Humanities - California State University - Northridge

Humanities from California State University - Northridge is a Campus Master Humanities degree that prepares you for a Liberal Arts career. The Master's Degree in Humanities is a 11-course, 33-unit interdisciplinary program that draws from all disciplines represented in the College of Humanities and also includes the participation of faculty from CSUN's College of Social and Behavioral Sciences. The M.A. in Humanities program is designed for midcareer professionals and other lifelong learners who are interested in the nature and foundations of ideas, are curious about other worldviews and their origins, and seek to understand these ideas and worldviews through the lenses provided by the broad range of disciplinary fields in the Humanities. Participants will be guided through both older and more contemporary treatments of ideas, values and worldviews in order to develop an appreciation of how these concepts underlie current practices and policies in virtually all areas of daily life. Participants will develop and share their perspectives and insights through research, discussion and writing. LEARNING GOALS Participants who complete the M.A. in Humanities program will Develop an understanding of the origins of humankind's ?great ideas? and their transformations as they have moved through different social, historical and cultural contexts. Discover how ideas and values from the past inform our present expectations, practices and policies, both explicitly and implicitly. Acquire the skills necessary for stepping outside one's own worldview and questioning long-held assumptions about self, society and others. Expand and refine their skills in critical thinking, reading, speaking and writing across a variety of disciplines in the humanities. Develop and refine close, context-sensitive reading and observational skills that make visible the forms, structures and rhetorical functions of texts and cultural artifacts in a variety of genres. Discover how theoretical and methodological skills can be appropriately applied to the liberal arts. View more details on California State University - Northridge, CA . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Humanities courses.