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Home > Quick Facts > Fact Sheets > Humanities SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES A humanities education provides a deep knowledge of history, language, literature, philosophy and the visual arts, and an understanding of the contributions of influential thinkers, writers and artists from many cultures. The School of Humanities prepares students to be global citizens equipped with the tools of analysis, expression and cultural understanding required for leadership in today’s world. Humanities students not only master a body of knowledge, they develop a set of portable skills needed for a lifetime – the ability to think critically, read deeply and communicate effectively. The school enrolls approximately 2,650 students, including 400 graduate students. It touches nearly all students, however, at some point in their UCI careers: 70 percent of students enrolled in the rigorous yearlong Humanities Core Course are biological, physical and social sciences majors. Students consistently give the course the highest ratings on campus. With 12 departments and nearly 30 majors and interdisciplinary programs, the School of Humanities offers a diverse curriculum. Humanities students develop understanding of local and global cultures through courses in 16 languages. They can choose majors and minors in areas including African American studies, art history, Asian American studies, East Asian languages and literatures, classics, comparative literature, English, European studies, film and media studies, French, German, global cultures, history, humanities and arts, humanities and law, Italian studies, Latin American studies, literary journalism, philosophy, Portuguese, queer studies, religious studies, Russian studies, Spanish, visual studies (graduate only) and women’s studies. Programs in the School of Humanities are among the highest-ranked in the country, contributing to UCI’s reputation as one of the very best public universities. Graduate programs in English, comparative literature, French, philosophy, Spanish and German have been ranked in the top 20. The Programs in Writing, the school’s M.F.A. creative writing program in fiction and poetry, has produced Pulitzer Prize-winning and best-selling novelists. The school’s acclaimed critical theory emphasis for doctoral students draws scholars from all over the world. Additional interdisciplinary graduate emphases include Asian American and feminist studies. Outstanding leadership in world history brings increasing prominence to the school. Strengths in Asian, European and Latin American studies have nourished global and transnational studies across departmental boundaries. Interdisciplinary centers in the humanities bring together faculty, students, visiting lecturers and the public. The Humanities Center encourages and supports faculty members who bring the humanities into a larger public forum. The International Center for Writing and Translation supports writing, translation and research activities locally and globally. The Dr. Samuel M. Jordan Center for Persian Studies and Culture, in collaboration with the Claire Trevor School of the Arts, supports research, instruction and programming in Persian culture, language and history. HumaniTech brings faculty, students and the community together to consider links between humanities and technology while supporting the use of technology in humanities instruction. The Center for Asian Studies, jointly sponsored with the School of Social Sciences, enhances the study of Asia’s many countries and cultures. The Thesaurus Linguae Graecae is a research center housing the most comprehensive digital library of Greek literature in the world. The Critical Theory Institute is composed of renowned UCI scholars who bring critical theory to bear on social and philosophical issues of global significance. Mindful of a public university’s responsibility to the community, the school has model partnerships with local public schools. Humanities Out There offers workshops on humanities topics for intermediate and high school students, and the California History-Social Science Project works with high school teachers to improve and innovate history curricula. The Humanities Internship Program employs humanities undergraduates in businesses and nonprofit organizations in Orange County. Dean Vicki Ruiz A professor of history and Chicano/Latino studies and chair of the history department, Dean Vicki Ruiz’s research focuses on Latinas’ role in 20th century America. In addition to her scholarship, she has served as director of outreach programs including Humanities Out There and U.S. History Seminar for the California History/Social Science Project. Ruiz is president of the American Studies Association and a fellow of the Society of American Historians. Distinctions
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