We help all BYU students cultivate abilities in three core competencies: communication, information literacy, and cultural navigation. We likewise aspire to spiritually strengthen all BYU students in the classroom and through wise mentoring.

More specifically, we seek to:

1. undergird the broader University mission by offering courses in general education, majors, minors, language certificates, experiential learning programs, and other worthwhile and transformative experiences;

2. teach students to understand, articulate, and apply the value of their humanities education;

3. achieve the highest levels in teaching, scholarship, and citizenship;

4. inspire faculty, staff, and students to spiritually strengthen one another; and

5. motivate and prepare future leaders. 

1. We believe in the divine potential of humankind and in the transformative power of education to help people achieve that potential.
2. We believe that humanity is made in the image of God and that their creations reflect, if imperfectly, the glory of God.
3. We believe that studying others—especially those different from us—leads us to feel empathy, develop charity, understand ourselves, and become better disciples, citizens, and lifelong learners.
4. We believe in the transformative value of studying, pondering, and sharing the collective heritage and beauty of humanities learning as a means to greater human prosperity and joy.
5. We believe that we are building the Kingdom of God as we work to serve the students of BYU.
6. We believe that humanities life skills (writing, languages, information literacy, and so forth) are best transmitted to students through effective, personal mentoring.
7. We believe that teachers, leaders, and students can be inspired in their respective roles and use that inspiration to improve themselves, the College, and BYU.
8. We believe in the well-considered use of resources, and place trust in the ability of our faculty, staff, administration, and students to be inspired as they use those resources to good account.