Humanities

About the Program

Interdisciplinary Studies in Humanities offers courses that draw upon the disciplines of history, literature, philosophy, religion, communication studies, art history, and music history to explore fundamental and enduring questions regarding the human condition. These courses are available to all students, regardless of major, and may be used to satisfy several of the University's Core requirements: the Seminar in Scholarly and Creative Inquiry; the Seminar in Writing and Rhetoric; Fine Arts Approaches; Humanistic Approaches; and Connections.

The Program also offers an opportunity for seventeen first-year students to participate in a year-long residential seminar program. As a group, these students take Humanities 132 (The Scientific and Romantic Revolutions) together in the fall semester, a course that satisfies the university's Seminar in Scholarly and Creative Inquiry Core requirement. In the spring semester, these students enroll in Humanities 201 (Arts, Ideas, and Society), which satisfies the Humanistic Approaches Core requirement. These students also extend their academic and residential experiences by taking part in related co-curricular activities and off-campus field trips.