Humanities in the World

3 Credits · Level: Graduate, Undergraduate

The course introduces the institutional structures (including government, law, medicine, and both non-profit and profit-driven entities) in which public humanities graduates are employed, exploring where the humanities intersect with professional practice and public life, but also where fissures persist between our understanding of the humanities and the arts and their purpose in contributing to the common good. Students might choose which one of these to pursue depending on their goals and focus of study. The course allows students to pursue research into a particular institution, business, or non-humanities discipline and its relationship to the humanities.