HUMN 101. INTRODUCTION TO GENDER, WOMEN'S AND SEXUALITY STUDIES. 5 Credits.

Cross-listed: GWSS 101.
Satisfies: a BACR for humanities and arts.
Interdisciplinary course designed to introduce the study of women, gender, feminism, and systems of oppression and privilege. Draws upon a diverse collection of writing, classroom exercises, films, and discussions to better understand women’s experiences (primarily in the U.S.) both empirically and theoretically.

HUMN 202. THEATRE IN THE HUMANITIES. 5 Credits.

Cross-listed: THTR 202.
Satisfies: a BACR for humanities and arts.
This course focuses on the relationship of theatre to various cultures throughout history. Students will survey different periods, styles and genres of theatre through play reading, discussion and viewing and critiquing theatrical performances. Students are introduced to the various elements of the production process.

HUMN 210. WESTERN LITERATURE I. 5 Credits.

Satisfies: a BACR for humanities and arts.
Examines Sumerian, Hebrew, Greek, Roman, and early Christian literatures and cultures. Students learn the tradition of Western ideas and learn to distinguish early genres, such as epic, lyric, and drama, to recognize cultural narratives, beliefs, and symbols, and to develop skills in critical reading, writing, and the use of sources.

HUMN 211. WESTERN LITERATURE II. 5 Credits.

Satisfies: a BACR for humanities and arts.
Examines European and Islamic literature of the Middle Ages until the Renaissance. Students learn about the tradition of Western and Islamic ideas and learn to distinguish genres, such as epic, romance, and lyric, and narrative techniques, like frame narrative and allegory, and learn how these express cultural narratives, beliefs, and symbols, and finally to develop skills in critical reading, writing, and the use of sources.

HUMN 212. MUSIC IN ARTS AND CULTURE. 5 Credits.

Cross-listed: MUSC 212.
Satisfies: a BACR for humanities and arts.
This course is a survey with primary focus on Western classical music in terms of humanistic development with emphasis on musical style and structure and relations with the other arts.

HUMN 214. AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURE AND EXPRESSIONS. 5 Credits.

Cross-listed: AAST 214.
Satisfies: a university graduation requirement–diversity.
An interdisciplinary survey of African American culture beginning with ancient African history and traditions through contemporary issues in the African American experience. Attention given to basic principles of history, sociology, political science, economics and the arts in the study of the dynamics of the African American culture.

HUMN 215. INTRODUCTION TO RELIGION. 5 Credits.

Satisfies: a BACR for humanities and arts.
Provides an introduction to the basic range of methods and issues in the study of religion. The course takes an interdisciplinary approach, one that is multi-dimensional, and cross-cultural in its sampling of religious perspectives. The course takes a phenomenological and non-sectarian approach to the study of religion. It describes the experiences, beliefs, and behaviors of religious people without prescribing them for the student and/or the instructor.

HUMN 315. EAST-WEST PHILOSOPHIES AND RELIGIONS. 5 Credits.

Pre-requisites: sophomore standing.
Satisfies: a university graduation requirement–global studies.
Comparative study of the world’s theological systems in their philosophical, historical, and ethical contexts.

HUMN 320. THE HUMAN PROSPECT. 5 Credits.

Cross-listed: BIOL 320.
Pre-requisites: sophomore standing.
Satisfies: a university graduation requirement–global studies.
Explores the biological and philosophical roots of humans' relationship with the environment.

HUMN 340. PERSPECTIVES ON DEATH. 5 Credits.

Pre-requisites: sophomore standing.
Satisfies: a university graduation requirement–global studies.
Human awareness of death is general and the philosophical, religious, and cultural response to it is varied. All human beings have dealt with the reality of death and the course considers the most prevalent and meaningful perspectives.

HUMN 399. DIRECTED STUDY. 1-5 Credits.

HUMN 415. FEMINIST THEORIES. 5 Credits.

Cross-listed: GWSS 415, PHIL 415.
Pre-requisites: GWSS 101 or upper level GWSS or PHIL course.
Feminist theories developed to explain women’s subordinate position in society and current trends in feminist thought. Includes psychoanalytic feminism, feminist literary criticism and cross-cultural views of feminism.

HUMN 496. EXPERIMENTAL COURSE. 1-5 Credits.

HUMN 498. SEMINAR. 1-5 Credits.

HUMN 499. DIRECTED STUDY. 1-5 Credits.

Pre-requisites: permission of the instructor, department chair and college dean.