The Humanities Division major affords students an opportunity to create, with some limits, an individual program of study in one or more of the humanities disciplines. The humanities disciplines are central to a liberal arts education. At this College the departments and programs included in the Humanities Division are: Art; Communication and Theatre Arts; English; History, Politics and Culture; American Indian Studies; Languages and International Studies (including American Sign Language, French, German, Latin, Ojibwe, Russian, Spanish); Medieval and Renaissance Studies; Music; Philosophy; Theology and Religious Studies; Women's Studies. A student choosing a Humanities major has the opportunity to study the broad relationships and connections among the humanities disciplines, while also focusing on those of particular interest and significance. A major in Human-ities is an excellent, multifaceted preparation for many non-specialized careers; the emphasis on reading, writing and critical evaluation of a broad range of historical/theoretical/ artistic developments gives a graduate skills essential to personal fulfillment and professional success in the world, a world which demands effective communication skills, multicultural understanding and the ability to identify and articulate an understanding of and position on a range of issues and problems.

A student graduating with a B.A. in Humanities from The College of St. Scholastica will:

1. demonstrate understanding of the relationships and connections among the humanities disciplines studied;
2. demonstrate understanding of the basic and essential principles of at least one divisional discipline;
3. analyze knowledgeably a problem germane to the divisional disciplines or critically evaluate a proposition pertinent to the chosen field of study;
4. communicate effectively an analysis of a problem or evaluation of a proposition.