Program Overview

Humanities - Bachelor of Arts (BA)

The humanities major is an interdisciplinary program designed for students who wish to concentrate in more than one field or discipline. The major leads to a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree and offers considerable flexibility, but students should choose courses in consultation with their primary advisor.

Requirements

• A minimum of 54 credit hours is required for the major, including 21 upper-division HUMN credit hours.
• All required HUMN courses and all Outside Area of Study courses must be passed with a C- or better and cannot be taken pass/fail.
• No more than 45 credits in HUMN may be applied to overall graduation requirements.
• Students must have a GPA of at least 2.000 in the major in order to graduate.

Course List

• A major, minor or certificate another discipline (additional courses may be necessary to meet the required number of credit hours if the minor or certificate requires fewer than 18 credit hours.)
• 12 credit hours in one discipline plus 6 credit hours in a different discipline
• 18 credit hours chosen according to a common theme (to be determined in consultation with and approved by the Director of Undergraduate Studies) | Total Credit Hours | 54 |

Graduating in Four Years

Consult the Four-Year Guarantee Requirements for information on eligibility. Because the humanities major is unique in requiring courses from a number of different departments in addition to its own courses, it is essential that students wishing to graduate in four years declare the major early and meet regularly with a major advisor.

Recommended Four-Year Plan of Study

Through the required HUMN coursework for the major, students will fulfill all 12 credits of the Arts & Humanities area of the Gen Ed Distribution Requirement.

Year One

• Fall Semester:
  • one 1000-level HUMN course | 3
  • one 1000-level HUMN course | 3
  • Gen. Ed. Distribution course (example: Natural Sciences with lab) | 4
  • Gen. Ed. Skills course (example: lower-division Written Communication) | 3
  • Elective | 3
  • Total Credit Hours | 16
• Spring Semester:
  • one 1000-level HUMN course | 3
  • Gen. Ed. Skills course (example: QRMS) | 3
  • Gen. Ed. Distribution course (example: Natural Sciences) | 4
  • Elective | 3
  • Total Credit Hours | 13

Year Two

• Fall Semester:
  • HUMN 2000 | Methods and Approaches to the Humanities | 3
  • Outside Area of Study | 3
  • Gen. Ed. Distribution/Diversity course (example: Social Sciences/Global Perspective) | 3
  • Gen. Ed. Distribution course (example: Natural Sciences) | 4
  • Elective | 3
  • Total Credit Hours | 16
• Spring Semester:
  • HUMN upper-division course | 3
  • Outside Area of Study | 3
  • Gen. Ed. Distribution/Diversity course (example: Social Sciences/US Perspective) | 3
  • Gen. Ed. Distribution course (example: Natural Sciences) | 3
  • Elective | 3
  • Total Credit Hours | 15

Year Three

• Fall Semester:
  • HUMN upper-division course | 3
  • Outside Area of Study | 3
  • Gen. Ed. Skills course (example: upper-division Written Communication) | 3
  • Upper-division Elective | 3
  • Elective | 3
  • Total Credit Hours | 15
• Spring Semester:
  • HUMN upper-division course | 3
  • Outside Area of Study (Upper Division) | 3
  • Gen. Ed. Distribution course (example: Social Sciences) | 3
  • Upper-division Elective | 3
  • Elective | 3
  • Total Credit Hours | 15

Year Four

• Fall Semester:
  • HUMN upper-division course | 3
  • HUMN upper-division course | 3
  • Outside Area of Study (Upper Division) | 3
  • Gen. Ed. Distribution course (example: Social Sciences) | 3
  • Upper-division Elective | 3
  • Total Credit Hours | 15
• Spring Semester:
  • HUMN upper-division course | 3
  • HUMN upper-division course | 3
  • Outside Area of Study (Upper Division) | 3
  • Upper-division Elective | 3
  • Upper-division Elective | 3
  • Total Credit Hours | 15
• Total Credit Hours | 120

Learning Outcomes

Students with a major in Humanities will be able to:

• Understand, interpret and compare works of human expression and cultural practice (visual arts, literature, film, music, etc.) in a variety of historical and geographical contexts.
• Understand, interpret and apply critical theories about culture and cultural products.
• Demonstrate and refine important skills in critical thinking and close analysis.
• Evaluate, apply and articulate complex ideas and interpretations through both written and verbal communication.
• Demonstrate creative and flexible thinking and problem solving skills, formulate original interpretations and integrate different interpretative approaches and disciplines into a focused program of study.