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Bachelor of Arts in Humanities

Bachelor of Arts in Humanities

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  • Level:4-Year Bachelor's Degree
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Admission Requirements

Entry requirements

  • A completed application
  • Academic records
  • At least one letter of recommendation
  • A personal statement or essay

English requirements

  • TOEFL score of 75 (IBT)
  • IELTS Band score of 6.0
  • Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE Academic) score of 53
  • Duolingo English Test score of 100
  • SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing Score of 450 or above

Course Information

The University of Bridgeport BA, BS in Humanities Degree Program programs emphasizes connections between literature, history, philosophy, and writing. Each discipline within the major contributes essential elements to our comprehension of self, others, and the world. The program also focuses on concrete skills and career readiness. 

The University’s mission is reflected in our program requirements, which include twelve hours of language study. Students acquire the skills, knowledge, and insights that accrue from the integrative study of literature, history and philosophy, as well as other liberal arts disciplines. By cultivating skills of critical analysis and effective writing, and furthering the understanding of abstract ideas and historical trajectories, the major program prepares students to go on to graduate study and to pursue careers in teaching, the professions, and business.

Learning Outcomes

By completing the Humanities program, students will:

  • Be able to read critically and analyze traditional literary genres, historical texts, and philosophical texts.
  • Be able to develop and communicate their ideas clearly in writing.
  • Be able to identify and evaluate appropriate research sources, incorporating the sources into documented academic writing, and formulate their own arguments based in part on those sources.
  • Gain a competency in the content, theories and methods of a particular discipline in the humanities that will manifest itself in their written work.
  • Be able to demonstrate an understanding of the interconnectedness of literary, historical, and philosophical developments that influence the current global culture.
  • Develop an appreciation for the humanities as a source of practical wisdom, aesthetic pleasure, and knowledge of the diversity of human experience.
  • Develop a grounded sense of ethical responsibility in an increasingly interconnected world.

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General Education Requirements

  • Composition and Rhetoric: 3 credits
  • First Year Seminar: 3 credits
  • Intermediate Algebra: 3 credits
  • Fine Arts: 3 credits
  • Humanities: 6 credits
  • Natural Sciences: 6 credits
  • Social Sciences: 6 credits
  • Capstone Seminar: 3 credits
  • Liberal Arts Electives: 7 credits

Concentrations (15 Credits)

Creative Writing

  • English 201 (Introduction to Creative Writing)
  • English 205 (Poetry Writing)
  • Creative Writing Electives (9 credits)

English

  • English 207 or 208 (Survey of American Literature I or II)
  • English 209 or 210 (Survey of British Literature I or II)
  • English 322 (Understanding English Grammar)
  • English Electives (6 credits)

Philosophy

  • Philosophy 203 (Ethics)
  • Philosophy electives (12 credits)

Major Program Requirements

Essential Courses in the Humanities (21 credits)

  • English 305 (Shakespeare)
  • English Literature elective
  • History 101 or 102 (World Civilization I or II)
  • History elective
  • Philosophy 205 (History of Western Philosophy)
  • Philosophy Elective
  • Fine Arts Elective (Art & Design 117, Art & Design 118, Music 122, or Theatre Arts 103)

Required Courses in the Major (6 credits)

  • Humanities 300 (Humanities Seminar)
  • Humanities 395 (Senior Thesis)

Foreign Language

  • Students must demonstrate proficiency in a modern language other than English at the 104 level.
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Overseas Student Health Cover

Health Insurance - USD $2875 per year

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