Humanities Program
Humanities: HMN
Lower-Division Courses
HMN 101. Community Service.
Tutorial course, in which the student submits a report based on a community service project and appropriate supplementary reading. Conference course. Prerequisite: Consent of the humanities adviser.
HMN 305. Freshman Seminar.
Reading, discussion, writing, and oral reporting on various humanities topics. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Humanities 305 and Liberal Arts Honors 305 may not both be counted unless the topics vary. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Offered on the letter-grade basis only. Prerequisite: Advanced placement credit for Rhetoric and Writing 306 or the equivalent.
Topic 1: Epic Journeys. Offered on the pass/fail basis only.
HMN 110, 210, 310. Internship.
Students work in a professional environment, applying analytical, communication, and other academic skills to practical work. For each semester hour of credit earned, one lecture hour and ten hours of fieldwork a week for one semester. May be repeated for credit. Offered on the letter-grade basis only. Prerequisite: Consent of the humanities director.
HMN 116, 216, 316. Topics in the Humanities.
Intensive lecture or seminar course addressing topics in various disciplines in the humanities. For each semester hour of credit earned, one lecture hour a week for one semester. Humanities 116 and Liberal Arts Honors 103H may not both be counted. Some topics offered on the pass/fail basis only. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Consent of the humanities adviser.
HMN 318Q. Supervised Research.
Individual instruction. Prerequisite: Consent of the humanities adviser.
Upper-Division Courses
HMN 321. Humanism and Western Civilization: The Ancient World.
A history of humanism in ancient Greece and Rome. The contributions of humanism to the values we place on the individual and human potential, democratic government, the arts, religion, and the family. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing or consent of instructor.
HMN 322. Humanism and Western Civilization: The Renaissance.
A history of humanism during the European Renaissance, the thirteenth through the sixteenth century. The contributions of humanism to the values we place on the individual and human potential, democratic government, the arts, religion, and the family. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing or consent of instructor.
HMN 323. Humanism and Western Civilization: The Enlightenment.
A history of humanism during the Enlightenment. The contributions of humanism to the values we place on the individual and human potential, democratic government, the arts, religion, and the family. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing or consent of instructor.
HMN 125K. The Arts, Sciences, and Social Sciences.
Analysis of topics in the arts, sciences, and social sciences through reading, discussion, and lectures. One lecture hour a week for one semester. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Consent of the humanities adviser.
HMN 350. Topics in the Humanities.
Study of the values underlying humanistic disciplines. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: A University grade point average of at least 3.50.
Topic 2: Daily Life in Northern Europe.
Topic 3: Geography and Religion. Same as Geography 358E. Ideas about the relationships among the natural world, myth, and ritual; principal focus on Christianity, Islam, and Judaism and their offshoots and antagonists in the Western world. Only one of the following may be counted: Geography 358E, Humanities 350 (Topic 3), Middle Eastern Studies 322K (Topic 15: Geography and Religion). Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 4: Reading Images: Icons and Beliefs. The content (not the aesthetics or the technical, compositional features) of selected Renaissance paintings, sculptures, and prints. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 5: Great Trials in Western History. The intellectual and historical importance of a variety of significant trials in Western history. Humanities 350 (Topic 5) and Liberal Arts Honors 350 (Topic: Great Trials in Western History) may not both be counted. Offered on the letter-grade basis only.
Topic 6: In Search of Meaning. Humanities 350 (Topic: The Quest for Meaning) and 350 (Topic 6) may not both be counted.
Topic 7: The Enlightenment. Offered on the letter-grade basis only.
Topic 8: Sites, Structures, and Images of Italy. Examination of the historical factors of religion, politics, economics, and local culture that define the significance of selected late medieval and Renaissance (twelfth through fifteenth century) buildings and the visual art they formerly housed and displayed. Taught in Italy. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing and consent of instructor.
HMN 358Q. Supervised Research.
Individual instruction. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Consent of the humanities adviser.
HMN 370. Senior Tutorial Course.
A tutorial program of supervised reading and writing, including an individual paper or papers in which the student draws together the central directions and discoveries of his or her studies in the humanities. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Humanities 370 and 679HB may not both be counted. Prerequisite: Consent of the humanities adviser.
HMN 379. Conference Course.
Individual instruction in a topic approved by the instructor and the humanities adviser. Conference course. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing and consent of the humanities adviser.
HMN 679H. Honors Tutorial Course.
Directed reading and research, followed by the writing of a report or the creation of a project. Conference course for two semesters. Humanities 370 and 679HB may not both be counted. Prerequisite: For 679HA, admission to the Humanities Honors Program and consent of the humanities adviser; for 679HB, Humanities 679HA.