Humanities (MA)
The Master of Arts in Humanities offers an interdisciplinary program that provides a flexible, integrated course of study designed to lead students to breadth of knowledge spanning the liberal arts. The program encourages students to make connections between different areas of human thought, expression, and experience in such fields as art history, history, literature, creative writing, music, religion, philosophy, and political theory. This interdisciplinary approach allows students to experience the methods and contents of more than one discipline as they investigate the various issues explored within the framework of graduate seminars. Students may pursue an emphasis in a particular discipline.
Program Learning Outcomes
The student will demonstrate:
- A broad understanding of humanistic ideas and themes.
- The ability to write graduate-level critical essays/research papers, incorporating primary and secondary sources, correctly documented.
- The ability to create a substantial work analyzing and synthesizing material from various disciplines and/or media in light of humanistic themes or issues. An important aim of the program is to develop in students a sense of cooperation and scholarly fellowship as they explore together with the faculty the manifestations of our human wonder and creativity.
Requirements
Interdisciplinary Track Requirements
| HUM 5000 | Pro-Seminar: Humanities in the Contemporary World | 4.00 units |
Student selects six 4-unit Graduate Seminar courses. Student may select 2-unit seminar courses in place of 4-unit courses.
| Elective | 4.00 units |
| Elective | 4.00 units |
| Elective | 4.00 units |
| Elective | 4.00 units |
| Elective | 4.00 units |
| Elective | 4.00 units |
Student takes
Emphasis Track Requirements
For the emphasis, student conducts research and writing connected to the chosen discipline within the graduate seminars, culminating in a thesis.
| HUM 5000 | Pro-Seminar: Humanities in the Contemporary World | 4.00 units |
Student selects six 4-unit Graduate Seminar courses. Student may select 2-unit seminar courses in place of 4-unit courses.
| Elective | 4.00 units |
| Elective | 4.00 units |
| Elective | 4.00 units |
| Elective | 4.00 units |
| Elective | 4.00 units |
| Elective | 4.00 units |
Student takes
Creative Writing Track Requirements
| HUM 5000 | Pro-Seminar: Humanities in the Contemporary World | 4.00 units |
Student selects four Graduate Seminar courses, one of which must be a Literature seminar. Student may select 2-unit seminar courses in place of 4-unit courses.
| Elective | 4.00 units |
| Elective | 4.00 units |
| Elective | 4.00 units |
| Elective | 4.00 units |
Student takes
Student takes
Applied Music Track Requirements
| HUM 5000 | Pro-Seminar: Humanities in the Contemporary World | 4.00 units |
Student selects four Graduate Seminar courses, one of which must be a Music seminar. Student may select 2-unit seminar courses in place of 4-unit courses.
| Elective | 4.00 units |
| Elective | 4.00 units |
| Elective | 4.00 units |
| Elective | 4.00 units |
Student takes 12 units of Applied Music courses.
Student completes a recital as the capstone project.
Non-Project Track Requirements
| HUM 5000 | Pro-Seminar: Humanities in the Contemporary World | 4.00 units |
Student selects seven Graduate seminar courses. Student may select two 2-unit seminar courses in place of one 4-unit course.
| Elective | 4.00 units |
| Elective | 4.00 units |
| Elective | 4.00 units |
| Elective | 4.00 units |
| Elective | 4.00 units |
| Elective | 4.00 units |
| Elective | 4.00 units |
| Total Credit Hours: | 32 |