The Humanities & Fine Arts courses seek to help students understand, analyze, and explore the human condition. Studying Humanities & Fine Arts contributes to personal growth and well-being, as well as to living in, and contributing to various communities.
- Demonstrating knowledge of the human condition using discipline appropriate criteria;
- Respond to the human condition using discipline-specific criteria;
- Explaining how context (historical, cultural, etc.) influences the creation or interpretation of the topic of study.
To fulfill their distribution requirements, students must complete nine credit hours of coursework representing at least two disciplines in this category. In addition, students must complete nine credit hours of coursework in Social Sciences, and seven credit hours in Natural & Physical Sciences towards their distribution requirements. Distribution requirements comprise 25 hours of the general education curriculum.
Below is a list of Humanities & Fine Arts courses that have been approved for inclusion in the general education curriculum.
Humanities & Fine Arts Approved Courses
| Course Number | Course Title | Credits | Also Counts As | Prerequisite |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ART 1010 | Art Appreciation | 3 | U.S. Diversity | |
| ART 1040 | Global Indigenous Art | 3 | Global Diversity | |
| ART 2050 | Survey of Western Art History I | 3 | Global Diversity | |
| ART 2060 | Survey of Western Art History II | 3 | Global Diversity | |
| ART 2610 | Exploration of Global Comics | 3 | Global Diversity | |
| BLST 2260 | Black Short Story | 3 | U.S. Diversity | YES |
| BLST 2410 | African American History I: to 1865 | 3 | U.S. Diversity | |
| BLST 2420 | African American History II: Emancipation to Brown | 3 | U.S. Diversity | |
| BLST 2430 | African America History III: From Civil Rights to Modern Day | 3 | U.S. Diversity | |
| BLST 2510 | Music and the Black Experience | 3 | U.S. Diversity | |
| BMCH 1100 | Ethics of Scientific Research | 3 | ||
| CIST 3110 | Information Technology Ethics | 3 | ||
| ENGL 1010 | Introduction to Genre Studies: Prose | 3 | YES | |
| ENGL 1020 | Introduction to Genre Studies: Poetry, Drama and Film | 3 | YES | |
| ENGL 1030 | US Cultures in Literature | 3 | U.S. Diversity | YES |
| ENGL 1200 | Autobiographical Reading and Writing | 3 | ||
| ENGL 2110 | Introduction to Creative Non-Fiction Writing | 3 | YES | |
| ENGL 2230 | Ethnic Literature | 3 | U.S. Diversity | YES |
| ENGL 2250 | The Short Story | 3 | YES | |
| ENGL 2260 | Black Short Story | 3 | U.S. Diversity | YES |
| ENGL 2310 | Introduction to British Literature I | 3 | YES | |
| ENGL 2320 | Introduction to British Literature II | 3 | YES | |
| ENGL 2450 | American Literature I | 3 | YES | |
| ENGL 2460 | American Literature II | 3 | YES | |
| ENGL 2470 | Survey of Native American Literature | 3 | Global Diversity | YES |
| ENGL 2490 | Latino/a Literature | 3 | U.S. Diversity | YES |
| ENGL 2500 | Literature of Western Civilization: The Ancient World | 3 | YES | |
| ENGL 2510 | Global Explorations: Medieval to Early Modern World | 3 | Global Diversity | YES |
| ENGL 3130 | American Nonfiction | 3 | YES | |
| ENGL 3150 | Form and Style in Creative Nonfiction | 3 | YES | |
| ENGL 3280 | Irish Literature I | 3 | Global Diversity | YES |
| FLNG 1000 | Why Languages Matter: Representations of Linguistic Diversity in the US Media | 3 | U.S. Diversity | |
| FREN 1110 | Elementary French I | 5 | Global Diversity | |
| GERM 1110 | Elementary German I | 5 | Global Diversity | |
| HIST 1000 | World History to 1500 | 3 | Global Diversity | |
| HIST 1010 | World History Since 1500 | 3 | Global Diversity | |
| HIST 1110 | American History to 1865 | 3 | U.S. Diversity | |
| HIST 1120 | American History since 1865 | 3 | U.S. Diversity | |
| HIST 2030 | History of Medicine: From Antiquity to the Present | 3 | Global Diversity | |
| HIST 2040 | African American History I: to 1865 | 3 | U.S. Diversity | |
| HIST 2050 | African-American History II: Emancipation to Brown | 3 | U.S. Diversity | |
| HIST 2060 | African American History III: From Civil Rights to Modern Day | 3 | U.S. Diversity | |
| HIST 2480 | History of Latin America: Preconquest to the Present | 3 | Global Diversity | |
| HIST 2510 | Ancient Greece: Bronze Age to Classical Eras | 3 | Global Diversity | |
| HONR 1130 | Honors Humanities | 3 | YES | |
| HONR 3020 | Honors Colloquium - Humanities | 3 | YES | |
| HUMN 1110 | Perspectives on USAmerican Culture | 6 | U.S. Diversity | YES |
| HUMN 1200 | Autobiographical Reading and Writing | 3 | ||
| JAPN 1110 | Elementary Japanese I | 5 | Global Diversity | |
| JMC 1050 | Film History and Appreciation | 3 | ||
| JMC 3700 | Visual Communication and Culture | 3 | ||
| LLS 1020 | Introduction to Chicano-Latino Studies | 3 | U.S. Diversity | |
| LLS 2480 | History of Latin America: Preconquest to the Present | 3 | U.S. Diversity | |
| LLS 2810 | Music in Latin American Culture | 3 | Global Diversity | |
| MEDH 1000 | Introduction to Medical Humanities | 3 | ||
| MEDH 2030 | History of Medicine: From Antiquity to the Present | 3 | Global Diversity | |
| MUS 1050 | Music of the People: The Beatles | 3 | ||
| MUS 1070 | Music of the People: Rock and Pop | 3 | U.S. Diversity | |
| MUS 1080 | Music of the People: The World | 3 | Global Diversity | |
| MUS 1090 | Music Appreciation | 3 | ||
| MUS 1100 | Music of the People: Jazz | 3 | U.S. Diversity | |
| MUS 2150 | Music and the Black Experience | 3 | U.S. Diversity | |
| MUS 2700 | University Chorus | 1 | ||
| MUS 2760 | University Concert Band | 1 | ||
| MUS 2810 | Music in Latin American Culture | 3 | Global Diversity | |
| NAMS 1100 | Intro to Native American Studies | 3 | U.S. Diversity | |
| PHIL 1010 | Introduction to Philosophy: Meaning of Life | 3 | ||
| PHIL 1020 | Contemporary Moral Problems | 3 | ||
| PHIL 1030 | Introduction to Philosophy: Brains, Minds and Machines | 3 | ||
| PHIL 1040 | Introduction to Philosophy: Law, Politics and Society | 3 | ||
| PHIL 1050 | Introduction to Philosophy: Philosophy, Technology and Science Fiction | 3 | ||
| PHIL 1210 | Critical Reasoning | 3 | ||
| PHIL 2030 | Introduction to Ethics | 3 | ||
| PHIL 2040 | Introduction to East Asian Philosophy | 3 | Global Diversity | |
| PHIL 3170 | Ethics in Business | 3 | ||
| PSCI 2310 | Introduction to Political Thought | 3 | ||
| RELI 1010 | Introduction to World Religions | 3 | Global Diversity | |
| RELI 2020 | Religion and Human Rights | 3 | Global Diversity | |
| RELI 2150 | Hebrew Scriptures | 3 | Global Diversity | |
| RELI 2160 | New Testament: History, Literature, and Society | 3 | Global Diversity | |
| RELI 2170 | Qur'an | 3 | Global Diversity | |
| RUSS 1110 | Elementary Russian I | 5 | Global Diversity | |
| SPAN 1110 | Elementary Spanish I | 5 | Global Diversity | |
| THEA 1010 | Introduction to Theatre | 3 | ||
| THEA 1050 | Film History and Appreciation | 3 | ||
| THEA 1060 | History of the Broadway Musical | 3 | ||
| THEA 1300 | Acting I | 3 | ||
| THEA 3310 | Voice of the Actor | 3 | ||
| WGST 2020 | Introduction to Women's Studies: The Humanities | 3 | U.S. Diversity | |
| WRWS 1500 | Introduction to Creative Writing | 3 | YES | |
| WRWS 2400 | Foundations of Screenwriting | 3 | YES | |
| WRWS 3500 | Creative Writing for the Arts | 3 | YES |