Humanities Collegiate Division
The disciplines of the humanities examine the principal forms of human expression: language, literature, music, visual art, cinema, drama and performance, history, and philosophy. The goal of the humanities is to open students' lives to significant human problems and pleasures while sharpening their perceptions and their capacities for creative practice and analytical thinking.
Humanities general education courses give students access to characteristic genres of literary, historical, and philosophic texts and of musical, performative and visual forms. They are specifically designed to enhance careful reading, analysis, writing, and argumentation. The Division also offers introductory and advanced training in more than thirty languages. Its major programs are organized around particular disciplines, cultural traditions, or interdisciplinary exploration.
| Master | Mario Santana | HM 230 | 702-2959 | msantana@uchicago.edu |
| Administrative Assistant | Norah O’Donnell | HM 228 | 702-2959 | neo2@uchicago.edu |
| Senior Adviser | Thomas Christensen | GoH 308 | 702-8099 | tchriste@uchicago.edu |
