| Faculty: | Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences |
| Field of Study: | Humanities/Humanistic Studies
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| Description: | Combine the liberal arts with science training. Gain insights into nature through modern science along with insights into the human spirit through the Great Books.
Read the world’s most influential books. Explore ideas in art, philosophy, history, literature, classics, music, religion and science in the Bachelor of Humanities (BHum). Do you have a passion for reading and discussion? Do you want to better understand yourself and the world around you? Join our small, close-knit, creative and intellectual community and dive into Homer, Plato, Dante, the Bhagavad Gita, the Bible, Machiavelli, Algonquin myths, Shakespeare, Mozart, Mary Shelley, Picasso, Rushdie and more. Study ideas from ancient Greece and Rome, ancient India and China, the European and Islamic Middle Ages, the Renaissance, Reformation and Enlightenment, to present-day Canada and America. Small classes, regular discussion groups and close attention from your professors will help you excel in this writing-intensive program. Participate in our student literary journal, music nights, dramatic readings, visits to the National Arts Centre and National Gallery of Canada, and subsidized cultural trips to Montréal and New York City. |