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Humanities
B.A. in Humanities Curriculum Guide (PDF)
Description of Curricula
The curricula in the Humanities offer a broad spectrum of courses aimed at helping students to think critically, to communicate effectively, and to judge carefully. Courses help students to understand their cultural heritage from theological, philosophical, and aesthetic perspectives in order that they may better evaluate their own personal goals as citizens of the human community.
Objectives
The broad purpose of the Humanities curricula is to cultivate the qualities of mind that enable the individual to appreciate the human and cultural life. Thus, the Humanities provide students with the ability to analyze and to appreciate the multi-cultural human heritage.
Through the study of the Humanities in the General Education requirements, students should attain basic skills and a broad spectrum of knowledge. In particular, the students should demonstrate
- proficiency in effective oral and written communication;
- capability for disciplined, analytical, and creative thinking and problem solving;
- sensitivity to a variety of human values and attitudes and the ability to develop a personal value system;
- awareness of and respect for the spiritual dimension of human existence; and
- critical appreciation of artistic creations and their impact on cultures, past and present.
Through the study of the Humanities, students are encouraged to acquire a broad view of human life and learning and to study in depth those subjects that are vital to an integral liberal arts education.
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