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Curriculum

Students pursuing the Ph.D. in humanities take a minimum of 13 courses (39 credits). Depending on each student’s background, additional preparation in the broader humanities or work in specific subject fields may be required.

Required courses:

  • A History of Technology
  • Humanities Problems and Perspectives
  • Humanities Theory, Method and the Disciplines
  • Culture, Society and the Global Condition
  • Special Topics: Research Colloquium

Students also take eight elective courses chosen from the following list:

  • Research Methods
  • Social and Ethical Issues: A Global Perspective
  • Global and Comparative Literature I
  • Global and Comparative Literature II
  • Global Traditions and Area Studies I
  • Global Traditions and Area Studies II
  • Philosophical Perspectives on the Digital Age
  • Religion, Culture and Technology
  • Political Philosophy and Technology
  • Social Transformation Through Art
  • Ethics and Modern Technology
  • Modern Literature and the Human Condition