"In the humanities--in philosophy, religion, art, music, literature--human beings have found answers to their deepest needs and most perplexing questions."
     -- Matthews and Platt, The Western Humanities

Chair of the Humanities Department: Dr. Christine Shearer Cremean
Office: Meier Hall 326
Phone: (605) 642-6248
Email: ChristineCremean@bhsu.edu

• English
  The goals of the English Department are to develop oral and written powers of thought and expression; to provide majors a comprehensive background in literature and literary criticism; and to prepare future teachers in the curricula of grammar, literature, and writing pedagogy.

• Speech
  The goal of the speech communication faculty is to offer students the means to realize their highest human potentials. A person achieves this, we believe, by developing the full range of communication competencies, yet only as those competencies are defined by the principles of theory, practice, and criticism. The extent of development will dictate the individual’s capacity for ethical happiness, practical success, and social/political effectiveness in a variety of contexts.

Modern Languages

• Spanish
  For those students wishing to major in Spanish, the curriculum is designed for the development of a degree of proficiency in language and culture sufficient for independent access to the Spanish-speaking world. It is designed to expose students to the rich literary traditions of Iberian and Latin American cultures in order to stimulate enthusiasm for lifelong learning or advanced study at the graduate school level. Its aim is also to prepare students for successful entrance into the teaching profession or into careers which call for interaction with Hispanic populations of the U.S. and abroad.
• German
• Russian
• Lakota