Students will examine the cultural, historical, and philosophical aspects of human society through critical analysis and interpretation and focus on the exploration of human creativity, values, beliefs, and expressions across different civilizations and time periods.
Below is a list of Humanities courses that have been approved for inclusion in the general education curriculum.
Humanities Approved Courses
| Course Number | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ART 1010 | Art Appreciation | 3 |
| ART 1040 | Cross Cultural Survey of Art | 3 |
| ART 2050 | Survey of Western Art History I | 3 |
| ART 2060 | Survey of Western Art History II | 3 |
| BLST 2260 | Black Short Story | 3 |
| BLST 2410 | African American History I: 1619-1865 | 3 |
| BLST 2420 | African American History II: 1865-1954 | 3 |
| BLST 2430 | African American History III: 1954-Present Day | 3 |
| BLST 2510 | Music and Black Experience | 3 |
| BMCH 1100 | Ethics of Scientific Research | 3 |
| CIST 3110 | Information Technology Ethics | 3 |
| ENGL 1010 | Introduction to Genre Studies: Prose | 3 |
| ENGL 1020 | Introduction to Genre Studies: Poetry, Drama, Film | 3 |
| ENGL 1030 | US Cultures in Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 1200 | Autobiographical Readin and Writing | 3 |
| ENGL 2230 | Ethnic Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 2250 | The Short Story | 3 |
| ENGL 2260 | Black Short Story | 3 |
| ENGL 2310 | Introduction to British Literature I | 3 |
| ENGL 2320 | Introduction to British Literature II | 3 |
| ENGL 2450 | American Literature I | 3 |
| ENGL 2460 | American Literature II | 3 |
| ENGL 2470 | Survey of American Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 2490 | Latino/a Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 2500 | Literature of Western Civilization: The Ancient World | 3 |
| ENGL 2510 | Global Explorations: Medieval to Early Modern World | 3 |
| ENGL 3000 | Special Topics in English: Science, Technology and the Literary Imagination | 3 |
| ENGL 3130 | American Nonfiction | 3 |
| ENGL 3280 | Irish Literature I | 3 |
| ENGL 3290 | Irish Literature II | 3 |
| FLNG 1000 | Why languages Matter: Representations Of Linguistic Diversity In The US Media | 3 |
| FREN 1110 | Elementary French I | 5 |
| GERM 1110 | Elementary German I | 5 |
| GERM 1210 | German for Beginners I | 3 |
| HIST 1000 | World History To 1500 | 3 |
| HIST 1010 | World History Since 1500 | 3 |
| HIST 1110 | American History to 1865 | 3 |
| HIST 1120 | American History since 1865 | 3 |
| HIST 2030 | History of Medicine: From Antiquity to The Present | 3 |
| HIST 2040 | African American History I: 1619-1865 | 3 |
| HIST 2050 | African American History II: 1865-1954 | 3 |
| HIST 2060 | African American History III: 1954-Present Day | 3 |
| HIST 2480 | History of Latin America: Preconquest to the Present | 3 |
| HIST 2510 | Ancient Greece: Bronze Age To Classical Eras | 3 |
| HIST 2520 | Ancient History - Rome | 3 |
| HIST 2620 | Modern Britain | 3 |
| HIST 2720 | Russia: From the Crimean War to the Present | 3 |
| HIST 2810 | History of China: From The Manchu Conquest to the Present | 3 |
| HIST 2820 | Japan from Warring States To The Modern Day | 3 |
| HONR 1130 | Honors Humanities | 3 |
| HONR 3020 | Honors Colloquium - Humanities | 3 |
| HUMN 1110 | Perspectives on US American Culture | 6 |
| HUMN 1200 | Autobiographical Reading | 3 |
| JAPN 1110 | Elementary Japanese I | 5 |
| JMC 1050 | Film History and Appreciation | 3 |
| LLS 1020 | Introduction to Chicano-Latino Studies | 3 |
| LLS 2480 | History of Latin America: Preconquest to the Present | 3 |
| MEDH 1000 | Introduction to Medical Humanities | 3 |
| MEDH 2030 | History of Medicine: From Antiquity to The Present | 3 |
| MUS 2150 | Music and Black Experience | 3 |
| NAMS 1100 | Introduction to Native American Studies | 3 |
| PHIL 1010 | Introduction to Philosophy: Meaning Of Life | 3 |
| PHIL 1020 | Contemporary Moral Problems | 3 |
| PHIL 1030 | Introduction to Philosophy: Brains, Minds, And Machines | 3 |
| PHIL 1040 | Introduction to Philosophy: Law, Politics, And Society | 3 |
| PHIL 1050 | Introduction to Philosophy: Philosophy, Technology And Science Fiction | 3 |
| PHIL 1210 | Critical Reasoning | 3 |
| PHIL 2030 | Introduction to Ethics | 3 |
| PHIL 2040 | Introduction to East Asian Philosophy | 3 |
| PHIL 3170 | Ethics in Business | 3 |
| PHIL 3480 | Philosophy of Race | 3 |
| PHIL 3490 | Gender and Philosophy | 3 |
| PSCI 2310 | Introduction to Political Thought | 3 |
| RELI 1010 | Religions of the World | 3 |
| RELI 2020 | Religion and Human Rights | 3 |
| RELI 2150 | Hebrew Scriptures | 3 |
| RELI 2160 | New Testament History, Literature, And Society | 3 |
| RELI 2170 | Qur'an | 3 |
| SPAN 1110 | Elementary Spanish I | 5 |
| SPAN 1210 | Spanish for Beginners I | 3 |
| THEA 1010 | Theatre Appreciation | 3 |
| THEA 1050 | Film History and Appreciation | 3 |
| THEA 1060 | History of Broadway Musical | 3 |
| WGST 2020 | Introduction to Women's And Gender Studies: Humanities | 3 |
| WGST 3490 | Gender and Philosophy | 3 |