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Humanities
Bachelor of ArtsThese program requirements are for students who enroll in the 2024-2025 academic year.
- Integrate theory: Integrate theories, methods, and concepts from multiple humanities disciplines, such as philosophy, history, art, literature, music, and religious studies.
- Evaluate arguments: Evaluate the adequacy and justifiability of propositions, theories, assumptions and arguments.
- Communicate effectively: Communicate the results of critical reflection into personal positions on social, cultural, and ethical issues.
- Apply ethics: Apply sound ethical reasoning in contemporary contexts.
- Develop understanding: Develop cultural understanding by exploring the cultural heritage of sites, events, people, and communities.
- (3 Credits, HUMN 100)
- (3 Credits, PHIL 100)
- (3 Credits, PHIL 140)
- (3 Credits, HIST 115), (3 Credits, HIST 116), (3 Credits, HIST 141), or (3 Credits, HIST 142)
- (3 Credits, MUSC 210) or any MUSC course
- (3 Credits, ARTH 372) or any upper-level ARTH course
- (3 Credits, PHIL 304) or any upper-level PHIL course
- (3 Credits, HUMN 351) or any upper-level HUMN course
- (3 Credits, PHIL 349) or any upper-level PHIL course
- (3 Credits, ENGL 406) or any upper-level ENGL course
- (3 Credits, HUMN 495)
This program is designed to help you develop in-depth knowledge and skills to pursue careers in education, publishing, journalism, advertising, social work, sales, law, management, human resources, and insurance. Potential job titles within specific humanities careers include non-profit organization administrator, public or private school educator, administrator for a local or community government organization, and editor or copywriter in a media organization.
No previous experience is needed.
- All courses available online
- Select hybrid courses available
- $324 per credit (in-state)
- $499 per credit (out-of-state)
- $250 per credit (military)
- Other fees may apply
This program follows standard UMGC admission requirements.
This program does not have military restrictions. It is available to all eligible civilian and military-affiliated students.
This program does not have state-specific restrictions.
History
Bachelor of ArtsThese program requirements are for students who enroll in the 2024-2025 academic year.
- Gain knowledge: Research, interpret, and present historical knowledge.
- Communicate effectively: Write and speak clearly and appropriately about historical information for diverse audiences.
- Engage viewpoints: Engage in history as a moral and ethical practice, recognizing a wide range of backgrounds and perspectives.
- Learn from history: Apply historical precedents to contemporary life and develop self-reflection.
- Gain perspective: Achieve a deep understanding of the different peoples, events, and cultures that have shaped human civilization.
- (3 Credits, HIST 115) or (3 Credits, HIST 141)
- (3 Credits, HIST 116) or (3 Credits, HIST 142)
- (3 Credits, HIST 156)
- (3 Credits, HIST 157)
- (3 Credits, HIST 289)
- (3 Credits, HIST 309)
- (3 Credits, HIST 495)
- Upper-level HIST courses (12 credits): Focused study in either U.S. history or world history recommended; see Degree Focus below
Degree FocusÂ
To align with the 12-credit upper-level requirement listed above, we recommend you choose from one of the following groups of classes below to align with your career interests:
U.S. History
- (3 Credits, HIST 316L)
- (3 Credits, HIST 365)
- (3 Credits, HIST 377)
- (3 Credits, HIST 461)
World History
- (3 Credits, HIST 326)
- (3 Credits, HIST 337)
- (3 Credits, HIST 392)
- (3 Credits, HIST 480)
This program is designed to prepare you to succeed in a range of professional settings, including museums, historic sites, government, educational institutions, research firms, cultural resource management, public history archives, and more. Graduates might pursue careers as teachers, writers, historians, archivists, museum curators, research analysts, heritage managers, or historical consultants.Â
Please note: Pursing a Master of Arts in Teaching through our accelerated pathway may better prepare you for the teaching careers represented here.Â
No previous experience is needed.
- All courses available online
- Select hybrid courses available
- $324 per credit (in-state)
- $499 per credit (out-of-state)
- $250 per credit (military)
- Other fees may apply
This program follows standard UMGC admission requirements.
This program does not have military restrictions. It is available to all eligible civilian and military-affiliated students.
This program does not have state-specific restrictions.
Communication Studies
Bachelor of ArtsThese program requirements are for students who enroll in the 2024-2025 academic year.
- Analyze information critically: Apply critical reasoning skills to finding, evaluating, interpreting, using, and delivering information.
- Apply communication principles: Apply ethical communication principles and practices to finding, evaluating, interpreting, creating, and delivering messages.
- Write content: Create written messages tailored to specific audiences, purposes, and contexts.
- Develop presentations: Create oral and multimedia presentations tailored to specific audiences, purposes, and contexts.
- Analyze messages: Access, analyze, evaluate, design, create, and act on messages in a variety of media contexts.
- Demonstrate listening techniques: Demonstrate techniques for mindful hearing, attending, understanding, responding, and remembering in a variety of contexts.
- Utilize small-group communication: Leverage the principles of small-group communication to complete tasks.
- Apply frameworks: Apply organizational communication frameworks to the management of upward, downward, and horizontal oral, visual, and written communication in workplace contexts.
- (3 Credits, SPCH 100) or any SPCH course
- (3 Credits, COMM 207) or any COMM course
- (3 Credits, JOUR 201)
- (3 Credits, COMM 300)
- (3 Credits, COMM 302)
- (3 Credits, SPCH 324)
- (3 Credits, JOUR 330) or any upper-level JOUR course
- (3 Credits, COMM 400) or any upper-level COMM course
- (3 Credits, SPCH 470) or any upper-level SPCH course
- (3 Credits, COMM 390) or any upper-level COMM course
- (3 Credits, COMM 495)
This program is designed to help prepare you for careers in a number of professional contexts, including in mass media, journalism, public relations, business, and corporate communication. The skills that you’ll learn in this program may be transferrable to multiple industries and potential job titles that include public affairs specialist, copy editor, SEO analyst, technical writer, and creative director.
No previous experience is needed.
- All courses available online
- Select hybrid courses available
- $324 per credit (in-state)
- $499 per credit (out-of-state)
- $250 per credit (military)
- Other fees may apply
This program follows standard UMGC admission requirements.
This program does not have military restrictions. It is available to all eligible civilian and military-affiliated students.
This program does not have state-specific restrictions.