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Since 1989, the Herbst Program has equipped engineering students with the right tools to gain intelligent and relevant access to the great ongoing conversations of human existence. Our approach to the humanities is similar to how engineers approach theoretical science: we are ultimately concerned with problems of application. What we can offer you, therefore, is unique in a number of ways. Our core classes are small (12-14), highly interactive and practical. We emphasize the development of communication and thinking skills that will enhance both your life and your career. As a program of "applied humanities," we wrestle with how a more skillful engagement of literature, philosophy, film, drama, music and art can enrich, inform, transform and enliven how we choose to engage ourselves, others and our world.

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