{"id":2039,"date":"2022-06-08T12:44:02","date_gmt":"2022-06-08T19:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/news\/?p=2039"},"modified":"2024-05-03T11:16:32","modified_gmt":"2024-05-03T18:16:32","slug":"online-applied-humanities-degree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/news\/online-applied-humanities-degree\/","title":{"rendered":"Online applied humanities degree provides professional skills in an affordable manner"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Oregon State bachelor\u2019s program offers a clear pathway to degree completion<\/h2>\n

Driven to help adult learners with some college experience finish their degrees online in an affordable manner while enhancing professional skills, Oregon State University offers an applied humanities bachelor\u2019s program<\/a> that features career-focused courses, a zero-tuition benefit and low-cost learning materials.<\/p>\n

But first, what is applied humanities?<\/h3>\n

At Oregon State, applied humanities is a broad discipline program designed for students to attain a deep knowledge of culture and history as they build philosophical, cultural and ethics-based skills such as creativity, curiosity and empathy. The online applied humanities coursework emphasizes development in critical thinking, written communication and training to deal effectively with complexity, diversity and change.<\/p>\n

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Pay zero tuition for your final 12 online credits<\/h3>\n

Students who remain in good academic standing will pay zero tuition for the last 12 Ecampus credits they take to complete their applied humanities bachelor\u2019s degree online with Oregon State.<\/p>\n

Learn more<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n

While gaining skills that are directly applicable in any workplace, students in the Oregon State Ecampus online program also will have a more affordable pathway to complete a college degree.<\/p>\n

Those are a few of the many benefits the applied humanities program delivers. Nicole von Germeten \u2014 associate dean\u00a0in the College of Liberal Arts \u2014 says students will explore a diverse range of topics designed specifically to help them thrive professionally in the United States.<\/p>\n

\u201cMany people want to feel like a broadly sophisticated, educated, informed citizen,\u201d Germeten said. \u201cThe knowledge we impart in this program will train a person to have integrity and good communication skills within the workplace or within their community.\u201d<\/p>\n

Germeten spoke at length about why the applied humanities program is particularly well-suited to produce engaged citizens and successful professionals. Here is what she said about certain key topics.<\/p>\n

Developing a broad skill set is ideal for career advancement.<\/h3>\n

\u201cThere is a need for a broader array of global knowledge in the workplace. It\u2019s seems contradictory to current common knowledge, but upward mobility for a student comes from that broad education. That\u2019s what history over the last several decades tells us. A humanities degree can help a person move up the career ladder in a practical way that is a lot more subtle than for people with an extremely specific skill set.<\/p>\n

Students can apply what they learn in class to any professional setting.<\/h3>\n

\u201cEach of our core courses offers a more sophisticated analysis of what you\u2019re going to encounter or already encounter in your daily life. The best success in the workplace won\u2019t necessarily come from a technical skill. That\u2019s definitely needed and can be acquired.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut the humanities are a discipline where we look at the complexity of our society, of our history. We believe, as professors in these disciplines, that this is what creates an employee with integrity \u2014 somebody who has a sense of the different perspectives around them.<\/p>\n

Critical thinking is the essence of the applied humanities program.<\/h3>\n

\u201cFor people in the humanities, critical thinking involves looking at a variety of sources and voices and trying to analyze where they\u2019re coming from. It\u2019s really easy to critique people or to \u2018cancel\u2019 people, but a good historian or a good scholar doesn\u2019t think like that.<\/p>\n

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Learning outcomes align with employers’ needs<\/h3>\n

The coursework in OSU\u2019s online applied humanities program is designed to equip students with the practical, career readiness competencies outlined by the National Association of Colleges and Employers<\/a>:<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Career and self-development
\n\u00b7 Communication
\n\u00b7 Critical thinking
\n\u00b7 Equity and inclusion
\n\u00b7 Leadership
\n\u00b7 Professionalism
\n\u00b7 Teamwork
\n\u00b7 Technology<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cWe seek to understand more about a person\u2019s point of view. We ask, What\u2019s this person\u2019s background, and why would they speak or write this way? And once you have the tools to understand that context, you can apply them to everything you hear or read or experience throughout the day.\u201d<\/p>\n

Most courses use free and affordable learning materials.<\/h3>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve made a big effort to ensure that many of our classes use low-cost and no-cost resources. Most of them are free texts. We don\u2019t waste students\u2019 time or money on expensive textbooks. That goes against our whole mission, which is about giving students the best and newest information in our fields.\u201d<\/p>\n

Students will learn from experts who are committed to student success.<\/h3>\n

\u201cThe faculty in the applied humanities program are longtime, career professionals. There is almost no limit to the research and sources that they can provide students while they\u2019re learning.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is our passion. We don\u2019t go into this for any reason other than the love of learning and sharing knowledge with our students. And because we\u2019ve dedicated our lives to this, I think that also makes us really compassionate to students.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Learn more about Oregon State\u2019s applied humanities online bachelor\u2019s program<\/strong> and how it can help you more affordably complete your degree.<\/em><\/p>\n

Request information<\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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