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The Division of Humanities was established at York University in 1962 as a part of the Faculty of Arts and Science. The purpose of the Division was to offer undergraduate students an introduction and general liberal arts education through its courses on the arts, morals, aesthetics and related subjects. Humanities courses, by their definition, have an interdisciplinary aspect, and this is promoted by the fact that many of the instructors in the Division come from other departments and faculties within the University.
In the early years of the Faculty of Arts and Science all undergraduate students at the University were required to take at least one humanities course, and while this regulation no longer holds, there is still a strong incentive for students to take a course in the Division. The following women and men have served as Director of the Division: William Kilbourn, 1962-1968; Michael Creal, 1969-1974; Johanna Stuckey, 1975-1980; H. Parry, 1980-1985; William Whitla, 1986-1989; Peter Mitchell, 1991-.
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2019/06/11 J. Grant. Creation.