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Concentration Course Requirements:
HIS Required Courses (6)
HIS 300 Historiography 3 HUM/ENG 300 Critical Theory 3
HIS Concentration Electives (12): Choose two U.S history courses (6)
HIS 351
HIS 352
HIS 353 HIS/PHL 354 HIS 355
History of California 3 Revolution and Early Republic 3 American West 3 American Philosophy 3 Religion in America 3 Radicalism in America 3
HIS 385
Choose one European history course (3)
HIS 265 HIS 266 HIS 267
Early Modern Europe 3 Nineteenth-Century Europe 3 Twentieth-Century Europe 3
Choose one Non-Western History (3)
HIS 331 HIS 337 HIS 347
Comparative World History 3 East Asian History and Politics 3 Latin American History and Politics 3
Humanities (21 credit hours)
This interdisciplinary concentration allows students to explore courses from literature, intellectual and cultural history, comparative religion, communication, and the arts. Students will learn to analyze the ways human beings from diverse cultures have understood their worlds and expressed these conceptions in art and philosophy. Students will discuss literary and artistic works from a variety of perspectives and approaches, as well as theories of interpretation and practical communication.
Building on humanities courses in the core liberal arts curriculum, students must complete an additional 21 credit hours from the following courses (drawn from at least three different disciplines, with a minimum of two upper-division courses).
Mission Statement:
The Humanities concentration offers an interdisciplinary study of intellectual history, philosophy, literature, and the arts, enabling students to pursue a broad study of the history of human creativity and expression.
Concentration Learning Outcomes:
Demonstrate aptitude and ability to analyze ideas, historical events, and cultural texts from diverse origins.
Students who complete the humanities concentration will be able to:
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