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The UW-Parkside Humanities Program

The UW-Parkside Humanities Program offers an exciting major in which students choose – in consultation with program faculty – an array of courses that best suit their interests.

Humanities isn’t grounded in an established body of information that students are expected to master. Rather, it encourages students to ask thoughtful questions and make connections among different categories of knowledge.

Humanities graduates will be well prepared for cutting- edge 21st century careers such as arts management, software and web page development, management, advertising and marketing, teaching, journalism, and the clergy … to name only a few possibilities. Many of today’s most sought-after employers look more for creativity, critical thinking, and superior communication abilities than for skills specific to the workplace.

The Humanities major is also well suited to complement another major, a minor, teacher licensure, or one of UW-Parkside’s many skills-based certificate programs. There simply are no programs at UW-Parkside that would not be enhanced by perspectives and abilities developed in the Humanities Program!

What our graduates are saying:

“Why Humanities? Because no other academic endeavor offers as many course choices in a variety of fields for undergraduate study. The exposure to art, history, philosophy and literature serve the student who has not declared a major especially well. In my case the exposure to literature awakened an interest that led to my declaring a second major in English.”
Earl Merritt
Humanities and English Major

“Not only did the Humanities program at UW-P prepare me for a career, but it has also prepared me for life in general. Each intricate part whether it be music, art, philosophy, history, literature etc., has intertwined and woven together knowledge, inspiration, and understanding into a bright multicultural mosaic we call life.”
Angela Last
2002 Humanities Graduate