Humanities - Scripps College

Humanities from Scripps College is a Campus Bachelor Humanities degree that prepares you for a Liberal Arts career. About the Humanities Major: Interdisciplinary Studies in Culture Program The Humanities Major in Interdisciplinary Studies in Culture (HMSC) is designed to offer students a foundation in the Humanities , with particular reference to theories of culture and cultural practice. Its aim is to give students an interdisciplinary training across the breadth of the Humanities that will equip them to analyze and engage with the local, national and international aspects of our globalized world. The major is structured in such a way as to facilitate an introduction to theoretical and methodological approaches to the field; to encourage familiarity with topics in the study of culture in different disciplines; to provide more specialized knowledge which will relate to the student's interdisciplinary thesis topic. The choice of courses in this major is left to the individual student; in consultation with her adviser, she will opt for those courses which will enable her to pursue her own interests within the general rubric of the degree . The Major is designed to meet the following criteria: To furnish students with an understanding of the history of the concept of culture and of the ways in which that concept has developed in various disciplines and from different philosophical and theoretical points of view. To allow the combination of gradual specialization and a sustained interdisciplinary approach. As students progress through the major they will be required to consider cultural phenomena from a variety of intellectual perspectives; this will entail detailed study of specific topics in different disciplines. To facilitate the choice of an interdisciplinary topic for the senior thesis in the fourth year. The breadth of the previous years' work is intended to allow a considered decision on the topic of the thesis as well as a wide scope within which to work. View more details on Scripps College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Humanities courses.