To offer students the opportunity to pursue their personal interests in the humanities. This objective is achieved through offering a wide range of advanced courses in the many disciplines that comprise the humanities. The department also encourages students to take minors in literature, history and philosophy. To strengthen the ability of all IIT students to formulate and express ideas. Undergraduates who qualify may also take advanced courses in technical and business writing.
Advanced courses provide further exposure to critical thinking and the communication of ideas.
To support the requirements of IIT's professional degree programs. The department offers many courses that are of special relevance to students preparing for careers in the law in IIT's preprofessional degree programs. To enable all IIT students to enrich their professional and personal lives. This goal is achieved through advanced elective courses in the humanities, which provide an appreciation and understanding of human development and the moral foundations of human experience, particularly as reflected in history, literature and philosophy. IIT students are encouraged to broaden their educational backgrounds and to discover new interests through the study of humanities.