Courses

 

Below is a list of the courses offered in the Humanities department, including how the courses fulfill Essential Studies credits and brief course descriptions. 

 

Essential Studies information

Social Science	Humanities 224 * Humanities 225 **
Arts & Humanities	Humanities 101 (humanities) Humanities 102 (humanities) Humanities 212 (fine arts or humanities) Humanities 300 (humanities)
Math/Science/Technology	Humanities 270 Humanities 271 Humanities 271L
Capstone	Humanities 408 ***
Elective	Humanities 391

*      also counts as a "U" - US Diversity course
**   also counts as a "G" - Global Diversity course
*** also counts as an "A" - Advanced Writing course 

 

Course Descriptions

HUM 101: Introduction to Humanities I. 4 credits. This course is designed to introduce university students to the major disciplines of the Humanities: literature, philosophy, history, religion, drama, music, and art. The literature chosen each semester will vary, often focusing on a central theme. Class time will be used to discuss the texts and students will be expected to attend events in the fine arts. (Approved by the University of North Dakota Essential Studies Committee as a course which fulfills Arts and Humanities Essential Studies humanities credits.) F, S, SS

HUM 102: Introduction to Humanities II. 4 credits. While this course has the same structure and goals as Humanities 101, its subject matter is the writing of classical Greece. The authors read usually include Homer, Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Plato. (Approved by the University of North Dakota Essential Studies Committee as a course which fulfills Arts and Humanities Essential Studies humanities credits.) F, S, SS

HUM 212: Integrated Cultural Experience. 3 credits. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. This course seeks to examine human concerns and motivations through the examination of artistic and cultural expressions. Students will attend and analyze various types of cultural events, incdluing dramatic productions, art shows, films, and music concerts to examine the sub-text of the human condition. They will also study texts in which authors present philosophies regarding the nature of art and the importance of particular mediums (poetry, visual arts, film, etc.) in voicing personal and social concerns. In addition, students will study the philosophy of philanthropy by researching and gaining personal experience in a community service activity. (Approved by the University of North Dakota Essential Studies Committee as a course which fulfills Arts and Humanities Essential Studies humanities or fine arts credits.) F, S

HUM 224: Integrated Social Science Inquiry. 2-4 credits. Readings and discussion of selected works that reflect the methodology and concerns of the social sciences; integration of social science topics and methods with other Integrated Studies courses/topics. (Approved by the University of North Dakota Essential Studies Committee as a course which fulfills Social Sciences Essential Studies, U.S diversity emphasis credits.) F, S

HUM 225: Advanced Integrated Social Science. 2-4 credits. A continued, in-depth exploration of social science topics raised in Humanities 224: Integrated Social Science. This course will require that students pursue more advanced research in and consideration of topics in the social sciences. (Approved by the University of North Dakota Essential Studies Committee as a course which fulfills Social Sciences Essential Studies, global diversity emphasis credits.) F, S

HUM 270: Integrated Studies Life Sciences. 3 credits. An exploration of historical and modern developments in evolution and genetics that have altered our conception of what it means to be human. This course examines the philosophical, psychological, and sociological implications of contemporary neo-Darwinian thought. No laboratory. (Approved by the University of North Dakota Essential Studies Committee as a course which fulfills Math, Science, and Technology Essential Studies, non-lab credits.) F, S

HUM 271: Integrated Studies General Science. 3 credits. An exploration of the nature of science, with the aim of discovering how scientists employ powerful epistemological methods in order to construct a body of cumulative knowledge that represents a fairly accurate, although always tentative, approximation of external reality. This course examines the inextricable conceptual connections which link and unify seemingly disparate sciences. (Approved by the University of North Dakota Essential Studies Committee as a course which fulfills Math, Science, and Technology Essential Studies, non-lab credits, unless 271L is also taken as a co- or pre-requisite.) F, S

HUM 271L: Integrated Studies General Science Lab. 1 credit. Co-requisite: Humanities 271. An optional laboratory experience to accompany Humanities 271. Students will spend three hours each week in laboratory designing and implementing experiments. (Approved by the University of North Dakota Essential Studies Committee as a course which fulfills the laboratory requirement in the Math, Science, and Technology Essential Studies area when HUM 271 is taken as either a pre- or a co-requisite.) F, S

HUM 283: Integrated Source Analysis. 3 credits. In this course, students will examine chosen issues in the sciences, social sciences, and humanities and will gain a general familiarity with the academic and popular forums of writing and research in each discipline. They will become familiar with the research methodologies of each discipline and learn to integrate the different methods and perspectives with their own analysis. F, S

HUM 300: Knowledge, Truth and Reality. 2 credits. An interdisciplinary exploration of the nature of knowledge, truth, and reality from the perspectives of science, philosophy, and religion. (Approved by the University of North Dakota Essential Studies Committee as a course which fulfills Arts and Humanities Essential Studies humanities credits.) On demand.

HUM 391: Advanced Humanities Seminar. 1-4 credits. An interdisciplinary reading, writing and discussion course in which the focus varies from semester to semester, but which draws on texts from the Humanities, Social Sciences, and Sciences. (Elective course) F, S, SS

HUM 408: Writing Across the Disciplines. 3 credits. Prerequisite: ENGL 120 and junior or senior level status. This course will provide students who have completed ENGL 120 an upper-level, intense writing experience that focuses on methods and strategies of writing in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences. Students will engage in the process of integrating disciplinary materials and writing tactics as well as formulating written responses to topics of current concern. (Approved by the University of North Dakota Essential Studies Committee as a course which fulfills the capstone Essential Studies course requirement as well as an "A," advanced writing, course.) F, S