MASTER OF ARTS IN HUMANITIES

The program leading to the M.A. in Humanities is designed both for individuals wishing to enhance their knowledge and skills and for students intending to pursue a doctorate in a humanistic field.
Course offerings include not only seminars stressing the interpretation and criticism of specific works and issues, but also ensembles, studios, and workshops in which the activity of creation and/or performance becomes the primary means of learning.

Students seeking an M.A. in Humanities have two options, a “research” option and a “professional” option. Students pursuing the “research” option must complete thirty semester hours of course work, demonstrate reading proficiency in an approved foreign language, and successfully complete and defend a portfolio. Students pursuing the “professional” option must complete thirty hours of course work, all normally in organized courses and distributed as in the “research” option. They are not required to complete a portfolio or meet a foreign language requirement.

Active involvement in the process of creation and performance is basic to the design of the Aesthetic Studies area of concentration. Therefore students working at the M.A. level with an emphasis in Aesthetic Studies are required to take at least one ensemble/workshop. Students pursuing the “research” M.A. with an emphasis in Aesthetic Studies may submit a creative project as part of their portfolio.

M.A. in HUMANITIES DEGREE PLAN

To be a full-time student, 9 hours of courses per semester is required; 3 hours of courses per semester is required to be enrolled in the program.

To have courses taken outside the School of Arts and Humanities applied to one of its degrees, students must seek prior approval from the Associate Dean for Graduate Studies. They may also petition to have appropriate transfer courses applied to their degree plan.

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