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Holy Family

Interdisciplinary Humanities

Goals

  • To provide a flexible interdisciplinary program that offers direction in the liberal arts for students who wish to pursue a curriculum based in more than one discipline
  • To counteract a parochial, departmentalized view of intellectual inquiry
  • To integrate the various disciplines and to affirm the value of a broad-based Education that cultivates habits of mind and breadth of outlook, and demands a tolerance for diverse views
  • To produce within the student a capacity to adapt without surrendering essential standards
  • To evoke meaningful, lifelong learning in terms of human fulfillment.

Requirements

Core Curriculum: BA Requirements (credits)

45

In addition to the core requirements, at least one course from each Humanities discipline: Fine Arts, History, Literature (English or Foreign), Philosophy, Religious Studies; four additional courses in the student’s chosen area of study; five additional Humanities courses; seminars in both Junior and Senior year, at least one of which is in the area of study.

Areas of Study

  • American Studies: courses from American literature and American History
  • Studio Art/Art History: any studio courses plus ARTS 213 and ARTS 214
  • Catholic Studies: courses in Religious Studies that focus on Catholic teaching
  • European Studies: courses from European History, Art Appreciation, Music Appreciation, and Opera
  • Ethical Studies: combination of courses in Philosophy and Religious Studies.
  • Fine Arts: combination of courses in Music, Theater (Film, Acting, Visual Arts)
  • History: combination of History offerings
  • Literature: combination of courses in English literature
  • Philosophy: any Philosophy offerings beyond core requirements
  • Religious Studies: any combination of Religious Studies offerings beyond core requirements.

Concentration

One course from each of the following areas:

Art

3

History

3

Literature

3

Philosophy

3

Religious Studies

3

Four additional courses in area of study

12

Five additional courses in the Humanities

15

Seminars (including at least one in area study)

6

Refer to specific disciplines in this catalog for course offerings appropriate to this major.

Other Requirements

  • Successful completion of comprehensive exam.