Humanities

The course explores the role of various Humanities disciplines - Art, Music, Literature, Film & Media Arts, Religion/Spirituality, and Theatre - in students' personal lives and society at large. The focus is on historical context, personal experience, and critical engagement. This course fulfills the Personal Place requirement in the General Education Curriculum.

Through readings and various projects, we will familiarize ourselves with the concepts, tools, and debates in Digital Humanities. We will explore the concepts and methods of digital scholarship, learning to evaluate and work with digital resources through collaboration, research, writing, and discussion. The course is a survey introduction to the field, has no prerequisites, and is open to students from any major.

This course introduces students to discussions of health, illness, and healing, from a humanistic perspective drawing on such disciplines as literature, history, philosophy, and global health. This course fulfills the Cultural and Global Place requirement in the General Education Curriculum. Prerequisite: ENG 112 or WRI 118

An introduction to the culture of western civilization from the Baroque period through the 20th century. Emphasis is placed on the interaction between art, music, literature, and philosophy and the cultural ideals in each period which gave rise to particular works in each area. Prerequisite: ENG 112 or WRI 118. This course fulfills the Cultural and Global Place requirement in the General Education Curriculum.

This course will provide the foundation to understanding how gender shapes us and how constructtions of gender relate to power in society. This course will ask students to re-examine history, culture, and identity in the 21st century. This interdisciplinary course draws on the construction of gender and the intersections of gender with other categories of identity. Exploring gender and sexuality is fundamental for people to understand themselves and how they interact in society. Prerequisites: ENG 112 or WRI 118 and Sophomore standing. This course fulfills the Engaging Our World requirement in the General Education Curriculum.

This course integrates learning from multiple areas of study and ways of knowing such as the Spanish language, history, political science, social traditions and celebrations, media, film, music, and art to explore the history and lived experiences of Latinos in the United States. This course is taught in English. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing. This course fulfills the Engaging our World requirement in the General Education Curriculum

A study of the cultural and literary functions of myth, including material from among Greek, Roman, and a variety of other cultural, including modern, mythologies, as well as the work of scholars of myth and religion. Prerequisite: ENG 112 or WRI 118. This course fulfills the Cultural and Global Place requirement in the General Education Curriculum.

This course focuses on the study of representative works from a variety of disciplines with emphasis on the relationship between place (which will vary each time the course is offered) and the human experience. It Culminates in an experiential learning trip for which a deposit is required at the time of registration. The course may be repeated with a different topic. Prerequisites: Determined by the content of the offered course. This course fulfills the Engaging Our World requirement in the General Education Curriculum.

A study of a selected topic of special interest. The topic may differ each time the course is offered and may be proposed by either the instructor or students. This course may be taken for credit any number of times, provided that a different topic is studied each time. Prerequisite: ENG 112 or WRI 118.

The Senior Capstone in the Humanities will allow students the opportunity to demonstrate skills in investigation, critical thinking, and original research according to the conventions of the area of study. The course will also require the preparation of professional documents relevant to careers related to the discipline. Prerequisite: Seventy-two (72) credit hours.

This course immerses students in communty-based opportunities to engage with professionals in their field of interest and helps students make professional connections. May be repeated for up to 6 credit hours.

Plan 1 course from the Humanities Division from the following disciplines: ART, ENG, FMA, MUS, REL, or THR. The course cannot come from the discipline for which you are majoring in. Once you have added this course to your plan, delete this placeholder by clicking the X.