Humanities Department

The Humanities Department's mission is threefold: to help students write well, think critically, and read widely; to provide an intellectual experience that increases students' awareness of human history, human cultures, and human values; and to encourage the lifelong study of human experiences. To accomplish this mission, the department offers introductory and advanced courses in English composition, literature, history, philosophy, foreign languages, political science, music, and fine arts, in addition to the B.S. degree in technical communication.

The Humanities Department has established the following goals for humanities courses in general: to provide a foundation for further study, lifelong learning, and good citizenship. The department wishes students in humanities courses to gain knowledge of the material, intellectual excitement, curiosity, critical thinking, and a desire to continue to learn and to try to understand human experience.