Introduction to Computational History

3 Credits.

History exists at the intersection of the humanities and social sciences and, thus, is a perfect gateway to students interested in either discipline. This course engages both a “history of data” and the “data of history” by exploring American labor, consumer, and business history. Students learn to think critically about how data are made and organized, then use historical datasets to build arguments and visualizations about social and economic change over time. Tools include Google Sheets, Python, and Claude AI. No prior experience with statistics or programming required.