Humanities

This course is designed to provide students with an interdisciplinary study of selected works of art, music, literature, and philosophy through either a thematic or a genre-based approach. AAS: Humanities elective. IAI: HF 900.

This course is taught at a study abroad site. Students will travel to international/regional locations that may vary from year to year to study selected topics in the humanities. These topics may include the literature, language, performing arts, visual arts, or philosophy of the area. The instructor will assist students in developing required activities or projects undertaken during the travel experience and may accompany them. Appropriate activities will include--but are not limited to--field excursions, lectures, and discussions. Note: Students are responsible for all associated travel expenses in addition to tuition and fees. This course may be repeated twice for credit. A maximum of four credit hours can be used toward a degree or certificate.

This course introduces the study of women and gender from an interdisciplinary perspective, drawing on literary, historical, sociological, philosophical, political, and cultural spheres. Students will learn to critically think about the construction and performance of gender and the ways gender, race, class, religion, and sexuality intersect. The course will survey key issues, questions, and debates, both historical and contemporary, in the field of gender studies. AAS: Interdisciplinary Humanities elective. IAI: H9 900.

Students will develop leadership abilities through the use of theoretical and practical experiences. The course includes topics such as leadership and group dynamics, moral and ethical responsibilities of leadership, delegation of authority, conflict resolution, and civic engagement.

Interdisciplinary study of art, architecture, music, literature, history, and philosophy reflecting the cultural identity of African Americans. IAI: HF 906D.

This interdisciplinary survey of Spanish and Latin American life and institutions is intended as a background for literacy studies and a better understanding of Hispanic Latino world contributions. A research project is required.

Through study of selected works of literature, philosophy, visual art, music and other performing arts, this interdisciplinary course presents the student with significant intellectual and artistic achievements of several cultures, including Mesopotamia (Iraq), Anatolia (Turkey), Persia (Iran), and Levant/Palestine (Israel, Syria, Jordan). The class will include a comparison of the values, motifs and aesthetics of these cultures to Western cultural expression. Extensive use will be made of multimedia resources in addition to reading and viewing assignments in specific discipline areas. IAI: HF 904N.

An introductory survey of selected teachings, practices and institutions of major Eastern and Western religions. May include the role of history; appreciation for forms of expressions; and criticism of their origins, rituals and forms of religious knowledge and destiny. IAI: H5 904N.

This course (taught at a study abroad site) will explore the nature, challenges and results of conflict and co-existence among Jews, Muslims, and Christians in medieval Spain. It will examine the breakdown of tolerance leading to the expulsions of Spanish Jews in 1492, Spanish Muslims in 1502, and the Moriscos of Spanish Muslim descent in 1609. Spain's subsequent involvement in Morocco will receive particular attention, as will the roles of Christians, Jews, and Muslims in present-day Spain.

This course is an introduction to the concept of religion as religion. Special emphasis is given to the legitimacy of the religious experience in the modern world. Both religious and naturalistic approaches to the subject will be explored. IAI: H4 905.

A study of selected religious concepts and theories, such as the existence and nature of a deity, the nature of good and evil, reason and faith, ethics, and the afterlife. May include an examination of the nature of religious language and experience. IAI: H4 905.