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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.

(At least 4 credits from HIST and 4 credits from ENGL):

ENGL 210Survey of British and American Literature

4
ENGL 211Survey of British and American Literature

4
ENGL 212Survey of British and American Literature

4
HIST 121The West and the World

4
HIST 122The West and the World

4
HIST 221History of the United States

4
HIST 222History of the United States

4
HIST 242Modern East Asian History

4
HIST 254History of Christianity

4
HIST 283Latin America

4
or
HONR 131Western Thought

4
HONR 132Western Thought

4
HONR 133Western Thought

4

4 Credits of Writing from:

WRIT 324Creative Nonfiction Writing

4
WRIT 334Poetry Writing

4

4 Credits of Philosophy from:

PHIL 305Moral Philosophy

4
PHIL 310Philosophy and the Bible

4
PHIL 440/HIST 440History of Social and Political Philosophy

4

4 Credits of Literature from:

Any Upper-Division General Studies Literature Course

4

4 Credits of Sociology:

SOCI 236Privilege and Oppression

4

4 Multi-Disciplinary Credits:

HMNT 360/HIST 360Science and the Enlightenment

4

12 Credits of Science from One of the Following Sequences:

BIOL 121Anatomy and Physiology

4
BIOL 122Anatomy and Physiology

4
BIOL 123Anatomy and Physiology

4
BIOL 141General Biology

4
BIOL 142General Biology

4
BIOL 143General Biology

4
CHEM 141General Chemistry

3
CHEM 142General Chemistry

3
CHEM 143General Chemistry

3
CHEM 144General Chemistry Laboratory

1
CHEM 145General Chemistry Laboratory

1
CHEM 146General Chemistry Laboratory

1
PHYS 211General Physics

3
PHYS 212General Physics

3
PHYS 213General Physics

3
PHYS 214General Physics Laboratory

1
PHYS 215General Physics Laboratory

1
PHYS 216General Physics Laboratory

1
PHYS 251Principles of Physics

3
PHYS 252Principles of Physics

3
PHYS 253Principles of Physics

3
PHYS 254Principles of Physics Laboratory

1
PHYS 255Principles of Physics Laboratory

1
PHYS 256Principles of Physics Laboratory

1

4 Credits of Quantitative Reasoning from:

BIOL 250Biostatistics

4
GBUS 263Business Statistics

4
MATH 106Introduction to Statistics

4
MATH 131Calculus for the Life Sciences I

4
MATH 181Calculus I

4

2 Credits of Experiential Learning:

HMNT 490Experiential Learning

2

9 Credits of Research:

HMNT 391Introduction to Scholarship I

2
HMNT 392Introduction to Scholarship II

2
HMNT 496Seminar

2
HMNT 497Seminar

2
HMNT 498Seminar

1
Total Credit Hours:59

Elective Requirements

Humanities Electives

Humanities

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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, languages, music, religion, philosophy, theology.

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

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

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

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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