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Humanities 101
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Humanities 101 Humanities 101

Humanities 101 is the first course in the UW’s premier undergraduate humanities experience. 

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Humanities 102 and 103
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Humanities 102 and 103 Humanities 102 and 103

Students who complete Humanities 101 in the Fall have priority access to Humanities 102 and Humanities 103

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Humanities First Field Trips!
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Humanities First Field Trips! Humanities First Field Trips!

We believe in the value of leaving the classroom and learning from the world around us.

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  • Majors with the best and worst prospects — art history beats finance

    Posted 05/18/2025

    A college major in a subject like finance or computer science is often touted as the ticket to a well-paying position in good times and bad, and

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  • When Your Technical Skills Are Eclipsed, Your Humanity Will Matter More

    Posted 02/14/2024

    In a New York Times guest essay Aneesh Raman and Maria Flynn argue that in the era of generative AI, uniquely human skills like collaboration

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  • The Enduring Importance of the Humanities in the Work of Intelligence

    Posted 12/22/2023

    Retired member of the CIA's Senior Analytic Service Andrew Skit Gilmour argues humanities education necessary to understanding contemporary national

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