Western Cultural Heritage - Welcome UTEP Department of Western Cultural Heritage 233 Liberal Arts Bldg. The Western Cultural Heritage Program stimulates students to explore their cultural environment. Readings and class sessions examine the interrelations among the fine arts, history, literature, philosophy, politics, religion, and science. Students receive a systematic and broad exposure to the thinkers, ideas, texts, music, and art works that have produced Western civilization. The three course sequence of the Western Cultural Heritage program is required of BA students within the College of Liberal Arts.
Individual courses are open to students from throughout the university as well.
The Western Cultural Heritage Program also offers a minor concentration in the Humanities. Humanities 3490, Special Topics in Humanities, offers advanced study for Humanities minors. Special topics classes are often cross listed in other departments.