Applied Humanities Concentration

This 15-credit-hour concentration provides students with essential workplace knowledge and skills that will complement their study of history. Students will acquire foundational knowledge in data analytics, budgeting, and organizational structure and theory. They will also develop skills for non-academic writing.

Learning Outcomes

• Create, analyze, and transform data using Microsoft Excel into information for decision-making
• Create a budget for a project, small business, or non-profit organization
• Explain the rationale and operation of different organizational structures
• Write effective content for non-academic audiences
• Engage in a “hands-on” learning experience related to their major field of study

Curriculum (15 Credit Hours)

Choose one class from each category:

1: Quantitative Data Analysis

• BAIS 210: Quantitative Methods
• MATH 156: General Statistics

2: Budgeting

• ARTS 130: Intro to Arts Administration
• ENTR 310: Starting a Small Business

3: Organizational Structure

• MGMT 200: Organizational Management
• *POLI 255: Intro to the Non-Profit Sector

4: Non-Academic Writing

• ARTS 331: Fundraising for Arts Organizations
• ENGL 305: Professional Writing
• ENGL 339: Digital Writing
• HIST 290: Intro to Public History
• *POLI 255: Intro to the Non-Profit Sector

5: Internship

• ENGL/HIST 307: Humanities Internship

*POLI 255 cannot count for both category 3 and category 4.