humanities department

Literature and philosophy

A humanities department is an academic division within a university or college that houses disciplines studying human culture, thought, and expression—typically literature, philosophy, history, languages, art history, and religious studies.

The term often appears in discussions of university funding and enrollment: The humanities department faces budget cuts again this year.

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