HUMA-Humanities

This class explores specialized topics in the Humanities. Variable credit available. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.

Intensive Socratic seminar that offers readings of great texts from the world of the ancient Greeks and Hebrews. Likely readings would include selections from the Old Testament, Aristotle, Plato, Homer, and Greek drama. For motivated students who are willing to undertake a demanding reading workload. Prerequisites: ENGL 1321, ENGL 1322; CSBS 1311 (or concurrent enrollment) This course will satisfy 3 hours of the ENGL literature requirement.

Socratic seminar that offers readings of great texts from roughly a hundred years before Christ up through Sr. Augustine’s time. The course will examine parallels and tensions between early Roman and Christian worldviews. Likely readings would include selections from the New Testament, Lucretius, Cicero, Ovid, and church fathers including St. Augustine. For motivated students who are willing to undertake a demanding reading workload. Prerequisites: ENGL 1321, ENGL 1322; CSBS 1312 (or concurrent enrollment) This course will satisfy 3 hours of the ENGL literature requirement.

This class explores specialized topics in the Humanities. Variable credit available. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.

This class explores specialized topics in the Humanities. Variable credit available. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.

All Applied Humanities and Classical Humanities Minors will complete a comprehensive exam covering specified learning objectives of the major programs involved in each curricula with a particular focus on the global perspectives and world views gained. Students will also submit reflective essays responding to experiences in their coursework as well as a sample of representative work. Class assessment in on Pass/Fail basis. Prerequisite: to be taken in the students’ last semester of course work.

This class explores specialized topics in the Humanities. Variable credit available. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.