Description and Learning Outcomes

Program Description

The Bachelor of Arts in Humanities provides a strong education in the liberal arts. Students acquire the writing, critical thinking, aesthetic, and analytical abilities required to pursue a graduate degree, or to advance in their career. The broad‐based humanities curriculum encourages them to think in the cross‐cultural and cross‐disciplinary way needed to succeed in today’s increasingly globalized and diverse business, cultural, and communication environments. The program’s content and structure is directly linked to NEC’s transformational mission and provides students ample opportunities to reflect on their natural and civic environments, cornerstones of the NEC Shared Commitments.

The bachelor’s degree program may be completed in 4 years for students who carry a full course load of 30 credits per year.

Learning Outcomes

Students who complete the Humanities program at NEC should be able to:

• Define the major concepts and theoretical perspectives of at least two humanities subjects
• Show critical thinking ability
• Discuss the historical development of at least two humanities subjects
• Articulate logical arguments based on relevant information, using integrated data and insights from different disciplines, and evaluating information for its relevance and reliability
• Analyze historical sources and evaluate the interpretative perspectives contained therein
• Recognize the ways in which knowledge and the arts are socially constructed and sanctioned
• Demonstrate familiarity with the methods and procedures of several humanities disciplines
• Show an awareness of diverse forms of knowledge and ways of understanding the human situation.
• Write clearly, structured, and well‐documented essays and reports.