Humanities (BA)
Total Hours Required: 120
Plan of Study
The Plan of Study is a suggested four-year course sequence to support academic planning and serves as a helpful guide. Currently enrolled students should meet with their academic advisor to tailor their course selections and timelines to their individual goals and circumstances.
| Year 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | Hours | |
| Foreign Language other than English, Intermediate Proficiency | 6 | |
| RHE 306 | Rhetoric and Writing | 3 |
| First-Year Signature Course (090) | 3 | |
| Communication (010) | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Semester 2 | ||
| Foreign Language other than English, Intermediate Proficiency | 6 | |
| Mathematics (020) | 3 | |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences (080) | 3 | |
| U.S. History (060) | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Semester 1 | ||
| Hours chosen from: College of Liberal Arts Fields of Study | 3 | |
| Natural Science and Technology, Part I (030) | 3 | |
| Humanities (040) | 3 | |
| U.S. History (060) | 3 | |
| Visual and Performing Arts (050) | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Semester 2 | ||
| Natural Science and Technology, Part I (030) | 3 | |
| GOV 310L | American and Texas Government | 3 |
| Transcript-recognized minor or certificate | 3 | |
| Hours chosen from: College of Liberal Arts Fields of Study | 3 | |
| Hours chosen from: College of Liberal Arts Fields of Study | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Semester 1 | ||
| GOV 312L | Issues and Policies in American Government | 3 |
| Natural Science and Technology, Part II (093) | 3 | |
| Cultural Expression, Human Experience, and Thought (may not also be counted toward Core Curriculum) | 3 | |
| Hours chosen from: Upper-division College of Liberal Arts Fields of Study | 3 | |
| HMN 368H | Honors Tutorial Course I | 3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Semester 2 | ||
| HMN 369H | Honors Tutorial Course II | 3 |
| Additional Social Science (may not also be counted toward Core Curriculum) | 3 | |
| Hours chosen from: Upper-division College of Liberal Arts Fields of Study | 3 | |
| Hours chosen from: Upper-division College of Liberal Arts Fields of Study | 3 | |
| Hours chosen from: Upper-division Fields of Study outside College of Liberal Arts | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Year 4 | ||
| Semester 1 | ||
| HMN 370 | Senior Tutorial Course | 3 |
| Hours chosen from: Upper-division Fields of Study outside College of Liberal Arts. | 3 | |
| Transcript-recognized minor or certificate | 3 | |
| Hours chosen from: Upper-division College of Liberal Arts Fields of Study | 3 | |
| Transcript-recognized minor or certificate | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Semester 2 | ||
| Hours chosen from: Upper-division Fields of Study outside College of Liberal Arts | 3 | |
| Hours chosen from: Upper-division Fields of Study outside College of Liberal Arts | 3 | |
| Hours chosen from: Upper-division Fields of Study outside College of Liberal Arts | 3 | |
| Transcript-recognized minor or certificate | 3 | |
| Transcript-recognized minor or certificate | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
Requirements
All requirements are listed below, starting with the most specialized moving to the most general. Additional requirements may follow the table, so be sure to read the entire page. Some required courses listed below may also satisfy General Education requirements, including Core Curriculum.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Concentration | ||
| Hours chosen from a single sequence below: | 36 | |
| Sequence 1 | ||
Nine semester hours in a single field of study in the College of Liberal Arts | ||
Nine hours in one or more other fields of study in the College of Liberal Arts | ||
Nine hours in any field or fields outside the College of Liberal Arts | ||
Nine additional hours in any field or fields at the University | ||
| Sequence 2 | ||
Twelve semester hours in a single field of study in the College of Liberal Arts | ||
Nine hours in a second field of study in the College of Liberal Arts | ||
Fifteen additional hours in any field or fields at the University | ||
| Subtotal | 36 | |
| Major | ||
| Hours chosen from a single sequence below: | 6 | |
| Sequence 1 | ||
| Senior Tutorial Course | ||
Upper-division LAH or HMN course | ||
| Sequence 2 | ||
| Honors Tutorial Course I (must be completed with a grade of at least A- to earn departmental honors) | ||
| Honors Tutorial Course II (must be completed with a grade of at least A- to earn departmental honors) | ||
| Subtotal | 6 | |
| Degree (see details below) | 51 | |
| Free electives: Additional coursework to reach total hours required. | 0 | |
| Subtotal | 51 | |
| General Education | ||
| Remaining Core Curriculum (42 hours total) | 27 | |
| Foreign Language other than English, Intermediate Proficiency | ||
| Subtotal | 27 | |
| College Requirements - Liberal Arts | ||
| General University Requirements | ||
| Total Hours | 120 | |
Additional Requirements and Policies
- None of the major coursework's 42 hours may be counted toward the core curriculum or the prescribed work for the Bachelor of Arts degree.
- Students normally enter the program in the sophomore or junior year. Only external transfer students may enter UT directly as Humanities majors.
- Students new to the major consult with the advisor and take HMN X02T Design A Path to define their objectives, central subject areas, and a general plan of study in accordance with the student's interests. Then, as juniors, students take HMN X04 Introduction to Humanities Honors Research to plan their thesis project.
- Students must complete HMN X68H Honors Tutorial Course I and HMN X69H Honors Tutorial Course II with A-s or higher in both halves to earn departmental honors.
Degree - Bachelor of Arts (BA) - Liberal Arts
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Degree | ||
| Literature and Writing | ||
| RHE 306 | Rhetoric and Writing (Plan II honors requires at least a C-; may also count toward Core Curriculum) | 3 |
| Hours chosen from: Writing intensive coursework-see course list (may also count toward Core Curriculum; Plan II honors requires at least a C-) | 3 | |
| Hours chosen from: Upper-division Writing intensive coursework-see course list (may also count toward Core Curriculum; Plan II honors requires at least a C-) | 6 | |
| Choose a sequence below: | 12 | |
| Sequence 1: Plan II Honors (requires at least a C-; may also count toward Core Curriculum) | ||
| Plan II World Literature Part I | ||
or T C 303C | Plan II World Literature Part I | |
| Sequence 2: Plan I | ||
| British Literature | ||
or E 316M | American Literature | |
or E 316N | World Literature | |
| Foreign Language other than English, Intermediate Proficiency | 3 | |
| Choose a sequence below: Social Science | 3 | |
| Sequence 1: Plan II Honors (requires at least a C-; may also count toward Core Curriculum) | ||
| Honors Social Science: Methods and Theory | ||
or S S 302D | Honors Social Science: Psychology | |
or S S 302E | Honors Social Science: Anthropology | |
or S S 302E | Honors Social Science: Anthropology | |
or S S 302F | Honors Social Science: Economics | |
| Sequence 2: Plan I | ||
| Mathematics | ||
| Choose a sequence below: (M 301, M 316K, and M 316L do not count toward this requirement) | 3 | |
| Sequence 1: Plan II Honors | ||
| Modern Mathematics: Plan II | ||
| Sequence 2: Plan I | ||
Hours chosen from: Mathematics | ||
| Choose a sequence below: | 3 | |
| Sequence 1: Plan II Honors | ||
| Modes of Reasoning | ||
or PHL 313Q | Logic and Scientific Reasoning | |
| Sequence 2: Plan I | ||
| Choose a sequence below: | 15 | |
| Sequence 1: Plan II Honors | ||
Six Hours chosen from: Astronomy, biology, chemistry, geological sciences, physical science, or physics (may also count toward Core Curriculum) | ||
| Problems in Modern Biology | ||
| Modern Physics: Plan II | ||
Three Hours chosen from: | ||
Art history, music history, or history of theatre and dance | ||
Upper-division classical civilization, humanities, literature, or philosophy | ||
| Sequence 2: Plan I International Relations and Global Studies | ||
Free electives: Additional coursework to reach total hours required. | ||
| Sequence 3: Other Plan I | ||
Hours chosen from: | ||
Liberal Arts multi-disciplinary minor in the Social and Behavioral Sciences | ||
Liberal Arts multi-disciplinary minor in Cultural Expression, Human Experience, and Thought | ||
| Total Hours | 51 | |
Additional Requirements and Policies
Unless otherwise stated, students must complete at least:
- 15 upper-division degree hours
- 24 upper-division degree hours taken in residence at the University
- 36 additional degree hours taken in residence at the University.
Credit may be earned via credit by examination, extension, or transferred hours from another institution (requires dean's approval).
Major and minor required hours may also be used to fulfill degree requirements unless expressly prohibited.
A course in one degree area may not also be used to fulfill the requirements of another degree area unless specified otherwise.
Mathematics courses at the college algebra level may not count toward elective hours.
Majors
A major consists of 24 to 45 hours, with at least 15 upper-division hours unless the requirements of the major state otherwise.
Students must earn at least:
- 18 major hours taken in residence at the University.
- 6 upper-division major hours taken in residence at the University
- a 2.00 grade point average for in-residence major hours taken at the University unless a higher minimum scholastic requirement is specified for the major.
Minors
Students must get permission from their College of Liberal Arts academic advisor to pursue more than one transcript-recognized minor or certificate per major. The academic advisor will approve or deny the request after considering the student's long-term educational and professional goals and the student's ability to graduate within 4 years of entering the University.
Students should consult the department offering the course before planning to use it to fulfill the minor requirement.
Hours used to fulfill the requirements for a minor must be taken on the letter-grade basis.