All rights reserved. Degree Humanities is the study of human beings through their creations. Students study paintings, sculpture, architecture, music, literature, and philosophy to discover the nature of humankind and the values held by those living during a particular historical period.
Students learn to look at the concerns of other cultures and to evaluate their own values.
Humanities majors may later specialize in any of the fine arts, literature, and philosophy or in the history of the arts of a particular period or country. Survey courses include the study of the arts of Asia, Africa, Latin America, and ethnic American groups. Students may complete deficiencies concurrently with the beginning courses in the program. Students not meeting a course prerequisite must have instructor permission to enroll.