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| Lower Division Courses and Descriptions |
HUM 101-3W |
Introduction to Humanities |
| HUM 102-3W |
Classical Mythology |
HUM 103-3
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The Invention of the Book: Alphabets, Papyrus, Parchment and Print |
HUM 105-3
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Western Civilization from the Ancient World to the Reformation Era |
HUM 130-3
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Introduction to Religious Studies |
| HUM 151-3 |
Ancient Greek I |
| HUM 152-3 |
Ancient Greek II |
| HUM 161-3 |
Latin I |
| HUM 162-3 |
Latin II |
| HUM 201-3 |
Great Texts in the Humanities I |
| HUM 202-3 |
Great Texts in the Humanities II |
| HUM 203-3 |
Great Texts in the Humanities II |
| HUM 204-3 |
Great Religious Texts |
| HUM 211-3 |
Art and Literature of the Italian Renaissance |
| HUM 216-3 |
The Ancient World |
| HUM 219-3 |
The Early Middle Ages |
| HUM 227-3 |
Introduction to the Study of the Future |
| HUM 240-3 |
Studies in Modern European Culture |
Upper Division Courses and Descriptions
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| HUM 301-4 |
Ancient Studies |
| HUM 302-4W |
The Golden Age of Greece: An Integrated Society |
| HUM 303-4 |
The Latin Humanist Tradition |
| HUM 305-4 |
Medieval Studies |
| HUM 307-4 |
Carolingian Civilization |
| HUM 309-4 |
Literatures and the Arts Across Cultures |
| HUM 311-4 |
Italian Renaissance Humanism |
| HUM 312-4W |
Renaissance Studies |
| HUM 320-4 |
The Humanities and Philosophy |
| HUM 321-4 |
The Humanities and Critical Thinking |
| HUM 322-4 |
The Humanities and the Critique of Culture |
| HUM 323-4 |
The Humanities in Canada |
| HUM 325-4 |
The Humanities and the Natural World |
| HUM 327-4 |
Critical Issues in the Study of the Future |
| HUM 330-4 |
Religion in Context |
| HUM 331-4 |
Studies in Asian Religions |
| HUM 332-4 |
Mythology in Context |
| HUM 340-4 |
Great Cities in Their Time |
| HUM 350-4 |
Great Figures in the Humanistic Tradition |
| HUM 360-4 |
Great Themes in hte Humanistic Tradition |
| HUM 375-4 |
The Woodsworth Seminar |
| HUM 381-4 |
Selected Topics in the Humanities I |
| HUM 382-4 |
Selected Topics in the Humanities II |
| HUM 383-4 |
Selected Topics in the Humanities III |
HUM 385-4 |
Selected Topics in European Studies |
| HUM 390-4 |
Directed Studies in Humanities |
| HUM 400-5 |
Humanities Study Project |
| HUM 471-0 |
Practicum I |
| HUM 472-0 |
Practicum II |
| HUM 473-0 |
Practicum III |
| HUM 474-0 |
Practicum IV |
| HUM 495-2 |
Humanities Graduating Seminar |
| W - Writing instiensive designated courses applicable to the BA degree regulatoins effective Sept. 2006 |
B – The following courses in Humanities are designated Breadth for the BA degree regulations effective Sept. 2006:
HUM 101, 102, 103, 201, 202, 203, 216, 219, 227, 230, 302, 303, 307, 311, 320, 321, 325. |
Prague Field School:
Offered each summer - an 8-week program of study at Charles University in Prague. |
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Lower Division Course Descriptions |
| Title: |
HUMANITIES 101-3
Introduction to the Humanities |
| Description: |
An introduction to issues and concepts central to the study of the Humanities. Through exposure to primary materials drawn from different periods and disciplines, students will become acquainted with a range of topics and ideas relating to the study of human values and human experience. |
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Writing/Breadth-Humanities |
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HUMANITIES 102-3
Classical Mythology |
| Description: |
An introduction to the central myths of the Greeks and Romans. The course will investigate the nature, function, and meaning of myths in the classical world and their considerable influence on western civilization. |
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Writing/Breadth-Humanities |
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HUMANITIES 103-3
The Invention of the Book: Alphabets, Papyrus, Parchment and Print |
| Description: |
The book as we know it did not always exist; it was invented. This course will explore the creation and spread of writing, the emergence of scribal cultures, and the birth of the book, which came to be the greatest of all material, cultural and intellectual objects, one that shaped and transformed civilization. |
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Breadth-Humanities |
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HUMANITIES 105-3
Western Civilization from the Ancient World to the Reformatoni Era
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| Description: |
A study of some of the most important features of western civilization from its origins until the mid-16th century. Students who have taken HIST 105 prior to 2007 may not take this course for further credit. |
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Breadth-Humanities |
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HUMANITIES 130-3
Introduction to Religious Studies
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| Description: |
An introduction to concepts central to the academic study of religion exploring various relevant methodologies. Provides a framework for understanding the many ways in which humans experience the phenomenon of the sacred through symbol, ritual, doctrine and experience in a variety of religious traditions and cultures. |
| Prerequisite: |
Students who have taken HUM 230 prior to 2007 may not take this course for further credit. |
| Notes: |
Breadth-Humanities |
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HUMANITIES 151-3
Ancient Greek I |
| Description: |
An introduction to the classical Greek language. |
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HUMANITIES 152-3
Ancient Greek II |
| Description: |
The continuation of Ancient Greek I. |
| Prerequisite: |
Humanities 151, or permission of the instructor. |
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HUMANITIES 161-3
Latin I |
| Description: |
An introduction to the Latin language. |
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Students who have taken LATN 100 cannot take this course for further credit. |
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HUMANITIES 162-3
Latin II |
| Description: |
The continuation of Latin I. |
| Prerequisite: |
Humanities 161 or permission of the instructor. Students who have taken LATN 101 cannot take this course for further credit. |
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HUMANITIES 201-3
Great Texts in the Humanities I |
| Description: |
An intensive study of some of the major works which have had a formative influence on the structure and development of western thought. Reading and discussion of primary texts and the major themes which emerge from them will introduce students to essential philosophical, literary, social, and religious themes of western civilization. Texts for this course will be drawn from the Ancient World, Middle Ages and the Renaissance. |
| Prerequisite: |
HUM 105 (formerly HIST 105 prior to 2007) or PHIL 150 or 30 credit hours. |
| Notes: |
Breadth-Humanities |
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HUMANITIES 202-3
Great Texts in the Humanities II |
| Description: |
An intensive study of some of the major works which have had a formative influence on the structure and development of western thought. Reading and discussion of primary texts and the major themes which emerge from them will introduce students to essential philosophical, literary, social and religious themes of western civilization. Texts for this course will be drawn from the 17th century through to the modern period. |
| Prerequisite: |
HIST 106 or PHIL 151 or 30 credit hours. |
| Notes: |
Breadth-Humanities |
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HUMANITIES 203-3
Great Texts in the Humanities III |
| Description: |
An introduction to classic texts which have endured as monuments of Asian thought and literature. Readings and discussions of primary texts and their central ideas will introduce students to philosophical, literary and religious themes in a selected, major Asian tradition. |
| Prerequisite: |
30 credit hours. |
| Notes: |
Breadth-Humanities |
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HUMANITIES 204-3
Great Religious Texts |
| Description: |
A study of some of the key works which have had a formative influence on major religious traditions. Primary texts will be selected to illustrate core elements in the religious understanding of human life and its relationship to the sacred. |
| Prerequisite: |
30 credit hours. HUM 130 (HUM 230 prior to 2007) is recommended. |
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HUMANITIES 211-3
Art and Literature of the Italian Renaissance |
| Description: |
An interdisciplinary introduction to the art and literature of the Italian Renaissance (c. 1300-c. 1550). Studies the major developments in Renaissance Italian painting, sculpture and architecture alongside some of the most influential texts of the period. |
| Prerequisite: |
30 credit hours. |
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HUMANITIES 216-3
The Ancient World |
| Description: |
Aspects of the ancient history and culture of the Near East, Greece and Rome. |
| Prerequisite: |
Recommended: HUM 105 (formerly HIST 105 prior to 2007). Students who have taken HIST 216 may not take this course for further credit. |
| Notes: |
Breadth-Humanities |
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HUMANITIES 219-3
The Early Middle Ages |
| Description: |
An examination of Eastern and Western Christendom from Late Antiquity to the 12th-Century Renaissance emphasizing religious, political, cultural, and social change. |
| Prerequisite: |
Students who have taken HIST 219 may not take this course for further credit. |
| Notes: |
Breadth-Humanities |
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HUMANITIES 227-3
Introduction to the Study of the Future |
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An introduction to the study of the future as a field of inquiry, its methodology, issues, and the problems that arise when we attempt to understand or control what will happen. |
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| Notes: |
Breadth-Humanities |
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HUMANITIES 240-3
Studies in Modern European Culture |
| Description: |
A thematic approach to European culture through the examination of a selection from historical, literary, philosophical and/or aesthetic materials. |
| Prerequisite: |
30 credit hours. |
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Upper Division Course Descriptions
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| Title: |
HUMANITIES 301-4
Ancient Studies |
| Description: |
A detailed interdisciplinary analysis of a selected topic, issue, or personality in the Ancient World. |
| Prerequisite: |
45 credit hours. Students who have taken this course topic under HUM 382 or 383 cannot take this course for further credit. |
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HUMANITIES 302W-4
The Golden Age of Greece: An Integrated Society |
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The study of Athenian society in the 5th century BC, a period unique in the record of human achievement during which virtually all the major humanistic fields were either initiated or received significant new impetus. Integrates the remarkable achievements of this ‘Golden Age’ in an interdisciplinary examination of its art, architecture and writings. |
| Prerequisite: |
45 credit hours. |
| Notes: |
Writing/Breadth-Humanities. |
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HUMANITIES 303-4
The Latin Humanist Tradition |
| Description: |
Studies in the writings of various Latin authors. |
| Prerequisite: |
45 credit hours. |
| Notes: |
Breadth-Humanities. |
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HUMANITIES 305-4
Medieval Studies |
| Description: |
A detailed interdisciplinary analysis of a selected topic, issue, or personality in the Middle Ages. |
| Prerequisite: |
45 credit hours. |
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HUMANITIES 307-4
Carolingian Civilization |
| Description: |
A focused interdisciplinary study of the Carolingian civilization achieved in early medieval Europe under Charlemagne and his family. |
| Prerequisite: |
45 credit hours. |
| Notes: |
Breadth-Humanities. |
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HUMANITIES 309-4
Literatures and the Arts Across Cultures |
| Description: |
An interdisciplinary study of literary texts in translation and/or art forms across cultures and periods. Includes a variety of approaches and themes such as translation studies, narrative theory, cultural analysis, global citizenship, modernity, postmodernity. |
| Prerequisite: |
45 credit hours. Students who have taken this topic under HUM 381 or 382 may not take this course for further credit. |
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HUMANITIES 311-4
Italian Renaissance Humanism |
| Description: |
A study of the major writings, cultural milieu, and influence of the humanist movement of the Italian Renaissance. |
| Prerequisite: |
45 credit hours. |
| Notes: |
Breadth-Humanities. |
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HUMANITIES 312W-4
Renaissance Studies |
| Description: |
A detailed interdisciplinary analysis of a selected topic, issue, or personality from the Italian and/or Northern Renaissance. |
| Prerequisite: |
45 credit hours. |
| Notes: |
Writing. |
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HUMANITIES 320-4
The Humanities and Philosophy |
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An exploration of the characteristic ways in which the humanities, with its emphasis on expression, belief and tradition, presents the important philosophical concepts of western civilization. Based upon an interdisciplinary selection of texts drawn from history, philosophy, literature and the arts. |
| Prerequisite: |
45 credit hours. |
| Notes: |
Breadth-Humanities. |
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HUMANITIES 321-4
The Humanities and Critical Thinking |
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A study of the counter-traditions within western civilization. Compares and contrasts diverse traditions within western culture that critique its central value systems. It will focus on the attempts of great artists and thinkers to break with tradition, and the subsequent creation of new ideas and forms of experience and expression. |
| Prerequisite: |
45 credit hours. |
| Notes: |
Breadth-Humanities. |
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HUMANITIES 322-4
The Humanities and the Critique of Culture |
| Description: |
Focuses on the role and practice of cultural critique in the humanities based upon a selection of materials and analytical texts across disciplines. Includes such topics as the dark side of culture and its role in establishing and maintaining relations of domination and subordination, repression and violence. |
| Prerequisite: |
45 credit hours. |
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HUMANITIES 323-4
The Humanities in Canada |
| Description: |
A study of selected themes from debates in and about the humanities in Canada. Based upon a selection of texts from philosophy, literature, the arts, politics and/or the social sciences. |
| Prerequisite: |
45 credit hours. |
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HUMANITIES 325-4
The Humanities and the Natural World |
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A study of the humanistic, scientific, political, and ideological discourses deriving from concern with the natural environment. Using classic and contemporary sources, this course examines the interaction of humans with the non-human world, and includes such topics as human communities and nature, the immersion of the individual in nature, nature and the human habitat. |
| Prerequisite: |
45 credit hours. |
| Notes: |
Breadth-Humanities. |
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HUMANITIES 327-4
Critical Issues in the Study of the Future |
| Description: |
An exploration of central controversies and issues in the study of the future. |
| Prerequisite: |
45 credit hours. Strongly recommended: HUM 227. |
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HUMANITIES 330-4
Religion in Context |
| Description: |
An in-depth investigation of a specific case of religious history and tradition. Religion will be studied through the cultural and historical contexts that pervade and structure religious meaning and expression. |
| Prerequisite: |
45 credit hours. |
| Notes: |
Breadth-Humanities. |
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HUMANITIES 331-4
Studies in Asian Religions |
| Description: |
Studies the history and traditions of specific Asian religions through the cultural and historical contexts that structure religious meaning. |
| Prerequisite: |
45 credit hours. |
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HUMANITIES 332-4
Mythology in Context |
| Description: |
A detailed interdisciplinary study of the role of mythology within a particular culture or tradition. |
| Prerequisite: |
45 credit hours. Recommended: HUM 102. |
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HUMANITIES 340-4
Great Cities in Their Time |
| Description: |
An exploration of the cultural and intellectual accomplishments of a specific city that achieved prominence in a particular time period, and had substantial impact and influence on human civilization. Examines the political, social, religious, and cultural factors that help to explain a city’s significance and investigates the achievements of its citizens. |
| Prerequisite: |
45 credit hours. |
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HUMANITIES 350-4
Great Figures in the Humanistic Tradition |
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An interdisciplinary study of the life and works of a man or woman who has made a lasting contribution to the humanistic tradition in more than one field of endeavor (e.g. philosophy, politics, literature, economics, religion). |
| Prerequisite: |
45 credit hours. Students who have taken this topic under another Humanities course number cannot take this course for further credit. |
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HUMANITIES 360-4
Great Themes in the Humanistic Tradition |
| Description: |
An interdisciplinary study of a selected theme that has made a lasting contribution to the humanistic tradition in more than one field of endeavour (e.g. philosophy, politics, literature, economics, religion). |
| Prerequisite: |
45 credit hours. Students who have taken a course with this content under another Humanities course may not take this course for further credit. |
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HUMANITIES 375-4
The Woodsworth Seminar |
| Description: |
A special topic in the humanities to be offered by the Woodsworth chair. |
| Prerequisite: |
45 credit hours. |
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HUMANITIES 381-4
Selected Topics in the Humanities I |
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45 credit hours. |
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HUMANITIES 382-4
Selected Topics in the Humanities II |
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| Prerequisite: |
45 credit hours. |
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| Title: |
HUMANITIES 383-4
Selected Topics in the Humanities III |
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| Prerequisite: |
45 credit hours. |
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| Title: |
HUMANITIES 385-4
Selected Topics in European Studies |
| Description: |
An interdisciplinary approach to a topic focusing on European thought and culture. |
| Prerequisite: |
45 credit hours. |
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HUMANITIES 390-4
Directed Studies in Humanities |
| Description: |
An interdisciplinary approach to a topic focusing on European thought and culture. |
| Prerequisite: |
Two of any 300 division humanities courses or permission of the chair plus permission of instructor. This course may be used only once for credit towards a degree. |
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HUMANITIES 400-5
Humanities Study Project |
| Description: |
A substantial research and writing project culminating in the completion of an essay on a humanities topic. |
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Completion of 75 credit hours which should include at least two 300 division humanities courses; the signature of a faculty member who is willing to supervise the project; approval of the humanities chair. This course may be used only once for credit towards a degree. |
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HUMANITIES 471-0
Practicum I |
| Description: |
First semester of work experience in the Humanities Co-operative Education Program. Students should apply to the faculty of Arts Co-op Education co-ordinator one semester in advance. |
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A minimum of 30 credit hours with nine credit hours in Humanities courses and a minimum CGPA of 2.75. |
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HUMANITIES 472-0
Practicum II |
| Description: |
Second semester of work experience in the Humanities Co-operative Education Program. Students should apply to the faculty of Arts Co-op Education co-ordinator one semester in advance. |
| Prerequisite: |
Successful completion of HUM 471, a minimum of 45 credit hours with nine credit hours in Humanities courses plus a minimum CGPA of 2.75. |
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HUMANITIES 473-0
Practicum III |
| Description: |
Third semester of work experience in the Humanities Co-operative Education Program. Students should apply to the Faculty of Arts Co-op Education co-ordinator one semester in advance. |
| Prerequisite: |
Successful completion of HUM 472, a minimum of 60 credit hours with nine credit hours in Humanities courses plus a minimum CGPA of 2.75. |
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HUMANITIES 474-0
Practicum IV |
| Description: |
Fourth semester of work experience in the Humanities Co-operative Education Program. Students should apply to the Faculty of Arts Co-op Education co-ordinator one semester in advance. |
| Prerequisite: |
Successful completion of HUM 473, a minimum of 75 credit hours with nine credit hours in Humanities courses plus a minimum CGPA of 2.75. |
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HUMANITIES 495-2
Humanities Graduating Seminar |
| Description: |
A graduating course required for majors and joint majors, focusing on issues and texts in the humanities in the past, present and future. |
| Prerequisite: |
16 credit hours in upper division humanities courses or permission of the department. Restricted to majors and joint majors in Humanities. |
| Notes: |
Grading will be on a pass/fail basis. |
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