<Undergraduate Courses and Programs

Humanities

Arts:

Traditionally, the humanities include such fields as literature, philosophy, history, art, architecture, music and religion, and it is characteristic of courses offered in the Division of Humanities that they embrace more than one of these fields or disciplines. In short, the Division of Humanities provides a space for interdisciplinary studies in the area of humanities.

Further, it is characteristic of courses in the Division of Humanities that they pay special attention to what is unique, particular and unpredictable in human experience. They are concerned with all aspects of human creativity and thus with cultural expressions of a wide range. Finally, while questions of value are deliberately (and appropriately) set aside in most scientific investigations, questions of value -- aesthetic, moral, religious or social -- are focal in a humanities course. In other words, it is part of the concern of courses in the humanities to identify the values implicit in a particular society, a piece of literature, a social theory or a work of art.

The Division of Humanities also houses a number of interdisciplinary programs, including classical studies, classics, creative writing, East Asian studies, European studies, Hellenic studies, Latin American and Caribbean studies, religious studies, and science and technology studies. For details, please consult the Faculty of Arts Programs of Study section of this calendar.

Selected 1000- and 2000-level courses offered through the Division of Humanities are a part of the Faculty of Arts foundations program. These courses have a nine-credit value and as a part of the Faculty of Arts general education requirement introduce students to interdisciplinary study and emphasize critical thinking, reading and writing skills at the university level. (For purposes of meeting program requirements, all foundations courses will count as six credits towards the major or minor.)

Atkinson:

Note: AK/HUMA 1000-level courses are part of Atkinson's general education requirement. General education courses do not fulfill elective or major requirements.

Glendon:

Note: Glendon courses whose numbers have 1 or 2 as the first digit are open to first-year students./Les cours dont le numéro commence par le chiffre 1 ou 2 sont ouverts aux étudiants de première année.

Courses in Humanities

3000-Level Courses

Note for Arts: Enrolment in 3000-level humanities courses may require the fulfillment of one of the following requirements: a previous humanities course or permission of the instructor. 3000-level humanities courses with either of these prerequisite requirements will be clearly identified in the divisional supplemental calendar. Failure to satisfy the listed prerequisite requirement will result in de-enrolment from the course.

4000-Level Courses

Note for Arts: Enrolment in 4000-level humanities courses may require the fulfillment of one of the following requirements: a previous humanities course or permission of the instructor. 4000-level humanities courses with either of these prerequisite requirements will be clearly identified in the divisional supplemental calendar. Failure to satisfy the listed prerequisite requirement will result in de-enrolment from the course.

Humanities is offered by the Faculties of Arts, Atkinson and Glendon.

Faculty of Arts

• Humanities (BA) degree requirements
• Arts rules and regulations

Atkinson Faculty of Liberal and Professional Studies

• Humanities (BA) degree requirements
• Generic BA requirements
• Atkinson rules and regulations

Glendon

• Multidisciplinary Studies (BA) degree requirements
• Glendon rules and regulations

Courses offered in Humanities
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