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COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
HUMANITIES
(HUM)

2093 World Religions
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: Completion of Core Curriculum rhetoric requirement.
Examination of the origins, teachings, development, and philosophical foundations of the world's chief religious movements, such as Hinduism, Buddhism, Shintoism, Confucianism, Taoism, Sikhism, Janism, Islam, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, and Christianity. (Formerly HUM 3093 and PHI 3063. Credit cannot be earned for both HUM 2093 and either HUM 3093 or PHI 3063.) [TCCN: PHIL 1304.]

3013 History of Ideas
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: Completion of Core Curriculum rhetoric requirement.
Survey of the development and influence of major philosophical, scientific, and aesthetic conceptions in Western civilization from ancient times to the present.

3023 The Medieval World
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: Completion of Core Curriculum rhetoric requirement.
Interdisciplinary investigation of medieval thought and culture as exemplified in major works of literature, philosophy, theology, and history.

3033 The Renaissance Idea of Humanity
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: Completion of Core Curriculum rhetoric requirement.
Interdisciplinary investigation of Renaissance thought and culture, as exemplified in major works of literature, philosophy, theology, and history; emphasis on the fundamental changes in the Western view of the world.

3043 Classicism and Enlightenment
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: Completion of Core Curriculum rhetoric requirement.
Interdisciplinary investigation of European thought and culture in the later 17th and the 18th centuries, as exemplified in major works of philosophy, literature, and the fine arts.

3053 The Romantic Age
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: Completion of Core Curriculum rhetoric requirement.
Interdisciplinary investigation of the development of ideas in literature, philosophy, art, politics, and society at the end of the 18th and beginning of the 19th century.

3063 The Modern World
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: Completion of Core Curriculum rhetoric requirement.
Interdisciplinary investigation of modern thought in the late 19th and 20th centuries, as exemplified in major works of philosophy, literature, and the fine arts.

3103 American Film
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: Completion of Core Curriculum rhetoric requirement.
Survey of the art, history, development, and major critical approaches to American film with attention to such topics as classic and revisionist film styles, cinematic apparatus, the history and development of film genres, and film as a part of American culture.

3213 The Christian Classics
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: Completion of Core Curriculum rhetoric requirement.
The opportunity for an intensive survey of selected works of writers studied in the context of Christian thought.

3223 The Bible as Literature
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: Completion of the Core Curriculum requirement in literature.
Offers the opportunity to survey major themes, stories, and motifs in the Old and New Testament, with emphasis on those elements fundamental to Western culture. (Formerly ENG 2513. Credit cannot be earned for both HUM 3223 and ENG 2513.)

3263 Modern European Novel
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: Completion of Core Curriculum rhetoric requirement.
Critical study of selected Continental novelists of the last hundred years.

3623 Topics in National Cultures and Civilizations
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: Completion of Core Curriculum rhetoric requirement.
The cultural life of the respective geographic regions and social strata of individual nations of Europe and America, as reflected in and interpreted by their artistic production. Individual topics may focus on a single nation or several nations. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.

4911-3 Independent Study
1 to 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: Permission in writing (form available) of the instructor, the student's advisor, the Department Chair, and the Dean of the College in which the course is offered.
Independent reading, research, discussion, and/or writing under the direction of a faculty member. May be repeated for credit, but not more than 6 semester credit hours of independent study, regardless of discipline, will apply to a bachelor's degree.

4953 Special Studies in Humanities
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Organized course offering the opportunity for specialized study not normally or not often available as part of the regular course offerings. Special Studies may be repeated for credit when the topics vary, but not more than 6 semester credit hours, regardless of discipline, will apply to a bachelor's degree.

4973 Seminar for Humanities Majors
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisites: 12 upper-division semester credit hours in humanities, classics, or philosophy.
Undergraduate seminar limited to humanities majors in their senior year. Content varies with each instructor. May be repeated once for credit when topics vary.

4991-3 Honors Thesis
1 to 3 hours credit. Prerequisites: Consent of instructor and Department Scholarship and Honors Committee; enrollment in or completion of HUM 4973.
Supervised research and preparation of an Honors Thesis for the purpose of earning Humanities Honors. May be repeated once with advisor approval.

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