1 Making Meaning Interdisciplinary Humanities at UCG
2 Humanities, a vast field
3 Humanities at UCG A UCG Humanities major prepares for a master s in: Philosophy Religious Studies The Arts (Letteren)
4 Humanities at UCG Making Meaning: An Interdisciplinary Humanities Program Four perspectives: Investigating & Reporting Imagining & Creating Values & Decision-making Analysis
5 1. Investigating & Reporting We do not naïvely encounter the world that we inhabit. Instead, the world requires interpretation How do we make sense of, and subsequently describe, culture with the tools and objects at our disposal (signs, artefacts, language, media)? The Investigating and Reporting track leads to a master s program in the domains of History, Journalism, Media Studies, and Cultural Criticism
6 2. Imagining & Creating Meaning is never given or fixed; it is and must be continuously (re)created How do we imagine possible futures, other minds, or alternative ways of living? How do we reflect upon our lives through imagination? The Imagining and Creating track leads to a master s program in the domains of the Arts History, Arts and Culture, and Media Studies
7 3. Values & Decision-making We are concerned with questions of how we can and should act, whether individually or as part of a group Why should we be good? How should we be good? What are the extent of our obligations to others? How do we assess possible courses of action? The Values and Decision-making track leads to a master s program in the domains of International Relations and Organizations, Religious Studies, or Political Philosophy.
8 4. Analysis Undergirding these analyses is the structure of meaning itself: how images, concepts and thoughts come into being and are arranged What does it mean to mean something? How do we analyse the relationships between signs, concepts, thoughts? The Analysis track leads to a master s program in the domains of Philosophy (Logic), Culture and Cognition, Semiotics, or Linguistics.
9 Humanities at UCG The UCG Humanities major consists of: 1. The UCG Methodology track and UCG Interdisciplinary projects 2. The Humanities Major modules 3. Minor modules
10 Humanities at UCG UCG Humanities Major UCG Core Curriculum Minor Humanities at UCG
11 MAJOR PROGRAM ARTS AND HUMANITIES (Choose min. 90 ECTS) Humanities at UCG THIRD YEAR 300 LEVEL MANDATORY PROGRAM 15 ECTS Bachelor thesis Arts and Humanities 10 ECTS Capstone course Arts and Humanities PROVIDED at UCG 5 ECTS: Future(s) of Humanity Investigating and reporting Imagining and Creating Values and decision-making Analysis World Language program THIRD YEAR 300 LEVEL ELECTIVES PROGRAM (MIN 20 ECTS) Elective Research Project Arts and Humanities (added to Bachelor thesis, max 5 ECTS) World Language : Russian (2,5 ECTS) Reflecting on Modernity How Art Makes the World Freedom and Choice Freedom and Choice Science at work (incl. history of science and science comm Artivism: the Arts in Society at work (incl. history of science and science commun Culture and Cognition (with Social Sciences) World Language: Spanish 2.5 ECTS); Culture and Cognition (with Social Sciences) Culture and Cognition (with Social Sciences) Moral Psychology and Meta-ethics (with FWB) Freedom and Responsibility (with FWB) World Language: Arabic (2,5 ECTS); Deep History Deep History World Language: Chinese (2,5 ECTS) SECOND YEAR 200 LEVEL ELECTIVES PROGRAM (MIN 35 ECTS) World Language Dutch (2,5 ECTS) Knowledge is Power Politics of Theatre / Theatre of Politics Politics of Theatre / Theatre of Politics Philosophy of the Humanities Stories that Shape(d) the World Stories that Shape(d) the World Knowledge is Power Reliability, Uncertainty and Trust World Language: Spanish 2.5 ECTS); Religion and Politics in Contemporary Society Imagining the city: architecture and urbanism Religion and Politics in Contemporary Society Logic and Argumentation (with Core) World Language: Arabic (2,5 ECTS); Culture Criticism Culture Criticism Culture Criticism ety, Culture and Complexity (with Social SciencWorld Language: Chinese (2,5 ECTS) Imagining the City: architecture and urbanism Understanding bias (gender, ethnicity, class) Stories that Shape(d) the World World Language : Russian (2,5 ECTS) Stories that Shape(d) the World FIRST YEAR 200 LEVEL ELECTIVES PROGRAM (MIN 20 ECTS) World Language Dutch (2,5 ECTS) Linguistics (5 ECTS); Culture and Society (with Social Sciences) Technology & Society Seeing Society Introduction to Semiotics and Linguistics World Language: Spanish 2.5 ECTS); Media Ethnography The Audiovisual Arts Today Media Ethnography Introduction to Philosophy World Language: Arabic (2,5 ECTS); History: Beautiful Bodies Seeing Society Ethics (with PPE) Political Philosophy World Language: Chinese (2,5 ECTS) History: Technology & Society Human Geography (with Social Sciences) Political Philosophy Ethics World Language : Russian (2,5 ECTS) Human Geography (with Social Sciences) From Paint to Pixel Culture and Society (with Social Sciences) World Language Dutch (2,5 ECTS)
12 Humanities at UCG: Year 1 Culture and Society (with Social Sciences) Media Ethnography History: Beautiful Bodies History: Technology & Society Human Geography (with Social Sciences) The Audiovisual Arts Today Seeing Society From Paint to Pixel Seeing Society Ethics (with PPE) Political Philosophy Introduction to Semiotics and Linguistics Introduction to Philosophy
13 Humanities at UCG: Year 2 and 3 Knowledge is Power Stories that Shape(d) the World Religion and Politics in Contemporary Society Culture Criticism Imagining the City: architecture and urbanism Politics of Theatre / Theatre of Politics Understanding bias (gender, ethnicity, class) Philosophy of the Humanities Reliability, Uncertainty and Trust Logic and Argumentation (with Core) Society, Culture and Complexity (with Social Sciences)
14 Humanities at UCG: Year 2 and 3 (cont d) Reflecting on Modernity Science at work (incl. history of science and science communication) Culture and Cognition (with Social Sciences) Deep History How Art Makes the World Artivism : the Arts in Society Freedom and Choice Moral Psychology and Meta-ethics (with FWB) Freedom and Responsibility (with FWB)
15 Humanities at UCG: Year 3 Capstone course Humanities: Future(s) of Humanity Bachelor thesis Arts and Humanities
16 MAJOR PROGRAM ARTS AND HUMANITIES (Choose min. 90 ECTS) Humanities at UCG THIRD YEAR 300 LEVEL MANDATORY PROGRAM 15 ECTS Bachelor thesis Arts and Humanities 10 ECTS Capstone course Arts and Humanities PROVIDED at UCG 5 ECTS: Future(s) of Humanity Investigating and reporting Imagining and Creating Values and decision-making Analysis World Language program THIRD YEAR 300 LEVEL ELECTIVES PROGRAM (MIN 20 ECTS) Elective Research Project Arts and Humanities (added to Bachelor thesis, max 5 ECTS) World Language : Russian (2,5 ECTS) Reflecting on Modernity How Art Makes the World Freedom and Choice Freedom and Choice Science at work (incl. history of science and science comm Artivism: the Arts in Society at work (incl. history of science and science commun Culture and Cognition (with Social Sciences) World Language: Spanish 2.5 ECTS); Culture and Cognition (with Social Sciences) Culture and Cognition (with Social Sciences) Moral Psychology and Meta-ethics (with FWB) Freedom and Responsibility (with FWB) World Language: Arabic (2,5 ECTS); Deep History Deep History World Language: Chinese (2,5 ECTS) SECOND YEAR 200 LEVEL ELECTIVES PROGRAM (MIN 35 ECTS) World Language Dutch (2,5 ECTS) Knowledge is Power Politics of Theatre / Theatre of Politics Politics of Theatre / Theatre of Politics Philosophy of the Humanities Stories that Shape(d) the World Stories that Shape(d) the World Knowledge is Power Reliability, Uncertainty and Trust World Language: Spanish 2.5 ECTS); Religion and Politics in Contemporary Society Imagining the city: architecture and urbanism Religion and Politics in Contemporary Society Logic and Argumentation (with Core) World Language: Arabic (2,5 ECTS); Culture Criticism Culture Criticism Culture Criticism ety, Culture and Complexity (with Social SciencWorld Language: Chinese (2,5 ECTS) Imagining the City: architecture and urbanism Understanding bias (gender, ethnicity, class) Stories that Shape(d) the World World Language : Russian (2,5 ECTS) Stories that Shape(d) the World FIRST YEAR 200 LEVEL ELECTIVES PROGRAM (MIN 20 ECTS) World Language Dutch (2,5 ECTS) Linguistics (5 ECTS); Culture and Society (with Social Sciences) Technology & Society Seeing Society Introduction to Semiotics and Linguistics World Language: Spanish 2.5 ECTS); Media Ethnography The Audiovisual Arts Today Media Ethnography Introduction to Philosophy World Language: Arabic (2,5 ECTS); History: Beautiful Bodies Seeing Society Ethics (with PPE) Political Philosophy World Language: Chinese (2,5 ECTS) History: Technology & Society Human Geography (with Social Sciences) Political Philosophy Ethics World Language : Russian (2,5 ECTS) Human Geography (with Social Sciences) From Paint to Pixel Culture and Society (with Social Sciences) World Language Dutch (2,5 ECTS)
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