The Humanities Certificate

The Humanities Certificate is designed to enhance engagement with the humanities particularly among students in STEM and pre-professional disciplines. Employers in these fields are increasingly interested in job candidates who demonstrate the highly adaptable skills associated with the humanities: critical thinking and creative problem-solving, ethical reasoning and cultural awareness, written and oral communication, and empathy and interpersonal relationship-building. 

Students pursuing the Humanities Certificate work to develop these skills in ways that connect directly to their chosen career pathways.  

Program Details

The certificate itself requires only 12 credit hours (the equivalent of four courses).

The first three of the four courses required for the certificate can all be taken as a part of the University Core Curriculum program.

• The required gateway course for the program is HUMA 2301 – The Human Experience. This course can count toward the Language, Philosophy and Culture Component or the Component Area Option of the Core.
• The next two courses can be any sections of Core courses that have been designated as counting towards the program. Each semester individual sections of courses will be designated. Those will be listed on this page and marked by notes in the course schedule.

The final course required can be any upper-division (3000 or 4000 level) course in a Humanities field. The course prefixes for those fields are:

• ARTS, BLKS, DANC, ENGL, HIST, MUSI, MXAS, PHIL, SPAN, THEA, and WGST.

Students should consult with their academic advisor to ensure the courses for the certificate also meet the requirements of their declared degree or minor program.  

Fall 2025 Designated Courses

A course list will be posted here when the spring schedule goes live during spring semester.