What are "Humanities" Classes?

[BrettKS]

I'm not sure what exactly would be considered "Humanities" courses...

Would any / all of these fit into the criteria?

-Introduction to Visual Art
-Introduction to Music (Music History)
-English Writing / Literature courses
-General Sociology
-Fundamentals of Speech

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[schrizto]

those sound like humanities to me.

 

[armybound]

yes

not speech though

 

[schrizto]

yes

not speech though

I was iffy about the speech one too, but I looked up definitions of humanities and a few included communications as a humanities discipline. one could say that speech is an art, also.

 

[lstone13]

All of those fit the criteria. I think the English classes might fit the English/Writing pre-req for medical school though.

 

[NoMoreAMCAS]

An incredibly massive waste of time.

 

[chman]

English, Communications (sometimes), philosophy, visual and performing arts, Humanities (kind of like English), sometimes History also fits into this category.

Also, to the person who said they are a waste of time; have you ever heard of ethics? That might help with medicine. Better yet, medical ethics. Those are humanities. They are not a "waste" of time. Open your mind.

 

[chman]

yes

not speech though

It depends on the school.

 

[NoMoreAMCAS]

English, Communications (sometimes), philosophy, visual and performing arts, Humanities (kind of like English), sometimes History also fits into this category.

Also, to the person who said they are a waste of time; have you ever heard of ethics? That might help with medicine. Better yet, medical ethics. Those are humanities. They are not a "waste" of time. Open your mind.

Yes I've heard of it. I've completed all of the humanities required of me in undergrad and the only way I could label them is as a huge waste of time.

Maybe i'll like the medical ethics class in med school? I doubt it though, i'm guessing it's a class loaded with crap you already know.

 

[chman]

Yes I've heard of it. I've completed all of the humanities required of me in undergrad and the only way I could label them is as a huge waste of time.

Maybe i'll like the medical ethics class in med school? I doubt it though, i'm guessing it's a class loaded with crap you already know.

It's not a personal shot or anything. It just is kind of a pet peev of mine when pre-meds talk about what a waste humanities are. I always say, "Do you ever read for pleasure? Do you ever watch a good movie? What about go to a museum? Because they are all humanities.

 

[chman]

I'm not sure what exactly would be considered "Humanities" courses...

Would any / all of these fit into the criteria?

-Introduction to Visual Art
-Introduction to Music (Music History)
-English Writing / Literature courses
-General Sociology
-Fundamentals of Speech

Sociology is a social science.

 

[armybound]

It's not a personal shot or anything. It just is kind of a pet peev of mine when pre-meds talk about what a waste humanities are. I always say, "Do you ever read for pleasure? Do you ever watch a good movie? What about go to a museum? Because they are all humanities.

Med schools may care if you take humanities courses, fwiw.

 

[just one]

I'm not sure what exactly would be considered "Humanities" courses...

Would any / all of these fit into the criteria?

-Introduction to Visual Art
-Introduction to Music (Music History)
-English Writing / Literature courses
-General Sociology
-Fundamentals of Speech

None of those fit into the humanities requirement of the core curriculum at my undergrad. BUt check with the medical schools individually to get the best answer.

 

[greatnt249]

I'm not sure what exactly would be considered "Humanities" courses...

Would any / all of these fit into the criteria?

-Introduction to Visual Art
-Introduction to Music (Music History)
-English Writing / Literature courses
-General Sociology
-Fundamentals of Speech

The bolded are what most would consider humanities classes; visual art may/may not be considered as such.

 

[chman]

Your school should have a list. As this thread indicates, it may differs depending on the institution.