Humanities Major (B.A.)

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Major Requirements:

HUM 480 - Junior-Senior Seminar 3 Credits

I) Core Blocks:

Students must complete one, two-course block from each of the categories below and a fourth, two-course block from any of the categories.

Category One: Comparative World Cultures

Category Two: Cultural Roots

a) The Roots of Asian Civilization:

HIS 111 - History of World Civilizations to 1500 3 Credits
REL 230 - Asian Religions & Philosophies 3 Credits

b) The Roots of European Civilization:

ENG 213 - Literature of the Western World 3 Credits
HIS 221 - History of Medieval Europe 3 Credits

c) The Roots of American Civilization:

ENG 264 - Survey of American Literature 3 Credits
HIS 101 - United States History to 1865 3 Credits

Category Three: Current Cultures

a) Ideology and Society:

HIS 234 - Ideology in the 20th Century 3 Credits
HUM 220 - Soviet Art & Music 3 Credits

b) Current America:

HIS 102 - United States History since 1865 3 Credits
MUS 205 - Story of Jazz 3 Credits

c) Women and Gender in Current Culture:

HIS 260 - Gender in Modern Europe 3 Credits
MUS 266 - Women in Music

d) Art and Modernity:

ART 232 - Contemporary Art History 3 Credits
MUS 260 - Contemporary Music 3 Credits

Electives:

Students must complete an additional 15 credits of electives in the Humanities. Electives may include any course at the 200-level or higher with an ART, ENG, HIS, HUM, MUS, PHL, REL, or WRI prefix.

Additional electives from programs such as Humanity and Nature Studies, Gender and Women’s Studies, or Native American Studies may also be approved by the Chair of the Humanities Department.

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