Department of Humanities

Mike Tapper, Ph.D., School Chair

Jonathan Sircy, Ph.D, Department Coordinator

The Department of Humanities at Southern Wesleyan University offers degree programs in Digital Communications, History, and Media Communication. In addition to courses that are integral to these degree programs, the department also offers a number of courses that are part of the General Education core requirements for all students.

Through its degree-granting programs of study as well as its responsibilities for teaching General Education classes, the Humanities Department is dedicated to the mission of:

• cultivating in our students a big picture understanding of our culture and our world that includes an awareness of the interrelated nature of the different disciplines that are part of the humanities;
• helping our students to develop a well-informed Christian worldview that enables them to see each of the disciplines from a Christian perspective;
• inculcating in our students the ability to think critically and to communicate effectively, in both written and oral form, in their professional and personal lives; and
• building in our students a standard and a habit of excellence, so that they may maximize their effectiveness in serving God, serving others, and impacting our culture in a positive and transformative manner.

Programs

• History and Public Policy (BA)
• Media Communication (BA)
• Writing and Digital Studies (BA)

• Digital Communications Minor
• History and Public Policy Minor
• Literature Minor
• Media Communication Minor
• Writing and Digital Studies Minor