 / 7
Working with Computers	4.2 / 7
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships	4.2 / 7
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events	4.2 / 7
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work	4.2 / 7
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge	4.1 / 7
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others	4.1 / 7

Technology Skills Used on the Job

Most frequently-cited tools used by digital humanities and textual studies, general professionals:

Tool / Software	Category	In-Demand
Microsoft Office software	Office suite software	✓
Microsoft Excel	Spreadsheet software	✓
Microsoft Outlook	Electronic mail software	✓
Microsoft Word	Word processing software	✓
Microsoft PowerPoint	Presentation software	✓
Web browser software	Internet browser software	—
Word processing software	Word processing software	—
Adobe Illustrator	Graphics or photo imaging software	—
Adobe Photoshop	Graphics or photo imaging software	—
Microsoft Access	Data base user interface and query software	—
Adobe Acrobat	Document management software	—
Database software	Data base user interface and query software	—

^{Source: ONET Online technology skills, weighted across related occupations.*}

Sample Job Titles

Real job postings for digital humanities and textual studies, general graduates include:

• Adjunct Instructor
• Assistant Professor
• Instructor
• Teacher
• Associate Professor
• Lecturer
• Faculty Member
• Registrar
• Educational Institution Curator
• Photography Curator
• Curator
• Museum Educator
• Museum Manager
• Museum Coordinator
• Collections Curator

Education Typically Required

Across the occupations open to digital humanities and textual studies, general graduates, the typical level of education actually held by current workers is distributed as:

Education Level	Share of Workers
Master’s degree	42.8%
Doctoral degree	24.4%
Bachelor’s degree	16.8%
Post-baccalaureate certificate	4.0%
Associate’s degree (or other 2-year)	2.6%
Less than a high school diploma	2.2%
Post-master’s certificate	2.0%
Some college courses	1.9%
High school diploma or equivalent	1.6%
Postsecondary certificate	1.0%
Post-doctoral training	0.7%

^{Source: ONET Online education / training / experience requirements.*}

Related Programs

You may also be interested in these closely related fields of study:

Program	CIP Code
Digital Humanities and Textual Studies	30.52
Digital Humanities and Textual Studies, Other	30.5299
Digital Humanities	30.5202
Textual Studies	30.5203
Museology/Museum Studies	30.1401
Cultural Resource Management and Policy Analysis	30.1202
Historic Preservation and Conservation, General	30.1201
Historic Preservation and Conservation, Other	30.1299
Linguistics and Anthropology	30.4701

References

The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students and international students. This number is then divided by the total number of students to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics (IPEDS)
• O*NET Online
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
• U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard

More about our data sources and methodologies.