Department of Literature, Language, Writing, and Philosophy

The humanities major offers students a broadly-based liberal arts education and an integrated interdisciplinary experience built around two seminars taken in the junior and senior years, respectively. The other major courses may be chosen from introductory and advanced-level offerings in literature, history, philosophy, the visual and performing arts, and culture courses in modern languages. The seminars offer intensive interdisciplinary study of themes and historical periods.

Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts Degree

The humanities major is designed for students who desire to pursue a broadly based liberal arts education. It offers an integrated interdisciplinary experience built around two seminars taken in the junior and senior years, respectively.

Majors will complete a total of 33 credits that include 6 credits of humanities seminars, 9 credits of introductory courses and18 credits of advanced humanities courses.

Humanities Seminars (6 credits)

• HUMN2201    Humanities Seminar I
  should be completed no later than the first semester of the junior year.
• HUMN3211    Humanities Seminar II
  should be taken in the senior year.

Introductory Courses (9 credits)

Three courses from the following list, each from a different discipline.

The Arts

• ART1205   Development of Art I
• ART1206   Development of Art II

English

• ENGL2001    Introduction to Literary Studies
• ENGL2004    Introduction to Fiction
• ENGL2005    Intro to the Short Story

History

• HIST1201    Ancient Civilizations
• HIST1202    Medieval World

Music

• MUSIC2211   Survey of Music:
  Ancient to 1800 or
• MUSIC2212   Survey of Music:
  1800 to Today

Philosophy

• PHIL1101    Introduction to Philosophy
• PHIL1103    Ethics

Theater

• THEA1201    Development of the Theater I
• THEA1202    Development of the Theater II

Advanced Humanities Electives (18 credits)

Select from 2000-, 3000- and 4000-level offerings in art, history, literature, music, philosophy, theater and film studies. No more than 6 credits in a single discipline. (Visual and performing arts studio courses and ENGW English writing courses do not fulfill this requirement.)

Among the courses students may choose from are the following:

• ART2218    20th-century Art
• ART3217    19th-century Art
• ART3423    Women Artists
• ART4404    Impress: 19th Century French Art
• COMM3023    Film and Culture
• ENGL3003    American Literature I
• ENGL3004    American Literature II
• ENGL3005    The Classical Tradition
• ENGL3006    Modern European Traditions
• ENGL3011    Medieval Literature
• ENGL3013    The Renaissance World
• ENGL3019    The Romantic Age
• ENGL3021    Studies in Drama
• ENGL3024    Studies in Poetry
• ENGL3049    Major American Writers I
• ENGL3050    Major American Writers II
• ENGL3055    Modern Poetry
• ENGL3057    Modern Novel
• ENGL3063    Contemporary Drama
• ENGL3065    Contemporary World Literature
• ENGL3066    Nobel Literature
• ENGL3070    Women Writers
• HIST    Any upper-level history course with approval of humanities major adviser
• MUSIC3201    Development of American Jazz and Popular Music
• PHIL2008    SS:Ethical Issues in the Movies
• PHIL2201    Ancient Philosophy/The Greek Philosophers
• PHIL2202    Modern Philosophy
• PHIL2203    20th-century Philosophy
• PHIL2204    American Philosophy
• PHIL2205    Social and Political Philosophy
• PHIL2206    Philosophy of Art/Aesthetics
• PHIL2207    Philosophy of Religion
• THEA3335    American Film
• THEA4457    Contemporary Film Studies

See the coordinator for the humanities major to discuss any other courses that also may meet the requirements.