Liberal arts education

Humanities are academic disciplines that study aspects of human society and culture, including certain fundamental questions asked by humans. During the Renaissance, the term "humanities" referred to the study of classical literature and language, as opposed to the study of religion, or "divinity". The study of the humanities was a key part of the secular curriculum in universities at the time. Today, the humanities are more frequently defined as any fields of study outside of natural sciences, social sciences, formal sciences (like mathematics), and applied sciences (or professional training)

part of the formal education during the Roman Empire; 7 free arts still considered together the basis for a traditional academic program in Western higher education

type of undergraduate qualification

thumb|right|Allegory of Grammar and Logic/Dialectic. Perugia, Fontana Maggiore. thumb|Allegory of Grammar. Priscian on the left teaches Latin grammar to his students on the right. Relief by [[Luca della Robbia. Florence, Museo dell'Opera del Duomo.]]

thumb|upright=1.0|For most medieval scholars, who believed that God created the universe according to geometric and harmonic principles, [[science—particularly geometry and astronomy—was linked directly to the divine. To seek these principles, therefore, would be to seek God.]]

book accepted as being exemplary or noteworthy, studied by classics (classical studies)

type of education system or course

Educational philosophy