At McMaster, Humanities means leadership. Look at any list of the attributes of effective leadership, and what do you find? Strong personal and ethical values The ability to influence others through reasoned argument Emotional intelligence, achieved both by knowing oneself, and by being able to see the world from the perspective of others Social intelligence, the ability to collaborate, to engage others in conversation, to be sensitive to social situations and to work with those culturally different from ourselves Communication, conveying complex ideas in clear and inspiring ways Creativity, particularly an openness to new ideas and a willingness to question everything, not for the sake of asking questions, but to make this a better world. These are the so-called “soft skills”. “Soft skills” build careers. “Soft skills” build leaders. They are the skills that build leaders in our communities, neighbourhoods, classrooms, social agencies, arts organizations, and in businesses, from corporations to start-ups. In Humanities, you’ll encounter productive, award-winning professors who bring their real-life experience as researchers and writers to the classroom, and who believe that the best university education is student-centred research-focused. You’ll join a community of scholars who are not afraid to cross the boundaries between subjects, who have dynamic and diverse individual interests, experiences and talents, but who share an enthusiasm and curiosity about the past, present and future. We look forward to having you in our classrooms, our workshops, our performance spaces and our laboratories. We will work with you and help you work with others to build the skills you need to be the agents of change that our world so desperately needs

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