2018

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 three 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/REL/LIT 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 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 (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 Undergraduate 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 three 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)

JEWISH 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/REL/LIT 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/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

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 passed 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 Undergraduate 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 three 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 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)

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/REL/LIT 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 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

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 (Prereq: ENL 213 or Co-requisite: WRT 205 or WRT 209)

OTHER SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES*

SCHOOL OF VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS

MTC/HOM 125* Introductory Music Theory

MHL 185/HOM 285 Introduction to World Music

MHL/HOM 267 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 passed 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 Undergraduate 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 three 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 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/REL/LIT 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 Judaic 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)

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 (Prereq: ENL 213 or Co-requisite: WRT 205 or WRT 209)

OTHER SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES*

SCHOOL OF VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS

MHL 185/HOM 285 Introduction to World Music

MHL/HOM 267 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, 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 Undergraduate 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 three 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

HOM 153 Worlds of Dance

HOM 172 American Popular Music

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 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/REL/LIT 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 Judaic 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)

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 (Prereq: ENL 213 or Co-requisite: WRT 205 or WRT 209)

OTHER SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES*

SCHOOL OF VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS

MHL 185/HOM 285 Introduction to World Music

MHL/HOM 267 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, 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 Undergraduate Advising and Records Office if you have any questions.