Humanistic Studies - Requirements for the Minor
Humanistic Studies Program | Humanistic Studies Major Requirements | Course Descriptions
Areas of Emphasis
Cultures and Values
Supporting Courses, 9 credits
Required course:
- ENG COMP 105 Expository Writing, 3 credits
One of these:
- HUM STUD 101 Foundations of Western Culture I, 3 credits
- HUM STUD 201 Introduction to the Humanities I, 3 credits
One of these:
- HUM STUD 102 Foundations of Western Culture II, 3 credits
- HUM STUD 202 Introduction to the Humanities II, 3 credits
Upper-Level Courses, 12 credits
Category I, choose one:
- HUM STUD 334 Perspectives on Human Values: Classical World, 3 credits
- HUM STUD 335 Perspectives on Human Values: Medieval World, 3 credits
- HUM STUD 336 Perspectives on Human Values: Renaissance, 3 credits
Category II, choose one:
- HUM STUD 337 Perspectives on Human Values: Age of Reason, 3 credits
- HUM STUD 382 Perspectives on Human Values: Romanticism to Modernism, 3 credits
- HUM STUD 383 Perspectives on Human Values: Contemporary World, 3 credits
Category III, choose one:
- ENGLISH 336 American Ethnic Literature, 3 credits
- ENGLISH 338 World Literatures, 3 credits
- ENGLISH 344 African American Literature, 3 credits
- HISTORY 337 The Rise of Islamic Civilization to 1800, 3 credits
- HISTORY 340 Topics in African American History, 3 credits
- HUM STUD 326 Non-Western Religions, 3 credits
- HUM STUD 360 Globalization and Cultural Conflict, 3 credits
- HUM STUD 384 Perspectives on Human Values in Other Cultures, 3 credits
- HUM STUD 385 Perspectives on Human Values: First Nations, 3 credits
Elective, 3 credits
Select any HUM STUD 3XX or 4XX course. Students may not count HUM STUD 497 Internship to satisfy this requirement.
Linguistics/Teaching English as a Second Language
Supporting Courses, 9 credits
Required:
- HUM STUD 160 Introduction to Language, 3 credits
- And one year of a non-English language (6 college-level credits) or equivalent proficiency
Upper-Level Courses, 15 credits
Required, 12 credits:
- EDUC 315 Teaching English as a Second Language, 3 credits
- HUM STUD 319 Second Language Acquisition, 3 credits
- HUM STUD 320 Second Language Assessment, 3 credits
- HUM STUD 321 Language and Society, 3 credits
Requirement for licensure candidates:
Cross-Cultural elective, 3 credits
(Another appropriate course or study abroad/internship experience may be substituted by adviser.)
- FNS 301 Oneida Language I, 3 credits
- FRENCH 497 Internship, 1-12 credits
- GERMAN 497 Internship, 1-12 credits
- HUM DEV 342 Cross Cultural Human Development, 3 credits
- HUM STUD 497 Internship, 1-12 credits
- HUM STUD 499 Travel Course, 1-6 credits
- SPANISH 497 Internship, 1-12 credits
Requirement for non-licensure candidates:
- HUM STUD 497 Internship in Teaching English as a Second Language, 3 credits