南方大学提供四年制人文科学学位所需的前两年普通教育。学生还可以参加人文课程，以满足一般教育要求，大学转学期的选修学分或进行个人充实。希望攻读人文专业四年制大学的学生应完成文学学士学位。
This pathway is designed to meet Associate in Arts degree requirements with a concentration in Humanities & Culture. This pathway is designed to allow students to pursue careers in the global and national non-profit sector, media production, human resources, education, public policy, and advertising. Students pursuing this degree combine the study of language, film and media studies, popular culture, literatures, multicultural and diversity studies, and philosophy. The humanities & culture pathway examines the common issues, ideas, and themes that run throughout diverse cultures and human history. In the humanities & culture pathway, students analyze issues such as race, gender, and class in relation to popular culture, global movements, and social justice. As a humanities student, you'll gain the ability to reason critically, research and communicate effectively, and make connections across broad fields of knowledge related to culture, power, and identity.