Minor in Humanities
(18 hours*)

Program Requirements

1. Complete the following:
   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:	Honors also.
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer
   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.
   NOTE:	Being changed to Interdisciplinary Humanities (IHum) effective Fall 2011.
   
   
   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:	Honors also.
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer
   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.
   NOTE:	Being changed to Interdisciplinary Humanities (IHum) effective Fall 2011.
   
   
   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)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
   DESCRIPTION:	Major literary, artistic, and musical forms and their use in the interdisciplinary study of aesthetics and culture and intellectual history. May include International Cinema.
   NOTE:	Being changed to Interdisciplinary Humanities (IHum) effective Fall 2011.
   
   
   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)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring
   PREREQUISITE:	ENGL 311 & HUM 201 & HUM 202 & HUM 250; or PHIL 300 & HUM 201 & HUM 202 & HUM 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. Being changed to Interdisciplinary Humanities (IHum) effective Fall 2011.
   
   
2. Complete one course from the following:
   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)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring
   DESCRIPTION:	Major arts of Asian cultures in their historical, religious, and philosophical settings.
   NOTE:	Being changed to Interdisciplinary Humanities (IHum) effective Fall 2011.
   
   
   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)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall
   DESCRIPTION:	Major arts of Islamic cultures in their historical, religious, and philosophical settings.
   NOTE:	Being changed to Interdisciplinary Humanities (IHum) effective Fall 2011.
   
   
   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)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
   DESCRIPTION:	Achievements of Latin American culture regarding art, philosophy, literature, and music from the pre-Columbian era to the present.
   NOTE:	Being changed to Interdisciplinary Humanities (IHum) effective Fall 2011.
   
   
   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:	Honors also.
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring
   DESCRIPTION:	Value systems reflected in the arts and ideas of the United States from the colonial era to 1876.
   NOTE:	Being changed to Interdisciplinary Humanities (IHum) effective Fall 2011.
   
   
   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:	Honors also.
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
   DESCRIPTION:	Value systems reflected in the arts and ideas of the United States from 1877 to the present.
   NOTE:	Being changed to Interdisciplinary Humanities (IHum) effective Fall 2011.
   
            : Honors American Humanities 2: 1877 to the Present.
   
   
3. Complete one course 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)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring On Demand; Summer On Demand
   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.
   NOTE:	Being changed to Interdisciplinary Humanities (IHum) effective Fall 2011.
   
             : 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)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring On Demand; Summer On Demand
   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.
   NOTE:	Being changed to Interdisciplinary Humanities (IHum) effective Fall 2011.
   
             : 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.
   NOTE:	Being changed to Interdisciplinary Humanities (IHum) effective Fall 2011.
   
             : 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.
   NOTE:	Being changed to Interdisciplinary Humanities (IHum) effective Fall 2011.
   
             : 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.
   NOTE:	Being changed to Interdisciplinary Humanities (IHum) effective Fall 2011.
   
             : 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)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring
   PREREQUISITE:	Hum 350 or concurrent enrollment.
   DESCRIPTION:	Interdisciplinary study of problems and major figures in the humanities. Topics vary.
   NOTE:	Being changed to Interdisciplinary Humanities (IHum) effective Fall 2011.
   
             : Classical Tradition.
             : Nietzsche and Aesthetic.
             : Wagner and Wagnerism.
             : Montaigne and Classical.
   
   
4. Complete the GE Advanced Languages requirement using the foreign language option. (Please note that ASL does not meet this requirement for the humanities minor. For the rationale, see item 5 under humanities major.)

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