新罕布什尔大学

The humanities ask, “What does it mean to be human?” As a student in the humanities degree program, you’ll explore that fundamental question of existence. For answers, you’ll look everywhere from Greek tragedies, postmodern novels and High Renaissance sculpture to pop art, baroque music and contemporary psychological and social theories. Humanities students are in the company of scientists, artists, musicians, historians, revolutionaries, philosophers and writers who, for thousands of years, have been engaged in the same quest. To guide students on this journey are faculty members across disciplines in the College of Liberal Arts, from theatre, English, Spanish, art, philosophy and more.

Designed as a dual major, the humanities program at UNH complements your main area of interest while helping you develop your analytical writing and critical thinking skills. You’ll obtain a solid liberal arts education through regular coursework, small, intensive seminars and team-taught classes, as well as an intensive year-long project during your senior year. You’ll also enjoy study-abroad opportunities that include a popular January-term course in Rome, and programs in Greece and Budapest.

Potential Careers

• Communications director
• Content strategist
• Humanities professor
• Intelligence analyst
• Lawyer
• Marketing professional
• Nonprofit administrator
• Writer

Program Objectives

The dual major in humanities is structured in such a way that students can focus on a chosen primary major while taking advantage of the humanities program curriculum and its emphasis on analytical writing, critical thinking, and well-rounded interdisciplinary cultural knowledge. Students combine our curriculum with another, disciplinary major that allows them to pursue a narrower field of study in some depth. The dual major in interdisciplinary humanities offers students a set of tools and skills so they can understand and forge our 21st century world. Its curriculum provides structure, progression, and rigor. Citizens of the 21st century need to know how to analyze texts and navigate cultures. That is why the humanities are essential to the lives of educated people.