Undergraduate Catalog F12-S13 with Spring 2013 Course Updates Policies Degree Requirements UH Core Curriculum Core Requirements by Category VI. HumanitiesVI. Humanities(3 hours)
Objectives
The objective of the humanities in a core curriculum is to expand students' knowledge of the human condition and human cultures, especially in relation to behaviors, ideas, and values expressed in works of human imagination and thought.
Through study in disciplines such as literature and philosophy, students will engage in critical analysis, form aesthetic judgments, and develop an appreciation of the humanities as fundamental to the health and survival of any society.
Humanities courses require substantial writing (at least 3000 words, including at least one piece of work done outside of class and returned to the student prior to the end of the semester or term with the instructor's written evaluation of grammar, style, and content).
The following courses satisfy the core requirements in Humanities. See the current current Course Listings for prerequisites and other restrictions, additions, and deletions.
Humanities: Approved Core Courses
- AAS 2320: Introduction to African American Studies
- AAS 2330: Black Liberation Theology*
- AMER 3300: The Americas: Identity, Culture, and Power
- ARAB 3340: Modernity and Rationalism in Islamic Tradition*
- CHNS 3352: Chinese Culture and Society through Modern Literature
- CHNS 3354: Chinese Language and Culture
- CHNS 3360: A Look Into Modern China
- CLAS 2366: Who Owns Antiquity? The Battle over our Cultural Heritage*
- CLAS 3307: Greek and Roman Myths of Heroes
- CLAS 3308: Myths and the Cult of Ancient Gods
- CLAS 3374: Women in the Ancient World
- CLAS 4375: Gender & Race in Ancient Greek Myths
- COMM 4370: Social Aspects of Film
- ENGL 2301: Western World Literature I
- ENGL 2302: Western World Literature II
- ENGL 2305: Introduction to Fiction
- ENGL 2306: Introduction to Poetry
- ENGL 2312: Literature and Technology
- ENGL 2315: Literature and Film
- ENGL 2316: Literature and Culture
- ENGL 2320: Book and Beyond
- ENGL 2321: Computers in Humanities
- ENGL 2322: Literature and Nature
- ENGL 2323: Literature and Identity
- ENGL 2324: Literature, Arts, and Society
- ENGL 2325: Literature Traditions of the Nonwestern World
- ENGL 2340: Cosmic Narratives
- ENGL 2360: Western World Literature-Honors
- ENGL 3300: Ancient and Classical Literature
- ENGL 3306: Shakespeare: The Major Works
- ENGL 3324: Development of the Novel
- ENGL 3325: Structures of Poetry
- ENGL 3327: Masterpieces of British Literature to the Eighteenth Century
- ENGL 3328: Masterpieces of British Literature from the Eighteenth Century
- ENGL 3350: American Literature to 1865
- ENGL 3351: American Literature Since 1865
- ENGL 3360: Survey of African American Literature
- ENGL 4310: History of the English Language
- ENGL 4381: Latin Classics in Translation
- FREN 3362: Paris and Berlin
- FREN 3364: Writing Holocausts: The Literature of Genocide
- FREN 4301: Survey of French Literature I
- FREN 4302: Survey of French Literature II
- GERM 3350: Understanding the 20th Century Through German Culture
- GERM 3360: Masterpieces of German Literature in English Translation I
- GERM 3361: Masterpieces of German Literature in English Translation II
- GERM 3362: Paris and Berlin
- GERM 3364: Writing Holocausts: The Literature of Genocide
- GERM 3369: World War I in Literature, Visual Arts, and Film*
- HIST 1381: American History Through Sight and Sound From 1877
- HIST 2351: History of Western Civilization to 1450
- HIST 2353: Civilization from 1450
- HIST 2361: Early Civilizations
- HIST 2371: Latin America 1492-1820
- HIST 2372: Latin America Since 1820
- HIST 3300: History of Private Life
- HIST 3317: Making of Ethnic America
- HIST 3379: World Civilizations to c.e. 1500
- HIST 3380: World Civilizations Since c.e. 1500
- HIST 4330: The Flowering of the Middle Ages
- HON 2301: The Human Situation: Antiquity
- ILAS 2350: Introduction to Liberal Studies*
- ILAS 2360: Cosmic Narratives
- ITAL 3308: Italian Heritage
- ITAL 3335: Survey of Italian Literature
- ITAL 3336: Survey of Italian Literature in Translation
- MAS 3340: Development of the Mexican American Urban Communities
- PHIL 1301: Introduction to Philosophy
- PHIL 1305: Introduction to Ethics
- POLS 3340: Ancient and Medieval Political Thought
- POLS 3341: Political Thought from Machiavelli and the Renaissance
- POLS 4346: Greek Political Thought
- RELS 1301: Introduction to Religious Studies
- RELS 2310: The Bible and Western Culture I
- RELS 2311: The Bible and Western Culture II
- RELS 2330: Judaism
- RUSS 2303: Survey of Russian Literature in English I
- RUSS 2304: Survey of Russian Literature in English II
- SPAN 3331: Mexican American Literature
- SPAN 3373: Spanish Culture and Civilization
- SPAN 3374: Spanish American Culture and Civilization
- SPAN 3375: United States Hispanic Culture and Civilization
- SPAN 4311:Spanish Literature to 1700
- VIET 3300: The Global Vietnamese Diaspora
- WCL 2351: World Cultures Through Literature and the Arts
- WCL 2352: World Cinema
- WCL 2370: Cultures of India*
- WCL 3362: U.S. Latino Literature
- WCL 3377: The Modern Middle East: Literature, Politics, and Ideas
- WOST 2350: Introduction to Women's Studies
*Note: Core courses effective 8/27/2012 (Fall Semester)
Catalog Publish Date: August 22, 2012
This Page Last Updated: August 7, 2012