{"id":2,"date":"2020-06-24T15:04:51","date_gmt":"2020-06-24T19:04:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/master\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2026-04-23T09:13:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T13:13:39","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/laps\/huma\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to the Department of Humanities"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpv-view-output\" data-toolset-views-view-editor=\"8606586d9275aa2006ea30e8ea656ad1\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-toolset-views-view-editor\">\n\n\n<div id=\"wpv-view-layout-186334\" class=\"js-wpv-view-layout js-wpv-layout-responsive js-wpv-view-layout-186334\" data-viewnumber=\"186334\" 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data-permalink=\"\/laps\/huma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2?wpv_view_count=186334\">\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>The Department of Humanities is the only department in Canada to offer interdisciplinary programs and courses providing a comprehensive introduction to the humanities as an integrated field of study.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are informed by a powerful vision of the value of interdisciplinary study and research, which enables students to understand and appreciate the diversity of human cultures and their multiple forms of expression.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading text-uppercase h5\">Quick 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Acknowledgment<\/a> which recognizes the unique and enduring relationship of Indigenous people and their traditional territory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light full-width bg-primary\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#e31837\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group container pt-4 mt-3\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"h4 has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f83cbfe079d31940e4bbde5295075f64\">Pursue a program of study emphasizing the different ways in which human cultures and their multiple forms of expression have developed historically and continue to develop today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div 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2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-f1da38495b47423ba4c0c8a1776d9803\">Flexibility<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-white-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-white-background-color has-background\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f3f5e044a89e1eca69235d9eb6b4b9e9\">Choose from a rich array of course offerings every year to create a program of study that meets your academic interests and career aspirations.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"662\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/laps\/huma\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/201\/2020\/11\/StudyAbroadSA-1024x662.jpg\" alt=\"\" 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enhance your studies and add to your university experience by participating in an exchange program with universities around the world.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"662\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/laps\/huma\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/201\/2020\/11\/StudentAssociationSA-1024x662.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-181768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/laps\/huma\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/201\/2020\/11\/StudentAssociationSA-1024x662.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/laps\/huma\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/201\/2020\/11\/StudentAssociationSA-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/laps\/huma\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/201\/2020\/11\/StudentAssociationSA-1536x992.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/laps\/huma\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/201\/2020\/11\/StudentAssociationSA.jpg 2048w\" 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alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-181769\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/laps\/huma\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/201\/2020\/11\/ResourcesonCampusSA-1024x662.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/laps\/huma\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/201\/2020\/11\/ResourcesonCampusSA-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/laps\/huma\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/201\/2020\/11\/ResourcesonCampusSA-1536x992.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/laps\/huma\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/201\/2020\/11\/ResourcesonCampusSA.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-22d6e86e0550e04eea3335c93e931964\">Campus Resources<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-white-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-white-background-color has-background\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ebd71e79e6ab6658defd87a3877a0294\">Engage in the Multimedia Language Centre, LaMarsh Centre for Child and Youth Research, the Israel and Golda Koschitzky Centre for Jewish Studies and many more resources for students on campus.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group grey-bg-block has-very-light-gray-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<i class=\"fas fa-quote-left h1 text-primary\"><\/i>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Welcome to the Department of Humanities where students can learn about the past, examine how the past shapes the present and imagine new possibilities for the future. In our courses, students explore various cultures and communities together with their expressive forms from a variety of critical viewpoints. We specialize in interdisciplinarity, combining fields of knowledge in the humanities to enable students to become critical thinkers and advocates for social justice. A humanities degree provides students with many exciting career paths, including, but not limited to, the following: cultural consultant, communications manager, podcast producer, social media strategist, digital collections archivist, media operations manager or elementary\/secondary school teacher. Come join us!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> \u2014 Elicia A. 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