Humanities Minor
The humanities minor is a program of study that provides students
with an opportunity to study the humanities through a disciplinebased,
interdisciplinary, or topically focused approach. Discipline-based
options include literature, history, Spanish, German, and philosophy;
minors in twentieth-century studies, American studies, Western studies,
and East Asian studies are examples of interdisciplinary minors;
and studies in democracy, peace studies, and women’s studies
are potential topical minors.
Eligibility
- A student may apply for the minor at the end of his or her first
year of study.
- A student must have a 2.0 GPA or higher and must have approval
of his/her advisor in order to apply for the program.
Prerequisite courses
- EN 101 - College Composition (3 credits)
- EN 102 - Introduction to Literature (3 credits)
Requirements - 18 credits
REQUIRED COURSE (3 credits):
- HU 498 - Directed Study in the Humanities (3 credits)
- In addition to submitting a formal paper, qualified candidates
for the humanities minor will be invited to summarize their
research in an oral report to the department faculty.
- Copies of the approved directed study projects are bound
for the library, the department, and the student.
ELECTIVE COURSES (15 credits) may include:
- With the exception of EN 101 - College Composition and EN 102
- Introduction to Literature, neither of which applies to the
humanities minor, courses may be selected from the department’s
general listing of courses.
- One of the Intellectual Heritage courses may apply to the humanities
minor.
- All courses applicable to the humanities minor must be preapproved
by the chair of the Department of Humanities.
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