Humanities Minor

A Humanities minor helps students appreciate the value of languages, literatures, philosophy, religion, history, and art to all human pursuits. Students who minor in the Humanities will develop their critical and creative thinking skills, learn how to communicate in a variety of contexts and for a variety of purposes, and gain a deeper understanding of the traditions and innovations that shape human thought and achievement in all fields. Minors are particularly encouraged to meet regularly with their designated Humanities mentor (assigned by the coordinator of the Humanities program) to discuss values and skills acquired in the minor, how courses overlap and differ within the minor, how they relate to the student’s major, and how the skills and knowledge acquired in the minor can enhance opportunities as a student prepares for graduate school and/or the job market.

Minor Sequence in Humanities

A minimum of six courses selected from Art History, English, Hispanic Studies, History, Humanities, Japanese Studies, Music History, Philosophy, and Theatre History.

1. Two courses from the World of Ideas sequence: HUM 101, 102, 103, and 104.
2. Three courses from the following programs: English, Hispanic Studies, Humanities, Japanese, and Philosophy. (See complete list of approved courses below.)
3. One from the following programs: Art History, History, Literature and Culture, Music, Theatre, English, Hispanic Studies, Humanities, Japanese Studies, and Philosophy.
4. Two courses must be at the 300-level or above.
5. No more than one independent study may count toward the Humanities minor.

Courses approved for the Humanities minor:

Art History

ART 115: Introduction to Art History (AR)
ART 320: Global Modern Art (AR, G)
ART 322: Global Contemporary Art (AR, G)
ART 370: Special Topics in Art History

English

ENGL 109: Poetry through Performance (LIT)
ENGL 110: The Short Story (LIT)
ENGL 115: Science Fiction (LIT)
ENGL 257/HIST 257: Promised Lands: A Cultural and Literary History of the Great Migration, 1917-1970 (CHC, U)

Hispanic Studies

SPAN 240: Spanish for Social Justice (U)
SPAN 307: Reading and Writing Culture (W, G)
SPAN 308: Introduction to Literature (LIT, G)
SPAN 324/LC 224: Muslim Spain: The Rise and Fall of the Caliphate of Cordoba (912-1031) (CHC)
SPAN 332/LC 232: Resisting Dictatorship: Spain and Chile (CHC, G) 
SPAN 341/LC 241: Don Quixote: the First Modern Novel (LIT)
SPAN 344/LC 244: Dangerous Texts (LIT, G)
SPAN 346/LC 246: Visual Cultures of Modern Spain (IT, G) 
SPAN 351/LC 251: Identity and Alterity in Latino Literature (LIT, U)

History

HIST 100: Introduction to Chinese History (CHC, G)
HIST 101: Introduction to Japanese History (CHC, G)
HIST 120: The ancient and medieval West (CHC)
HIST 122: Modern Global History (CHC, G)
HIST 144: The making of modern America, 1865-1920 (CHC,U)
HIST 151: Colonial and United States (CHC, U)
HIST 152: United States, Development/Experiences, 1877-Present (CHC, U) (CHC, U)
HIST 154: Film and History, U.S. (CHC, U)
HIST 160: Latin America (CHC, G)
HIST 202: World War II in the Pacific (CHC)
HIST 212: Ancient Greece (CHC)
HIST 214: Ancient Rome (CHC)
HIST 217: Race, Gender, and Ability in the Ancient World (AV, W)
HIST 221: The Holocaust (CHC)
HIST 244: History of American Feminisms (CHC, U)
HIST 249: Growing up in America (CHC, U)
HIST 250: Special Project
HIST 260: Spanish North America (CHC, G)
HIST 270: Studies in History 
HIST 300: The Chinese Revolution (CHC, G)
HIST 311: Art and Architecture of the Roman World (AR)
HIST 318: Blood Rites and Mystery Cults (CHC)
HIST 325: Modern Germany (CHC, G)
HIST 343: Migration, Ethnicity, and Race (CHC, U)
HIST 350: Women, Work and Leisure, 1890-1930 (CHC, U)
HIST 351: Modern America, 1900-1945 (CHC, U)
HIST 352: United States, 1945-Present: People, Power, Politics (CHC, U)
HIST 353: History of United States Foreign Relations (CHC)
HIST 354: History of United States Foreign Relations ( CHC)
HIST 370: Studies in History

Humanities

HUM 101: World of Ideas: The Ancient World (IT)
HUM 102: World of Ideas: ca. 10th-16th Centuries (IT)
HUM 103: World of Ideas: 17th-18th Centuries (IT)
HUM 104: World of Ideas: The Modern Era (IT, G)
HUM 270: Special Topics in the Humanities
HUM 370: Special Topics in the Humanities

Japanese

JPN 310: Studies in Literature and Humanities (to be taken abroad)
JPN 311: Studies in Social Science (to be taken abroad)
LC 105: Special Topics in Japanese Literature in Translation (LIT)
LC 202/JPN 202: From Atom to Akira: Japan’s Pop Culture (LIT, G)
LC 308: Fashion and Lifestyle in Japan (CHC, G)

Literature and Culture in English Translation

LC 270: Special Topics
LC 370: Special Topics
LC 377: Studies in Comparative Literature

Music

MUS 164: The Gourmet Listener (AR)

Philosophy

PHIL 102: Introduction to Symbolic Logic (FR)
PHIL 103: Mind and World (IT)
PHIL 105: Rights and Wrongs (AV)
PHIL 106: God and Science (IT)
PHIL 107: Introduction to the Philosophy of Natural Science (IT)
PHIL 170: Special Topics
PHIL 204: Introduction to Ethical Theory (AV)
PHIL 209: Philosophy of Religion (IT)
PHIL 213: Business Ethics (AV)
PHIL 224: Introduction to Social and Political Philosophy (AV)
PHIL 225: Medical Ethics (AV)
PHIL 230: Philosophy of Feminism (AV, U)
PHIL 232: Philosophy of Race (U, W)
PHIL 270: Special Topics
PHIL 302: Ethics and the Environment
PHIL 304: Ethical Theory (AV)
PHIL 305: Philosophy of Law (AV)
PHIL 308: Ancient Philosophy (IT)
PHIL 309: Modern Philosophy (IT)
PHIL 310: Social and Political Philosophy (IT, W)
PHIL 311: Philosophy of Mind (IT, W)
PHIL 340: Philosophy of Language (W)
PHIL 350: Knowledge, Belief, and Society (W)
PHIL 351: Metaphysics (W)
PHIL 356: Contemporary Ethics (AV, W)
PHIL 370: Special Topics
PHIL 380/381: Independent Study in Philosophy

Theatre

THEA 241: Introduction to Dramatic Literature (AR, W)
THEA 378: Costume History (AR)