Requirements. At least 45 to 51 hours.
Humanities departments in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences,
in addition to their own disciplinary majors, have developed and
sponsor an interdisciplinary program of study, which encompasses
several distinct programs designed to acquaint students in a coherent
manner with topics that cross disciplinary boundaries. At present, the
major in humanities includes program options in American civilization,
cinema studies, history and philosophy of science, medieval
civilization, and Renaissance studies. Although it is not possible to
offer options in all specialties or topics of humanistic study,
students whose interests do not coincide with one of the specific
options are encouraged to consider developing their own programs
through the Individual Plans of Study (IPS) major. Enrollment in the
major in humanities requires election of one of the options.
Each option of the major in humanities is supervised by
faculty members whose own scholarship and educational interests have
involved them in interdisciplinary teaching and research. An adviser
for students is available in each option and is responsible for
approving students' plans of study.
Enrollment in the humanities major requires the following:
1. Elect one of the options offered within the major in humanities
and file an option declaration with the LAS humanities office no later
than the end of the first semester of the junior year. Students who do
not begin work on option requirements by the junior year will be at a
disadvantage.
2. Select specific courses counted toward completion of an option
with the advice and approval of the option adviser, subject to
specific option requirements. Students in one of the humanities major
options are strongly encouraged also to enroll in 6-8 hours of western
civilization (
HIST 110 or
HIST 111 and
HIST 112 or
HIST 113, or
C LIT 141 and
C LIT 142).
3. For the elected option, complete the stated minimum number of
hours (which will be at least 45 hours) in courses applicable toward
the major and in accord with the distribution requirements listed
below (a, b, and c); at least 25 hours must be at the 200 and 300
level.
NOTE: Some course selections may require prerequisite courses. Total hours will most likely be in excess of the 45-hour minimum; however, most students will complete two or perhaps three college general education distribution requirements in the process.
a. Complete at least 36 hours of topically oriented course
work with at least 6 hours in each of three different departments or
programs. Courses must be selected in consultation with an
adviser.
b. Complete a junior seminar and tutorial of at least 3 hours
in the elected option. (Advisers may approve an appropriate
advanced-level course in lieu of a junior seminar or tutorial.)
c. Complete a senior seminar and tutorial or senior thesis of
at least 3 hours as specified in the elected option.
This option offers a comprehensive introduction to the study of
American civilization primarily through the study of art, history,
literature, philosophy, and the social sciences.
1. Two introductory courses of at least 3 hours each chosen with the
approval of the option adviser; the introductory courses should
provide a broad overview of the development of American culture; for
example,
HUMAN 141 and
HUMAN 142.
2 . At least 9 additional hours selected from among the following:
ENGL 249,
ENGL 255,
ENGL 259,
ENGL 260,
ENGL 347,
ENGL 350,
ENGL 351,
ENGL 362
(when the topic is within American literature).
3 . At least 9 hours selected from among the following: HIST 255, HIST 260, HIST 261, HIST 262, HIST 352, HIST 354-HIST 364 HIST 367-HIST 374.
4 . At least 6 hours selected from among the following:
ARCH 315,
ARCH 316;
ARTHI 346,
ARTHI 350,
ARTHI 351;
PHIL 313,
PHIL 316,
PHIL 323.
5 . At least 12 additional hours selected in consultation with the
option adviser from courses offered in the departments of
anthropology, economics, geography, political science, and
sociology.
6 . Substitutions for any of the above specific courses may be
permitted with the approval of the option adviser.
7 . At least 3 hours in
HUMAN 297--Junior Seminar and Tutorial. An advanced-level course with an
American focus may be substituted with the approval of the adviser.
8 . At least 3 hours in the senior tutorial and seminar (
HUMAN 298).
This option offers an interdisciplinary introduction to the study of
film from various literary, cultural, and social perspectives. The
emphasis is on developing methods and skills of critical
interpretation, but students are also encouraged to acquire basic
competence in the technical aspects of film making by completing at
least one course in cinematography. The option's underlying aim is to
enrich the individual by exposure to the most significant patterns,
philosophies, and artifacts of history and of narrative and dramatic
expression.
1. Acquire a knowledge of at least one foreign language sufficient
to the student's program in film studies. In most cases, this
requirement will exceed the college foreign language requirement by 6
semester hours of study. The language and the level of proficiency
will be determined in consultation with the option adviser.
2 .
ENGL 104--Introduction to Film
3 .
CINE 261 and
CINE 262--a two-semester general survey of world film
4 .
CINE 361--Film Theory and Criticism
5 . At least one course in film making:
ARTCI 180, or equivalent.
6 . Substitutions for specific courses listed above will be approved
by the option adviser only in exceptional cases.
7 . At least 18 additional hours in film courses offered in
individual departments in the humanities. At least 9 of these hours
must be in courses offered in foreign language departments, and at
least two languages must be represented in the total.
8 . At least 12 additional hours of cinema-related courses in one or
more of the following general fields: aesthetics, art or architectural
history, communications, criticism, cultural anthropology, foreign
language studies, linguistics, literature (fiction and/or drama),
modern history, music, philosophy, photography, theatre. Specific
courses and sequences in these fields are to be approved at the
discretion of the option adviser, except that courses eligible to
satisfy requirement 7 may not be approved under requirement 8.
9 . Three hours in
HUMAN 297--Junior Seminar and Tutorial. This course will involve an
independent research project in a field of cinema defined by the
student and the submission of a substantial piece of writing growing
out of this research. An advanced-level course with a cinema studies
focus may be substituted with approval of the adviser.
10 . Three hours in
HUMAN 298--Senior Seminar and Tutorial. This course will involve the
completion of a significant paper somewhat comparable to a senior
honors thesis.
This option is designed to allow students to combine the study of
science (including mathematics and the social sciences), the history
of science, and the philosophy of science in an integrated
program. Within the framework of specific requirements, an individual
program of study will be designed to fit the student's particular
interests.
1. At least 15 hours from among the following with at least 6 hours
in Group I and 6 hours in Group II:
Group I:
PHIL 270,
PHIL 317,
PHIL 318,
PHIL 319,
PHIL 371;
SOC 366
Group II:
HIST 245,
HIST 247,
HIST 248,
HIST 249,
HIST 250,
HIST 338;
CHEM 390;
PHIL 214;
PSYCH 360;
SOC 218. Substitutions for the above specific courses may be permitted
with the approval of the option adviser.
2 . At least 24 hours of course work in a single discipline selected
from the following: biology; ecology, ethology, and evolution;
entomology; microbiology; physiology; plant biology; astronomy;
biochemistry; chemistry; chemical engineering; geology; mathematics;
physics; sociology; economics; political science; anthropology. In
consultation with the option adviser, a student may design an
interdepartmental program of science courses; in this case, at least 6
of the 24 hours must be at the 300 level.
3 . At least 3 hours in
HUMAN 297--Junior Seminar and Tutorial. An advanced-level course with a
history and philosophy of science focus may be substituted with the
approval of the adviser.
4 . At least 3 hours in
HUMAN 298--Senior Seminar and Tutorial.
This option is intended to introduce students to medieval culture,
provide them with a sense of periods and movements, names, ideas, and
values, and thus give them a synoptic view of the field. A student
whose interests are primarily literary should consult with an adviser
in comparative literature or in one of the language and literature
departments. The required courses are designed to encourage students
to read medieval texts, insofar as practical, in the manner in which
medieval university students would have read them. In addition, a
certain amount of training in the reading of medieval documents, the
interpretation of art, and the study of Latin and the medieval
vernacular languages will bring students closer to the thought of the
period.
1. Acquire a reading knowledge of a foreign language relevant to the
student's interests in medieval civilization. In most instances, this
requirement will coincide with the college foreign language
requirement. The language should be selected in consultation with the
option adviser.
2 . Complete two introductory courses of at least 3 hours each
selected in consultation with the option adviser.
3 . Complete two advanced-level topically oriented courses of at
least 3 hours each selected in consultation with the option
adviser. Selected courses should focus on a topic central to medieval
civilization and should emphasize the international cultural and
social unity of medieval civilization; sample topics include medieval
vernacular literatures, mythology, the Bible and medieval exegesis,
iconography, paleography and the medieval book, cosmography, geography
in the Middle Ages, and the influence of Islam. Departmental courses,
such as
HIST 331 or
HIST 332 and CLCIV/
SPCOM 315, or special topics courses, such as
HUMAN 295, may be used to complete this requirement; but courses must be
selected with the adviser's approval.
4 . Complete 27 hours of medieval-related course work selected in
consultation with the option adviser from the departments of art
history, history, literature, music, philosophy, and religious --
studies.
5 . Complete at least 3 hours of
HUMAN 297--Junior Seminar and Tutorial. An advanced-level course with a
medieval focus may be substituted with the approval of the
adviser. The medieval civilization topic of
HUMAN 297 or the substitute course should require an ability to read
primary and secondary sources in a foreign language.
6 . Complete at least 3 hours of
HUMAN 292--Senior Thesis. The thesis should ordinarily be in one of the
following areas: art, medieval Latin literature, vernacular
literature, liturgy and worship, philosophy and theology, history,
science.
This option incorporates course work in the Renaissance and related
periods and places an emphasis on independent study and the completion
of research papers in the junior and senior years.
1. Complete a minimum of 15 hours of Renaissance-related course work
in a single discipline at the 200 and 300 level from among the
following: art, history, literature, or music.
2 . Complete at least 24 hours of Renaissance-related course work in
the following areas with at least one course in each: art, history,
music, philosophy, and literature. At least one of these courses must
be in classical literature or culture.
3 . Acquire a reading knowledge of a foreign language relevant to
the student's interests in Renaissance study. In most instances, this
requirement will coincide with the college foreign language
requirement. The language should be selected in consultation with the
option adviser.
4 . Complete at least 3 hours in
HUMAN 297--Junior Seminar and Tutorial. An advanced-level course with a
Renaissance focus may be substituted with the approval of the
adviser.
5 . Complete at least 3 hours in
HUMAN 298--Senior Seminar and Tutorial, which will lead to the
completion of a significant research paper.
Departmental Distinction. To be eligible for graduation with
distinction, a student must have a college grade-point average of 4.5
and a humanities major option grade-point average of 4.5 and
completion of
HUMAN 298 with a grade of A and completion of a semester paper in 298
that is judged to be deserving of "distinction" by a committee of at
least two faculty members.
High Distinction. To be eligible for graduation with High
Distinction, a student must have a college grade-point average of 4.5,
a humanities major option grade-point average of 4.7, and must have
completed
HUMAN 292 (instead of
HUMAN 298) with a grade of A and a thesis in 292 that is judged to be
deserving of "high distinction" by a committee of at least two faculty
members.
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