Associate in Arts Degree in Humanities

Foothill College

The Humanities degree provides students with interdisciplinary perspectives on the existential questions of who we are as human beings, where we come from, and where we are headed. This degree emphasizes the principles and concepts in interdisciplinary thinking and problem solving that will transfer across disciplines and enrich professional careers in areas as varied as lawyers, Public Relations managers, journalists, educators, systems analysts, and Foreign Service employees. A Humanities degree enables students to better see the interconnectedness of all areas of knowledge, develop a global perspective as a result of having studied the ideas and cultural products of cultures throughout the world, clarify one's values by comparing and contrasting them to what others have thought, and deepen one's sources of wisdom by learning how others have dealt with failures, success, adversities, and triumphs.