Founded in 1999, the Program in Cultures, Civilizations and Ideas teaches a year-long intensive course focusing on the meaning of culture: what it is, how it functions, and how we, as subjects, participate in it. The texts that we examine exemplify a number of social, political, philosophical, and literary currents from the past that have made us who we are as citizens, intellectuals, artists, scientists, and observers in the world today. The sequence of Humanities 111 and 112 is required of all students in the Engineering and Science Faculties as well as the Departments of American Culture and Literature, English Language and Literature, Communication and Design, Management, and Psychology.

CCI faculty members are trained and conduct research in a rich array of intellectual disciplines, including comparative literature, cultural theory, history, and philosophy. They offer program-specific courses, advanced interdisciplinary seminars, and electives in other departments across the university.

The CCI Program also hosts a colloquium series and interdisciplinary symposia that address issues in the humanities. 

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