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UHCL School
of Human Science and Humanities
MASTER OF ARTS IN HUMANITIES
Subplan I: Texts
“The unexamined
life is not worth living.” Socrates
“The unlived life is not worth examining.” attributed to Aristotle
Full member:
Association of Graduate Liberal Studies Programs
Are
you interested in exploring the foundations of civilization by
studying art, history, literature, and philosophy? The M.A. in
Humanities is a broad, interdisciplinary degree designed to help you
unlock your creativity, develop your capacity for reflection and
judgment, gain visual literacy, improve your writing skills, and
acquire self-knowledge and cross-cultural understanding. It is the
kind of degree that will enrich both your personal and professional
life.
If you want to expand your frontiers through
broad liberal learning at the graduate level, you are a candidate
for this degree.
Unlike a traditional master’s program in a single
discipline, the M.A. in Humanities allows you to choose courses
from a wide range of areas and tailor curricula to match your own
needs. Students may elect graduate courses from any of the
following fields: Art History, Communications, Creative Writing,
History, Humanities, Literature, Philosophy, and Women’s Studies.
To be admitted to the University of Houston-Clear
Lake’s M.A. in Humanities, you must hold a bachelor’s degree from an
accredited college or university and preferably have some
preparation in the humanities. Participants come from a variety of
occupations: engineering, homemaking, nursing, business, law,
teaching, medicine, banking, retirement, and many others.
Classes are scheduled primarily in the evening for
the convenience of adult students. Courses meet once a week in
3-hour blocks, except during the shorter summer semester when they
meet more often.
Requirements
The Core - (9 hrs.)
The core of this degree is a required sequence of
three Texts and Images courses that integrate the study
of great works of literature and art. Texts and Images I
begins with ancient epics, such as the Gilgamesh and Homeric
epics, matches them with Mesopotamian art and classical Greek
sculpture, and concludes with medieval and Renaissance writers
and artists such as Dante, Michelangelo, Christine de Pizan, and
Artemesia Gentileschi.
Texts and Images II
concerns western culture from the 18th through the 20th
century: writers and artists from Rousseau and Goya to Toni
Morrison and Jasper Johns. Texts and Images III,
designed to increase awareness of cultural diversity, breaks
away from traditional concentration on western civilization to
study touchstones of literature and art from Asia, Africa, and
Native America.
Subplan I: Texts - (15 hrs.)
Select five graduate courses from the following
areas: Art History, Communications, Creative Writing, History,
Humanities, Literature, Philosophy, and Women’s Studies. You
may choose several courses from one area or all your courses
from different areas. One course may be chosen from the social
sciences: anthropology, psychology, sociology.
Master’s
Options
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Thesis - 6 hrs.
(30 hrs. total)
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Project - 6 hrs
plus 6 hrs. electives from HSH courses (36 hrs. total)
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Internship - 6
hrs. plus 6 hrs. electives from HSH courses (36 hrs. total)
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Additional
Coursework - 36 hours with a final comprehensive written exam
The thesis, project, internship, or exam serves as
the culminating experience for each student’s degree program. The
thesis is ordinarily a substantial, documented research paper in a
traditional subject area, or a creative work of poetry or fiction.
Projects may concern curriculum or the gathering of research
materials such as oral histories. Both theses and projects should
be interdisciplinary in concept and content. Internships may be
arranged by students to translate their interest in the humanities
into preparation for employment. Assistance to document
collectors, for instance, would qualify as an internship.
For more information,
contact:
Deborah M. Griffin, Director
of Humanities (281) 283-3358; griffin@uhcl.edu
or
Ann Hinojosa, Advising
Coordinator (281) 283-3333; HSHadvising@uhcl.edu
2700 Bay Area Blvd.
Houston, TX 77058
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