HMN - Humanities

Humanities: HMN

Lower-Division Courses

HMN X01. Community Service.

Tutorial course, in which the student submits a report based on a community service project and appropriate supplementary reading.

HMN X02T. Design A Path.

Design a humanities contract of courses and write a personal statement. Examine the research process and academic writing.

HMN X04. Introduction to Humanities Honors Research.

Explore research from an interdisciplinary perspective. Develop a thesis project proposal in groups.

HMN X16. Topics in the Humanities.

Intensive lecture or seminar course addressing topics in various disciplines in the humanities.

HMN X18Q. Supervised Research.

Upper-Division Courses

HMN X21. 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.

HMN X22. 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.

HMN X23. 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.

HMN X25J. Junior Fellows Seminar.

Receive guidance on developing and producing an undergraduate research project.

HMN X25K. The Arts, Sciences, and Social Sciences.

Analysis of topics in the arts, sciences, and social sciences through reading, discussion, and lectures.

HMN X50. Topics in the Humanities.

Study of the values underlying humanistic disciplines.

HMN X50.10. Literature of World War I.

Selected readings from autobiographies, poetry, fiction, and memoirs, primarily about the Western Front, by German, British, and American authors; a short history of World War I; readings of a central book of literary analysis; exploration of the nature of war, the experience of combatants, and the legacy of the war itself and its unique literature.

HMN X50.2. Daily Life in Northern Europe.

HMN X50.3. Geography and Religion.

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.

HMN X50.4. Reading Images: Icons and Beliefs.

The content (not the aesthetics or the technical, compositional features) of selected Renaissance paintings, sculptures, and prints.

HMN X50.5. Great Trials in Western History.

The intellectual and historical importance of a variety of significant trials in Western history.

HMN X50.6. In Search of Meaning.

Intensive lecture course exploring various disciplinary perspectives and values underlying humanistic disciplines. Concepts include: monotheism, the nature and personality of this god, the soul, chosen people, linear time, history as divine classroom, original sin, heaven, hell, salvation, etc. Establishes how and when these and a host of other features came into existence and created Judeo-Christian reality, and contrast the reality created therein with other realities, such as Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, and Islam.

HMN X50.7. The Enlightenment.

HMN X50.8. 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.

HMN X50T. Treasure Hunt Archival Research.

Discover, explore, and identify the boundless treasures that can be found on The University of Texas at Austin campus by hunting through the vast cultural and historical collections at the archives on campus including the Harry Ransom Center, the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, and the LLILAS Benson Latin American Collection. Explore essential skills for pursuing original research projects in humanities disciplines and apply these skills to bring public attention to hidden histories and marginalized voices in American culture.

HMN X51C. The Johnson Years.

HMN X51D. Money In American Politics.

Explores the nature and consequences of money in American politics.

HMN X51N. Archival Advocacy: Experiential Learning.

Use digital archives and exhibits to amplify voices that actively promote social justice, cultural awareness, and service; and to test the ethical positions about impartiality and advocacy in archival and exhibit practices.

HMN X58Q. Supervised Research.

HMN X68H. Honors Tutorial Course I.

Read and research under direction. Write a report or create a project.

HMN X69H. Honors Tutorial Course II.