Humanities, B.A./B.S.

Mission

Humanities majors and minors explore that unique human creation, language-not only for communication but also in culture, literary art and philosophical and religious thought.

Learning Outcomes

Creatively integrate and apply perspectives from multiple Humanities disciplines to understand language, culture, literary art, and/or religious and philosophical thought.
Critically analyze ideas and language in several Humanities disciplines.
Effectively communicate concepts studied in Humanities disciplines in writing and/or speech, adapting to meet the needs of multiple audiences.

Core Courses

Courses in two or more of the following areas: Communication Studies, French, German, Humanities, Linguistics, Literature/English, Modern Languages, Philosophy, Religious Studies, Spanish or
Writing. The focus in the major is determined with the help of an adviser. Possible emphases include communications, modern languages and philosophy/religion/mythology

At least five courses total in each of two areas;
At least four of the five courses must be upper division courses, for a minimum of 12 credits upper division per block/area;
Other humanities areas may be included in the plan in addition to the two blocks of courses;
First-year language courses will not count in the major.

Required: 36 upper division credits, including HUM 450 Senior Capstone (1)

Total Credits (75)

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