Humanities, B.A.

Through the Humanities major, students encounter some of the most awe-inspiring figures in intellectual and artistic history. Plato. Aristotle. Homer. Confucius. Shakespeare. Michelangelo. Picasso. Bach. Mozart. Saint Augustine. Maimonides. Descartes. Locke. Nietzsche. Hurston. Achebe. They represent just a sampling of the authors and artists whose work is grounded in complex intellectual and ethical issues that remain vital to the ways in which we understand ourselves, our communities and our potential contributions to a meaningful future. The disciplines of philosophy, literature, theology, fine arts and criticism and their intersections make up the Humanities.

For additional programs and courses in this school, see Shimer Great Books School .