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Humanities

Digressions Magazine

Digressions is the student-run literary magazine sponsored by the Division of Humanities. Students are encouraged to submit original works of poetry, short fiction, artwork and photography for consideration in the magazine, which is published yearly in the winter semester.

Performing and Visual Arts

The Division of Humanities in the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences presents theatre, dance, music, and other artistic productions to complement academic majors and courses.

Humanities Major

Curriculum Requirements

In order to complete the humanities major, the student must submit to the director of the Division of Humanities, in consultation with a full-time member of the faculty in the Division of Humanities, a written prospectus outlining his or her program of study. The student, the consulting faculty member, and the director must sign the prospectus no later than the end of the first semester in which the student declares the major. The student’s program of study must also satisfy these requirements:

General Education Requirements (30 credits)

Students are required to complete 30 credit hours as part of the General Education Program.

Humanities Major Requirements (30 credits)
The student must complete 12 credits in the humanities core, and 27 credits in various humanities disciplines; at least 18 credits in the major must be at the 3000/4000 level.

Core Courses (12 credits)
Any nine credits with a HUMN prefix
HUMN 4800 Humanities Capstone (3 credits)

Specializations (27 credits)
Select nine credits at the 3000/4000 level in three of the following discipline categories:

  1. Film (FILM prefix)
  2. History (HIST prefix)
  3. Literature (LITR prefix)
  4. Philosophy (PHIL prefix)
  5. Performing and Visual Arts (limited to the following courses):

ARTS 3020 Women in the Arts (3 credits)
ARTS 3300 Myth and Art (3 credits)
ARTS 3400 Non-Western and Modern Art (3 credits)
ARTS 3800 Art History I (3 credits)
ARTS 3850 Art History II (3 credits)
ARTS 4900 Special Topics in the Arts (3 credits)
DANC 3000 Dance History (3 credits)
MUSC 3200 Musicology I (3 credits)
MUSC 3250 Musicology II (3 credits)
THEA 3200 Theatre History I (3 credits)
THEA 3250 Theatre History II (3 credits)