The Interdisciplinary Humanities program is designed to provide students with the flexibility to be self-directed in their studies. Its interdisciplinary approach allows students to experience the breadth and depth of the humanities disciplines while learning the core competencies and content that employers are currently demanding.
Consistent with findings from five earlier surveys commissioned by AAC&U as part of its ongoing Liberal Education and America’s Promise (LEAP) Initiative, employers overwhelmingly endorse broad learning and cross-cutting skills as the best preparation for long-term career success.Association of American Colleges and Universities
Through this innovative program, students can tailor their major in the following areas:
Creating artwork requires problem solving, collaboration, leadership, and imaginative thinking. When focusing on the Creative Arts field of study at Regis, students will have many opportunities to grow in these areas and others. Upon graduation, Creative Arts students will be able to both analyze works in the fields of creative writing, drama, music, and visual art and create their own works in one or more of these fields. This field of study offers students the opportunity to focus deeply in one artistic domain or to engage more broadly with several disciplines.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Students completing this field of study will be able to:
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Students who focus on Culture, Ethnicity, and Diversity Studies will prepare to engage with an increasingly inclusive and complex global society and workplace. This concentration examines structural marginalization, inequity in society, systemic racism, and policies on migration and political refugees. It also embraces the CSJ’s mission on social justice, and service to the dear neighbor without distinction. Students will learn several methods of critical inquiry in courses from a variety of disciplines such as history, sociology, literature, public health, and communication.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Students completing this field of study will be able to:
Featured Internship Possibilities:
Corporate, Academic, or Public Diversity Offices
Non-profit organizations:
Centro Presente
Turning Point
Lawrence Partnership Citizens’ Academy
MIRA Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition
Catholic Charities Boston
Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights
Senator Edward J. Markey’s Office
Museum of Fine Arts
Mass Department of Environmental Protection
Mass Department Public Health
Career Field Possibilities:
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Leadership
Public policy
Law Offices
Museums
Lobbying
Advocacy work
Non-profit organizations
Education
Charities
The field of History, Politics, and Global Studies prepares students to be active and engaged members of global society. Students examine several methods of critical inquiry in the study of history, politics, and world affairs in order to address the most pressing issues of our times. This field advances the mission of Regis College by preparing students to become change agents who will serve as advocates of a more just and compassionate global society.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Students completing this field of study will be able to:
Analyze impactful ideas that emerge from and influence key events.
Apply interdisciplinary methods of analysis to the study of history, politics, and global studies.
Featured Internship Possibilities:
Non-Profit Organizations
Think Tanks
Law Firms
Senator/Congressional Internship
Museum of Fine Arts
Mass Department of Environmental Protection
Mass Department Public Health
Idealist
Career Field Possibilities:
Lawyer
Journalist
Labor Organizer
Educator (secondary or higher ed)
Conservator
Curator
Archivist
Diplomat
Editor
Historic Preservationist
Intelligence Analyst
Interpreter
Legislative Assistant
Lobbyist
Marketing Research Analyst
Museum Education
Policy Analyst
Political Consultant/Campaign Staff
Public Relations
Publishing
Researcher
Social Media Manager
Designed to provide a broad-based liberal arts education, students are encouraged to take a range of courses from the humanities as well as the social and natural sciences.
Media Studies and Digital Humanities offers students the opportunity to evaluate the complex two-way relationship between the values of our culture and the media that it produces. Students examine traditional and new media in order to examine the profound impact that film, serialized narrative, viral web content, music videos, and memes have had on contemporary life. From studying film to using computational methods to analyze texts, from writing for the web to creating digital archives of historical media, this course of study offers robust possibilities for creative engagement and workplace skills.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Students completing this field of study will be able to:
Evaluate the social impact of traditional and new media through humanistic inquiry and digital scholarship.
Develop and support an argument concerning the literary and narrative structure of a textual artifact.
Featured Internship Possibilities:
Massachusetts House of Representatives
WGBH, Boston Public Radio & Television
WBUR, National Public Radio & Web Content
The Association of Colleges of Sisters of St. Joseph
Museum/Archive Administration and Research
Career Field Possibilities:
Digital Content Writing
Technical Writing
Editing
Media Production
Digital Archiving
Non-Profit Administration
Policy Advising (ideal for those with background in political science and ethics)
Financial Analysis (ideal for those dual majoring in Business and/or Communication)
Higher Education (graduate school)
The Medical Humanities field of study engages students through an interdisciplinary and humanistic approach to a variety of challenges faced by practitioners in the medical field. With courses in ethics, philosophy, history, writing, literature, the visual and performing arts, students will harness the methods and theories inherent to the humanities to face the challenges of the health professions with creativity and humanity. Students may also wish to combine this field with a pre-med track (see below for details).
Student Learning Outcomes:
Students completing this field of study will be able to:
Apply comprehensive knowledge of the historical, literary, artistic, and ethical facets of the discipline of Medical Humanities to the challenges faced by practitioners in the healthcare field.
Synthesize insights from a variety of humanities disciplines into a medical or health context.
Featured Internship Possibilities:
Healthcare nonprofits (e.g. Rosie’s Place)
Regional fundraising (e.g. Jimmy Fund)
Homeless shelters
Catholic charities
Regis Children’s Center (Autism or Social Scientists Programs)
Career Field Possibilities:
Medicine1
Public Health
Charities
Healthcare Policy
Healthcare Administration
Psychology
Social Work
Law
1 Students wishing to pursue the pre-medical path must work closely with the pre-med advisor
In every period of human history, we have posed questions that explore who we are, why we are here, and what our relationship is to culture, nature, and the divine. Numerous influences compete for our attention and allegiance in 21st-century life, making the practice of considering ultimate questions especially important. This field of study examines questions about meaning, knowledge, difference, ethics, the existence of God, and the problem of evil. Our course offerings in philosophy and religious studies provide students with the opportunity to critically examine these questions through the lenses of spirituality, cultural history, and foundational texts. Through holistic engagement, students will gain skills in compassionate, ethical, rational, and creative thinking and problem-solving.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Students completing this field of study will be able to:
Evaluate philosophical and religious claims in their historical and contemporary contexts.
Apply theories from philosophy and/or religious studies to the complexities of everyday life.
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Career Field Possibilities:
Writer
Chaplain
College Professor
Middle School Teacher
Lawyer
IT Technician
Historian
Economist
This option prepares students for secondary education licensure in history and English or English and Spanish. This program provides an interdisciplinary curriculum designed around the content areas required for licensure in both subject areas.
Students prepare for licensure in elementary or early childhood education through a balanced curriculum of courses in education, humanities, and the social and natural sciences.
The Interdisciplinary Studies in the Humanities program gives you the flexibility to design your own major. Career opportunities include:
Global Experiences
The Interdisciplinary Studies in the Humanities program maintains a commitment to experiential learning on campus and abroad. Students have traveled to Argentina, Chile, Italy, and England, where they have had the opportunity to put into practice what they’ve learned in the classroom.
Traveling to Chile taught me how brave and independent I can be. I learned how far I can go when I really want something in life, and knowing this now makes me confident in my future. I know I will make it.Emma Chong '17