Course Descriptions

HUMN2001
The first semester of a two-semester sequence in which a team of professors, each teaching in his/her area of qualification, provides instruction designed to be an exploration of the humanities through the examination of cultural characteristics and major cultural monuments, including works of art, music, and literature, discussed in the context of their eras and as a reflection of cultural values. The course deals with much of the Western world from antiquity to the seventeenth century as well as studies of the cultural characteristics of Hindu India, Jewish and Islamic peoples.

HUMN2002
The second semester of a two-semester sequence in which a team of professors, each teaching in his/her area of qualification, provides instruction designed to be an exploration of the humanities through the examination of cultural characteristics and major cultural monuments, including works of art, music, and literature, discussed in the context of their eras and as a reflection of cultural values. The course deals with much of the Western world from the seventeenth century onward as well as studies of the cultural characteristics of Chinese

The Humanities Minor

HUMN 2021 Aztec, Maya, and Inca Humanities (0-0-1)
An independent study course on elements of history, culture, literature, art, and music created by the indigenous peoples of Mesoamerica and South America. All students should have an email address and should contact the instructor during the first week of the semester. Prerequisite(s):Students may take the course only if they have already earned three hours of Humanities credit toward areas B and C of the core.

HUMN 2023 North American Indian Humanities (0-0-1)
An independent study course on elements of history, culture, literature, art, and music created by the indigenous peoples of North America. All students should have an email address and should contact the instructor during the first week of the semester. Prerequisite(s):Students may take the course only if they have already earned three hours of Humanities credit toward areas B and C of the core.

HUMN 2031 Ancient Greek Humanities (0-0-1)
An independent study course on elements of ancient Greek history, literature, art, music, and culture. All students should have an email address and should contact the instructor during the first week of the semester. Students may not receive credit for the course if they receive credit for HUMN 2001 or for a transfer course which covered literature and/or art of ancient Greece. Prerequisite(s):Students may take the course only if they have already earned three hours of Humanities credit toward areas B and C of the core.

HUMN 2041 African Humanities (0-0-1)
An independent study course on elements of African history, literature, art, music, and culture. All students should have an email address and should contact the instructor during the first week of the semester. Prerequisite(s):Students may take the course only if they have already earned three hours of Humanities credit toward areas B and C of the core.

HUMN 2043 Japanese Humanities (0-0-1)
An independent study course on elements of Japanese history, literature, art, music, and culture. All students should have an email address and should contact the instructor during the first week of the semester. Prerequisite(s):Students may take the course only if they have already earned three hours of Humanities credit toward areas B and C of the core.

HUMN 2045 Chinese Humanities (0-0-1)
An independent study course on elements of Chinese history, literature, art, music, and culture. All students should have an email address and should contact the instructor during the first week of the semester. Prerequisite(s):Students may take the course only if they have already earned three hours of Humanities credit toward areas B and C of the core.

HUMN 2011 Humanities: Special Topics (V-0-V)
Guided independent study of various limited topics in the humanities which have interdisciplinary components analogous to topics covered in the World Humanities sequence (e.g., Arabic Humanities; The Modern World; Religious Expression in Art and Literature). Prerequisites: ENGL 1101-1102 or 1113-1114; five hours of credit in Humanities transferred in from another institution or permission of the department.

HUMN 2950 Humanities: Selected Topics (V-0-V)
A variable-content interdisciplinary course which exploits the approach of two or more academic disciplines to explore topics of interest to lower-division undergraduate students. Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1101-1102 or 1113-1114; HUMN 2001-2002.

HUMN 4010 Postmodernism and Beyond (3-0-3)
An interdisciplinary study of Postmodernism—its theory and its manifestations in literature, art, and music. Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1101-1102 or 1113-1114; HUMN 2001-2002.

HUMN 4101 Aesthetics and Philosophy of Art (3-0-3)
A siminar dedicated to the critical study and analysis of aesthetic theories and philosophy of art since the late eighteenth century. Course will stress close readings and group discussion of texts by Kant, Hegel, Nietzsche, Heidegger, Benjamin, Adorno, Merleau-Ponty, and Lyotard. Recommended especially for studio art students, for students minoring in Humanities, and for anyone interested in philosophy. Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1101-1102 or ENGL 1113-1114 or HUMN 2002 or PHIL 1000.

HUMN4210 Literature into Opera (3-0-3)
A combined literary and musical study of the transformations of classical literary works, such as Shakespearean drama, into opera. Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1101-1102 or 1113-1114; HUMN2001-2002.

HUMN4220 Harlem Renaissance (3-0-3)
A study of the major writers, artists, and musicians of the Harlem Renaissance (1919 – 1935). Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1101-1102 or 1113-1114; HUMN2001-2002.

HUMN4801 Study Abroad in Art and Culture I (3-V-3)
This course reviews the history of art from the Greeks and the Etruscans through the present. A systematic on-site study of artworks in museums, collections, churches, and sites in various foreign cities. Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1101-1102 or 1113-1114; HUMN2001-2002, or permission of the instructor.

HUMN4802 Study Abroad in Art and Culture II (6-V-6)
This course reviews the history of art from the Greeks and the Etruscans through the present. A systematic on-site study of artworks in museums, collections, churches, and sites in various foreign cities. Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1101-1102 or 1113-1114; HUMN2001-2002, or permission of the instructor.

HUMN4950 Selected Topics (3-V-3)
Variable topics focusing on (1) the intellectual and aesthetic movements of a particular period or culture; (2) critical-theoretical approaches to the study of literature, music, and art; and (3) interdisciplinary topics in the Humanities. Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1101-1102 or 1113-1114; HUMN2001-2002, or permission of the instructor.