Humanities (B.A.)
The Humanities major provides students with a multidisciplinary education built upon a liberal arts foundation. Particular fields of study include Art, Communication, English, Dance, History, Theatre, Music, and Political Science.
The Humanities major empowers students by providing them with the essential tools to succeed in many professions in a global environment. Students cultivate skills and acquire knowledge to prepare them for the private sector as well as public service. Graduates leave with the confidence that they have a sturdy liberal arts base upon which to build their chosen careers.
Students in the humanities major take courses across diverse disciplines. In doing so, they examine how humans react to their conditions through visual, auditory, material, print, and electronic media, and they construct their own expressions through these media to reflect their life experiences or to respond to issues affecting their perceptions of the world.
The Humanities major requires successful completion of 36 semester hours. Students must complete an Introduction to the Humanities course, a method/criticism course, 5 100- or 200-level classes, 5 300- or 400-level classes, and a 400-level capstone course.
Students must complete courses in at least 3 of the disciplines listed below. They are encouraged to consult regularly with an advisor to determine a plan for their coursework and to ensure that their 100- and 200-level courses are preparing them for success in their upper-level course selections.
Students must earn a C or higher for a course to count toward the Humanities major.
Requirements
Humanities Major Requirements
Methods/Criticism Course (200-level) Choose at least one from the following:
Course List
| ART, COM, ENG, DNC, HIST, HUM, THE, MUS, and POL Courses (100/200-levels)* | 15 |
| ART, COM, ENG, DNC, HIST, THE, MUS, and POL Courses (300-level)* | 15 |
| HUM 450 | Humanities Capstone | 3 |
Total Credit Hours: 39
* Courses available for use in the Humanities Major include:
ART: ART 180, ART105, ART 280, ART 281, ART 384, ART 387, ART 388, ART 389
COM: Any COM course except for COM 101
DNC: DNC 210, DNC 235, DNC 240, DNC 245, DNC 340
ENG: Any ENG course except for ENG 110, ENG 111, ENG 112
HIST: Any course in HIST
MUS: MUS 120, MUS 121(prerequisite MUS 120), MUS 131, MUS 200, MUS 230, MUS 235, MUS 269, MUS 331, MUS 332, MUS 350
POL: Any course in POL
THE: THE 160, THE 201, THE 235, THE 289 (cross referenced as COM 289), THE 343