Humanities means leadership. Leadership means:
- The ability to influence others through reasoned argument
- Emotional intelligence, achieved both by knowing oneself and by being able to see the world from the perspective of others
- Social intelligence, the ability to collaborate, to engage others in conversation, to be sensitive to social situations and to work with those culturally different from ourselves
- Communication, conveying complex ideas in clear and inspiring ways
- Creativity, particularly an openness to new ideas and a willingness to question everything, not for the sake of asking questions, but to make this a better world.
- Analyze complex information and understand technology
- Think ethically and make a difference
These are the skills that build careers and build leaders in our communities, neighbourhoods, classrooms, social agencies, arts organizations, and in businesses, from corporations to start-ups.
In our Humanities disciplines, we focus on developing persuasive and rational arguments, communicating complex and challenging ideas, collaboration, creativity, and critical and constructive thinking. We help you to develop the skills to prepare for a career as an active and engaged global citizen.
In Humanities, youll encounter productive, award-winning professors who bring their real-life experience as researchers and teachers to the classroom, and who believe that the best university education is student-centered and research-focused.
You will also join a community of scholars who are not afraid to cross the boundaries between subject areas, who have dynamic and diverse individual interests, experiences and talents, but who share an enthusiasm and curiosity about the past, present and future.
We look forward to having you in our classrooms, our workshops, our performance spaces and our laboratories.