Humanities

Subject Categories: Humanities & Liberal Arts

Degree: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)

Total Credit Hours: A minimum of 120 semester hours of credit with at least 30 semester hours in the humanities

Institution: University of Maryland University College

Program Description:

The humanities major explores human thought and culture, including philosophy, the arts, literature, language, and religion. The humanities major provides a broad perspective on human behavior, morality, and spirituality, and focuses on the social, cultural, and aesthetic values of history, politics, religion, and philosophy. This interdisciplinary curriculum encourages thinking across traditional disciplinary lines.

The humanities curriculum includes studies in global humanities; religion; art appreciation and art history; philosophy; history; the U.S. Constitution; personal, business, and professional ethics; myth and culture; literature; and women's history.

A major in the humanities provides graduates with an educational foundation in the humanities and liberal arts and with skills of writing, reasoning, and critical judgment. Graduates find career opportunities in education, religion, literature, government, writing and research, business administration, management, and law.

Delivery format: Web-based online courses

For more information:

Humanities
3501 University Blvd. East Adelphi, MD 20783 USA

Email: umucinfo@info.umuc.edu
Web: http://www.umuc.edu/prog/ugp/majors/humn.shtml