Culture and Technology Studies Co-op Information for Employers
Adding Value to Your Team
The Culture and Technology Studies (CTS) program at the University of Guelph combines a passion for arts and culture with curiosity about technology. The CTS program invites students to grapple with big questions about the role of technology in human society and includes hands-on experimentation in cultural analysis, creation, representation, visualization, and performance using digital and related technologies.
University of Guelph Advantage
Students in Guelph’s CTS program utilize digital methods including storytelling, visualization, gaming, and publishing. They learn to use digital tools and use them to think ethically, creatively, and critically about topics from across the arts. Students are equipped with the skills to intervene in and contribute to the contemporary world as agile creators, curators, researchers, communicators, and citizens. CTS students have a wide range of interests and skills that can be applied in many workplaces including government and non-governmental organizations, non-profit and community-based organizations, and the private sector. Students complete courses such as:
- Scripting for the Humanities
- Digital Approaches to Culture
- Digital Storytelling and Public Humanities
- The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence
- Data & Difference
Our co-op process responds to your needs. Employers can post, hire and interview throughout the semester and our students are available for 4-month work terms. The Experience Guelph hiring tool makes hiring Guelph co-op students easy!
Student Strengths
Knowledge
Knowledge of coding basics, and ability to manage projects, work in teams, design digital content, and communicate.
Deep Understanding
Deep understanding of methods and theories associated with technological research in the humanities. 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
Organization
Excellent analytical skills developed through a balance of lectures, discussions, labs, independent study completing extensive research projects, experiential learning and collaborative projects.
Culture and Technology Studies Co-op Work Term Schedule
| YEAR | FALL | WINTER | SUMMER |
|---|---|---|---|
| ONE | Academic | Academic | Off |
| TWO | Academic | Work | Academic |
| THREE | Work | Academic | Work |
| FOUR | Academic | Academic | Work |
| FIVE | Academic |
Culture and Technology Studies Course Sequencing
Based on the 2023/24 undergraduate calendar. Please see the current undergraduate calendar for more information.
Fall
- Culture and Technology: Keywords
- 2 Electives
Winter
- Introduction to Co-operative Education
- Digital Approaches to Culture
- 2 Electives
Fall
- Scripting for the Humanities
- 1 disciplinary praxis or context courses
- 1 electives
Winter
Work Term One
Summer
- 1 disciplinary praxis or context course
- 1.5 electives
Fall
- Work term Two
Winter
- Date and Difference
- Ethics of Artificial Intelligence
- 1 disciplinary praxis or context course
- 0.5 electives
Summer
Work Term Three
Fall
- One of: Digital Arts & Critical Making or Digital Storytelling
- Project Management and Prototyping
- 1.50 electives
Winter
- Digital Research Project
- 1.5 Electives
Summer
Work Term Four
Fall
- Digital Publishing
- 2 electives
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