University of Chicago v. University of Pennsylvania (CAS)

[45_Percenter]

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@RML

45 Percenter: In most people’s books, humanities and languages are both standalone discipline, that’s why in many large schools, they have humanities & arts departments, and another for languages department. I could be wrong, but that was I was thinking when I posted earlier.

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<p>I’m relying on how these fields were grouped in the 1990s NRC rankings (see “Arts & Humanities”):</p>

<p><a href=“NRC Rankings in Each of 41 Areas”>http://www.stat.tamu.edu/~jnewton/nrc_rankings/nrc41indiv.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Additionally, I think that foreign languages–and especially Romance Languages–are traditionally considered to be part of the “humanities,” especially given that at the university level (as both undergraduate major and graduate field), they include the study of the literature and culture related to the languages, and not just the languages themselves. Similarly, the academic study of Art History, Music, and Religion as social and cultural phenomena–as opposed to studying the practice or performance of those fields in a fine arts, conservatory, or divinity school context–are also considered part of the “humanities” in higher education.</p>