Honors in Humanities
Students whose grade point average in the humanities major before the beginning of their final year at UTSA is 3.25 or above, and whose overall grade point average is 3.0, may earn Honors in Humanities. To do so, a student must complete a substantial paper approved by the Department Scholarship and Honors Committee and maintain a 3.25 grade point average in the major. The grade point average requirements apply to all transfer work and all courses taken at UTSA.
Bachelor of Arts Degree in Humanities
The Bachelor of Arts degree in Humanities is an interdisciplinary degree program consisting of courses drawn from a number of academic disciplines.
The minimum number of semester credit hours required for this degree is 120, including the hours of the Core Curriculum requirements. Thirty-nine of the total semester credit hours required for the degree must be at the upper-division level.
All candidates seeking this degree must fulfill the Core Curriculum requirements and the degree requirements, which are listed below.
Core Curriculum requirements: Students seeking the Bachelor of Arts degree in Humanities must fulfill University Core Curriculum requirements in the same manner as other students. The courses listed in the table below satisfy both degree requirements and Core Curriculum requirements; however, if these courses are taken to satisfy both requirements, then students will need to take additional courses in order to meet the minimum number of semester credit hours required for this degree. For a complete listing of courses that satisfy the Core Curriculum requirements see pages 5–9 of this catalog.
| Core Curriculum Component Area | Courses that Satisfy Core Curriculum and Degree Requirements |
|---|---|
Communications |
English Rhetoric/Composition (6 semester credit hours) |
Mathematics |
Mathematics (3 semester credit hours) |
Natural Sciences |
Science (6 semester credit hours) |
Humanities & Visual and Performing Arts |
Literature (3 semester credit hours) |
Social and Behavioral Sciences |
United States History and Diversity (6 semester credit hours) |
World Society and Issues |
(3 semester credit hours) |
Degree Requirements
- 42 semester credit hours:
- 15 required semester credit hours:
CLA 2013 Introduction to Ancient Greece CLA 2023 Introduction to Ancient Rome HUM 2093 World Religions HUM 3013 History of Ideas HUM 4973 Seminar for Humanities Majors - 9 semester credit hours of historical-period courses selected from the following:
HUM 3023 The Medieval World HUM 3033 Renaissance Ideas HUM 3043 Classicism and Enlightenment HUM 3053 The Romantic Age HUM 3063 The Modern World - 18 semester credit hours that should form an interdisciplinary course of study developed in conjunction with the undergraduate advisor and designed to aid the student’s integration of his or her program in terms of central themes, focal problems, or fields of historical interest; at least 12 hours must be at the upper-division level.
The student must take at least 3 semester credit hours in each of the following five areas:
Classical studies (CLA), philosophy (PHI), humanities (HUM), art history and criticism (AHC), and literature in one of the following languages: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, or Russian (this includes literature courses in translation, and culture and civilization courses).
The remaining 3 semester credit hours may be selected from these five areas or, with the approval of the undergraduate advisor, from other relevant areas such as history, music history, or the social sciences.
- 15 required semester credit hours:
- 6 semester credit hours in a single language other than English
- 30 semester credit hours of electives