The Field

HFA offers students the rigor and individual attention of a liberal arts college with the vibrant curricular range of a major university. Our departments include the core disciplines of the humanities: philosophy, history, literature, modern and classical languages and linguistics; the visual and performing arts; and newer interdisciplinary units that bring together scholars from a number of fields: Afro-American Studies, Judaic and Near Eastern Studies, and Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies. From all of our departments go forth future artists, writers, and teachers, but also doctors, entrepreneurs, lawyers, and professionals in every field. By encouraging students to think, to express themselves, to engage the world in a reflective manner, the Arts and Humanities prepare students for life in a world of change.