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ARTS & HUMANITIES
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Studying the liberal arts at Saint Anselm, you will gain valuable insight into how the world works and how you could make it work better.
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arts and humanities courses
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majors in the arts and the Humanities
Academic Programs
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Experiences in the Arts and Humanities are designed to be transformative—stimulating a passion for discovery, sharpening perspectives and values, and gaining valuable insight into what it means to be human in our shared world.
Studying the Humanities at Saint Anselm College is special because you learn measurable skills you can apply directly to work after graduation, like writing, research, and analyzing texts, while also learning how to think and tackle some of life’s biggest questions.
Internships
Get hands-on, real-world experience and bolster your resume with a paid or for-credit internship. Recent internships include Disney College Program, Entertainment 2 Affect Change, New Hampshire Historical Society, New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services, and Putnam Investments.
Careers in Secondary Education
If you’re interested in a teaching career, you may double major in English, Spanish, French, History, Studio Art, or Music and in Secondary Education while completing requirements to earn a license.
Study Abroad Opportunities
Spend a semester abroad or take a course with a week-long international component - courses that travel abroad include:
- Tropical Biology in Belize
- Music and Culture in Vienna, Austria
- Advanced Spanish Immersion and Internship in Granada, Spain
- Nursing Clinical Rotation in Costa Rica
Saint Anselm in Tuscania
Experience a semester of cultural immersion and community engagement in the small town of Tuscania, Italy. You can leave a lasting impact through meaningful service projects and mission-based activities as part of our signature study abroad program.
A Faculty Advisor in your corner
Strong academic advising can be critical to your success. So, our faculty, the people who know the curriculum best, advise you on which courses to take and when. Every student is assigned a faculty advisor in their declared major. Your advisor will become your best champion, the one who helps you find research opportunities or internships, teaches your favorite course, and writes your recommendations long after you’ve graduated.
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Arts & Humanities Events
A lecture by Alex Rehding, Fanny Peabody Professor of Music at Harvard University on Wednesday, October 21 at 3PM in the Chapel Art Center
Pulitzer Prize Winning Author, Stacy Schiff
This presentation will be held following the presentation to Stacy of the inaugural Ken Burns Award for the Humanities
Event details for The Character(s) of the American Revolution
Join us at 4:30 for the inaugural Ken Burns Award for the Humanities when the Gregory J. Grappone Humanities Institute will honor Pulitzer Prize winning-author and award-winning author Stacy Schiff. Following the award presentation, Stacy will take part in a hosted conversation, followed by a book-signing and reception in the Dana Center lobby.
This event is free and open to the public.
Professor Amy Rohlfing, Biology Department
Event details for What things have caused you to change your mind?
Dr. Jennifer Mercieca’s talk will address how our public sphere is dominated by the widespread use of information warfare techniques that normalize the idea that “politics is war and the enemy cheats.” Through this discussion Dr. Mercieca will show that using communication as a weapon is a winning strategy judged by the metrics of attention and engagement, but a losing strategy for democracy.
Event details for Communicating for the Democratic Way of Life
Professor Loretta Brady, Psychology Department
Owen Bland ‘27