Humanities disciplines—history, literature, philosophy, art history, film and media, and cultural studies—are multifaceted but their different branches have one thing in common: all focus on the human capacity to make meaning. Across millennia, human beings have striven to understand our world and transform it with fresh creations of the mind. From the humblest manifestations of everyday culture to the grand edifices of art, literature, and conceptual thought, the humanities investigate how human beings make meaning as individuals and as communities.
The humanities are where future leaders, communicators, scholars, CEOs, storytellers, creatives, directors, writers, and entrepreneurs come to get their start. While the disciplines of the humanities themselves are distinct, together they provide students with a common set of skills that employers of today, and especially those of the future, will rely on.
Two UCI deans dissect the impact humanistic viewpoints can have on healthcare
UCI deans discuss the importance of diversity in graduate education and why standardized tests are losing favor
Look at your iPhone, or go to IKEA - the legacy of the artistic and social movement lives on
An interdisciplinary problem requires interdisciplinary solutions
As new technological and scientific advancements are made, humanists are needed at every turn
As we build on the UCI School of Humanities' bright past, we invite you to join us in creating a brilliant future.