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.
The 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 & 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 153 | Worlds of Dance |
| HOM 165 | Understanding Music I |
| HOM 166 | Understanding Music II |
| HOM 172 | American Popular Music |
| 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 1800 (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 | 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 | 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 test) |
GERMAN
| GER 202* | German IV (Prerequisite: GER 201 or placement test) |
HEBREW
| HEB 202* | Hebrew IV (Prerequisite: HEB 201 or placement test) |
HINDI
| HIN/SAS 202* | Hindi/Urdu IV (Prerequisite: HIN 201 or placement test) |
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 test) |
JAPANESE
| JPS 202* | Japanese IV (Prerequisite: JPS 201 or placement test) |
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 test) |
KOREAN
| KOR 202* | Korean IV (Prerequisite: KOR 201 or placement test) |
LINGUSTICS
| 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 Epics 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 |
| 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 Sports |
| 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 test) |
PORTUGUESE
| POR 202* | Portuguese IV (Prerequisite: POR 201 or placement test) |
PERSIAN
| PRS 202* | Persian IV (Prerequisite: PRS 201 or placement test) |
LGBT STUDIES
| 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 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 test) |
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 test) |
TURKISH
| TRK 202* | Turkish IV (Prerequisite: TRK 201 or placement test) |
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 Feminism |
WRITING PROGRAM
| WRT 114 | Writing Culture |
| WRT 255 | Advanced Argumentative Writing (Prerequisite: ENL 213 or Coreq: WRT 205 or WRT 209) |
OTHER SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES*
College 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 1800 |
| 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 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 Advising and Newhouse Records Office if you have any questions.