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The discipline of humanities is the study of human intellectual and artistic creativity and what the resulting artistic forms reveal about the human experience. This field of study draws on other disciplines such as history, fine arts, literature, intellectual history, music, foreign languages, theology, and philosophy to see how the several artistic forms communicate and work together to give an in-depth record of the meaning of human life in the past and present. The discipline also emphasizes the relationship between the arts, culture, and society. A background in humanities is helpful in preparing for employment in education, business, government, civil and foreign service, tourism, and in preparation for graduate studies.
Total Program Credits: 120
General Education Requirements: | 35 Credits | ||
ENGL 1010 | Introduction to Academic Writing | 3 | |
or | ENGH 1005 | Literacies and Composition Across Context (5.0) | |
ENGL 2010 | Intermediate Writing Academic Writing and Research | 3 | |
Complete one of the following: | 3 | ||
MAT 1030 | Quantitative Reasoning (recommended for Humanities or Arts) (3.0) | ||
MAT 1035 | Quantitative Reasoning with Integrated Algebra (6.0) | ||
STAT 1040 | Introduction to Statistics (recommended for Social Science majors) (3.0) | ||
STAT 1045 | Introduction to Statistics with Algebra (5.0) | ||
MATH 1050 | College Algebra (recommended for Business, Education, Science, and Health Professions majors) (4.0) | ||
MATH 1055 | College Algebra with Preliminaries (5.0) | ||
MATH 1090 | College Algebra for Business (recommended for Business majors) (3.0) | ||
Complete one of the following: | 3 | ||
HIST 2700 | US History to 1877 (3.0) | ||
and | HIST 2710 | US History since 1877 (3.0) | |
HIST 1700 | American Civilization (3.0) | ||
HIST 1740 | US Economic History (3.0) | ||
POLS 1000 | American Heritage (3.0) | ||
POLS 1100 | American National Government (3.0) | ||
Complete the following: | |||
PHIL 2050 | Ethics and Values | 3 | |
HLTH 1100 | Personal Health and Wellness | 2 | |
or | EXSC 1097 | Fitness for Life (2.0) | |
Distribution Courses: | |||
Biology | 3 | ||
Physical Science | 3 | ||
Additional Biology or Physical Science | 3 | ||
Humanities Distribution | 3 | ||
Fine Arts Distribution | 3 | ||
Social/Behavioral Science | 3 | ||
Discipline Core Requirements: | 36 Credits | ||
HUM 1010 | Humanities Through the Arts | 3 | |
or | HUM 101G | Humanities Through the Arts (3.0) | |
or | HUM 101H | Humanities Through the Arts (3.0) | |
HUM 2010 | World History Through the Arts I | 3 | |
or | HUM 201G | World History Through the Arts I (3.0) | |
or | HUM 201H | World History Through the Arts I (3.0) | |
HUM 2020 | World History Through the Arts II | 3 | |
or | HUM 202G | World History Through the Arts II (3.0) | |
or | HUM 202H | World History Through the Arts II (3.0) | |
HUM 3500 | Approaches to Humanities WE | 3 | |
HUM 400R | Humanism and Posthumanism | 3 | |
HUM 4910 | Humanities Capstone WE | 3 | |
Complete 3 credits of the following: | 3 | ||
HUM 2100 | Adventures of Ideas Through 1500 (3.0) | ||
HUM 210H | Adventures of Ideas Through 1500 (3.0) | ||
HUM 2200 | Adventures of Ideas After 1500 (3.0) | ||
HUM 220H | Adventures of Ideas After 1500 (3.0) | ||
Complete 9 credits of the following: | 9 | ||
HUM 320R | Topics in Humanities (1.0) | ||
HUM 325R | Area Studies in Humanities (3.0) | ||
HUM 330R | Period Studies in Humanities (3.0) | ||
HUM 3800 | Aesthetics (3.0) | ||
Complete 6 credits of the following: | 6 | ||
HUM 401R | Forms and Genres Across the Arts (may be repeated for up to 6 credits) (3.0) | ||
HUM 414R | Advanced Topics in Humanities (may be repeated for up to 6 credits) (3.0) | ||
Elective Requirements: | 49 Credits | ||
One Foreign Language | 16 | ||
Any course 1000 or higher (No more than 6 total credit hours from HUM 281R and HUM 481R) 16 credits must be upper-division. | 33 |
Graduation Requirements:
This graduation plan is a sample plan and is intended to be a guide. Your specific plan may differ based on your Math and English placement and/or transfer credits applied. You are encouraged to meet with an advisor and set up an individualized graduation plan in Wolverine Track.
Milestone courses (pre-requisites for a course in one of the subsequent semesters) are marked in red and italicized.
Semester 1 | Course Title | Credit Hours |
ENGL 1010 or ENGH 1005 | Introduction to Academic Writing or Literacies and Composition Across Contexts | 3 |
MAT 1030/ MAT 1035/STAT 1040/STAT 1045/MATH 1050/MATH 1055/MATH 1090 | Quantitative Reasoning/Quantitative Reasoning with Integrated Algebra/Intro to Statistics/Introduction to Statistics with Algebra/College Algebra/College Algebra with Preliminaries/College Algebra for Business** | 3 |
LANG 1010 | GRK, LATN, SPAN, PORT, RUS, ASL, CHIN, JPNS, FREN, GER, or other | 4 |
HLTH 1100/EXCS 1097 | Personal Health & Wellness/Fitness for Life | 2 |
HUM 1010 / 101G / 101H | Humanities Through the Arts | 3 |
Semester total: | 15 | |
Semester 2 | Course Title | Credit Hours |
ENGL 2010 | Intermediate Writing/Academic Writing and Research | 3 |
Biology | 3 | |
HUM 2010/201G/201H | World History through the Arts I | 3 |
American Institutions | 3 | |
LANG 1020 | Continued from previous LANG option | 4 |
Semester total: | 16 | |
Semester 3 | Course Title | Credit Hours |
PHIL 2050 / 205G / 205H | Ethics and Values** | 3 |
Physical Science | 3 | |
HUM 2020/202G/202H | World History through the Arts II | 3 |
HUM 2100/210H | Adventures of Ideas through 1500 | 3 |
LANG 2010 | Continued from previous LANG option | 4 |
Semester total: | 16 | |
Semester 4 | Course Title | Credit Hours |
Additional Biology of Physical Science | 3 | |
LANG 2020/202G | Continued from previous LANG option | 4 |
Fine Art | 3 | |
HUM 2200/220H | Adventures of Ideas after 1500 | 3 |
Social/Behavioral Science | 3 | |
Semester total: | 16 | |
Semester 5 | Course Title | Credit Hours |
HUM 203G | Art Form Focus I | 3 |
Upper Elective | Any 3000+ | 3 |
HUM 325R | Area Studies in HUM | 3 |
HUM 320R | Topics in HUM | 3 |
Lower Elective | Any 1000+ | 3 |
Semester total: | 15 | |
Semester 6 | Course Title | Credit Hours |
HUM 204G | Art Form Focus II | 3 |
HUM 3800 | Aesthetics | 3 |
HUM 330R | Period Studies in HUM | 3 |
Lower Elective | Any 1000+ | 3 |
Lower Elective | Any 1000+ | 3 |
Semester total: | 15 | |
Semester 7 | Course Title | Credit Hours |
HUM 3500 | Approaches to Humanities WE | 3 |
HUM 320R/325R/330R/3800 | Topics in HUM/Area Studies in Humanities/Period Studies in Humanities/Aesthetics | 3 |
HUM 400R | Humanism and Posthumanism | 3 |
Upper Elective | Any 3000+ | 3 |
Upper Elective | Any 3000+ | 3 |
Semester total: | 15 | |
Semester 8 | Course Title | Credit Hours |
HUM 4910 | Capstone | 3 |
HUM 401R | Forms & Genres Across the Arts | 3 |
HUM 414R | Advanced Topics in Humanities | 3 |
Upper Elective | Any 3000+ | 3 |
Semester total: | 12 | |
Degree total: | 120 |
The Philosophy and Humanities department is in the College of Humanities & Social Sciences . To find the most up-to-date information, including Program Learning Outcomes for degree programs offered by the Philosophy and Humanities department, visit their website.