Humanities Minors

The Minor in Humanities has 3 tracks:

A. Historical Humanities track


This cluster enables students to explore the Humanities from the perspective of historical and cultural periods, with an emphasis on connections among traditional Humanities disciplines and the arts.

  1. Three introductory Humanities courses at the 1000 level (9 hours), from:
    HUM 1114: The Classical Age
    HUM 1124: The Roman World and Early Christianity
    HUM 1214: The Medieval World
    HUM 1224: The Renaissance 
    HUM 1314: The Enlightenment and Romanticism
    HUM 1324: The Modern World
    HUM 1914: Explorations in Traditional Asian Cultures
    HUM 1924: Explorations in Modern Asian Cultures
  2. Both of the following (6 hours):
    HUM 3014: Humanities and Arts: Renaissance and Earlier
    HUM 3024: Humanities and Arts: Post Renaissance
  3. One of the following (3 hours):
    HUM 4104: Explorations in Advanced Humanities Topics
    HUM/ REL 4324: Topics in Religion and Culture
    HUM 4974: Independent Study

B. Modern Humanities track.

This cluster enables students to gain a deep understanding of the roots of "modern" thought, beginning with the Renaissance. Presently, HUM 1314 and HUM 1324 are not included in any Humanities minor, although students can minor in the other historical periods (Classical Studies; Medieval and Renaissance Studies).

  1. Three introductory Humanities courses at the 1000 level (9 hours), from:
    HUM 1224: The Renaissance
    HUM 1314: The Enlightenment and Romanticism
    HUM 1324: The Modern World
    HUM 1924: Modern Asian Cultures
  2. HUM 3024: Humanities and Arts: Post Renaissance (3 hours)
  3. Two Humanities courses (6 hours), from:
    HUM/ COMM 3034 or 4034: Theories of Popular Culture or Functions of Popular Culture
    HUM/ COMM 3204: Multicultural Communication
    HUM 4104: Explorations in Advanced Humanities Topics (when appropriate)
    HUM/ REL 4324: Topics in Religion and Culture (when appropriate)
    HUM 4404: Appalachian Folk Culture
    HUM 4974: Independent Study

C. Cross-cultural Humanities track.

This track enables students to explore non-Western or non-dominate cultures within the Humanities context.

  1. Three Humanities courses (9 hours), from:
    HUM 1324: The Modern World [or one of the cross-listed Foreign Culture courses:
        HUM 2714 (FR 2714) Intro to French Culture and Civilization
        HUM 2724 (GER 2724) Intro to German Culture and Civilization
        HUM 2734 (RUS 2734) Intro to Russian Culture and Civilization
        HUM 2744 (SPAN 2744) Intro to Spainsh Culture and Civilization
        HUM 2754 (SPAN 2754): Intro to Spainsh-American Culture and Civilization ]
    HUM 1704: Introduction to Appalachian Studies
    HUM 1914: Explorations in Traditional Asian Cultures
    HUM 1924: Explorations in Modern Asian Cultures
    2. HUM 2104: Oral Traditions and Culture
  2. HUM/COMM 3204: Multicultural Communication (3 hours)
  3. Two Humanities courses (6 hours), from:
    HUM/EDHL/GEOG/HD/NE/SOC/UAP 3464: Appalachian Communities
    HUM/COMM 4034: Functions of Popular Culture
    HUM 4104: Explorations in Advanced Humanities Topics (where appropriate)
    HUM/REL 4324: Topics in Religion and Culture
    HUM 4404: Appalachian Folk Culture,
    HUM 4414: Critical Issues in Appalachian Studies
    HUM 4974: Independent Study

To graduate with a minor in Humanities, a student must have an over-all GPA of 2.0 and an in-minor GPA of 2.0 from all of the courses taken from the minor check-sheet.

 

Students who want more information or who wish to complete this minor should consult with Humanities Program Director, Prof. Elizabeth Fine.