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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. Administered by the LAS Student Academic Affairs Office,
the interdisciplinary studies major includes program options in American
Civilization, Cinema Studies, Medieval Civilization, and Renaissance
Studies, and Gender and Women's 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 interdisciplinary studies requires election of one of the options.
The LAS Student Academic Affairs Office also sponsors an Interdisciplinary
Minor in Science and Technology in Society.
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.
Major in Sciences and Letters Curriculum
E-mail: ips@uiuc.edu
Degree title: Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts and Sciences
Minimum required major and supporting course work equates to 45-51
hours.
General education: The LAS General Education requirements are set
up so students automatically complete the Campus
General Education requirements.
Minimum hours required for graduation: 120 hours
Departmental distinction. For program options in American civilization,
cinema studies, medieval civilization, and Renaissance studies, o
be eligible for graduation with distinction, a student must have a
college grade point average of 3.5, a humanities major option grade
point average of 3.5, completion of HUM 498 with a grade of A, and
completion of a semester paper in 498 that is judged to be deserving
of "distinction" by a committee of at least two faculty
members. For the Gender and Women's Studies option, please consult
the option adviser.
High distinction. For program options in American civilization, cinema
studies, medieval civilization, and Renaissance studies , to be eligible
for graduation with high distinction, a student must have a college
grade point average of 3.5, a humanities major option grade point
average of 3.7, and must have completed HUM 492 (instead of HUM 498)
with a grade of A and a thesis in 492 that is judged to be deserving
of "high distinction" by a committee of at least two faculty
members. For the Gender and Women's Studies option, please consult
the adviser.
Requirements for the Major
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 program options in American civilization,
cinema studies, medieval civilization, and Renaissance studies are
strongly encouraged also to enroll in 6-8 hours of Western civilization
(HIST 140 or 141 and 142 or 143, or CWL 241 and 242).
3. For the elected option, complete the stated minimum number of hours
in courses applicable toward the major and in accord with the distribution
requirements listed below; at least 25 hours must be at the 200,300
or 400 level.
4. All campus General Education and foreign language requirements
must be satisfied.
American Civilization 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.
| Hours |
Requirements |
| 6 |
Two introductory
courses chosen with the approval of the option adviser; the
introductory courses should provide a broad overview of the
development of American culture; for example, HUM 141 and 142. |
| 9 |
Selected
from following: |
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ENGL 250—The American Novel to 1914
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ENGL 251—The American Novel Since 1914
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ENGL 255—Survey of American Lit I
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ENGL 259—Afro-American Literature I
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ENGL 260—Afro-American Literature II
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ENGL 449—American Lit 1820 - 1865
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ENGL 450—American Lit 1865 - 1914
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ENGL 451—American Lit 1914 - 1945
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ENGL 462—Topics in Modern Fiction (when the topic
is within American literature)
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Select from
the following: |
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HIST 270—United States History to 1815
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HIST 271—Nineteenth Century America
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HIST 272—Twentieth Century America
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HIST 370—US Colonial History
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HIST 371—The American Revolution
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HIST 373—Federalists & Jeffersonians
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HIST 374—Civil War and Reconstruction
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HIST 472—Immigrant America
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HIST 377—United States Since 1932
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HIST 376—Soc History Indus Am From 1918
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HIST 479—US Intel & Cultr Hist to 1865
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HIST 481— US Intel & Cultr Hist From 1859
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Selected
from the following: |
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ARCH 415— Neoclass & Nineteen Cent Arch
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ARCH 416— Modern American Architecture
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ARTH 446— Art Since 1940
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ARTH 350— American Art 1750-1900
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ARTH 351— Early American Modernism
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PHIL 413—American Philosophy
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PHIL 416—Recent Anglo-American Phil
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PHIL 423—Philosophy of Art
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| 12 |
Select in
consultation with the option adviser from courses offered in
the departments of anthropology, economics, geography, political
science, and sociology. |
| 3 |
HUM 397—Special
Topics Junior. An advanced-level course with an American focus
may be substituted with the approval of the adviser. |
| 3 |
HUM 498—Special
Topics Senior |
Substitutions for any of the above specific courses may be permitted
with the approval of the option adviser only in exceptional cases.
Below is the soon-to-be-approved Cinema Studies Option
This Cinema Studies Option of the Interdisciplinary Major offers an
interdisciplinary introduction to the study of film (and other forms
of screen media) from various cultural and social perspectives. The
Option emphasizes development of methods and skills of critical analysis
and places the cinema in its wider context as the dominant art form
of the twentieth century.
E-mail: cinema@uiuc.edu
Web address for department: http://www2.uiuc.edu/unit/cinema/
Minimum required option and supporting course work normally equates
to 54 hours including a minimum of 36 hours in Cinema Studies courses.
General Education: The LAS General Education requirements are set
up so students automatically complete the Campus
General Education requirements.
Minimum hours required for graduation: 120 hours.
Departmental Distinction: To be eligible for graduation with distinction,
a students must achieve: a college grade-point average of 3.5, a Cinema
Studies Option grade-point average of 3.5, and completion of HUM 498
with a grad of A and completion of a semester paper that is judges
to be deserving of "distinction" be a committee of at least
two Cinema Studies faculty members. To be eligible for graduation
with high distinction, a student must achieve: a college grade-point
average of 3.5, a Cinema Studies Option grade-point average of 3.7,
and completion of HUM 492 with a grad of A and completion of a thesis
that is judged to be deserving of "high distinction" by
a committee of at least two Cinema Studies faculty members.
| Hours |
Requirements |
| 3 |
ENGL 104–Intro
to Film |
| 3 |
CINE 261–Survey
of World Cinema I |
| 3 |
CINE 262–-Survey
of World Cinema II |
| 3 |
CINE 461–Film
Theory and Criticism |
| 21 |
At least
21 additional hours in film courses approved by the Unit for
Cinema Studies. At least 9 of these hours must be In courses
focusing on foreign language cinema, and at least two languages
must be represented In the total. Consult the Unit for Cinema
Studies for the list of approved courses. |
| 3 |
HUM 498—Special
Topics Senior. |
| 6 |
Western Civilization
requirement: |
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HIST 141-
Western Civ to 1660 (or HIST 140) and HIST 142-Western Civ Since
1660 (or HIST 143) |
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or |
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CWL 241-Masterpieces
West Culture I and CWL 242- Masterpieces West Culture II |
| 12 |
At least
12 hours of supporting coursework. Supporting coursework is
defined as courses (1) which study non-cinema texts In ways
that are similar to or complement the ways In which Cinema Studies
courses approach film (for example, literature, speech communications,
media studies, cultural studies, or art history courses) or
(2) which provide a background or context for a student's study
of the cinema (for example, history, anthropology, sociology,
or advanced foreign language courses) or (3) which provide other
sorts of analytical tools for approaching the study of film
(for example, psychology, philosophy, economics, or linguistics
courses). Students may also include various sorts of production
courses in this category. (The examples cited here are not intended
to exclude other areas of study which may validly by considered
cinema-related.) Specific courses and sequences in theses cinema-related
fields are to be approved at the discretion of the Cinema Studies
advisor, except that the Cinema Studies courses may not be approved
as supporting coursework. |
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Total |
Substitutions for specific courses listed above will be approved by
the Cinema Studies adviser only in exceptional cases. Students may
use courses taken as part of a formal Minor to fulfill the supporting
coursework and Western Civilization requirements where appropriate.
This option explores women and men, gender and sexuality, across disciplines
and cultures. The program provides both a broad and deep approach
to theory, research, and multidisciplinary study. Students majoring
in women's studies receive excellent preparation for graduate study
or to enter jobs in social services, public policy, advocacy, creative
arts, counseling, marketing and advertising, and other fields that
address women's and family issues. The Gender and Women's Studies
Program provides advising for students. Students will also be assigned
a faculty advisor to help plan a coherent program in their selected
area of study.
E-mail: wsp@uiuc.edu
Web address for most current program requirements: http://www.womstd.uiuc.edu
| Hours |
Requirements |
| 3 |
GWS 250—Gender
Studies Humanities |
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or |
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GWS 260—Gender
Studies Soc Sci |
| 3 |
GWS 350—Intro
to Feminist Theory |
| 3 |
One course
in Historical Perspectives. Select from: |
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GWS 380--Black
Women Hist & Cultures |
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HIST 287—African-American
Women |
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HIST 285
– US Gender History to 1877 |
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HIST 286--
US Gender History Since 1877 |
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GWS 490 --
Seminar in Women’s Studies (with approval from advisor) |
| 3 |
One course
in Global and Comparative Perspectives. Select from: |
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RLST 403
–Women in Muslim Societies |
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EALC 361
–Women in East Asia |
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SOC 261 –
Gender Transnatl Perspective |
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GWS 480 –Gender
Roles & Intl Dev |
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GWS 490 --
Seminar in Women’s Studies (with approval of advisor) |
| 3 |
GWS 498 –Cont
Studies in GWS (preferred for senior year) |
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Electives
selected from an approved course list maintained by the Gender
and Women’s Studies Program and approved by a faculty advisor.
The six approved areas of focus are: Women’s Studies and
Feminist Theories; Queer Studies; Women, Narrative and Representation;
Social and Human Sciences; Gender, Race and Nation; and Gender
in Science, Technology, Information and Medicine. Individually
designed programs worked out in consultation with the WS advisor
may be approved the by Director of the Program. Courses taken
to satisfy the core courses requirements may not normally be
used to satisfy the requirements of an area of interest. |
| 33 |
Total |
Medieval Civilization Option
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.
| Hours |
Requirements |
| variable |
NOTE:
Students must acquire a reading knowledge of a foreign language
relevant to their 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. These hours will not count towards
the minimum of 45 hours required for this option. |
| 6 |
Minimum of
6 hours to include two introductory courses selected in consultation
with the option adviser. |
| 6 |
Minimum of
6 hours to include two advanced-level topically oriented courses
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 359 or 444 and CLCV 415/SPCM 415, or special topics
courses, such as HUM 395, may be used to complete this requirement;
but courses must be selected with the adviser’s approval. |
| 27 |
Medieval-related
course work selected in consultation with the option adviser
from the departments of art history, history, literature, music,
philosophy, and religious studies. |
| 3 |
HUM 397—Special
Topics Junior. An advanced-level course with a medieval focus
may be substituted with the approval of the adviser. The medieval
civilization topic of HUM 397 or the substitute course should
require an ability to read primary and secondary sources in
a foreign language. |
| 3 |
HUM 492—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. |
Substitution for specific courses listed above will be approved by
the option adviser only in exceptional cases.
Renaissance Studies Option
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.
| Hours |
Requirements |
| variable |
NOTE:
Students must acquire a reading knowledge of a foreign language
relevant to their interests in Renaissance study, selected in
consultation with the option adviser. These hours will not count
towards the minimum of 45 hours required for this option. |
| 15 |
Renaissance-related
course work in a single discipline at the 200 to 400 level from
among the following: art, history, literature, or music. |
| 24 |
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 |
HUM 397—Special
Topics Junior. An advanced-level course with a Renaissance focus
may be substituted with the approval of the adviser. |
| 3 |
HUM 498—Special
Topics Senior, which will lead to the completion of a significant
research paper. |
For All Options:
Substitution for specific courses listed above will be approved by
the option adviser only in exceptional cases.
Twelve hours of 300- and 400-level courses in the major must be taken
on this campus.
All foreign language requirements must be satisfied.
A Major Plan of Study Form must be completed and submitted to the
LAS Student Academic Affairs Office before the end of the fifth semester
(60-75 hours). Please see your adviser.
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