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Applied Humanities, B.A.
The Applied Humanities, B.A. provides you with an understanding of how the humanities inform and enhance human life. The program takes on a multidisciplinary approach, reframing timeless humanities skills and knowledge in terms of contemporary workforce needs. You’ll develop transferable, career-related skills, including cross-cultural dialogue, media literacy, ethical reflection, and leadership capacity, while also fostering an appreciation for the intrinsic value of the humanities.
Why This Program
Multidisciplinary Approach
Our curriculum blends close reading and ethical inquiry with career preparation and meaningful service. Each major pathway engages with fields like: Anthropology, Communications, History, Sociology, Geography, Economics, Environmental Studies, allowing students to build a versatile interdisciplinary toolkit for academic and vocational fields.
Collaborative Learning Environment
Our low student-to-faculty ratio encourages feedback and mentorship. Peer-to-peer learning is emphasized as well, fostering a dynamic and supportive intellectual community. Students refine their skills in a space that fosters growth, curiosity, and dialogue.
Program Emphasis Areas
Our emphasis areas build on a shared core curriculum that emphasizes language proficiency, community-based service, and portfolio creation. Through three future-oriented humanities pathways, you can tailor your learning to your academic and professional goals.
Program Emphases
Humanities for the Future. Provides the humanities foundation to prepare you to navigate front-end web development and digital accessibility, digital public relations, and the expanding world of AI.
Humanities for Health and Wellness. Provides the humanities foundation to prepare you to engage as a leader or care agent in wellness, community service, health communication, and healthcare industries.
Humanities for leadership. Provides the humanities foundation to prepare you to lead in contexts of civic engagement, such as nonprofits, business, conflict resolution, and policy.
Did you know?
Forbes’ 2022 article, “The Top 10 Most In-Demand Skills for the Next 10 Years,” identified key skills that employers are seeking from applicants: digital and data literacy, critical thinking, emotional intelligence, creativity, collaboration, flexibility, leadership, time management, curiosity, and continuous learning. Many of these skills are already provided within Humanities programs. Combining the polytechnic approach with traditional humanities education through an Applied Humanities degree offers an opportunity to blend these essential skills with the polytechnic emphasis.
Careers
The B.A. in Applied Humanities equips students with the skills needed to thrive in today’s changing career landscape.
Technology & Human Values
- AI Ethics Analyst / Policy
- Civic Project Coordinator
- Content Moderator / Trust & Safety Analyst
- Digital Content Strategist
- UX Researcher / Designer (entry-level)
Health Humanities
- Environmental / Cultural Health Advocate
- Health Communications
- Healthcare Program Coordinator
- Patient Advocate / Navigator
- Public Health Outreach Specialist
Social Responsibility
- Community Engagement Coordinator
- Conflict Resolution / Mediation
- Environmental Sustainability / Stewardship Advocate
- Humanitarian Aid
- Non-profit Program Leadership