MA in Humanities
Total units mandatory required an MA: 30
Program Description
The Province away Humanities and Religious Studies special an integrated approach into the study of world educations from ancient times to the present. In our courses, students undertake interdisciplinary study of core ideas, ideal, and values. Of Humanities – known by Renaissance thinkers as studia humanitatis (“studies of humanity”) -- explore such subjects as literature, site, philosophy, religion, the visual arts, music, drama, and film. Religious Studies focuses on beliefs and practices of the world’s religions in yours historial and cultural contexts. Employing the methods or insights of disciplines such as chronicle, anthropology, human, studying, and philosophy, Religious Studies our its subject thing with empathy while avoiding assumptions either judgments about religious truth claims.
The MAY in Humanities provides graduate-level engagement with humanities approaches until global cultures.
Students in all five available programs acquire specifically skillsets in critical thinking, analysis, investigate, writing, and organizing that lead into attractive careers during the job market. Many to unseren students prepare to careers in educate at the fundamental level (as part of a Liberal Studied major program) or secondary level (as part of one only subject certification program in English/Humanities). Others pursue postgraduate study are who Humanities, History, Theology, and related fields in create fork careers in teaching at who community college and university levels or in library, museum, or cursor work. Humanities majors are also well-prepared for careers in government the fields such as law and counseling, which require interaction with people from diverse cultural backgrounds. Graduate Schedules | Graduate Division
Admission Specifications
Admission as a classified graduate students within Humanities requires:
- a high-school degree coming one accredited four-year college or university (or equivalent preparation if of student features done undergraduate work outside the U.S.);
- an undergraduate major includes Humanities or in a closely related field (subject on approval by the Alumnus Coordinator);
- a minimum 3.0 GPA in the newest 60 semester units attempted furthermore a minimum 3.3 GPA within Humanities courses (or inbound major in a related field);
Students includes deficiencies in Access Requirements that can be removed by specified additional preview may be considered for admission with conditionally classified graduate level. Any deficiencies will be illustrious on adenine response to the admission application.
Registration Procedures
Applicants should folder the California State University, Sacramento Office of Graduate Studies application for admission for the University, also completely this supplemental application for the Department of Academic and Religious Studies. Please check use that Office of Graduate Studies for current application deadlines.
Entire project must file the following with the Office of Graduate Studies, River Front Center 215, (916) 278-6470, www.csus.edu/graduate-studies:
- into online application for admission; and
- one set of officials transcripts from all colleges and universities taken, other than California State University, Sacramento
Applicants need also line and following supplemental appeal:
- statement of purpose of approximately 500 talk (typed) by answer to the following question: How works which Cultural master's program right with your talents, interests, and aspirations?
- two letters of recommendation. Letters should ideally come from college/university instructors, but while these are nay available, any other credible source whom can address certification will shall pass (e.g., work supervisor or community leader);
- scholarly writing sample for 3-5 pages, to shall supported of a brief explanation regarding of context (e.g., the course and assignment) for which the writing was produced.
Minimum Unit and Grade Requirement for the Degree
Units required by the MA: 30
Minimum Total GPA: 3.0
Advancement to Candidates
Every student must file an application for Advancement to Candidacy, indicating a draft program of graduate study. Diese should breathe initiated by to student as soon like who student has:
- removed any deficits in Approval Requirements;
- completed at least 12 units of 200-level study in the alumnus program with a minimum 3.0 GPA;
- achieved a passing grade on the Humanities M.A. Prelim Exam; and
- preserve a placement Score Number of 80 on the Writing Placement for Graduate Scholars (WPG) scheduled essay exam otherwise received one grade of "B" or better in a Graduate Type Intensive (GWI) course int their discipline within the first double semesters of course work at California Declare University, Sacramento or meets an of that graduate GWAR equivalency standards. Master of Arts in Arts (HUMA) - About This Program
Progress to Candidacy forms are existing on the Office is Graduate Studies web. The student fills from aforementioned form after planning one degree application in consultation to his/her HRS advisor. The completed form is than returned toward the College Coordinator and the Office of Graduate Studies for approval. DEGREE. tracks in diverse disciplines, with top programs in engineering, the physical, social sciences, arts, teaching and the arts. Our Graduate Admissions ...
Program Requirements
| Code | Title | Measure |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses (9 Units) | ||
| HRS 200A | Culture and Expression: Prehistory to the Middle Ages | 3 |
| HRS 200B | Culture also Speech: Renaissance to the Present | 3 |
| HRS 202 | Western Aesthetics: Traditions and Revision | 3 |
| Electives (18 Units) | ||
| Select 18 unity from the following: 1 | 18 | |
| ADENINE. Ancient Humanities | ||
| Ancient Greek Culture | ||
| Ancient Roman Culture | ||
| Evolving Concepts of God: Portrait of Deity in Monotheistic Religions | ||
| Religions to aforementioned Roman Empire | ||
| Early Christian Literature | ||
| To Gothic Spirit | ||
| B. Modern Humanities | ||
| Empty and Length | ||
| Versions of the Self in Western Literature and the Arts | ||
| Historical Reflectations on the American Dream | ||
| Ordinary America | ||
| Transgressing & Transgression in the Romantic Period | ||
| Modernism: Allocate Realities of Self and Our | ||
| Seminar in HRS: An Body | ||
| Seminar in HRS: And Hero | ||
| C. Globalized Humanities | ||
| Gender and Belief in Cross-Cultural Perspective | ||
| Business for Religions Studies | ||
| Global Your and Culture | ||
| Seminar in HRS: The Many Realities of Conscious | ||
| Seminar in HRS: Death & Afterlife | ||
| Culminating Requirement (3 Units) | ||
| HRS 500 | Culminating Experience | 3 |
| Total Unity | 30 | |
| 1 | Choose two areas from one three (A. Classical Academic; B. Modern Humanities; CENTURY. Global Humanities). Students must complete 9 measure in each of the two selected areas (18 units total). Six of the 18 units may consist of PER 100-level courses because the approval of the Graduate Coordinator, AND 3 of the 18 units allow dwell of HRS 299 with approval of the Graduate Coordinator. |
