Online Grad Degrees in Humanities/Great Books

$385 per hr with every professor in each course keeping book costs under $100 per semester per course....about 90% of what we read and discuss is Great Books based and we use top translations often inexpensive paperbacks and we also use some ebooks....everyone in the program has free access to the Great Books of the Western World series ($1,200 value) for free....email me and we can talk if you have more [email protected]

 

It is a throwback to the older distinction between arts and letters....the MLitt at Faulkner is through the Great Books Honors college so it seemed the perfect fit

 

Faulkner University is currently the only university in the USA that offers a fully accredited (SACS) graduate degree based primarily in the Great Books

 

It should be noted that the above quote applies to the program at Faulkner where about 1/2 of the students are not affiliated with Churches of Christ and many are not believers at all.

 

Master's tuition is $325 per hr
Doctorate is $385 per hr

 

Could you enter the doctoral degree with a bachelor's , or would you need to complete a master's degree first?

 

Pretty decent for a Regionally Accredited college if I am following the thread correctly.

 

Sounds like a very interesting program to me. Dr Woods, would you be able to comment on whether or not this program would be adequate preparation for entry to do a PhD? Are you aware of students who have gone on to doctorate work (not necessarily a D.Litt, but doctorates at other schools) on the basis of this program & their thesis?

 

We require a Master's toward the doctorate as is the norm I believe

 

We have had a number of students currently in the MLitt be given unofficial admission to doctoral programs. We have received a number of emails affirming that due to the nature of the program and the faculty credentials that our students who have asked have been given a positive response. Let me add, that we would encourage you to speak with a school in advance and inform them that you are interested in doing doctoral work with them upon completion of the MLitt with us and ask what they think of our MLitt. We really do have our student's best interest in mind.

 

Dr. Woods - Thanks for joining our discussion board and providing such valuable information to our members. We are fortunate enough to have a a few schools represented by faculty/administrators in our membership. I have not yet looked at the Faulkner website so forgive me if I ask a question that might be answered by that means. I'm assuming that there is a Masters thesis requirement. Can you say a few words about that? Are students allowed to complete extra coursework in lieu of the thesis? I would also ask about the doctoral dissertation requirements. We hear so many stories of people stumbling at that point in their program. Can you characterize the process at your school? Again, thanks for your time.

 

You are very welcome.....the MLitt requires the thesis and the DLitt requires a dissertation but we actually do something unique on this also....we encourage students to write their research papers in the core courses with the thesis/dissertation in mind.....additionally, students use their tutorials as uniquely designed courses of study and most actually use the tutorials as the occasion to craft sections of the thesis/dissertation....while this is what we encourage, not all follow this, but most do....finally, students will have thesis/dissertation course where they work with their committee all semester via google docs and Skype conversations....we genuinely care about each of our students and have a high sense of calling with what we are doing....hope this helps

 

I find this program very interesting. I am curious if a MA in English (or some other subject) would qualify for entry into the DLitt program. Obviously, there are some content areas not covered in a traditional English (or whatever) Master's program. I didn't have much science or philosphy, for example in my MA degree plan.

Also, what is the expectation of employability with the DLitt? What field (if any) would this open doors for?

Those are just curiosity questions. I really like the overall look of the program and at roughly $20K (for the DLitt, if my math is correct), that is not a bad deal...

 

Yes, an MA in English or any field in the Humanities would qualify you for the DLitt....the science and math course in the DLitt is of a historical and philosophical nature....a student can concentrate in Literature, History, Philosophy, Religion, or Humanities.....we anticipate people being able to do a range of things with the DLitt including teaching, but would encourage a person to do some digging and ask an institution in advance....we have had some students ask prospective employers with very favorable results but as we all know there are not many guarantees in the world of higher education.

 

Dr. Woods,

Is the GRE or MAT required if a person has a very high GPA?

 

GRE of 1000 or MAT of 400 and GPA of 3.0+ from college or graduate school....we do this because even though it is a distance program it is fairly rigorous in reading and writing....none of our 40 applicants this year scored less than 1200 GRE or 420 MAT.....pretty solid group

 

FWIW, according to his bio, Dr. Woods is also a graduate of everyone's favorite dream school, Harrison Middleton. Therefore, it would be logical to assume a familiarity on his part with a Great Books program taught by Socratic methods via distance.

This could be one of the most exciting DegreeInfo finds for me ever.

 

I was with Harrison Middleton for several years both as a student and as a professor and would be glad to speak with anyone about my experiences....if anyone would like to talk with me about my experience at HMU, please feel free to contact me via email

 

What would these degrees qualify you to teach -- only general courses designated as "Humanities", or specific subject fields within the humanities, such as English, history, religion, etc.?

 

It's a pleasure to see your post, Dr. Woods. You and I had a great telephone conversation a couple of years ago as part of my coursework for a D.A. from Harrison Middleton (which I am now about 2/3 of the way through). I'm sorry you are no longer with their program and I look forward to hearing more about your current work.