Humanistic Studies, Minor - HUST

Minor Requirements (15 Hours)

Required
Select three of the following:9
Lives and Times
Myth, Legend, and History
Asian Influence on Western Literature
History of Famous Women
High Society
Reclaiming the Classics for a Diverse and Global World
Cultural History I: Ancient and Medieval Culture
Cultural History II: Medieval and Renaissance Culture
Colloquium I: Ancient and Medieval Literature
Colloquium II: Medieval and Renaissance Literature
Topics in Humanities
Cultural History III: Early-Modern Culture
Cultural History IV: Modern Culture
Colloquium III: Early-Modern Literature
Colloquium IV: Modern Literature
Shakespeare in Our Time
Select two of the following (if not taken above):6
Humanities at Work
Worlds of Islam
Cultural History I: Ancient and Medieval Culture
Cultural History II: Medieval and Renaissance Culture
Colloquium I: Ancient and Medieval Literature
Colloquium II: Medieval and Renaissance Literature
Cultural History III: Early-Modern Culture
Cultural History IV: Modern Culture
Colloquium III: Early-Modern Literature
Colloquium IV: Modern Literature
Total Credits15

Student Learning Outcomes

  • The student can identify the plot, characters, and major themes of selected landmarks in at least one epoch of European literature since Greco-Roman antiquity.
  • The student can identify the major themes in at least one epoch of European intellectual, political, artistic, and religious history since Greco-Roman antiquity, based on primary and secondary sources.
  • The student can employ aspects of critical thinking, namely, asking searching questions of course materials, evaluating the relevance of individual facts and texts to larger themes, distinguishing between analysis and summary, and showing originality and insight in her interpretations.
  • The student can speak with clarity, organization, and supporting evidence, and listen with attentiveness and sympathy.
  • The student can write with precision and style in a variety of academic genres and can organize her thoughts around a central thesis supported by evidence.
  • The student can synthesize examples, facts, issues, or theories from literature, history, and art into a coherent whole.