Explore history, philosophy, art, literature, language and more with
the distinguished Humanities faculty at USM. This major provides the opportunity to combine existing liberal arts credits from other institutions with USM Humanities courses to create an efficient and coherent path to degree completion.

The Humanities offer the framework and skills for meeting the challenges of our complex and constantly changing world:

• Knowledge of cultural, intellectual, artistic, and literary traditions
• Appreciation of the cultural and historical contours of diversity
• Skills of close reading, analysis, synthesis, persuasion/rhetoric, and communication
• Intellectual curiosity
• Global, historical, and ethical awareness