The Humanities is a branch of learning dedicated to the study of literature, philosophy, languages, cultures, communication, music, fine and performing arts, and many other fields with exciting career prospects.

Earn your humanities degree from Spalding University—a top-5 college in Kentucky (College Choice). Our Bachelor of Arts in Humanities emphasizes peace and justice, community engagement and career preparation. As a humanities major, you'll take courses that take a deeper look at human society and culture, expanding your awareness and understanding of diversity. In addition, you'll gain the self-assurance, adaptability and problem-solving skills to meet the needs of an ever-changing workplace.

Florida Tech's humanities programs provide a solid foundation in history, literature, philosophy, the arts, and law. Students earning an interdisciplinary humanities degree learn critical thinking, problem-solving, complex analysis, and cultural awareness–skills in demand in a global economy.

The Humanities major is designed in the spirit of the ancient and proven curriculum of the liberal arts. The liberal arts are literally those arts appropriately exercised by free people for their own sakes: learning that has as its end a well-trained mind, a virtuous character, and a spiritual and intellectual life rich in concepts and symbols.

Found at the intersections of philosophy, literature, theology, fine arts, and aesthetics, the humanities major will teach you to think creatively and critically and to analyze all aspects of the human experience. The humanities have been at the foundation of classical liberal arts education since the beginning and they connect us both to those who came before us and to our contemporaries.

The Bachelor of Arts in Humanities at Texas Baptist College offers education for life—that is, for living the truly human life; the life of virtue, of purpose, and of properly ordered desires and longings made possible by Jesus (John 10:10). This degree explores the questions and ideas of the classical and Christian liberal arts tradition to shape students into persons who flourish in whichever vocational context to which they may be called. Building on a core of courses in history, biblical studies, theology, and the great ideas of Western thought, Humanities majors are given the freedom to choose advanced courses that further prepare them for their unique pursuits.

Mission: Students pursuing a humanities major get right to the heart of how we think about ourselves, each other, and the world in order to be better citizens of that world in which we find ourselves.  Vision: The humanities major allows students to take a broad range of courses in the humanities in order to structure their curriculum around a single set of major questions that are of chief interest to the student for their vocation towards the world.  The humanities major is designed for the student who wants to get the most from a broad liberal arts education while honing critical and creative thinking and communication skills in order to engage deeply on a specific problem with solutions that serve the broader community in which the student lives.

The Humanities degree program offers students an education in history, philosophy, and language. Students who take this degree will be grounded in the western philosophical and Christian tradition.

The humanities prelaw program takes an interdisciplinary approach to prepare students who want to graduate with an outstanding academic transcript and the kind of experience that meets law school entrance requirements. Because law schools look for students with a diverse liberal arts education, the prelaw program curriculum engages students in a series of challenging courses in history, literature, philosophy, psychology, and political science. It stresses critical thinking, learning to write well, and an understanding of human society.

Our online Bachelor of Arts in Humanities program is designed for individuals who want to learn to think more critically, communicate more clearly, and problem-solve more effectively. This program offers an intensive, multidisciplinary approach to understanding human cultures through study in the fields of art, communication, English, history, music, foreign languages, and other areas in the humanities. Upon successful completion of the program, you’ll be equipped with a well-rounded foundation of knowledge that prepares you to succeed in a diverse range of industries, whether you’re preparing to enter a new field or advance within your current position.

The Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Medical Humanities program prepares students to become interdisciplinary thinkers with the flexibility to adapt in a rapidly growing world, diverse and globally focused.

Disability Studies is an emerging academic field that explores disability and society through the lens of overlapping perspectives, including social sciences, humanities, science, and the law.

Choose an interdisciplinary major that builds on Rivier’s history in the liberal arts and prepares students for a variety of careers in the public, private, and non-profit sectors. Launching in Fall 2025, the Humanities and Social Sciences interdisciplinary major will provide students with a distinctive, integrated program using applied, interactive, and experiential learning that draws upon the disciplines of English, history, political science, philosophy, religion, and sociology.

In our Theology and Philosophy emphasis, you will integrate the diverse fields of the Humanities core curriculum by investigating the deepest, most important questions about human existence.

In today’s postchristian society, John Paul II’s call for a new evangelization takes on even greater urgency. Christianity is no longer part of our ambient culture, and Catholics have the mission to find new and compelling ways of "re-proposing” the Gospel to Catholics who are lukewarm to its message, and a culture that has outright rejected it.