Develop your capacity for cross-disciplinary reflection, creative and critical thinking, as well as an understanding of diverse peoples and cultures
The Humanities Department, which includes Art, Music, Philosophy, and World Languages, encourages inquiry and self-reflection by offering a practical and innovative curriculum that recognizes the increasingly porous boundaries between disciplines.
The Humanities curriculum Humanities courses create a strong educational foundation that provides the essential skills needed for lifelong learning and success.
Majors and Concentrations
Interdisciplinary Studies, BA/BS
Creative Arts Enterprise, BA
Creative Arts Therapies, BA
Learn about arts therapies and how modalities of drama, music and art are utilized in working with children and adults in a variety of settings.
Humanities, BA/BS
Design your own major in collaboration with a faculty advisor, and build a curriculum that meets your own specific interests and career goals.
Fine and Performing Arts, BA/BS
Design your own major in the arts by combining courses in visual art, music, and/or theater in a package that meets your own specific goals.
Pre-law, BA/BS
Build a well-rounded and flexible skillset that will prepare you for Law School and a legal career.
General Science, BS
Design your own major by combining a defined core set of science courses with a minor in another field.
Master of Education
UG Certificate
Minors
- African-American Studies Minor
- American Studies Minor
- Art Minor
- Art History Minor
- Asian Studies Minor
- Deaf Studies Minor
- Film Studies Minor
- Italian Studies Minor
- Music History Minor
- Music Performance Minor
- Music Theory/Composition Minor
- Philosophy Minor
- Romance Languages Minor
- Spanish Minor
- Studio Art Minor
- Sustainability Studies Minor
- Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Minor
Course Rotations, Plan of Study, and University Catalog
- Art - Two Year Course Rotation (PDF)
- Languages - Two Year Course Rotation (PDF)
- Music - Two Year Course Rotation (PDF)
- Philosophy - Two Year Course Rotation (PDF)
- Four-Year Plan of Study
- University Catalog
Meet Our Faculty
Associate Professor Dr. Jonathan Harvey discusses the various music and art spaces on campus, along with the university's collaboration with the Fitchburg Art Museum.
Pre-Law Partnership
UMass Dartmouth 3+3
Beyond the Classroom
Music Ensembles
Humanities Scholarship
Fitchburg Art Museum
Events and a Look Inside the Courses
The health of a city is often seen mostly in economic terms, but public art projects can shift the focus to the creative, cultural richness of the community and its role in urban revitalization.
