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Area II - Humanities

Minimum 15 Quarter Hours

A minimum of five courses must be taken from at least three program areas.

The humanities consider human values in relation to the history of human ideas, the languages of other cultures, literature, the expressive arts and the explanatory systems of philosophy. Knowledge of the humanities enlarges our understanding of the human experience and helps us communicate effectively, reason correctly, and think critically and independently. This knowledge helps sensitize us to human values, expand our world-perspective, and bring about a habit of careful and independent thought.

*Note: ONLY courses marked with an asterisk (*) may be used to satisfy Area VII GMG. Only one "GMG" Modern Language course (marked with an *) may be applied to the GMG requirement.

• ENGL 167 American Nature Writers (3 credits)
• ENGL 181 Understanding Fiction (3 credits)
• ENGL 182 Understanding Poetry (3 credits)
• ENGL 183 Understanding Non-Fiction (3 credits)
• ENGL 184 Understanding Drama as Literature** (3 credits)
• ENGL 185 Understanding Film (4 credits)
• ENGL 241 Intro to English Literature I (4 credits)
• ENGL 242 Intro to English Literature II (4 credits)
• ENGL 266 American Literature to 1900 (4 credits)
• ENGL 267 American Lit: 1900 to the Present (4 credits)
• ENGL 270 Mythology** (3 credits)
• *ENGL 271 World Literature I (4 credits)
• *ENGL 272 World Literature II (4 credits)
• ENGL 275 The Bible as Literature (4 credits)
• ENGL 281 The Short Story** (3 credits)
• ENGL 285 The American Film** (4 credits)

   

• *HUM 100 Human Culture & Ideas (4 credits)
• *HUM 200 European Culture & Civilization (4 credits)
• *HUM 201 American Culture & Civilization (4 credits)
• *HUM 202 Non-Western Cultures & Civilization (4 credits)
• *HUM 205 The African-American Experience: 1492 to the Present** (4 credits)

   

• *INTL 201 International Study Experience - Humanities (2 to 4 credits)

   

LANGUAGES:

• *CHIN 110, 111, 112 Elementary Chinese (4,4,4 credits)

   

• FREN 110, 111, 112 Elementary French (4,4,4 credits)
• *FREN 210, 211, 212 Intermediate French (4,4,4 credits)
• *FREN 310 Advanced Skills (4 credits)
• *FREN 311 Survey: French Culture & Inst. (4 credits)
• *FREN 312 Intro to Literary Texts (4 credits)
• *FREN 410 20th Century French Lit** (4 credits)
• *FREN 411 19th Century French Lit** (4 credits)
• *FREN 412 18th Century French Lit** (4 credits)
• *FREN 413 17th Century French Lit** (4 credits)
• *FREN 414 Moyen Age & Renaissance Lit** (4 credits)

   

• GER 110, 111, 112 Elementary German (4,4,4 credits)
• *GER 210, 211, 212 Intermediate German (4,4,4 credits)
• *GER 310 Conversation and Composition (4 credits)
• *GER 311 Intro to the Study of German Culture (4 credits)
• *GER 312 Intro to the Study of German Literature (4 credits)
• *GER 410 Contemporary German (4 credits)
• *GER 411 German Unification through WWII (4 credits)
• *GER 412 Realism and Naturalism (4 credits)

   

• *JPNS 110, 111, 112 Elementary Japanese (4,4,4 credits)

   

• *OJIB 110, 111, 112 Elementary Ojibwe (4,4,4 credits)
• *OJIB 210, 211, 212 Intermediate Ojibwe (4,4,4 credits)
• *OJIB 310, 311, 312 Advanced Ojibwe (4,4,4 credits)

   

• SPAN 110, 111, 112 Elementary Spanish (4,4,4 credits)
• *SPAN 210, 211, 212 Intermediate Spanish (4,4,4 credits)
• *SPAN 310 Advanced Skills (4 credits)
• *SPAN 311 Composition & Conversation (4 credits)
• *SPAN 312 Adv. Readings & Conversation (4 credits)
• *SPAN 410 Lit. of the 20th Century** (4 credits)
• *SPAN 411 Representative Literature** (4 credits)
• *SPAN 412 Early Spanish Literature** (4 credits)
• *SPAN 413 18th & 19th Century Sp. Lit** (4 credits)
• *SPAN 414 Generation of '98 & After** (4 credits)

   

• MATH 112 Beginning College Algebra (4 credits)
• MATH 113 College Algebra (4 credits)
• MATH 114 Modern Trigonometry (4 credits)
• MATH 141 Pre-Calculus I (5 credits)
• MATH 142 Pre-Calculus II (5 credits)
• MATH 145+ Accelerated Pre-Calculus - A (5 credits)
• MATH 146+ Accelerated Pre-Calculus - B (2 credits)
• + MATH 145 & 146 must be taken in the same quarter
• MATH 211 Concepts of Calculus I (4 credits)
• MATH 212 Concepts of Calculus II (4 credits)
• MATH 241 Calculus I (5 credits)
• MATH 242 Calculus II (5 credits)
• MATH 243 Calculus III (5 credits)
• MATH 244 Calculus IV (5 credits)
• MATH 245 Differential Equations (5 credits)

   

• MUS 101 Intro to Music F-W-S (3 credits)
• *MUS 102 Folk, Jazz, & Rock Music F-W-S** (3 credits)
• *MUS 104 World Music (3 credits)
• MUS 111 Music Principles F-W-S (4 credits)

   

• PHIL 101 Intro to Philosophy (4 credits)
• PHIL 201 Problems of Philosophy** (4 credits)
• PHIL 202 Ethics (4 credits)
• PHIL 203 Logic (4 credits)
• PHIL 205 Aesthetics (4 credits)
• PHIL 207 Intro to Symbolic Logic** (4 credits)
• PHIL 208 Human Nature (4 credits)
• *PHIL 209 Ideas About Women (4 credits)
• PHIL 210 Death & Survival** (4 credits)
• PHIL 212 Topics of Philosophers** (4 credits)
• PHIL 215 Philosophy in Literature (4 credits)
• PHIL 220 Philosophy of Religions** (4 credits)
• Updated: PHIL 230 Philosophies of Non-Violence (4 credits)
• PHIL 301 Ancient & Medieval Philosophy** (4 credits)
• *PHIL 302 Modern Philosophy** (4 credits)
• PHIL 303 American Philosophy** (4 credits)
• *PHIL 304 19th Century Philosophy** (4 credits)
• PHIL 305 Contemporary Analytic Philosophy** (4 credits)
• PHIL 310 Asian Philosophy** (4 credits)
• PHIL 315 Existentialism** (4 credits)

   

• PJST See PHIL 230 above

   

• THSP 150 Intro to the Theatre (3 credits)

   

• VSAR 100 Intro to Art (3 credits)
• VSAR 102 Arts Today (4 credits)
• VSAR 255 Art History Survey I (4 credits)
• VSAR 256 Art History Survey II (4 credits)
• VSAR 257 Art History Survey III (4 credits)

   

  * May be used to satisfy Area VII GMG.

  ** May not be offered every quarter.