# DS Certificate The use of digital evidence, methods, and tools continues to transform research and teaching in the humanities and social sciences, offering new and exciting possibilities for the creation, analysis, and sharing of knowledge. The [**Certificate Program in Digital Scholarship**](https://dssg.fas.harvard.edu/initiatives/certificate/#tab-27204) is designed to address two common challenges encountered by would-be digital scholars at Harvard—the lack of a systematic course of study and the subsequent difficulty in demonstrating these skills in the job market. The certificate program provides a structured framework through which graduate students can both acquire competency in digital methods and make these skills visible to prospective employers. Moreover, with a total of approximately 35 instruction hours, the program can be completed alongside existing degree requirements over the course of four semesters or less. This certificate program provides students with solid training in digital scholarship as well as formal qualifications that will enhance their employment prospects in academia as well as in a growing number of non-academic professions at museums, libraries, archives, and other cultural institutions. For more information please contact . [**Access Workshop content and DS Certificate assessment:** ***Introduction to Text Mining in Japanese***](/introduction-text-mining-japanese)