Division of Humanities

Departments and Programs

The Division of Humanities at Brandeis comprises 6 departments and 12 programs.

Departments

Classical Studies

English

German, Russian, and Asian Languages and Literature

Near Eastern and Judaic Studies

Philosophy

Romance Studies

Programs

• Comparative Humanities (on hiatus)

Comparative Literature and Culture

East Asian Studies

European Cultural Studies

Film, Television and Interactive Media

History of Ideas

Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies

Italian Studies

Latin American, Caribbean and Latinx Studies Program

Medieval and Renaissance Studies

Religious Studies

South Asian Studies

University Writing Program

Associated Fields

The aim of the division is to unite scholars and students who engage in humanist inquiry across the borders of discipline and departments. We list below the names of other Brandeis programs and departments that are associated by virtue of their humanist approach to intellectual inquiry.

• African and African American Studies

• American Studies

• Anthropology

• Education

• Fine Arts

• History

• International and Global Studies

• Music

• Theater Arts

• Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies