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2009 - 2010

Humanities (Hum)


Undergraduate Courses


    100-Level Courses

    HUM 101 : An Introduction to the Humanities. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    HUM 101 : An Introduction to the Humanities. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    OFFERED: F, W, Sp, Su; Independent Study also.
    DESCRIPTION: Study of the arts emphasizing forms and relationships, the development of critical skills, and an awareness of traditional humanistic values.


    200-Level Courses

    HUM 201 : Western Humanities 1: Antiquity to Renaissance. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    HUM 201 : Western Humanities 1: Antiquity to Renaissance. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    OFFERED: F, W, Sp, Su; Honors also.
    DESCRIPTION: Western civilization from Greek antiquity to Renaissance from perspective of traditional humanistic values reflected in its arts and ideas. Examines fundamental questions about human experience, formative events in history, and value of important literary and artistic texts.

    HUM 202 : Western Humanities 2: Renaissance to the Present. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    HUM 202 : Western Humanities 2: Renaissance to the Present. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    OFFERED: F, W, Sp, Su; Honors also.
    DESCRIPTION: Western civilization from Renaissance to present from perspective of traditional humanistic values reflected in its arts and ideas. Examines fundamental questions about human experience, formative events in history, and value of important literary and artistic texts.

    HUM 240 : Introduction to the Humanities of Asia. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    HUM 240 : Introduction to the Humanities of Asia. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    OFFERED: F, W, Sp
    DESCRIPTION: Major arts of Asian cultures in their historical, religious, and philosophical settings.

    HUM 242 : Introduction to the Humanities of the Islamic World. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    HUM 242 : Introduction to the Humanities of the Islamic World. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    OFFERED: F
    DESCRIPTION: Major arts of Islamic cultures in their historical, religious, and philosophical settings.

    HUM 250 : Introduction to Interdisciplinary Humanities. (3:3:.5) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    HUM 250 : Introduction to Interdisciplinary Humanities. (3:3:.5) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    OFFERED: F, W
    DESCRIPTION: Major literary, artistic, and musical forms and their use in the interdisciplinary study of aesthetics and culture and intellectual history. Includes International Cinema.

    HUM 260 : Humanities of Latin America. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    HUM 260 : Humanities of Latin America. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    OFFERED: F, W
    DESCRIPTION: Achievements of Latin American culture regarding art, philosophy, literature, and music from the pre-Columbian era to the present.

    HUM 261 : Introduction to American Humanities 1: Colonial Era Through 1876. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    HUM 261 : Introduction to American Humanities 1: Colonial Era Through 1876. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    OFFERED: F, W, Sp; Honors also.
    DESCRIPTION: Value systems reflected in the arts and ideas of the United States from the colonial era to 1876.

    HUM 262 : Introduction to American Humanities 2: 1877 to the Present. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    HUM 262 : Introduction to American Humanities 2: 1877 to the Present. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    OFFERED: F, W; Honors also.
    DESCRIPTION: Value systems reflected in the arts and ideas of the United States from 1877 to the present.

             : Honors American Humanities 2: 1877 to the Present.

    HUM 270R : European Humanities and the Arts. (.5-6:ARR:ARR) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    HUM 270R : European Humanities and the Arts. (.5-6:ARR:ARR) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    OFFERED: Study Abroad only.
    NOTE: Being changed to Interdisciplinary Humanities (IHum) effective Fall 2011.

    HUM 290R : Special Studies in the Humanities. (.5-3:0:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    HUM 290R : Special Studies in the Humanities. (.5-3:0:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    NOTE: Being changed to Interdisciplinary Humanities (IHum) effective Fall 2011.


    300-Level Courses

    HUM 350 : Interpretation of Literature and the Arts. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    HUM 350 : Interpretation of Literature and the Arts. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    OFFERED: F, W, Sp
    PREREQUISITE: Engl 311 or Phil 300; Hum 201, 202, 250; at least three of the remaining historical foundation courses (item 3 under major requirements).
    DESCRIPTION: Understanding and writing about literature and at least one of the other arts; critical theory.
    NOTE: Should be taken junior year.

    HUM 399R : Academic Internship. (1-9:0:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    HUM 399R : Academic Internship. (1-9:0:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    OFFERED: F, W, Sp, Su
    PREREQUISITE: 12 hours of historical foundation courses in humanities; humanities major or minor; Hum 350.
    DESCRIPTION: Combined study-work experience related to the humanities major (museums, government agencies, publishing firms, etc.).


    400-Level Courses

    HUM 420R : Studies in Periods and Movements. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    HUM 420R : Studies in Periods and Movements. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    OFFERED: F, W; alternate Sp, Su
    PREREQUISITE: Hum 350 or concurrent enrollment.
    DESCRIPTION: Interdisciplinary study of literature, philosophy, and the arts of a particular period or movement. Problems of periodization. Topics vary.

              : Classical Period.
              : Medieval Period.
              : 12th Century Renaissance.
              : Renaissance.
              : Reformation and Counter Reformation.
              : 14th Century.
              : 17th Century.
              : 18th Century.
              : Fin De Siecle.
              : Romanticism.
              : Later 19th Century.
              : Impressionism.
              : Victorian Art and Culture.
              : Modernism.
              : Postmodernism.
              : Women in the 18th Century.
              : Renaissance Humanism.
              : Character in 17th Century.
              : Women in 19th Century.

    HUM 425R : Area Studies in the Humanities. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    HUM 425R : Area Studies in the Humanities. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    OFFERED: F, W; alternate Sp or Su
    PREREQUISITE: Hum 350 or concurrent enrollment.
    DESCRIPTION: Interdisciplinary study of literature, philosophy, and the arts of a particular geographical area. Topics include American, Latin American, and Asian humanities. Topics vary.

              : American Culture.
              : Latin American Culture.
              : Asian Culture.
              : Islamic Culture.
              : Classics and Eastern America.
              : Arts of Japan.
              : Colonial and Federalist America.
              : America Between World Wars.
              : U.S. and Caribbean Culture.
              : Southwestern Native American Culture.
              : Precolumbian Culture.
              : American Immigrant Experience.
              : Poetry of Americas.
              : Women in Americas.
              : Scandinavian Cultural History.
              : Satire in American Culture.
              : American Popular Culture.
              : Maya Art and Culture.
              : Slavery and Americas.

    HUM 430R : Genres and Forms in the Humanities. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    HUM 430R : Genres and Forms in the Humanities. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    PREREQUISITE: Hum 350 or concurrent enrollment.
    DESCRIPTION: Interdisciplinary study of genres and forms. Topics include epic, tragedy, narrative, historiography, film, relationship of text and music. Topics vary.

              : Epic.
              : Tragedy.
              : Comedy.
              : Narrative.
              : Historiography.
              : Film as Art.
              : Text and Music.

    HUM 440R : Themes in the Humanities. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    HUM 440R : Themes in the Humanities. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    PREREQUISITE: Hum 350 or concurrent enrollment.
    DESCRIPTION: Interdisciplinary study of themes. Topics include Eden, Arthur, Don Juan, Faust, Ulysses, Troy. Topics vary.

              : Arthurian Theme.
              : Don Juan Theme.
              : Eden Theme.
              : Faust Theme.
              : Matter of Troy.
              : Ulysses Theme.
              : Classical Tradition.
              : Don Quixote and the Arts.
              : Gothic and Gothicism.

    HUM 460R : Critical Theory and Methodology. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    HUM 460R : Critical Theory and Methodology. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    PREREQUISITE: Hum 350 or concurrent enrollment.
    DESCRIPTION: Theoretical and practical criticism; problems in critical theory. Topics include aesthetics, interrelations of the arts, models of cultural history, cultural theory, and aspects of contemporary theory. Topics vary.

              : Art Interrelations.
              : Cultural Theory.
              : Models of Cultural History.
              : Contemporary Theory.
              : Rhetorical Theory.
              : Narratology.
              : Classical Criticism.
              : Aesthetic Theory.
              : Mimesis.
              : Rhetoric and Truth.
              : Theory of Film.
              : Practical Criticism.
              : Native Multiculturism.
              : Gender Theory in Humanities.

    HUM 490R : Seminar in the Humanities. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    HUM 490R : Seminar in the Humanities. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    OFFERED: F, W, Sp
    PREREQUISITE: Hum 350 or concurrent enrollment.
    DESCRIPTION: Interdisciplinary study of problems and major figures in the humanities. Topics vary.

              : Classical Tradition.
              : Nietzsche and Aesthetic.
              : Wagner and Wagnerism.
              : Montaigne and Classical.

    HUM 495R : Directed Readings. (.5-3:0:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    OFFERED: F, W; alternate Sp or Su
    PREREQUISITE: contract and instructor's consent.

    HUM 499R : Honors Thesis. (.5-6:ARR:ARR) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    OFFERED: F, W, Sp, Su

    500-Level Graduate Courses (available to advanced undergraduates)

    HUM 595R : Directed Readings. (.5-3:ARR:ARR) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    OFFERED: F, W, Sp, Su
    PREREQUISITE: Graduate coordinator's consent

Graduate Courses



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