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CATEGORY 6: HUMANITIES AND THE ARTS

(requires two courses - students are encouraged to take them from different disciplines - 5 or more credits)

Goal: To expand students' knowledge of the human condition and human cultures, especially in relation to behavior, ideas, and values expressed in works of human imagination and thought. Through study in disciplines such as literature, philosophy, and the fine arts, students will engage in critical analysis, form aesthetic judgments, and develop an appreciation of the arts and humanities as fundamental to the health and survival of any society. Students should have experiences in both the arts and humanities.

Student Competencies:

Students will be able to

• practice the critical thinking skills essential to the humanities and the arts, including analysis, ability to seek out a variety of interpretations and perspectives, skill at recognizing and articulating the value assumptions made by ourselves and others.
• demonstrate awareness of the scope and variety of works in the arts and humanities.
• understand those works as expressions of individual and human values within an historical and social context.
• respond critically to works in the arts and humanities.
• engage in the creative process or interpretive performance.
• articulate an informed personal reaction to works in the arts and humanities.

Courses which satisfy this category include

ENGL 1250: Understanding Literature (3 credits)

ENGL 2120: Introduction to Writing Poetry (3 credits)

ENGL 2140: Introduction to Writing Creative Nonfiction (3 credits)

ENGL 2340: The American Film (3 credits)

ENGL 2350: American Literature I (3 credits)

ENGL 2355: American Literature II (3 credits)

ENGL 2360: English Literature I (3 credits)

ENGL 2365: English Literature II (3 credits)

ENGL 2370: World Literature I (3 credits)

ENGL 2375: World Literature II (3 credits)

ENGL 2400: The Bible as Literature (3 credits)

ENGL 2410: Mythology, Legends and Folktales (3 credits)

GEOG 3810*: Geography of Europe (3 credits)

HUM 1100: Human Culture and Ideas (3 credits)

HUM 2100: European Culture and Civilization (3 credits)

HUM 2120: American Culture and Civilization (3 credits)

INTL 2200: International Study Experience: Humanities (1-3 credits)

MASC 1840: Introduction to Media Writing (3 credits)

MUS 1100: Introduction to Music (2 credits)

MUS 1120: Introduction to Folk, Jazz, and Rock Music (2 credits)

MUS 1130: Music Principles (3 credits)

MUS 3120*: The History of Jazz (2 credits)

MUS 3130*: The History of Rock and Roll (2 credits)

PHIL 1100: Introduction to Philosophy (3 credits)

PHIL 2220: Ethics (3 credits)

PHIL 2230: Logic (3 credits)

PHIL 2240: Aesthetics (4 credits)

PHIL 2250: Human Nature (3 credits)

PHIL 2260: Women and Philosophy (3 credits)

PHIL 2270: Death and Survival (3 credits)

PHIL 2310: Philosophy in Literature (3 credits)

PHIL 2320: Philosophy of Religion (3 credits)

PHIL 2330: Philosophies of Non-Violence (3 credits)

PHIL 3310*: Ancient and Medieval Philosophy (3 credits)

PHIL 3320*: Modern Philosophy (3 credits)

PHIL 3330*: Nineteenth Century Philosophy (3 credits)

PHIL 3340*: Contemporary Analytic Philosophy (3 credits)

PHIL 3350*: Symbolic Logic (3 credits)

PHIL 3360*: Asian Philosophy (3 credits)

PHIL 3370*: Existentialism (3 credits)

PHIL 3390*: Marxist Philosophy (3 credits)

THSP 1100: Basics of Speech Communication (3 credits)

THSP 1500: Introduction to Theatre (2 credits)

THSP 2030: Introduction to Scriptwriting (2 credits)

THSP 2100: Advanced Speech Communication (2 credits)

THSP 2200: Oral Interpretation (2 credits)

THSP 2220: Stage Acting (3 credits)

VSAR 1101: Visual Foundations I (3 credits)

VSAR 1107: Introduction to Art (2 credits)

VSAR 2107: Visual Foundations III (3 credits)

VSAR 2210: Printmaking-Relief/Intaglio (3 credits)

VSAR 2217: Papermaking-Books (3 credits)

VSAR 2250: Painting (3 credits)

VSAR 2400: Jewelry/Metals (3 credits)

VSAR 2551: Art History Survey I (4 credits)

VSAR 2552: Art History Survey II (4 credits)

OTHERS:

*This course will satisfy Liberal Education at BSU, but does not qualify for inclusion in the Minnesota Transfer Curriculum as currently interpreted by MnSCU, and may not be accepted as a Liberal Education course at other MnSCU institutions or the University of Minnesota.

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