Humanities (BA)

This program was approved for students entering the university in the Summer 2024–Spring 2025 catalog year. For more information about catalog year, go to Catalog Year Information.

Bachelor of Arts in Humanities
Unit: College of Arts and Sciences (AS)
Department: Comparative Humanities
Academic Plan Code(s): See Track Requirements tab.

Completion of this degree requires work to be submitted for the department’s Learning Outcomes Measurement. For details, contact the department.

Program Information

The Department of Comparative Humanities explores the question, what does it mean to be human? Using many humanities disciplines such as literature, religion, Jewish Studies, film, philosophy, theatre, music, visual arts, and linguistics, our courses and our major invite students to explore the answers to this question from global, historical, and contemporary viewpoints.

Students are challenged to develop critical reading, writing, and thinking skills, but they are also challenged to apply what they have learned in creative and complex ways through project-based assignments that inspire them.

As a result, the degree provides flexible, transferable skills that prepare our graduates for the dynamic contemporary job market.

Completion of this degree requires work to be submitted for the department’s Learning Outcomes Measurement. For details, contact the department.

Degree Summary

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Some credit hours from the General Education Requirements may be satisfied by courses defined by the program, in which case additional electives will be required to complete the minimum hours for the degree. 

Specific coursework information can be found on the Degree Requirements tab.

Accelerated BA/MA in Humanities

Humanities majors who are considering pursuing a master’s degree (MA) in Humanities can speed up the process by applying some of their undergraduate credit hours toward a master's degree.  Students accepted into the Accelerated BA-MA take three graduate courses (9 credit hours) as an undergraduate that apply toward both the bachelor’s degree and the eventual master's degree.  

Interested students must apply to the program during their Junior year (i.e., when they have accumulated 60-90 hours of credit). Applicants must have a minimum overall grade point average and major grade point average of 3.35 for admission to and for retention in the program.

The accelerated BA/MA in Humanities will be offered for the Interdisciplinary Humanities Concentration and for the Linguistics Concentration, but not for the Concentration in Public Humanities.

Departmental Admission Requirements

Admission to the BA in Humanities requires completion of 15 semester hours and a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0. 

The Change Major Request form can be found under the Academic Progress tile on ULink.

Accelerated BA/MA in Humanities

• Students must apply no later than the end of the junior year for admission to the accelerated program by submitting the Humanities Division application for the accelerated BA/MA in Humanities.
• A minimum overall grade point average and major grade point average of 3.35 will be required for admission to and for retention in the program.

General Education Requirements

*All degrees require the completion of the University-wide General Education Program (link provided above).  Some General Education requirements may be met in the requirements for the major or supporting coursework, in which case additional electives may be required to complete the minimum hours for the degree.

College/School Requirements

Program/Major Requirements

At least 50 of the total minimum hours required must be at the 300 level or above. 

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Completion of the intermediate level of a single foreign language

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In addition to courses counted toward General Education

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3 hours must be at the 300 level or above

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Additional 3 hours of college programmatic requirement is met in supporting courses.

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May be incorporated into other degree requirements

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Chosen in consultation with the Humanities Advisor

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The same course cannot count for both the core program major requirement and the track requirement. 

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At least 15 elective hours must be earned at the 300 level or above. 

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Students who satisfy General Education Requirements by courses defined by the program will require additional electives to complete the minimum hours for the degree.

Track Requirements

Track in Comparative Cultural Studies 

Academic Plan Code(s): HUM_BA_CLT

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Topic to be chosen in line with student interests. 

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To be chosen in consultation with an academic advisor. 

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To be chosen in consultation with an academic advisor. HUM 590 may be taken twice under different topics. 

Track in Film Studies 

Academic Plan Code(s): HUM_BA_FST

Track in Linguistics

Academic Plan Code(s): HUM_BA_LIN

Track in Religious Studies

Academic Plan Code(s): HUM_BA_REL

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Students who take HUM 510 to satisfy their CUE requirement will need to take an additional Religious Studies elective to complete the track's requirements. 

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Electives in Religious Studies may be taken from the following courses: HUM 306, HUM 308, HUM 309, HUM 310, HUM 311, HUM 312, HUM 313, HUM 314, HUM 315, HUM 316, HUM 317, HUM 319, HUM 335, HUM 336, HUM 340, HUM 341, HUM 342, HUM 343, HUM 344, HUM 349, HUM 510, HUM 511, HUM 512, HUM 514, and HUM 516.

Flight Plan

Track in Comparative Cultural Studies

Track in Film Studies

Track in Linguistics 

Track in Religious Studies 

Degree Audit Report
Degree Audit reports illustrate how your completed courses fulfill the requirements of your academic plan.  What-if reports allow you to compare the courses you have completed in your current academic plan to the courses required in another academic plan.  Should you have questions about either report, please consult with your academic advisor.

Flight Planner
The Flight Planner tool is available for you to create a personalized Flight Plan to graduation.  Advisors have access to review your Flight Planner and can help you adjust it to ensure you remain on track to graduate in a timely manner.

To create these reports:

1. Log into your ULink account.
2. Click on the Academic Progress tile.
3. Select the appropriate report.
   1. To run a Degree Audit report, click on "View my Degree Audit."
   2. To create a What-if report, click on "Create a What-if Advisement Report."
   3. To run a Flight Planner report, click on "Use My Flight Planner."

Click here to run a Degree Audit report, create a What-if report, or run a Flight Planner report.