Requirements and Concentrations
The 30-credit program is designed primarily for individuals with a baccalaureate in one of the following disciplines: art, history, literature, music, philosophy, and religion, or in a related field. Individuals with baccalaureate degrees in the social and human sciences may also find the program attractive.
The curriculum rests on a three-stage structure: Foundation pro-seminars; the Concentration; and the Capstone.
First, two foundational seminars—required of all students in the program—introduce students to the idea of interdisciplinary inquiry. These four- credit-hour courses—HUM 501, Humanities and the Western Tradition, Part I, and HUM 502, Humanities and the Western Tradition, Part II—offer both a survey structure of Western civilization and a core theme.
The core of the program is the Concentration, which comprises eighteen-credit hours. Each student, in consultation with an advisor, develops a plan of study for a cohesive concentration of no fewer than twelve-credit hours, or four courses. The Concentration can be historical, topical, or thematic.