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Department of Humanities

Chair: Dr. Claudia M. Champagne

Description of Curricula

The curricula in the Humanities offer a broad spectrum of liberal arts courses aimed at educating students

  1. to think critically,
  2. to communicate effectively,
  3. to judge carefully and discern goodness,
  4. to seek the truth, and
  5. to appreciate beauty.

Courses are designed to guide students in understanding their cultural heritage from literary, philosophical, and aesthetic perspectives in order that they may determine and ultimately fulfill their own personal goals as citizens serving their community.

Student Learning Outcomes

The broad purpose of the Humanities curricula is to cultivate the qualities of mind that enable the individual to appreciate the multi-cultural human heritage.

Through the study of the Humanities in the General Education courses, students should attain basic skills and depth of knowledge. Specifically, students should demonstrate

  1. proficiency in effective oral and written communication;
  2. capability for disciplined, analytical, and creative thinking and problem solving;
  3. sensitivity to a variety of human values and attitudes in order to develop a personal value system;
  4. awareness of and respect for the spiritual dimension of human existence; and
  5. critical appreciation of artistic creations and their impact on cultures, past and present.

Through the study of the Humanities in the major curricula offered, at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, students are encouraged to acquire a broad view of human life and learning and to study in depth those subjects that are vital to a liberal arts education.

Degrees Offered by The Department of Humanities:

Associate of Arts degree:

Liberal Arts

Bachelor of Arts degrees:

English

Liberal Arts

Master of Arts degree:

Humanities