Students majoring in humanities study these human achievements, civilizations, and humanity as a whole. Through an analysis and appreciation of humanity's finest achievements, students arrive at an interdisciplinary understanding the human condition. According to their preparation, majors may choose the general program or European humanities emphasis. For each, there are 10 upper division courses, four to five of which are in Classical and European civilization. Other courses are in various disciplines and must be planned with your advisor.
All majors take a senior seminar and submit a senior portfolio.
The Faculty Faculty teaching courses in humanities are drawn from the Department of Classics and Humanities and from various other humanist disciplines and departments. The special advantage of this major is its wide scope and the breadth of learning and genuine understanding it provides. Majors in humanities are probably the most well-rounded persons one could find. They are generalists and therefore the opposite of specialists - but just as necessary as the latter in the modern world. They do best when left to their own initiative to find innovative solutions to problems requiring interdisciplinary understanding.