Humanities
The Humanities Division encompasses the history, theory, analysis and criticism of language, literature and other texts, religion, art, and music; and the examination of fundamental questions arising in the human search for values, knowledge, purpose, and meaning. These are central concerns of the departments or programs of African American Studies; Art and Music Histories; English and Textual Studies; Judaic Studies; Languages, Literatures and Linguistics; Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Studies; Native American Studies; Philosophy; Religion; South Asian Studies; and Women’s and Gender Studies. Hence, most courses satisfying the Humanities Divisional Requirements come from these departments and programs.
To complete the Divisional Requirements in the Humanities, you must take two courses from the following list.
Divisional List in the Humanities:
AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES
AAS 138 Writing about Black Culture
AAS 206 Introduction to African American Music
AAS 207 A Survey of African Music
AAS 231 African American Literature to 1900: An Introduction
AAS 232 African American Literature: 20th and 21st Centuries
AAS 233 The Caribbean Novel
AAS 234 African Fiction
AAS 235 African American Drama
AAS 241/REL 281 African Religions: An Introduction
ANTHROPOLOGY
ANT 185 Global Encounters: Comparing World Views and Values Cross Culturally
ANT/LIN 202 Languages of the World (Prerequisite: LIN 201)
ANT/REL 221 Morality and Community
ANT 273/NAT/REL 244 Indigenous Religions
ARABIC
ARB 202* Arabic IV (Prerequisite: ARB 201 or placement test)
ART AND MUSIC HISTORIES
HOA 105* Arts and Ideas I
HOA 106* Arts and Ideas II
HOA 121 Italian Art and Society from Ancient to Modern Times (offered in Florence)
HOA 176 The Visual Arts of the Americas
HOA 201 Masterpieces of Art
HOA/HOM 202 Arts of Italy (offered in Florence)
HOA 203 Italian Arts from Antiquity to Michelangelo (offered in Florence)
HOA 204 Italian Arts from the Medicis to the Futurists (offered in Florence)
HOA 205 Italian Sculpture Interpreted (offered in Florence)
HOA/HOM 206 Arts of France (offered in Strasbourg)
HOA/HOM 207 Arts of England (offered in London)
HOA 208 An Architectural History of London (offered in London)
HOA/HOM 209 Arts of Spain (offered in Madrid)
HOM/MTC 125* Introductory Music Theory I
HOM 165 Understanding Music I
HOM 166 Understanding Music II
HOM 195 Performance Live
HOM/HOA 202 Arts of Italy (offered in Florence)
HOM/HOA 206 Arts of France (offered in Strasbourg)
HOM/HOA 207 Arts of England (offered in London)
HOM/HOA 209 Arts of Spain (offered in Madrid)
HOM 266/MHL 168 History of European Music Before 1750
HOM/MHL 267 History of European Music from 1750-1914
HOM/MHL 268 European and American Music since 1914 (Prerequisite: Any HOM or MHL course)
HOM 285/MHL 185 Introduction to World Music
CHINESE
CHI 202* Chinese IV (Prerequisite: CHI 201 or placement test)
ENGLISH AND TEXTUAL STUDIES
ETS 107 Living Writers
ETS 113 Survey of British Literature, Beginnings to 1789
ETS 114 Survey of British Literature, 1789 to Present
ETS 115 Topics in British Literary History
ETS 117 Survey of American Literature, Beginnings to 1865
ETS 118 Survey of American Literature, 1865 to Present
ETS 119 Topics in U.S. Literary History
ETS 121 Introduction to Shakespeare
ETS 122 Introduction to the Novel
ETS 142 Narratives of Culture: Introduction to Issues of Critical Reading
ETS 145 Reading Popular Culture
ETS 146 Reading Screen Culture
ETS 151 Interpretation of Poetry
ETS 152 Interpretation of Drama
ETS 153 Interpretation of Fiction
ETS 154 Interpretation of Film
ETS 155 Interpretation of Nonfiction
ETS 181 Class and Literary Texts
ETS 182 Race and Literary Texts
ETS 184 Ethnicity and Literary Texts
ETS/WGS 192 Gender and Literary Texts
ETS 200 Selected Topics in English (3 credits)
ETS 215 Introductory Poetry Workshop
ETS 217 Introductory Fiction Workshop
ETS 230 Topics in Ethnic Literary Traditions
ETS 235 Classics of World Literature I
ETS 236 Classics of World Literature II
ETS 242 Reading and Interpretation
FRENCH
FRE 202* French IV (Prerequisite: FRE 201 or placement)
GERMAN
GER 202* German IV (Prerequisite: GER 201 or placement)
HEBREW
HEB 202* Hebrew IV (Prerequisite: HEB 201 or placement)
HINDI
HIN/SAS 202* Hindi/Urdu IV (Prerequisite: HIN 201 or placement)
HISTORY
HST 111* Early Modern Europe, 1350-1815
HST 112* Modern Europe: Napoleon to the Present
HST 210 The Ancient World
HST 211 Medieval and Renaissance Europe
HONORS
HNR 240* Topics in Humanities Honors
HNR 340* Topics in Humanities Honors
ITALIAN
ITA 202* Italian IV (Prerequisite: ITA 201 or placement)
JAPANESE
JPS 202* Japanese IV (Prerequisite: JPS 201 or placement)
JUDAIC STUDIES PROGRAM
JSP/REL 107 Religion, Literature, Film
JSP/REL 114* The Bible
JSP/LIT/REL 131 Great Jewish Writers
JSP/REL 135 Judaism
JSP/REL 215* The Hebrew Bible
JSP/REL/LIT 231 Judaic Literature
JSP/LIT/REL 235 Travel Narratives and Pilgrimages
KISWAHILI
SWA 202* Kiswahili IV (Prerequisite: SWA 201 or placement)
KOREAN
KOR 202* Korean IV (Prerequisite: KOR 201 or placement)
LINGUISTICS
LIN 201 The Nature and Study of Language
LIN/ANT 202 Languages of the World (Prerequisite: LIN 201)
LIN 251 English Words
LITERATURE IN TRANSLATION
LIT 101 Introduction to Classical Literature I
LIT 102 Introduction to Classical Literature II
LIT/JSP/REL 131 Great Jewish Writers
LIT 203 Greek and Roman Epic in English Translation
LIT 211 Greek and Roman Drama in English Translation
LIT 226 Dostoevsky and Tolstoy
LIT 227 Pasternak and Solzhenitsyn
LIT/JSP/REL 231 Judaic Literature
LIT/JSP/REL 235 Travel Narratives and Pilgrimages
LIT 241 Dante and the Medieval World
LIT 242 Petrarch and the Renaissance World
LIT 243 Cultures of Italy from the Middle Ages to the Present
LIT 245 Florence and Renaissance Civilization
LIT 255 Cervantes in English
LIT 257 Italian Cinema and Culture since World War II
MIDDLE EASTERN STUDIES
MES/REL/SAS 165 Discovering Islam
NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES
NAT/REL 142 Native American Religion
NAT 208 Haudenosaunee Languages and Culture
NAT/REL 244/ANT 273 Indigenous Religions
PERSIAN
PRS 202* Persian IV (Prerequisite: PRS 201 or placement)
PHILOSOPHY
PHI 107* Theories of Knowledge and Reality
PHI 109* Introduction to Philosophy (Honors)
PHI 111 Plato’s Republic
PHI 171 Critical Thinking
PHI 172 Making Decisions
PHI 175 Introduction to Social and Political Philosophy
PHI 191 Ethics and Contemporary Issues
PHI 192* Introduction to Moral Theory
PHI 197 Human Nature
PHI 209* Introduction to Moral Philosophy (Honors)
PHI 251 Logic
PHI 293 Ethics and the Media Professions
PHI 296 Friendship
PHI /WGS 297 Philosophy of Feminism
POLISH
POL 202* Polish IV (Prerequisite: POL 201 or placement)
PORTUGUESE
POR 202* Portuguese IV (Prerequisite: POR 201 or placement)
QUEER SEXUALITY
QSX 112 Sexualities, Genders, Bodies
RELIGION
REL 101 Religions of the World
REL 102 Religion Today in a Globalizing World
REL 103 Religion and Sports
REL 104 Religion and Science
REL 106 What Is Belief?
REL/JSP 107 Religion, Literature, Film
REL/JSP 114* The Bible
REL 120 Introduction to the Study of Religion
REL 121 Pilgrimage
REL/SAS 123 Religious Auto/Biography
REL 125 Religion and Sexuality
REL 126 Ecstasy, Transgression, Religion
REL/JSP/LIT 131 Great Jewish Writers
REL/JSP 135 Judaism
REL/NAT 142 Native American Religion
REL 156 Christianity
REL/MES/SAS 165 Discovering Islam
REL/SAS 185 Hinduism
REL/SAS 186 Buddhism
REL 191 Religion, Meaning and Knowledge
REL 205 Ancient Greek Religion
REL 206 Greco-Roman Religion
REL/JSP 215* The Hebrew Bible
REL 217* The New Testament
REL/ANT 221 Morality and Community
REL 223 Faith, Doubt and Fanaticism
REL 227 Gods: A Cross-Cultural Gallery
REL/JSP/LIT 231 Judaic Literature
REL/JSP/LIT 235 Travel Narratives and Pilgrimages
REL 241 Religious Diversity in America
REL 242 Religious Issues in American Life
REL/NAT 244/ANT 273 Indigenous Religions
REL 246 Religion and Popular Culture
REL 252 Religious Ethics and Social Issues
REL 255 Depth Psychology and Religious Ethics
REL 261 Faith and Reason in Islamic Thought and Civilization
REL 281/AAS 241 African Religions: An Introduction
REL/SAS 283 India’s Religious Worlds
REL 291 Comparative Themes & Issues
REL 294 Mythologies
REL 295 Religion and Art
RUSSIAN
RUS 202* Russian IV (Prerequisite: RUS 201 or placement)
SOUTH ASIAN STUDIES
SAS/REL 123 Religious Auto/Biography
SAS/MES/REL 165 Discovering Islam
SAS/REL 185 Hinduism
SAS/REL 186 Buddhism
SAS/HIN 202* Hindi/Urdu IV (Prerequisite: HIN/SAS 201 or placement)
SAS/REL 283 India’s Religious Worlds
SPANISH
SPA 202* Spanish IV (Prerequisite: SPA 201 or placement)
TURKISH
TRK 202* Turkish IV (Prerequisite: TRK 201 or placement)
WOMEN’S AND GENDER STUDIES
WGS 101 Introduction to Women’s Studies
WGS/ETS 192 Gender and Literary Texts
WGS/PHI 297 Philosophy of Feminism
WRITING PROGRAM
WRT 114 Writing Culture
WRT 255 Advanced Argumentative Writing (Prerequisite: WRT 205 or WRT 209 or ENL 213)
OTHER SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES*
SCHOOL OF VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS
MTC/HOM 125* Introductory Music Theory I
MHL 168/HOM 266 History of European Music before 1750
MHL 185/HOM 285 Introduction to World Music
MHL/HOM 267 History of European Music from 1750 – 1914
MHL/HOM 268 European and American Music since 1914
*Notes:
Courses listed under “Other Schools and Colleges” may be used to fulfill the Humanities Divisional Requirement, but they may not be counted toward the 65 credits in the College of Arts and Sciences needed for graduation unless they are cross-listed with the College of Arts and Sciences.
ARB 202, CHI 202, FRE 202, GER 202, HEB 202, HIN/SAS 202, ITA 202, JPS 202, KOR 202, PRS 202, POL 202, POR 202, RUS 202, SPA 202, SWA 202, TRK 202 may be used in the Humanities requirement and in either the Foreign Languages Skills Requirement or the Additional Skills Requirement. Credit is granted once, but each course may be used to fulfill more than one requirement, freeing up additional elective credit. The same foreign language course, however, may not be used to complete both the Foreign Languages and the Additional Skills requirements.
You may receive credit for only one course in each of the following groupings:
HOA 105 or Advanced Placement in Art History
HOA 106 or Advanced Placement in Art History
HOM/MTC 125 or Advanced Placement in Music Theory
HST 111 or Advanced Placement in European History
HST 112 or Advanced Placement in European History
JSP/REL 114 or JSP/REL 215
JSP/REL 114 or REL 217
PHI 107 or PHI 109
PHI 192 or PHI 209
HNR 240 may be taken three times (with different titles) for a total of nine credits. HNR courses on media topics taught by Newhouse faculty members will be counted as Public Communications credits. Check with the Newhouse Undergraduate Advising and Records Office if you have any questions.
HNR 340 may be repeated three times (with different titles) for a total of nine credits. HNR courses on media topics taught by Newhouse faculty members will be counted as Public Communications credits. Check with the Newhouse Advising and Records Office if you have any questions.
The Humanities Division encompasses the history, theory, analysis and criticism of language, literature and other texts, religion, art, and music; and the examination of fundamental questions arising in the human search for values, knowledge, purpose, and meaning. These are central concerns of the departments or programs of African American Studies; Art and Music Histories; English and Textual Studies; Judaic Studies; Languages, Literatures and Linguistics; Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Studies; Native American Studies; Philosophy; Religion; South Asian Studies; and Women’s and Gender Studies. Hence, most courses satisfying the Humanities Divisional Requirements come from these departments and programs.
To complete the Divisional Requirements in the Humanities, you must take two courses from the following list.
Divisional List in the Humanities:
AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES
AAS 138 Writing about Black Culture
AAS 206 Introduction to African American Music
AAS 207 A Survey of African Music
AAS 231 African American Literature to 1900: An Introduction
AAS 232 African American Literature: 20th and 21st Centuries
AAS 233 The Caribbean Novel
AAS 234 African Fiction
AAS 235 African American Drama
AAS 241/REL 281 African Religions: An Introduction
ANTHROPOLOGY
ANT 185 Global Encounters: Comparing World Views and Values Cross Culturally
ANT/LIN 202 Languages of the World (Prerequisite: LIN 201)
ANT/REL 221 Morality and Community
ANT 273/NAT/REL 244 Indigenous Religions
ARABIC
ARB 202* Arabic IV (Prerequisite: ARB 201 or placement test)
ART AND MUSIC HISTORIES
HOA 105* Arts and Ideas I
HOA 106* Arts and Ideas II
HOA 121 Italian Art and Society from Ancient to Modern Times (offered in Florence)
HOA 176 The Visual Arts of the Americas
HOA 201 Masterpieces of Art
HOA/HOM 202 Arts of Italy (offered in Florence)
HOA 203 Italian Arts from Antiquity to Michelangelo (offered in Florence)
HOA 204 Italian Arts from the Medicis to the Futurists (offered in Florence)
HOA 205 Italian Sculpture Interpreted (offered in Florence)
HOA/HOM 206 Arts of France (offered in Strasbourg)
HOA/HOM 207 Arts of England (offered in London)
HOA 208 An Architectural History of London (offered in London)
HOA/HOM 209 Arts of Spain (offered in Madrid)
HOM/MTC 125* Introductory Music Theory I
HOM 165 Understanding Music I
HOM 166 Understanding Music II
HOM 195 Performance Live
HOM/HOA 202 Arts of Italy (offered in Florence)
HOM/HOA 206 Arts of France (offered in Strasbourg)
HOM/HOA 207 Arts of England (offered in London)
HOM/HOA 209 Arts of Spain (offered in Madrid)
HOM/MHL 267 History of European Music from 1750-1914
HOM/MHL 268 European and American Music since 1914 (Prerequisite: Any HOM or MHL course)
HOM 285/MHL 185 Introduction to World Music
CHINESE
CHI 202* Chinese IV (Prerequisite: CHI 201 or placement test)
ENGLISH AND TEXTUAL STUDIES
ETS 107 Living Writers
ETS 113 Survey of British Literature, Beginnings to 1789
ETS 114 Survey of British Literature, 1789 to Present
ETS 115 Topics in British Literary History
ETS 117 Survey of American Literature, Beginnings to 1865
ETS 118 Survey of American Literature, 1865 to Present
ETS 119 Topics in U.S. Literary History
ETS 121 Introduction to Shakespeare
ETS 122 Introduction to the Novel
ETS 142 Narratives of Culture: Introduction to Issues of Critical Reading
ETS 145 Reading Popular Culture
ETS 146 Reading Screen Culture
ETS 151 Interpretation of Poetry
ETS 152 Interpretation of Drama
ETS 153 Interpretation of Fiction
ETS 154 Interpretation of Film
ETS 155 Interpretation of Nonfiction
ETS 181 Class and Literary Texts
ETS 182 Race and Literary Texts
ETS 184 Ethnicity and Literary Texts
ETS/WGS 192 Gender and Literary Texts
ETS 200 Selected Topics in English (3 credits)
ETS 215 Introductory Poetry Workshop
ETS 217 Introductory Fiction Workshop
ETS 230 Topics in Ethnic Literary Traditions
ETS 235 Classics of World Literature I
ETS 236 Classics of World Literature II
ETS 242 Reading and Interpretation
FRENCH
FRE 202* French IV (Prerequisite: FRE 201 or placement)
GERMAN
GER 202* German IV (Prerequisite: GER 201 or placement)
HEBREW
HEB 202* Hebrew IV (Prerequisite: HEB 201 or placement)
HINDI
HIN/SAS 202* Hindi/Urdu IV (Prerequisite: HIN 201 or placement)
HISTORY
HST 111* Early Modern Europe, 1350-1815
HST 112* Modern Europe: Napoleon to the Present
HST 210 The Ancient World
HST 211 Medieval and Renaissance Europe
HONORS
HNR 240* Topics in Humanities Honors
HNR 340* Topics in Humanities Honors
ITALIAN
ITA 202* Italian IV (Prerequisite: ITA 201 or placement)
JAPANESE
JPS 202* Japanese IV (Prerequisite: JPS 201 or placement)
JUDAIC STUDIES PROGRAM
JSP/REL 107 Religion, Literature, Film
JSP/REL 114* The Bible
JSP/LIT/REL 131 Great Jewish Writers
JSP/REL 135 Judaism
JSP/REL 215* The Hebrew Bible
JSP/REL/LIT 231 Jewish Literature
JSP/LIT/REL 235 Travel Narratives and Pilgrimages
KISWAHILI
SWA 202* Kiswahili IV (Prerequisite: SWA 201 or placement)
KOREAN
KOR 202* Korean IV (Prerequisite: KOR 201 or placement)
LINGUISTICS
LIN 201 The Nature and Study of Language
LIN/ANT 202 Languages of the World (Prerequisite: LIN 201)
LIN 251 English Words
LITERATURE IN TRANSLATION
LIT 101 Introduction to Classical Literature I
LIT 102 Introduction to Classical Literature II
LIT/JSP/REL 131 Great Jewish Writers
LIT 203 Greek and Roman Epic in English Translation
LIT 211 Greek and Roman Drama in English Translation
LIT 226 Dostoevsky and Tolstoy
LIT 227 Pasternak and Solzhenitsyn
LIT/JSP/REL 231 Jewish Literature
LIT/JSP/REL 235 Travel Narratives and Pilgrimages
LIT 241 Dante and the Medieval World
LIT 242 Petrarch and the Renaissance World
LIT 243 Cultures of Italy from the Middle Ages to the Present
LIT 245 Florence and Renaissance Civilization
LIT 255 Cervantes in English
LIT 257 Italian Cinema and Culture since World War II
MIDDLE EASTERN STUDIES
MES/REL/SAS 165 Discovering Islam
NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES
NAT/REL 142 Native American Religion
NAT 208 Haudenosaunee Languages and Culture
NAT/REL 244/ANT 273 Indigenous Religions
PERSIAN
PRS 202* Persian IV (Prerequisite: PRS 201 or placement)
PHILOSOPHY
PHI 107* Theories of Knowledge and Reality
PHI 109* Introduction to Philosophy (Honors)
PHI 111 Plato’s Republic
PHI 125 Political Theory
PHI 171 Critical Thinking
PHI 172 Making Decisions
PHI 175 Introduction to Social and Political Philosophy
PHI 191 Ethics and Contemporary Issues
PHI 192* Introduction to Moral Theory
PHI 197 Human Nature
PHI 209* Introduction to Moral Philosophy (Honors)
PHI 241/REL 292 The Human and Divine in Christian and Muslim Philosophy
PHI 251 Logic
PHI 293 Ethics and the Media Professions
PHI 296 Friendship
PHI /WGS 297 Philosophy of Feminism
POLISH
POL 202* Polish IV (Prerequisite: POL 201 or placement)
PORTUGUESE
POR 202* Portuguese IV (Prerequisite: POR 201 or placement)
QUEER SEXUALITY
QSX 112 Sexualities, Genders, Bodies
RELIGION
REL 101 Religions of the World
REL 102 Religion Today in a Globalizing World
REL 103 Religion and Sports
REL 104 Religion and Science
REL 106 What Is Belief?
REL/JSP 107 Religion, Literature, Film
REL/JSP 114* The Bible
REL 120 Introduction to the Study of Religion
REL 121 Pilgrimage
REL/SAS 123 Religious Auto/Biography
REL 125 Religion and Sexuality
REL 126 Ecstasy, Transgression, Religion
REL/JSP/LIT 131 Great Jewish Writers
REL/JSP 135 Judaism
REL/NAT 142 Native American Religion
REL 156 Christianity
REL/MES/SAS 165 Discovering Islam
REL/SAS 185 Hinduism
REL/SAS 186 Buddhism
REL 191 Religion, Meaning and Knowledge
REL 205 Ancient Greek Religion
REL 206 Greco-Roman Religion
REL/JSP 215* The Hebrew Bible
REL 217* The New Testament
REL/ANT 221 Morality and Community
REL 223 Faith, Doubt and Fanaticism
REL 227 Gods: A Cross-Cultural Gallery
REL/JSP/LIT 231 Jewish Literature
REL/JSP/LIT 235 Travel Narratives and Pilgrimages
REL 241 Religious Diversity in America
REL 242 Religious Issues in American Life
REL/NAT 244/ANT 273 Indigenous Religions
REL 246 Religion and Popular Culture
REL 252 Religious Ethics and Social Issues
REL 255 Depth Psychology and Religious Ethics
REL 261 Faith and Reason in Islamic Thought and Civilization
REL 281/AAS 241 African Religions: An Introduction
REL/SAS 283 India’s Religious Worlds
REL 291 Comparative Themes & Issues
REL 292/PHI 241 The Human and Divine in Christian and Muslim Philosophy
REL 294 Mythologies
REL 295 Religion and Art
RUSSIAN
RUS 202* Russian IV (Prerequisite: RUS 201 or placement)
SOUTH ASIAN STUDIES
SAS/REL 123 Religious Auto/Biography
SAS/MES/REL 165 Discovering Islam
SAS/REL 185 Hinduism
SAS/REL 186 Buddhism
SAS/HIN 202* Hindi/Urdu IV (Prerequisite: HIN/SAS 201 or placement)
SAS/REL 283 India’s Religious Worlds
SPANISH
SPA 202* Spanish IV (Prerequisite: SPA 201 or placement)
TURKISH
TRK 202* Turkish IV (Prerequisite: TRK 201 or placement)
WOMEN’S AND GENDER STUDIES
WGS 101 Introduction to Women’s and Gender Studies
WGS/ETS 192 Gender and Literary Texts
WGS/PHI 297 Philosophy of Feminism
WRITING PROGRAM
WRT 114 Writing Culture
WRT 255 Advanced Argumentative Writing (Co-requisite: WRT 205 or WRT 209 or ENL 213)
OTHER SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES*
SCHOOL OF VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS
MTC/HOM 125* Introductory Music Theory I
MHL 185/HOM 285 Introduction to World Music
MHL/HOM 267 History of European Music from 1750 – 1914
MHL/HOM 268 European and American Music since 1914
*Notes:
Courses listed under “Other Schools and Colleges” may be used to fulfill the Humanities Divisional Requirement, but they may not be counted toward the 65 credits in the College of Arts and Sciences needed for graduation unless they are cross-listed with the College of Arts and Sciences.
ARB 202, CHI 202, FRE 202, GER 202, HEB 202, HIN/SAS 202, ITA 202, JPS 202, KOR 202, PRS 202, POL 202, POR 202, RUS 202, SPA 202, SWA 202, TRK 202 may be used in the Humanities requirement and in either the Foreign Languages Skills Requirement or the Additional Skills Requirement. Credit is granted once, but each course may be used to fulfill more than one requirement, freeing up additional elective credit. The same foreign language course, however, may not be used to complete both the Foreign Languages and the Additional Skills requirements. Students may not enroll in a language course numbered 202 once they have taken a higher level course in that language.
You may receive credit for only one course in each of the following groupings:
HOA 105 or Advanced Placement in Art History
HOA 106 or Advanced Placement in Art History
HOM/MTC 125 or Advanced Placement in Music Theory
HST 111 or Advanced Placement in European History
HST 112 or Advanced Placement in European History
JSP/REL 114 or JSP/REL 215
JSP/REL 114 or REL 217
PHI 107 or PHI 109
PHI 192 or PHI 209
HNR 240 may be taken three times (with different titles) for a total of nine credits. HNR courses on media topics taught by Newhouse faculty members will be counted as Public Communications credits. Check with the Newhouse Undergraduate Advising and Records Office if you have any questions.
HNR 340 may be repeated three times (with different titles) for a total of nine credits. HNR courses on media topics taught by Newhouse faculty members will be counted as Public Communications credits. Check with the Newhouse Advising and Records Office if you have any questions.
The Humanities Division encompasses the history, theory, analysis and criticism of language, literature and other texts, religion, art, and music; and the examination of fundamental questions arising in the human search for values, knowledge, purpose, and meaning. These are central concerns of the departments or programs of African American Studies; Art and Music Histories; English and Textual Studies; Judaic Studies; Languages, Literatures and Linguistics; Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Studies; Native American Studies; Philosophy; Religion; South Asian Studies; and Women’s and Gender Studies. Hence, most courses satisfying the Humanities Divisional Requirements come from these departments and programs.
To complete the Divisional Requirements in the Humanities, you must take two courses from the following list.
Divisional List in the Humanities:
AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES
AAS 138 Writing about Black Culture
AAS 206 Introduction to African American Music
AAS 207 A Survey of African Music
AAS 231 African American Literature to 1900: An Introduction
AAS 232 African American Literature: 20th and 21st Centuries
AAS 233 The Caribbean Novel
AAS 234 African Fiction
AAS 235 African American Drama
AAS 241/REL 281 African Religions: An Introduction
ANTHROPOLOGY
ANT 185 Global Encounters: Comparing World Views and Values Cross Culturally
ANT/LIN 202 Languages of the World (Prerequisite: LIN 201)
ANT/REL 221 Morality and Community
ANT 273/NAT/REL 244 Indigenous Religions
ARABIC
ARB 202* Arabic IV (Prerequisite: ARB 201 or placement test)
ART AND MUSIC HISTORIES
HOA 105* Arts and Ideas I
HOA 106* Arts and Ideas II
HOA 121 Italian Art and Society from Ancient to Modern Times (offered in Florence)
HOA 176 The Visual Arts of the Americas
HOA 201 Masterpieces of Art
HOA/HOM 202 Arts of Italy (offered in Florence)
HOA 203 Italian Arts from Antiquity to Michelangelo (offered in Florence)
HOA 204 Italian Arts from the Medicis to the Futurists (offered in Florence)
HOA 205 Italian Sculpture Interpreted (offered in Florence)
HOA/HOM 206 Arts of France (offered in Strasbourg)
HOA/HOM 207 Arts of England (offered in London)
HOA 208 An Architectural History of London (offered in London)
HOA/HOM 209 Arts of Spain (offered in Madrid)
HOM/MTC 125* Introductory Music Theory
HOM 165 Understanding Music I
HOM 166 Understanding Music II
HOM 167 Introduction to Music History
HOM 195 Performance Live
HOM/HOA 202 Arts of Italy (offered in Florence)
HOM/HOA 206 Arts of France (offered in Strasbourg)
HOM/HOA 207 Arts of England (offered in London)
HOM/HOA 209 Arts of Spain (offered in Madrid)
HOM/MHL 267 History of European Music before 1800 (Prerequisite: HOM 165 or 166 or 168 or MHL 168)
HOM/MHL 268 European and American Music since 1914 (Prerequisite: Any HOM or MHL course)
HOM 285/MHL 185 Introduction to World Music
CHINESE
CHI 202* Chinese IV (Prerequisite: CHI 201 or placement test)
ENGLISH AND TEXTUAL STUDIES
ETS 107 Living Writers
ETS 113 Survey of British Literature, Beginnings to 1789
ETS 114 Survey of British Literature, 1789 to Present
ETS 115 Topics in British Literary History
ETS 117 Survey of American Literature, Beginnings to 1865
ETS 118 Survey of American Literature, 1865 to Present
ETS 119 Topics in U.S. Literary History
ETS 121 Introduction to Shakespeare
ETS 122 Introduction to the Novel
ETS 142 Narratives of Culture: Introduction to Issues of Critical Reading
ETS 145 Reading Popular Culture
ETS 146 Reading Screen Culture
ETS 151 Interpretation of Poetry
ETS 152 Interpretation of Drama
ETS 153 Interpretation of Fiction
ETS 154 Interpretation of Film
ETS 155 Interpretation of Nonfiction
ETS 181 Class and Literary Texts
ETS 182 Race and Literary Texts
ETS 184 Ethnicity and Literary Texts
ETS/WGS 192 Gender and Literary Texts
ETS 200 Selected Topics in English (3 credits)
ETS 215 Introductory Poetry Workshop
ETS 217 Introductory Fiction Workshop
ETS 230 Topics in Ethnic Literary Traditions
ETS 235 Classics of World Literature I
ETS 236 Classics of World Literature II
ETS 242 Reading and Interpretation
FRENCH
FRE 202* French IV (Prerequisite: FRE 201 or placement)
GERMAN
GER 202* German IV (Prerequisite: GER 201 or placement)
HEBREW
HEB 202* Hebrew IV (Prerequisite: HEB 201 or placement)
HINDI
HIN/SAS 202* Hindi/Urdu IV (Prerequisite: HIN 201 or placement)
HISTORY
HST 111* Early Modern Europe, 1350-1815
HST 112* Modern Europe: Napoleon to the Present
HST 210 The Ancient World
HST 211 Medieval and Renaissance Europe
HONORS
HNR 240* Topics in Humanities Honors
HNR 340* Topics in Humanities Honors
ITALIAN
ITA 202* Italian IV (Prerequisite: ITA 201 or placement)
JAPANESE
JPS 202* Japanese IV (Prerequisite: JPS 201 or placement)
JUDAIC STUDIES PROGRAM
JSP/REL 107 Religion, Literature, Film
JSP/REL 114* The Bible in History, Culture and Religion
JSP/LIT/REL 131 Great Jewish Writers
JSP/REL 135 Judaism
JSP/REL 215* The Jewish Bible/Christian Old Testament
JSP/REL/LIT 231 Jewish Literature
JSP/LIT/REL 235 Travel Narratives and Pilgrimages
JSP/REL 239 Jewish Humor and Satire
LINGUISTICS
LIN 201 The Nature and Study of Language
LIN/ANT 202 Languages of the World (Prerequisite: LIN 201)
LIN 251 English Words
LITERATURE IN TRANSLATION
LIT 101 Introduction to Classical Literature I
LIT 102 Introduction to Classical Literature II
LIT/JSP/REL 131 Great Jewish Writers
LIT 203 Greek and Roman Epic in English Translation
LIT 211 Greek and Roman Drama in English Translation
LIT 226 Dostoevsky and Tolstoy
LIT 227 Pasternak and Solzhenitsyn
LIT/JSP/REL 231 Jewish Literature
LIT/JSP/REL 235 Travel Narratives and Pilgrimages
LIT 241 Dante and the Medieval World
LIT 242 Petrarch and the Renaissance World
LIT 243 Cultures of Italy from the Middle Ages to the Present
LIT 245 Florence and Renaissance Civilization
LIT 255 Cervantes in English
LIT 257 Italian Cinema and Culture since World War II
MIDDLE EASTERN STUDIES
MES/REL/SAS 165 Discovering Islam
NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES
NAT/REL 142 Native American Religion
NAT 208 Haudenosaunee Languages and Culture
NAT/REL 244/ANT 273 Indigenous Religions
PHILOSOPHY
PHI 107* Theories of Knowledge and Reality
PHI 109* Introduction to Philosophy (Honors)
PHI 111 Plato’s Republic
PHI/PSC 125 Political Theory
PHI 171 Critical Thinking
PHI 172 Making Decisions
PHI 175 Introduction to Social and Political Philosophy
PHI 191 Ethics and Contemporary Issues
PHI 192* Introduction to Moral Theory
PHI 197 Human Nature
PHI 209* Introduction to Moral Philosophy (Honors)
PHI 241/REL 292 The Human and Divine in Christian and Muslim Philosophy
PHI 251 Logic
PHI 293 Ethics and the Media Professions
PHI 296 Friendship
PHI /WGS 297 Philosophy of Feminism
QUEER SEXUALITY
QSX 112 Sexualities, Genders, Bodies
RELIGION
REL 101 Religions of the World
REL 102 Religion Today in a Globalizing World
REL 103 Religion and Sports
REL 104 Religion and Science
REL 106 What Is Belief?
REL/JSP 107 Religion, Literature, Film
REL 108 Religion and Its Critics
REL/JSP 114* The Bible in History, Culture and Religion
REL 120 Introduction to the Study of Religion
REL 121 Pilgrimage
REL/SAS 123 Religious Auto/Biography
REL 125 Religion and Sexuality
REL 126 Ecstasy, Transgression, Religion
REL/JSP/LIT 131 Great Jewish Writers
REL/JSP 135 Judaism
REL/NAT 142 Native American Religion
REL 156 Christianity
REL/MES/SAS 165 Discovering Islam
REL/SAS 185 Hinduism
REL/SAS 186 Buddhism
REL 191 Religion, Meaning and Knowledge
REL 193 Extreme Religious Experience
REL 205 Ancient Greek Religion
REL 206 Greco-Roman Religion
REL/JSP 215* The Jewish Bible/Christian Old Testament
REL 217* The New Testament
REL/ANT 221 Morality and Community
REL 223 Faith, Doubt and Fanaticism
REL 227 Gods: A Cross-Cultural Gallery
REL/JSP/LIT 231 Jewish Literature
REL/JSP/LIT 235 Travel Narratives and Pilgrimages
REL/JSP 239 Jewish Humor and Satire
REL 241 Religious Diversity in America
REL 242 Religious Issues in American Life
REL/NAT 244/ANT 273 Indigenous Religions
REL 246 Religion and Popular Culture
REL 252 Ethical Decision Making
REL 255 Depth Psychology and Religious Ethics
REL 261 Faith and Reason in Islamic Thought and Civilization
REL 281/AAS 241 African Religions: An Introduction
REL/SAS 283 India’s Religious Worlds
REL 291 Comparative Themes & Issues
REL 292/PHI 241 The Human and Divine in Christian and Muslim Philosophy
REL 294 Mythologies
REL 295 Religion and Art
REL 296 Mysticism
RUSSIAN
RUS 202* Russian IV (Prerequisite: RUS 201 or placement)
SOUTH ASIAN STUDIES
SAS/REL 123 Religious Auto/Biography
SAS/MES/REL 165 Discovering Islam
SAS/REL 185 Hinduism
SAS/REL 186 Buddhism
SAS/HIN 202* Hindi/Urdu IV (Prerequisite: HIN/SAS 201 or placement)
SAS/REL 283 India’s Religious Worlds
SPANISH
SPA 202* Spanish IV (Prerequisite: SPA 201 or placement)
WOMEN’S AND GENDER STUDIES
WGS 101 Introduction to Women’s and Gender Studies
WGS/ETS 192 Gender and Literary Texts
WGS/PHI 297 Philosophy of Feminism
WRITING PROGRAM
WRT 114 Writing Culture
WRT 255 Advanced Argumentative Writing (Co-requisite: WRT 205 or WRT 209 or ENL 213)
OTHER SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES*
SCHOOL OF VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS
MTC/HOM 125* Introductory Music Theory I
MHL 185/HOM 285 Introduction to World Music
MHL/HOM 267 History of European Music before 1800
MHL/HOM 268 European and American Music since 1914
*Notes:
Courses listed under “Other Schools and Colleges” may be used to fulfill the Humanities Divisional Requirement, but they may not be counted toward the 65 credits in the College of Arts and Sciences needed for graduation unless they are cross-listed with the College of Arts and Sciences.
ARB 202, CHI 202, FRE 202, GER 202, HEB 202, HIN/SAS 202, ITA 202, JPS 202, RUS 202, SPA 202 may be used in the Humanities requirement and in either the Foreign Languages Skills Requirement or the Additional Skills Requirement. Credit is granted once, but each course may be used to fulfill more than one requirement, freeing up additional elective credit. The same foreign language course, however, may not be used to complete both the Foreign Languages and the Additional Skills requirements. Students may not enroll in a language course numbered 202 once they have taken a higher level course in that language.
You may receive credit for only one course in each of the following groupings:
HOA 105 or Advanced Placement in Art History
HOA 106 or Advanced Placement in Art History
HOM/MTC 125 or Advanced Placement in Music Theory
HST 111 or Advanced Placement in European History
HST 112 or Advanced Placement in European History
JSP/REL 114 or JSP/REL 215
JSP/REL 114 or REL 217
PHI 107 or PHI 109
PHI 192 or PHI 209
PHI 398 or REL 252
HNR 240 may be taken three times (with different titles) for a total of nine credits. HNR courses on media topics taught by Newhouse faculty members will be counted as Public Communications credits. Check with the Newhouse Undergraduate Advising and Records Office if you have any questions.
HNR 340 may be repeated three times (with different titles) for a total of nine credits. HNR courses on media topics taught by Newhouse faculty members will be counted as Public Communications credits. Check with the Newhouse Advising and Records Office if you have any questions.
The Humanities Division encompasses the history, theory, analysis and criticism of language, literature and other texts, religion, art, and music; and the examination of fundamental questions arising in the human search for values, knowledge, purpose, and meaning. These are central concerns of the departments or programs of African American Studies; Art and Music Histories; English and Textual Studies; Judaic Studies; Languages, Literatures and Linguistics; Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Studies; Native American Studies; Philosophy; Religion; South Asian Studies; and Women’s and Gender Studies. Hence, most courses satisfying the Humanities Divisional Requirements come from these departments and programs.
To complete the Divisional Requirements in the Humanities, you must take two courses from the following list.
Divisional List in the Humanities:
AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES
AAS 138 Writing about Black Culture
AAS 206 Introduction to African American Music
AAS 207 A Survey of African Music
AAS 231 African American Literature to 1900: An Introduction
AAS 232 African American Literature: 20th and 21st Centuries
AAS 233 The Caribbean Novel
AAS 234 African Fiction
AAS 235 African American Drama
AAS 241/REL 281 African Religions: An Introduction
ANTHROPOLOGY
ANT 185 Global Encounters: Comparing World Views and Values Cross Culturally
ANT/LIN 202 Languages of the World (Prerequisite: LIN 201)
ANT/REL 221 Morality and Community
ANT 273/NAT/REL 244 Indigenous Religions
ARABIC
ARB 202* Arabic IV (Prerequisite: ARB 201 or placement test)
ART AND MUSIC HISTORIES
HOA 105* Arts and Ideas I
HOA 106* Arts and Ideas II
HOA 121 Italian Art and Society from Ancient to Modern Times (offered in Florence)
HOA 176 The Visual Arts of the Americas
HOA 201 Masterpieces of Art
HOA/HOM 202 Arts of Italy (offered in Florence)
HOA 203 Italian Arts from Antiquity to Michelangelo (offered in Florence)
HOA 204 Italian Arts from the Medicis to the Futurists (offered in Florence)
HOA 205 Italian Sculpture Interpreted (offered in Florence)
HOA/HOM 206 Arts of France (offered in Strasbourg)
HOA/HOM 207 Arts of England (offered in London)
HOA 208 An Architectural History of London (offered in London)
HOA/HOM 209 Arts of Spain (offered in Madrid)
HOM/MTC 125* Introductory Music Theory
HOM 165 Understanding Music I
HOM 166 Understanding Music II
HOM 167 Introduction to Music History
HOM 195 Performance Live
HOM/HOA 202 Arts of Italy (offered in Florence)
HOM/HOA 206 Arts of France (offered in Strasbourg)
HOM/HOA 207 Arts of England (offered in London)
HOM/HOA 209 Arts of Spain (offered in Madrid)
HOM/MHL 267 History of European Music before 1800 (Prerequisite: HOM 165 or 166 or 168 or MHL 168)
HOM/MHL 268 European and American Music since 1914 (Prerequisite: Any HOM or MHL course)
HOM 285/MHL 185 Introduction to World Music
CHINESE
CHI 202* Chinese IV (Prerequisite: CHI 201 or placement test)
ENGLISH AND TEXTUAL STUDIES
ETS 105 Introduction to Creative Writing
ETS 107 Living Writers
ETS 113 Survey of British Literature, Beginnings to 1789
ETS 114 Survey of British Literature, 1789 to Present
ETS 115 Topics in British Literary History
ETS 117 American Literature, Beginnings to 1865
ETS 118 American Literature, 1865 to Present
ETS 119 Topics in U.S. Literary History
ETS 121 Introduction to Shakespeare
ETS 122 Introduction to the Novel
ETS 142 Narratives of Culture: Introduction to Issues of Critical Reading
ETS 145 Reading Popular Culture
ETS 146 Interpretation of New Media
ETS 151 Interpretation of Poetry
ETS 152 Interpretation of Drama
ETS 153 Interpretation of Fiction
ETS 154 Interpretation of Film
ETS 155 Interpretation of Nonfiction
ETS 170 American Cinema from Beginnings to Present
ETS 171 World Cinema, Beginnings to Present
ETS 174 World Literature, Beginnings to 1000
ETS 175 World Literature, 1000 to Present
ETS 181 Class and Literary Texts
ETS 182 Race and Literary Texts
ETS 184 Ethnicity and Literary Texts
ETS/WGS 192 Gender and Literary Texts
ETS 200 Selected Topics in English (3 credits)
ETS 215 Introductory Poetry Workshop
ETS 217 Introductory Fiction Workshop
ETS 230 Topics in Ethnic Literary Traditions
ETS 242 Reading and Interpretation
FRENCH
FRE 202* French IV (Prerequisite: FRE 201 or placement)
GERMAN
GER 202* German IV (Prerequisite: GER 201 or placement)
HEBREW
HEB 202* Hebrew IV (Prerequisite: HEB 201 or placement)
HINDI
HIN/SAS 202* Hindi/Urdu IV (Prerequisite: HIN 201 or placement)
HISTORY
HST 111* Early Modern Europe, 1350-1815
HST 112* Modern Europe: Napoleon to the Present
HST 210 The Ancient World
HST 211 Medieval and Renaissance Europe
HONORS
HNR 240* Topics in Humanities Honors
HNR 340* Topics in Humanities Honors
ITALIAN
ITA 202* Italian IV (Prerequisite: ITA 201 or placement)
JAPANESE
JPS 202* Japanese IV (Prerequisite: JPS 201 or placement)
JEWISH STUDIES PROGRAM
JSP/REL 107 Religion, Literature, Film
JSP/REL 114* The Bible in History, Culture and Religion
JSP/LIT/REL 131 Great Jewish Writers
JSP/REL 135 Judaism
JSP/REL 215* The Jewish Bible/Christian Old Testament
JSP/REL/LIT 231 Jewish Literature
JSP/LIT/REL 235 Travel Narratives and Pilgrimages
JSP/LIT/REL 239 Jewish Humor and Satire
KISWAHILI
SWA 202* Kiswahili IV (Prerequisite: SWA 201 or placement)
KOREAN
KOR 202* Korean IV (Prerequisite: KOR 201 or placement)
LINGUISTICS
LIN 201 The Nature and Study of Language
LIN/ANT 202 Languages of the World (Prerequisite: LIN 201)
LIN 251 English Words
LITERATURE IN TRANSLATION
LIT 101 Introduction to Classical Literature I
LIT 102 Introduction to Classical Literature II
LIT/JSP/REL 131 Great Jewish Writers
LIT 200 Japan Today
LIT 203 Greek and Roman Epic in English Translation
LIT 211 Greek and Roman Drama in English Translation
LIT 226 Dostoevsky and Tolstoy
LIT 227 Pasternak and Solzhenitsyn
LIT/JSP/REL 231 Jewish Literature
LIT/JSP/REL 235 Travel Narratives and Pilgrimages
LIT/JSP/REL 239 Jewish Humor and Satire
LIT 241 Dante and the Medieval World
LIT 242 Petrarch and the Renaissance World
LIT 243 Cultures of Italy from the Middle Ages to the Present
LIT 245 Florence and Renaissance Civilization
LIT 255 Cervantes in English
LIT 257 Italian Cinema and Culture since World War II
MIDDLE EASTERN STUDIES
MES/REL/SAS 165 Discovering Islam
NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES
NAT/REL 142 Native American Religion
NAT 208 Haudenosaunee Languages and Culture
NAT/REL 244/ANT 273 Indigenous Religions
PHILOSOPHY
PHI 107* Theories of Knowledge and Reality
PHI 109* Introduction to Philosophy (Honors)
PHI 111 Plato’s Republic
PHI/PSC 125 Political Theory
PHI 171 Critical Thinking
PHI 172 Making Decisions
PHI 175 Introduction to Social and Political Philosophy
PHI 191 Ethics and Contemporary Issues
PHI 192* Introduction to Moral Theory
PHI 197 Human Nature
PHI 209* Introduction to Moral Philosophy (Honors)
PHI 241/REL 292 The Human and Divine in Christian and Muslim Philosophy
PHI 245 Philosophy of Sport
PHI 251 Logic
PHI 293 Ethics and the Media Professions
PHI 296 Friendship
PHI /WGS 297 Philosophy of Feminism
POLISH
POL 202* Polish IV (Prerequisite: POL 201 or placement)
PORTUGUESE
POR 202* Portuguese IV (Prerequisite: POR 201 or placement)
PERSIAN
PRS 202* Persian IV (Prerequisite: PRS 201 or placement)
QUEER SEXUALITY
QSX 112 Sexualities, Genders, Bodies
RELIGION
REL 100 Introduction to African American Religion
REL 101 Religions of the World
REL 102 Religion Today in a Globalizing World
REL 103 Religion and Sports
REL 104 Religion and Science
REL 106 What Is Belief?
REL/JSP 107 Religion, Literature, Film
REL 108 Religion and Its Critics
REL/JSP 114* The Bible in History, Culture and Religion
REL 120 Introduction to the Study of Religion
REL 121 Pilgrimage
REL 122 Confessions
REL/SAS 123 Religious Auto/Biography
REL 125 Religion and Sexuality
REL 126 Ecstasy, Transgression, Religion
REL/JSP/LIT 131 Great Jewish Writers
REL/JSP 135 Judaism
REL/NAT 142 Native American Religion
REL 156 Christianity
REL/MES/SAS 165 Discovering Islam
REL/SAS 185 Hinduism
REL/SAS 186 Buddhism
REL 191 Religion, Meaning and Knowledge
REL 193 Extreme Religious Experience
REL 205 Ancient Greek Religion
REL 206 Greco-Roman Religion
REL/JSP 215* The Jewish Bible/Christian Old Testament
REL 217* The New Testament
REL/ANT 221 Morality and Community
REL 223 Faith, Doubt and Fanaticism
REL 227 Gods: A Cross-Cultural Gallery
REL/JSP/LIT 231 Jewish Literature
REL/JSP/LIT 235 Travel Narratives and Pilgrimages
REL/JSP 239 Jewish Humor and Satire
REL 241 Religious Diversity in America
REL 242 Religious Issues in American Life
REL/NAT 244/ANT 273 Indigenous Religions
REL 246 Religion and Popular Culture
REL 252 Ethical Decision Making
REL 253 Religion, Spirituality and Nature
REL 255 Psychology, Spirituality, Love and Ethics
REL 261 Faith and Reason in Islamic Thought and Civilization
REL 281/AAS 241 African Religions: An Introduction
REL/SAS 283 India’s Religious Worlds
REL 291 Comparative Themes & Issues
REL 292/PHI 241 The Human and Divine in Christian and Muslim Philosophy
REL 294 Mythologies
REL 295 Religion and Art
REL 296 Mysticism
RUSSIAN
RUS 202* Russian IV (Prerequisite: RUS 201 or placement)
SOUTH ASIAN STUDIES
SAS/REL 123 Religious Auto/Biography
SAS/MES/REL 165 Discovering Islam
SAS/REL 185 Hinduism
SAS/REL 186 Buddhism
SAS/HIN 202* Hindi/Urdu IV (Prerequisite: HIN/SAS 201 or placement)
SAS/REL 283 India’s Religious Worlds
SPANISH
SPA 202* Spanish IV (Prerequisite: SPA 201 or placement)
WOMEN’S AND GENDER STUDIES
WGS 101 Introduction to Women’s and Gender Studies
WGS/ETS 192 Gender and Literary Texts
WGS/PHI 297 Philosophy of Feminism
WRITING PROGRAM
WRT 114 Writing Culture
WRT 255 Advanced Argumentative Writing (Co-requisite: WRT 205 or WRT 209 or ENL 213)
OTHER SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES*
COLLEGE OF VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS
MHL 185/HOM 285 Introduction to World Music
MHL/HOM 267 History of European Music before 1800
MHL/HOM 268 European and American Music since 1914
MTC/HOM 125* Introductory Music Theory
*Notes:
Courses listed under “Other Schools and Colleges” may be used to fulfill the Humanities Divisional Requirement, but they may not be counted toward the 65 credits in the College of Arts and Sciences needed for graduation unless they are cross-listed with the College of Arts and Sciences.
ARB 202, CHI 202, FRE 202, GER 202, HEB 202, HIN/SAS 202, ITA 202, JPS 202, KOR 202, POL 202, POR 202, PRS 202, RUS 202, SPA 202, SWA 202, TRK 202 may be used in the Humanities requirement and in either the Foreign Languages Skills Requirement or the Additional Skills Requirement. Credit is granted once, but each course may be used to fulfill more than one requirement, freeing up additional elective credit. The same foreign language course, however, may not be used to complete both the Foreign Languages and the Additional Skills requirements. Students may not enroll in a language course numbered 202 once they have taken a higher level course in that language.
You may receive credit for only one course in each of the following groupings:
HOA 105 or Advanced Placement in Art History
HOA 106 or Advanced Placement in Art History
HOM/MTC 125 or Advanced Placement in Music Theory
HST 111 or Advanced Placement in European History
HST 112 or Advanced Placement in European History
JSP/REL 114 or JSP/REL 215
JSP/REL 114 or REL 217
PHI 107 or PHI 109
PHI 192 or PHI 209
PHI 398 or REL 252
HNR 240 may be taken three times (with different titles) for a total of nine credits. HNR courses on media topics taught by Newhouse faculty members will be counted as Public Communications credits. Check with the Newhouse Undergraduate Advising and Records Office if you have any questions.
HNR 340 may be repeated three times (with different titles) for a total of nine credits. HNR courses on media topics taught by Newhouse faculty members will be counted as Public Communications credits.Check with the Newhouse Advising and Records Office if you have any questions.
The Humanities Division encompasses the history, theory, analysis and criticism of language, literature and other texts, religion, art, and music; and the examination of fundamental questions arising in the human search for values, knowledge, purpose, and meaning. These are central concerns of the departments or programs of African American Studies; Art and Music Histories; English and Textual Studies; Judaic Studies; Languages, Literatures and Linguistics; Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Studies; Native American Studies; Philosophy; Religion; South Asian Studies; and Women’s and Gender Studies. Hence, most courses satisfying the Humanities Divisional Requirements come from these departments and programs.
To complete the Divisional Requirements in the Humanities, you must take two courses from the following list.
Divisional List in the Humanities:
AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES
AAS 138 Writing about Black Culture
AAS 206 Introduction to African American Music
AAS 207 A Survey of African Music
AAS 231 African American Literature to 1900: An Introduction
AAS 232 African American Literature: 20th and 21st Centuries
AAS 233 The Caribbean Novel
AAS 234 African Fiction
AAS 235 African American Drama
AAS 241/REL 281 African Religions: An Introduction
ANTHROPOLOGY
ANT 185 Global Encounters: Comparing World Views and Values Cross Culturally
ANT/LIN 202 Languages of the World (Prerequisite: LIN 201)
ANT/REL 221 Morality and Community
ANT 273/NAT/REL 244 Indigenous Religions
ARABIC
ARB 202* Arabic IV (Prerequisite: ARB 201 or placement test)
ART AND MUSIC HISTORIES
HOA 105* Arts and Ideas I
HOA 106* Arts and Ideas II
HOA 121 Italian Art and Society from Ancient to Modern Times (offered in Florence)
HOM 153 Worlds of Dance
HOM 172 American Popular Music
HOA 176 The Visual Arts of the Americas
HOA 201 Masterpieces of Art
HOA/HOM 202 Arts of Italy (offered in Florence)
HOA 203 Italian Arts from Antiquity to Michelangelo (offered in Florence)
HOA 204 Italian Arts from the Medicis to the Futurists (offered in Florence)
HOA 205 Italian Sculpture Interpreted (offered in Florence)
HOA/HOM 206 Arts of France (offered in Strasbourg)
HOA/HOM 207 Arts of England (offered in London)
HOA 208 An Architectural History of London (offered in London)
HOA/HOM 209 Arts of Spain (offered in Madrid)
HOM/MTC 125* Introductory Music Theory
HOM 165 Understanding Music I
HOM 166 Understanding Music II
HOM 195 Performance Live
HOM/HOA 202 Arts of Italy (offered in Florence)
HOM/HOA 206 Arts of France (offered in Strasbourg)
HOM/HOA 207 Arts of England (offered in London)
HOM/HOA 209 Arts of Spain (offered in Madrid)
HOM/MHL 267 History of European Music before 1800 (Prerequisite: HOM 165 or 166 or 168 or MHL 168)
HOM/MHL 268 European and American Music since 1914 (Prerequisite: Any HOM or MHL course)
HOM 285/MHL 185 Introduction to World Music
CHINESE
CHI 202* Chinese IV (Prerequisite: CHI 201 or placement test)
ENGLISH AND TEXTUAL STUDIES
ETS 105 Introduction to Creative Writing
ETS 107 Living Writers
ETS 113 Survey of British Literature, Beginnings to 1789
ETS 114 Survey of British Literature, 1789 to Present
ETS 115 Topics in British Literary History
ETS 117 American Literature, Beginnings to 1865
ETS 118 American Literature, 1865 to Present
ETS 119 Topics in U.S. Literary History
ETS 121 Introduction to Shakespeare
ETS 122 Introduction to the Novel
ETS 142 Narratives of Culture: Introduction to Issues of Critical Reading
ETS 145 Reading Popular Culture
ETS 146 Interpretation of New Media
ETS 151 Interpretation of Poetry
ETS 152 Interpretation of Drama
ETS 153 Interpretation of Fiction
ETS 154 Interpretation of Film
ETS 155 Interpretation of Nonfiction
ETS 170 American Cinema from Beginnings to Present
ETS 171 World Cinema, Beginnings to Present
ETS 174 World Literature, Beginnings to 1000
ETS 175 World Literature, 1000 to Present
ETS 181 Class and Literary Texts
ETS 182 Race and Literary Texts
ETS 184 Ethnicity and Literary Texts
ETS/WGS 192 Gender and Literary Texts
ETS 200 Selected Topics in English (3 credits)
ETS 215 Introductory Poetry Workshop
ETS 217 Introductory Fiction Workshop
ETS 230 Topics in Ethnic Literary Traditions
ETS 242 Reading and Interpretation
FRENCH
FRE 202* French IV (Prerequisite: FRE 201 or placement)
GERMAN
GER 202* German IV (Prerequisite: GER 201 or placement)
HEBREW
HEB 202* Hebrew IV (Prerequisite: HEB 201 or placement)
HINDI
HIN/SAS 202* Hindi/Urdu IV (Prerequisite: HIN 201 or placement)
HISTORY
HST 111* Early Modern Europe, 1350-1815
HST 112* Modern Europe: Napoleon to the Present
HST 210 The Ancient World
HST 211 Medieval and Renaissance Europe
HONORS
HNR 240* Topics in Humanities Honors
HNR 340* Topics in Humanities Honors
ITALIAN
ITA 202* Italian IV (Prerequisite: ITA 201 or placement)
JAPANESE
JPS 202* Japanese IV (Prerequisite: JPS 201 or placement)
JEWISH STUDIES PROGRAM
JSP/REL 107 Religion, Literature, Film
JSP/REL 114* The Bible in History, Culture and Religion
JSP/LIT/REL 131 Great Jewish Writers
JSP/REL 135 Judaism
JSP/REL 215* The Jewish Bible/Christian Old Testament
JSP/REL/LIT 231 Jewish Literature
JSP/LIT/REL 235 Travel Narratives and Pilgrimages
JSP/LIT/REL 239 Jewish Humor and Satire
KISWAHILI
SWA 202* Kiswahili IV (Prerequisite: SWA 201 or placement)
KOREAN
KOR 202* Korean IV (Prerequisite: KOR 201 or placement)
LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENDER STUDIES
QSX 112 Sexualities, Genders, Bodies
LINGUISTICS
LIN 201 The Nature and Study of Language
LIN/ANT 202 Languages of the World (Prerequisite: LIN 201)
LIN 251 English Words
LITERATURE IN TRANSLATION
LIT 101 Introduction to Classical Literature I
LIT 102 Introduction to Classical Literature II
LIT/JSP/REL 131 Great Jewish Writers
LIT 203 Greek and Roman Epic in English Translation
LIT 204 Popular Culture in Modern Japan
LIT 205 Tokyo Today in Literature and Film
LIT 211 Greek and Roman Drama in English Translation
LIT 226 Dostoevsky and Tolstoy
LIT 227 Pasternak and Solzhenitsyn
LIT/JSP/REL 231 Jewish Literature
LIT/JSP/REL 235 Travel Narratives and Pilgrimages
LIT/JSP/REL 239 Jewish Humor and Satire
LIT 241 Dante and the Medieval World
LIT 242 Petrarch and the Renaissance World
LIT 243 Cultures of Italy from the Middle Ages to the Present
LIT 245 Florence and Renaissance Civilization
LIT 255 Cervantes in English
LIT 257 Italian Cinema and Culture since World War II
MIDDLE EASTERN STUDIES
MES/REL/SAS 165 Discovering Islam
NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES
NAT/REL 142 Native American Religion
NAT 208 Haudenosaunee Languages and Culture
NAT/REL 244/ANT 273 Indigenous Religions
PHILOSOPHY
PHI 107* Theories of Knowledge and Reality
PHI 109* Introduction to Philosophy (Honors)
PHI 111 Plato’s Republic
PHI/PSC 125 Political Theory
PHI 171 Critical Thinking
PHI 172 Making Decisions
PHI 175 Introduction to Social and Political Philosophy
PHI 191 Ethics and Contemporary Issues
PHI 192* Introduction to Moral Theory
PHI 197 Human Nature
PHI 209* Introduction to Moral Philosophy (Honors)
PHI 241/REL 292 The Human and Divine in Christian and Muslim Philosophy
PHI 245 Philosophy of Sport
PHI 251 Logic
PHI 293 Ethics and the Media Professions
PHI 296 Friendship
PHI /WGS 297 Philosophy of Feminism
POLISH
POL 202* Polish IV (Prerequisite: POL 201 or placement)
PORTUGUESE
POR 202* Portuguese IV (Prerequisite: POR 201 or placement)
PERSIAN
PRS 202* Persian IV (Prerequisite: PRS 201 or placement)
RELIGION
REL 101 Religions of the World
REL 102 Religion Today in a Globalizing World
REL 103 Religion and Sports
REL 104 Religion and Science
REL 106 What Is Belief?
REL/JSP 107 Religion, Literature, Film
REL 108 Religion and Its Critics
REL/JSP 114* The Bible in History, Culture and Religion
REL 120 Introduction to the Study of Religion
REL 121 Pilgrimage
REL 122 Confessions
REL/SAS 123 Religious Auto/Biography
REL 125 Religion and Sexuality
REL 126 Ecstasy, Transgression, Religion
REL/JSP/LIT 131 Great Jewish Writers
REL/JSP 135 Judaism
REL/NAT 142 Native American Religion
REL 156 Christianity
REL/MES/SAS 165 Discovering Islam
REL/SAS 185 Hinduism
REL/SAS 186 Buddhism
REL 191 Religion, Meaning and Knowledge
REL 193 Extreme Religious Experience
REL 205 Ancient Greek Religion
REL 206 Greco-Roman Religion
REL/JSP 215* The Jewish Bible/Christian Old Testament
REL 217* The New Testament
REL/ANT 221 Morality and Community
REL 223 Faith, Doubt and Fanaticism
REL 227 Gods: A Cross-Cultural Gallery
REL/JSP/LIT 231 Jewish Literature
REL/JSP/LIT 235 Travel Narratives and Pilgrimages
REL/JSP 239 Jewish Humor and Satire
REL 241 Religious Diversity in America
REL 242 Religious Issues in American Life
REL/NAT 244/ANT 273 Indigenous Religions
REL 246 Religion and Popular Culture
REL 252 Ethical Decision Making
REL 253 Religion, Spirituality and Nature
REL 255 Psychology, Spirituality, Love and Ethics
REL 261 Faith and Reason in Islamic Thought and Civilization
REL 281/AAS 241 African Religions: An Introduction
REL/SAS 283 India’s Religious Worlds
REL 291 Comparative Themes & Issues
REL 292/PHI 241 The Human and Divine in Christian and Muslim Philosophy
REL 294 Mythologies
REL 295 Religion and Art
REL 296 Mysticism
RUSSIAN
RUS 202* Russian IV (Prerequisite: RUS 201 or placement)
SOUTH ASIAN STUDIES
SAS/REL 123 Religious Auto/Biography
SAS/MES/REL 165 Discovering Islam
SAS/REL 185 Hinduism
SAS/REL 186 Buddhism
SAS/HIN 202* Hindi/Urdu IV (Prerequisite: HIN/SAS 201 or placement)
SAS/REL 283 India’s Religious Worlds
SPANISH
SPA 202* Spanish IV (Prerequisite: SPA 201 or placement)
WOMEN’S AND GENDER STUDIES
WGS 101 Introduction to Women’s and Gender Studies
WGS/ETS 192 Gender and Literary Texts
WGS/PHI 297 Philosophy of Feminism
WRITING PROGRAM
WRT 114 Writing Culture
WRT 255 Advanced Argumentative Writing (Co-requisite: WRT 205 or WRT 209 or ENL 213)
OTHER SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES*
COLLEGE OF VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS
MHL 185/HOM 285 Introduction to World Music
MHL/HOM 267 History of European Music before 1800
MHL/HOM 268 European and American Music since 1914
MTC/HOM 125* Introductory Music Theory
*Notes:
Courses listed under “Other Schools and Colleges” may be used to fulfill the Humanities Divisional Requirement, but they may not be counted toward the 65 credits in the College of Arts and Sciences needed for graduation unless they are cross-listed with the College of Arts and Sciences.
ARB 202, CHI 202, FRE 202, GER 202, HEB 202, HIN/SAS 202, ITA 202, JPS 202, KOR 202, POL 202, POR 202, PRS 202, RUS 202, SPA 202, SWA 202, TRK 202 may be used in the Humanities requirement and in either the Foreign Languages Skills Requirement or the Additional Skills Requirement. Credit is granted once, but each course may be used to fulfill more than one requirement, freeing up additional elective credit. The same foreign language course, however, may not be used to complete both the Foreign Languages and the Additional Skills requirements. Students may not enroll in a language course numbered 202 once they have taken a higher level course in that language.
You may receive credit for only one course in each of the following groupings:
HOA 105 or Advanced Placement in Art History
HOA 106 or Advanced Placement in Art History
HOM/MTC 125 or Advanced Placement in Music Theory
HST 111 or Advanced Placement in European History
HST 112 or Advanced Placement in European History
JSP/REL 114 or JSP/REL 215
JSP/REL 114 or REL 217
PHI 107 or PHI 109
PHI 192 or PHI 209
PHI 398 or REL 252
HNR 240 may be taken three times (with different titles) for a total of nine credits. HNR courses on media topics taught by Newhouse faculty members will be counted as Public Communications credits. Check with the Newhouse Undergraduate Advising and Records Office if you have any questions.
HNR 340 may be repeated three times (with different titles) for a total of nine credits. HNR courses on media topics taught by Newhouse faculty members will be counted as Public Communications credits.Check with the Newhouse Advising and Records Office if you have any questions.