Humanities Major

Primary humanities discipline:

Choose 27-28 credits from one primary discipline; courses must be selected from the following list.

Secondary humanities discipline:

Choose 12 credits from one secondary discipline; courses must be selected from the following list.

Electives:

Choose 12 credits in humanities from courses other than your chosen primary or secondary discipline; courses must be selected from the following list.

Choose one course:

• ENG 225 - Literature of the Developing World
• ENG 238AE - Literature and Film
• ENG 350 - Reading and Writing Short Fiction
• ENG 352 - Reading and Writing Poetry

Choose one course:

• ENG 346 - American Literature I
• ENG 347 - American Literature II
• ENG 385 - Literature of Place
• ENG 386 - The Other America

Choose one course:

• ENG 375 - Early British Literature
• ENG 378 - English Nineteenth-Century Literature
• ENG 379 - English Twentieth-Century Literature

Choose one course:

• ENG 401 - History and Theory of Rhetoric
• ENG 480 - Special Topics in Literature and Culture *

Choose four credits:

• ENG 380 - Special Topics in Writing
• ENG 387 - Special Topics in Rhetoric
• ENG 480 - Special Topics in Literature and Culture *

Note:

*This course has varying subject matter and may be taken twice; the humanities major with English as the primary discipline must take it at least once.

Choose one course:

• MUS 211 - Music Theory III
• MUS 317WI - History of Music I

Choose one course:

• MUS 301 - Basic Conducting
• MUS 320CC - World Musics

*Choose one course:

• MUS 133 - Piano Class Intermediate II
• MUS 251 - Piano Lessons

Note:

*Students with a piano emphasis must substitute 1 credit of class or private lessons in a secondary area.

Note:

Majors are required to take at least 8 credits of 300-level (and above) in elective courses.

Note:

A maximum of 18 credits may be from approved study-abroad programs, in language, culture, literature or other humanities courses, numbered 202 or above and taught in Spanish.

Choose four credits:

• THE 343WI - History and Theory I
• THE 344WI - History and Theory II

Choose eight credits:

• ENG 280 - Shakespeare
• THE 114 - Stagecraft
• THE 133 - Ballet
• THE 135 - Jazz Dance
• THE 206 - Playwriting: The One-Act
• THE 226 - Scene Design
• THE 227 - Lighting Design
• THE 230 - Costume Design
• THE 260 - Drama Ministries Ensemble
• THE 305 - Story and Worship
• THE 407 - Playwriting: The Full-Length
• THE 465 - Selected Topics in Theatre and Speech