Humanities and Multi-Disciplinary Studies Major (Bachelor of Arts)

A student majoring in humanities and multi-disciplinary studies must complete 65 quarter hours made up of the core requirements, the required number of electives in the humanities and sciences, and the required number of additional electives pertaining to the student’s chosen focus of study and senior thesis project.

Elective Requirements

(These credits cannot also count toward General Studies requirements.)

Humanities Electives

Humanities

Humanities electives must be chosen in consultation with both the director of Humanities and Multidisciplinary Studies and the supervising professor(s) whose expertise relates to the student’s chosen focus of study (16 credits must be upper division. May be chosen from art, English, history, music, religion, philosophy, or theology. Must include 4 credits from ENGL 214 or any upper-division general studies literature course and 4 credits from any upper-division history or philosophy course).

Science, Social Science, Technology, Engineering, Math, and the Professions

Choose from biology, business, chemistry, communication, computer science, education, engineering, psychology, health, mathematics, nursing, physical education, physics, social work, sociology, or technology.

Students are allowed broad choice in this category of electives in order to shape their focus of study. These electives, however, must be chosen in consultation with both the director of Humanities and Multi-Disciplinary Studies and the supervising professor(s) whose expertise relates to the student’s chosen focus.

Additional Electives

Students may propose other courses that help them meet their educational/career goals. These electives must be chosen in consultation with both the director of Humanities and Multi-Disciplinary Studies and the supervising professor(s) whose expertise relates to the student’s chosen focus of study and thesis project (4 credits must be upper division).

Core Requirements:

12 credits of History and Literature from the following courses (with at least 4 credits from HIST and 4 credits from ENGL):

ENGL 210	Survey of British and American Literature	4
ENGL 211	Survey of British and American Literature	4
ENGL 212	Survey of British and American Literature	4
HIST 121	The West and the World	4
HIST 122	The West and the World	4
HIST 240	Cities and Cultures in Middle Eastern History	4
HIST 242	Modern East Asian History	4
HIST 254	History of Christianity	4
HIST 257	Voices in African History	4
HIST 274	Study Tour: English History in Context	4
HIST 275	History of England	4
HIST 283	Latin America	4
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	or
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HONR 131	Western Thought	4
HONR 132	Western Thought	4
HONR 133	Western Thought	4

4 Multi-Disciplinary Credits:

HMNT 360/HIST 360

Science and the Enlightenment

0-2 Credits of Experiential Learning:

HMNT 490

Experiential Learning

0-2

9 Credits of Research:

HMNT 391	Introduction to Scholarship	4
HMNT 496	Seminar	2
HMNT 497	Seminar	2
HMNT 498	Seminar	1
Total Credit Hours:		65