B.A. in LiteratureThink Deeply About
The Human Experience

As a Humanities Division student, you will have the opportunity to study abroad in places such as Ireland, Ecuador, France, Italy, Kosovo, Oxford, South Africa and Spain.

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The Humanities Division provides students from all academic divisions with an annual seminar to discuss topics such as an era of poetry or influential thinkers. This seminar experience also includes an opportunity to study abroad in Oxford, England.

The literature program reflects our commitment to developing students’ knowledge, skills and attitudes in five distinct yet interconnected areas.

Specialized Knowledge

Demonstrate knowledge of the nature and function of language.

• Describe the nature of human language according to current linguistic theory.
• Explain the structure of human language.
• Situate language within its social and cultural contexts.

Applied Knowledge and Collaborative Learning

Analyze language within its social and cultural context.

• Compare and contrast language systems in terms of systematic differences in phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics and pragmatics.
• Evaluate the complexities/dynamic nature of language(s).
• Demonstrate the relationship between a linguistic system and its social/historical context.

Intellectual Skills

Demonstrate your ability to integrate both traditional and non-traditional cognitive skills, including analytical inquiry, information literacy, quantitative fluency and communicative fluency.

Civic and Global Learning

Demonstrate intercultural competence in addressing civic, social, environmental and economic issues.

Biblical Worldview Integration

Articulate a Christ-centered worldview and its personal, professional and communal embodiment through Christian virtues.