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.
