BA in Humanities (56–86 hours*)

With faculty advisor approval, students will select one of eight emphases:

art history	View MAP
classical studies	View MAP
comparitive literature	View MAP
English	View MAP
foreign literature	View MAP
history	View MAP
media arts (film)	View MAP
philosophy	View MAP
theatre	View MAP

The emphasis area does not constitute a major in that particular discipline—e.g., a humanities major who emphasizes art history does not receive the equivalent training in the history of art that an art history major does. The emphasis area is a portion of the course work devoted to a specific discipline that complements the student's interdisciplinary work in the major (see requirement 7 below).

Program Requirements

1. When possible, honors sections are recommended.
2. Complete the following:
   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.
   
   
3. Complete the following historical foundation 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.

  
  
  and
  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.
  
  
• CL CV 110 : Introduction to Greek and Roman Literature. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
  
  CL CV 110 : Introduction to Greek and Roman Literature. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
  

  OFFERED:	F, W
  DESCRIPTION:	Homer's Iliad, Sophocles' Oedipus the King, Vergil's Aeneid, and other important works of the Greeks and Romans.
  NOTE:	All readings in English. Honors also.

  
  
  or
  CL CV 241 : Greek and Roman Mythology. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
  
  CL CV 241 : Greek and Roman Mythology. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
  
  OFFERED:	F, W, Sp; Honors also.
  DESCRIPTION:	Greek and Roman gods, heroes, and myths, emphasizing literature but also giving attention to representations in the visual arts.
  
             : Honors Greek and Roman Mythology.
  
  
• 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.

  
  
  or
  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.
  
  
• And two courses from the following:
  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.
  
  
4. Complete one course from the following:
   PHIL 110 : Introduction to Philosophy. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PHIL 110 : Introduction to Philosophy. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp; Honors also.
   DESCRIPTION:	Articulating, assessing, and defending fundamental positions on topics such as reason, knowledge, science, education, ethics, politics, and religion.
   
   
   PHIL 213 : Introduction to Ethics. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PHIL 213 : Introduction to Ethics. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Su on demand.
   DESCRIPTION:	Nature and justification of moral standards, beliefs, and decisions.
   
   
   PHIL 214 : Introduction to the Philosophy of Art. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PHIL 214 : Introduction to the Philosophy of Art. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W
   DESCRIPTION:	The experience of beauty in nature, in literature, and in the arts.
   
   
5. Complete one upper-division foreign language course selected from the approved course list available from the advisement center. Majors are strongly encouraged to take a literature course in which works are read in the foreign language. Conversation courses, ASL, and music courses do not meet this requirement. The requirement may be met with European, Asian, or Middle-Eastern languages that have a written literary tradition and that are a language of scholarship. French, German, Italian, Russian, Spanish, Chinese, and Japanese are especially recommended, as are classical Greek and Latin.
6. Complete the following:
   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.
   
   
   (prerequisite: Engl 311 or Phil 300; Hum 201, 202, 250; and at least three of the remaining historical foundation courses [item 3 above]).
7. Complete a core of 12 hours in an area of emphasis from the following: classical studies, comparative literature, English, history, art history, foreign literature, philosophy, or media arts (film) (n.b. philosophy or foreign literature courses taken to meet requirement 6 above may not count toward emphases in those disciplines). Students wishing to pursue graduate work in their emphasis area are strongly encouraged to devote their supporting course work (see requirement 9 below) as well to their emphasis. Faculty advisors must approve the student's emphasis area. Courses toward the emphasis area are to be selected from the approved course list available from the advisement center. Exceptions must be cleared by the humanities section head. At least 6 of the 12 hours must be in upper-division courses.
8. Complete two capstone courses from the following:
   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.
   
   
   (Prerequisite: Hum 250, 350; all historical foundations courses.)
9. Supporting course work: an 8–9 hour block of course work that supports the student's education and career goals. The block of courses must be coherent and must be approved in writing by the student's faculty advisor. The following are possibilities:
   1. Students wishing to provide greater focus to their interdisciplinary work—especially those wishing to pursue graduate work in interdisciplinary humanities or in a particular humanistic discipline—should devote this block of course work to a particular specialty (e.g., a period or area of concentration) or further work in their emphasis area.
   2. Students wishing to combine a humanities major with preparation for professional schools (e.g., MBA programs) that may require specialized background or quantitative skills beyond those already received may use this block of course work to acquire and strengthen those areas (e.g., C S 142, Acc 200, etc.).
   3. Any university minor will qualify.

*Hours include courses that may fulfill university core requirements.

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