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| Division of Humanities If you are fascinated by world cultures and religions, have read the Odyssey and the Illiad dozens of times, or are drawn to music and art, then you may find that your area of concentration lies in the Division of Humanities. In Humanities, you will engage in critical and analytical study of primary works such as literature, historical documents, cultural artifacts and documentation, as well as critical engagement with secondary or scholarly approaches to these objects and their fields. Areas of study include ancient and modern languages, literature, philosophy, English, religion, art and visual and performing arts such as music and theater. Humanities emphasizes library research skills, from careful and deep reading to using digital resources of all kinds. Humanities students generally work extensively in the library or on the library website to develop fine-tuned search skills. They are also likely to earn advanced degrees, from the PhD, JD or MFA, to library degrees including the Master of Science in Information Sciences and Master of Library Science. Our graduate placement record with nationally-ranked programs is excellent, and our graduates have worked in the Library of Congress, Hollins University and public libraries. New College's language instruction program is top-notch. Students who have come here with little to no language other than English have gone on to do advanced graduate work in the literature of that language, to work in careers where they use their language skills, and to live and teach abroad. Although still quite new, our Chinese Language & Literature program is growing by leaps and bounds, with many of our students studying abroad in China — a true cultural immersion and enrichment to classroom study. The College has a Language Resource Center designed to provide resources and support to language students and faculty, including audio-visual and print resources, language software and games. Language Placement Exam Information: New College offers an online placement exam in Spanish, French and German in order to place students in the appropriate class. Chinese, Greek, Hebrew, Latin and Russian do not use the online placement exam; faculty in those areas can provide you with more information. Once you are admitted to New College, you will be able to access detailed information on language placement exams through our community portal, myNCF. Faculty will confirm your placement after you arrive in August through some combination of questionnaires, writing samples and individual conversations. Built around a central courtyard, the Caples Fine Arts Complex is the heart of music, sculpture and the fine arts on campus. The 257-seat auditorium is used for music, theater and dance performances by students and visiting artists. The art and sculpture buildings include a printmaking studio-arts lab with Mac computers and peripherals, plus woodworking and welding shops. Music students have access to the latest computer technology and software. The Division of Humanities offers the following areas of concentration (AOC): Art *Can be completed as part of a combined area of concentration. Faculty Kim Anderson Charla Bennaji Douglas C. Berggren Virginia Bray Magdalena E. Carrasco Maribeth Clark Glenn R. Cuomo Andrea Dimino Rachel Dulin Aron Edidin Margaret Eginton April N. Flakne Cris Hassold Richard Herzog Robert H. Knox, Jr. Rebecca Kukla Sonia N. Labrador-RodrÃguez Douglas C. Langston Helene Lowe-Dupas Andrei Malaev-Babel Susan Marks John F. McDiarmid Gordon E. Michalson, Jr. (On Leave 2012-13) Stephen T. Miles Arthur McA. Miller Nova Myhill John R. Newman Thomas Olshewsky José Alberto Portugal Amy B. Reid David S. Rohrbacher Carl Shaw Wendy Sutherland Jocelyn C. Van Tuyl Miriam L. Wallace Heather White Leymis J. Wilmott Alina Wyman Robert Zamsky Jing Zhang Aijun Zhu | ||
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