Online Bachelor's in Liberal and Interdisciplinary Studies - Humanities

Earn your degree online while exploring the ideas, histories, and cultural traditions that shape human experience through the Humanities concentration within UNC Greensboro’s Bachelor of Arts in Liberal & Interdisciplinary Studies. Study literature, history, philosophy, religion, and the arts while examining the connections among these fields and their relevance to contemporary life. Through an interdisciplinary approach, you’ll gain a deeper understanding of people, cultures, values, and human expression while developing the critical thinking, communication, and analytical skills valued across a wide range of professions.

Online Humanities Concentration Highlights

• Examine the human experience across cultures and time periods. Explore how people have understood themselves and their world through literature, history, philosophy, religion, and the arts.
• Discover connections across the humanities. Study the relationships among ideas, values, cultural traditions, and historical events while gaining a broader perspective on society and contemporary issues.
• Explore questions that matter. Investigate topics such as ethics, creativity, identity, culture, belief, and social change through an interdisciplinary approach to learning.
• Develop highly transferable skills. Strengthen your abilities in critical thinking, research, analysis, writing, and communication while learning to evaluate complex issues from multiple perspectives.
• Apply humanities knowledge to today’s world. Gain a deeper understanding of how human experiences, cultural traditions, and historical developments continue to shape communities, organizations, and societies.

THE Online Humanities STUDENT EXPERIENCE

• Progress through a thoughtfully designed humanities curriculum. Build your knowledge through a Humanities Core Foundation, explore diverse perspectives through Humanities Distribution coursework, develop expertise in an Area of Emphasis, and complete a Senior Seminar that brings your learning together through advanced research and analysis.
• Learn on a schedule that works for you. Complete fully online coursework designed to fit the needs of working professionals, adult learners, transfer students, and others balancing multiple responsibilities.
• Engage with faculty who are invested in your success. Learn from experienced instructors who provide guidance and feedback as you explore complex questions about culture, history, ethics, creativity, and human experience.
• Explore diverse perspectives across the humanities. Study literature, history, philosophy, religion, and the arts while examining how these disciplines connect to one another and to contemporary society.
• Apply your learning through research and critical inquiry. Analyze complex ideas, evaluate evidence, and develop persuasive arguments while building skills that translate across academic and professional settings.

AFTER GRADUATIng with a bachelor’s in Liberal & Interdisciplinary Studies – Humanities Degree

After graduating from UNC Greensboro with a concentration in Humanities, you’ll be prepared to analyze complex ideas, communicate effectively, and understand diverse perspectives across cultures and communities. Through the study of literature, history, philosophy, religion, and the arts, you’ll develop strong skills in critical thinking, research, writing, and problem-solving while gaining a deeper understanding of the human experience.

Graduates apply these skills in a wide range of professional settings. The concentration provides strong preparation for careers in communications, education, nonprofit organizations, public service, cultural institutions, business, and community engagement. It also offers an excellent foundation for graduate study in the humanities, education, communication, public administration, law, library and information science, and related fields.

Potential Career Paths

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