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Brigham Young University. Department of Humanities, Classics, and Comparative Literature

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: 1978-

Biography

The Department of Humanities, Classics, and Comparative Literature (est. 1978) is an academic department in the College of Humanities at Brigham Young University. The department was formed in 1978 in a merger of the earlier Department of Humanities and Comparative Literature, and the Department of Classical, Biblical, and Middle Eastern Languages. The department provides instruction in interdisciplinary humanities, Classics, Greek, Latin, comparative literature, and Scandinavian studies.

Citation:
BYU organizational history, via WWW, Oct. 3, 2012 (Dept. of Humanities, Classics, and Comparative Literature; previously Dept. of Humanities and Comparative Literature, and Dept. of Classical, Biblical, and Middle Eastern Languages; merged in 1978; under direction of the College of Humanities; provides instruction in interdisciplinary humanities, Classics, Greek, Latin, comparative literature, and Scandinavian studies)

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

College of Undergraduate Education dean records, 1980-2012

 Series
Identifier: UA 1205 Series 5
Scope and Contents Contains materials produced or collected by George S. Tate during his work as a university faculty member and administrator. Includes minutes, memorandums, reports, department restructuring materials, and planning agendas from the Department of Humanities, Classics, and Comparative Literature from between 1980 and 2012. Also includes articles published by Tate, and materials from his service in the General Education Task Force that was organized in 2000 and worked until 2005, evaluating the...
Dates: 1980-2012

Department of Humanities, Classics, and Comparative Literature papers on departmental self study, 1985-1986

 Series — Box 1: Series 1; Series 2, Folder: 4-5
Identifier: UA 5782 Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains notes, guidelines, student and faculty responses, and other materials used by Tate in the preparation of a self study report on the Department of Humanities, Classics, and Comparative Literature. A copy of the 1985 self study, which was undertaken to evaluate the teachers and programs and compare these results to goals established by the evaluation committee, is also included. Materials dated 1985 to 1986.

Dates: 1985-1986