The Humanities Division at Transylvania offers students an opportunity to discover the beliefs, values, knowledge, and skills that influence them as individuals in society.
Focusing on the development of the person, faculty members engage students in issues that stem from the diverse religious, literary, philosophical, linguistic, and cultural heritage of humanity. They help students to develop their cognitive, analytic, evaluative, and expressive abilities. This process allows students to bring a reflective, informed, and organized intelligence to understanding both themselves and the cultural, moral, and political issues of their communities.
Majors included in this division are English, foreign languages, philosophy, religion, and Writing, Rhetoric, and Communication.
Transy’s English program offers a wide range of courses in both traditional and contemporary literature, film, and popular culture.
The program, while based in the study of British and American literature, offers several courses in other traditions, including South African and African, as well as courses in women’s literature, creative writing, poetry, fiction, film, and popular culture.
Through the program, you will learn to read critically, reflect on what you’ve read, engage with literatures of different cultures and times, and write in different forms—from expository to creative.
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Foreign LanguagesStudying a foreign language can broaden your horizons by exposing you to other cultures and peoples.
Foreign language students take courses in conversation, civilization, composition, grammar, and literature. Many students participate in study abroad programs to improve language skills and experience another culture. Transylvania offers instruction in German, French, Spanish, Latin, and ancient Greek. Students can major or minor in Classics, French, German Studies, and Spanish.
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The philosophy program offers a strong background in human culture, literature, analysis, and critical thinking.
Studying philosophy at Transylvania can provide you with a solid historical foundation in the discipline, strengthen your professional skills, and help you come to terms with some of life’s most important questions.
Philosophy asks questions about some very basic concepts: self-identity, knowledge, reality, and morality. You will examine your understanding of many issues in relation to your own life, and in turn develop a deeper appreciation for whatever field you may enter.
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The Writing, Rhetoric, and Communication (WRC) program was established at the end of the 2004-2005 academic year to enhance the efforts of existing faculty in the teaching of writing and communication, and to concentrate the University’s offerings in these important areas.
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The religion program at Transylvania encourages students to examine the foundational questions of life.
Beginning in the introductory course, students examine issues related to religious thought and practice within their religious tradition and within a global context. Courses cover the Hebrew and Christian Bibles, the Judaeo-Christian tradition, non-Western religious traditions, and gender roles in religion.
Transylvania’s affiliation with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) gives the program a unique perspective. The faculty combine a theoretical and analytical approach with a sensitivity for a life of faith. Majoring or minoring in religion will help you become theologically grounded, historically informed, and capable of reading and interpreting the texts of various religious traditions.
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Transylvania University admits students regardless of age, race, color, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status, national origin, or any other classification protected by federal or state law or local ordinance.
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