The Humanities Degree Program is unique in two ways: students may choose course work equivalent to a major in a single department or create a broader curriculum of their choice from various humanities courses. And our program also has a strong interdisciplinary side, which allows our students to learn from many great minds in different areas.

When you major in Humanities you can study in three different programs, offering you a diverse and well-rounded look at Humanities.

Classics: Here students will explore languages, history and literature of ancient Greece and Rome.

Philosophy: You will investigate the nature of thinking and the ultimate nature of reality and use the history of human thought to help figure out what we should focus on as a culture.

Religious Studies: You will examine beliefs about the nature of human beings and their place in the universe, their belief systems and how those effect cultures now and in the past.

Our faculty members are at the cutting edge of their various specialties, doing adventurous research, and being in contact with a variety of leading philosophers. This creates an exciting environment for you, and unusual opportunities to make contacts and enter graduate school. Our graduates have gone on to graduate study at nationally respected schools, in philosophy, English, Law, Divinity, and Art History.