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Introduction to Digital History is a course that explores the current and potential impact of digital methodologies on the theory and practice of history. The course trains students in the acquisition, analysis, and visualization of data in a careful, theoretically informed approach that tailors digital tools and methodologies to the unique concerns of the discipline. It covers the central aspects of data processing that ultimately underlie digital research: acquisition and management, analysis, visualization, and presentation. During the semester, students acquire practical technical skills, but more importantly, the course is designed to make them conversant across the spectrum of digital techniques so that they can critically evaluate the potential and limitations of new technologies, integrate them into a sound research program, and fruitfully interact with experts to produce results.