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

A student majoring in humanities and multi-disciplinary studies must complete 83 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.

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 221	History of the United States	4
HIST 222	History of the United States	4
HIST 242	Modern East Asian History	4
HIST 254	History of Christianity	4
HIST 283	Latin America	4
	or
HONR 131	Western Thought	4
HONR 132	Western Thought	4
HONR 133	Western Thought	4

4 Credits of Writing from:

WRIT 324	Creative Nonfiction Writing	4
WRIT 334	Poetry Writing	4

4 Credits of Philosophy from:

PHIL 305	Moral Philosophy	4
PHIL 310	Philosophy and the Bible	4
PHIL 315	Topics in the History of Philosophy	4; 12
PHIL 411	Philosophy of Law	4
PHIL 412/RELT 412	Philosophy of Religion	4
PHIL 440/HIST 440	History of Social and Political Philosophy	4
PHIL 461	African-American Philosophy	4

4 Credits of Literature from:

Any Upper-Division General Studies Literature Course

4 Credits of Sociology:

SOCI 234	Current Social Problems	4
SOCI 236	Privilege and Oppression	4
SOCI 420	Immigration and Identity	4

4 Multi-Disciplinary Credits:

HMNT 360/HIST 360

Science and the Enlightenment

12 Credits of Science from One of the Following Sequences:

BIOL 121	Anatomy and Physiology	4
BIOL 122	Anatomy and Physiology	4
BIOL 123	Anatomy and Physiology	4
BIOL 141	General Biology	4
BIOL 142	General Biology	4
BIOL 143	General Biology	4
CHEM 141	General Chemistry	3
CHEM 142	General Chemistry	3
CHEM 143	General Chemistry	3
CHEM 144	General Chemistry Laboratory	1
CHEM 145	General Chemistry Laboratory	1
CHEM 146	General Chemistry Laboratory	1
PHYS 211	General Physics	3
PHYS 212	General Physics	3
PHYS 213	General Physics	3
PHYS 214	General Physics Laboratory	1
PHYS 215	General Physics Laboratory	1
PHYS 216	General Physics Laboratory	1
PHYS 251	Principles of Physics	3
PHYS 252	Principles of Physics	3
PHYS 253	Principles of Physics	3
PHYS 254	Principles of Physics Laboratory	1
PHYS 255	Principles of Physics Laboratory	1
PHYS 256	Principles of Physics Laboratory	1

4 Credits of Quantitative Reasoning from:

BIOL 250	Biostatistics	4
MATH 106	Introduction to Statistics	4
MATH 131	Calculus for the Life Sciences I	4
MATH 181	Calculus I	4

2 Credits of Experiential Learning:

HMNT 490

Experiential Learning

0-2; 7

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:		59

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 (4 credits must be upper division). May be chosen from art, English, history, music, religion, philosophy, or theology.

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 (4 credits must be upper division).

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

	Additional Electives	8
Total Credit Hours:		24

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).

Total Credit Hours: 83