What is the difference between Humanities and Liberal Arts?
November 302009
As in, a degree in Humanities vs. a degree in Liberal Arts (any level). I’m looking for which one will allow a combination of studies in History, Literature, Arts, and Paleo-sciences.
Liberal arts includes humanities, creative and performing arts, social sciences and (generally, though not officially at some university) natural sciences.
Humanities are classes like: English, philosophy, art history, religious studies, etc.
Paleo-sciences will either be considered a social science (as a branch of anthropology) or a natural science depending upon your particular university.
So, in short, a degree in Liberal Arts will enable you to study history, literature, arts, and paleo-sciences. A degree in the humanities will probably not allow history (though some schools may consider that to be a humanity) or paleo-sciences.
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