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Welcome to the Department of Humanities! In Humanities we seek to enlighten the mind and transform the soul. In our program, your mind will be developed, disciplined, and deepened through an inquiry into the great human questions. You will be introduced into these questions in a rigorous way by learning the approaches of various disciplines of liberal arts.

In the Humanities, we think about life in terms of vocation — a comprehensive approach that asks, "what sort of a person do I want to be, and how can I live with integrity?"

Discovery ... Academic Excellence ... Intellectual Community!

It is our purpose to seek wisdom for personal and cultural renewal through the pursuit of an integrated, interdisciplinary approach to human questions. We have an enthusiastic, award-winning faculty from a variety of disciplines that are dedicated to helping you seek the wisdom we need to lead flourishing, integrated lives.

We approach the great human questions out of the Catholic tradition from a variety of perspectives. We inquire into contemporary culture with rigor and depth. We invite you to think about the deepest human questions with us by pursuing truth and intellectual excellence through an interdisciplinary course of studies. You will also be taught how to bring the fruits of these inquiries into a harmony through philosophy and theology. In short, you will become a liberally educated person who is able to reason well and communicate the fruits of your inquiries to others.

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Visit this section often to keep up-to-date on all of the exciting things happening in the Department.

Listen on iTunes University to the Lecture, "Political Ambition and the Desire for Glory," delivered by Thomas W. Smith, Ph.D., associate dean for humanities
Click here to access iTunes University and "Part 1" of the talk; click here to listen to "Part 2."
 

  • Humanities Department Creates Student-Faculty Lounge in its SAC Office Suite
  • Academic Calendars
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