Humanities for Teaching, BA

Majoring in humanities for teaching is a transformative commitment. This specialized focus equips you to inspire students with a deep appreciation for literature, philosophy, history, and the arts. Through a humanities education, you develop critical thinking and communication skills, laying the groundwork for a meaningful career shaping the intellectual growth of future generations in diverse educational settings.

This program is ideal if you are interested in teaching for secondary education, a career in education, or interested in pursuing a second major. 

Course content includes leadership in teaching, examination of social identities, reflection on direct classroom experience, factors that influence educational practices, and more. 

Upon completing the core of their undergraduate studies, Matteo Ricci Institute students are able to demonstrate the ability to:

• Practice humanistic inquiry in matters of structural injustice and perennial human concern.
• Utilize reflection consistent with Jesuit Catholic traditions in decision making.

• Explain the impacts that social factors such as power or privilege have on their life circumstances and on those of others.
• Contrast different conceptions of peace and justice.
• Articulate ideas clearly and persuasively in context-appropriate speech and writing.

Upon completing their degree, Humanities graduates are able to:

• Form connections between disparate courses and subject areas.
• Demonstrate the relevance of Humanities concepts to contemporary issues and lived experience.

Upon completing their degree, Humanities for Teaching graduates are able to:

• Analyze the social factors—with a focus on class, race, or other salient identities—that impact schools, children, and their families.
• Create and execute lesson plans or other educational experiences grounded in effective pedagogy in diverse learning environments.

• See a sample outline of how to finish your degree in four years: Four-Year Humanities for Teaching, BA, Degree Plan