University of Maryland University College Bachelors in Humanities

The humanities major is a multidisciplinary study of global humanities that integrates topics in the arts, history, philosophy, religion, literature, and language. The humanities major provides a broad perspective on human behavior, thought, and values, and focuses on American, Asian, and European cultures. The integrated major encourages thinking across traditional disciplines.

Objectives

The student who graduates with a major in the humanities will be able to:

Demonstrate knowledge of and appreciation for the cultural traditions, major ideas, and historical developments of the human experience.

Understand the interrelationships of philosophy, language, literature, history, and the arts and explain and critically assess these forms of human expression.

Understand the major historical and cultural forces that influence and control European, Asian, and American societies.

Develop interdisciplinary and multicultural perspectives for analyzing and comparing philosophies, languages, literatures, histories, and the arts.

Apply critical reasoning, judgment, and choice.

Write and speak effectively and clearly.

Use computers for communication and research.