HUMANITIES 107 HIST 480 – Independent Study, 1 to 4 credits. D. This course provides an opportunity for individual students to conduct in-depth study of a particular topic under the supervision of a faculty member. Contact the department or program chair for more information. HIST 483 Z – Building Sustainable Communities, 4 credits. E2. This capstone explores the ways human communities are responding to a changing climate. It examines the historical contexts of the problem and emphasizes the strategies communities are adopting to meet the challenge. This course includes vibrant experiential learning opportunities that allow students numerous opportunities to BREW. This capstone is open to any major. This course can also count toward the environmental studies program. Prerequisite: Senior status. Juniors may petition if special circumstances apply. HIST 487 – Directed Research, 1 to 4 credits. D. This course provides an opportunity for individual students to conduct research in a specific area of study, completed under the direction of a faculty mentor. Specific expectations of the research experience to be determined by the faculty. Repeatable for credit. Prerequisite: consent of instructor
must be signed by the faculty advisor and the humanities program chair and filed with the registrar. The major should be declared and the plan filed by the end of the junior year, preferably sooner.
Learning Goals for a Major or Minor in Humanities In the submission of a topic and program of study: • The student will demonstrate the capacity to imagine and articulate clearly a topic of study based in the humanities that addresses an important human question or issue. • The student will demonstrate the capacity to organize a program of study that will show the value of an interdisciplinary approach to the question proposed. In the prospectus for the culminating course: • The student will demonstrate a reasonably comprehensive understanding of the topic of study proposed. • The student will demonstrate the manner in which the courses included in the proposed program contributed to and supported an interdisciplinary understanding of the topic of study.
Major in the Humanities
Humanities An Interdisciplinary Program
Programs offered
• Major in the Humanities (32 credits) • Minor in the Humanities (20 credits)
Humanities Committee Matthew L. Lindholm Donald E. Rice Amy S. Watkin
Contact information: George B. Connell, Chair Division of Humanities (218) 299-3097 • email: connell@cord.edu The program in the humanities is designed to permit study of a clearly articulated topic of investigation that arises from study in the humanities and addresses large human questions with an interdisciplinary approach. Although studies in the humanities are the basis of the program, courses from any department may be included in the program. Proposals must include courses from at least two different departments. Either a major or minor may be pursued. If a major is pursued, it will normally be a second major. Students may count appropriate courses from Global Education, May Seminars, Credo and other relevant programs toward the humanities major or minor. A limited number of courses transferred from other institutions may be counted toward the humanities major or minor. The program is administered by a special faculty committee, which must approve all major and minor programs, including specifically the topic of investigation. In the process of developing a proposal for a humanities program, interested students should identify a faculty advisor with competence in the focal topic who can assist with the articulation of the topic and identification of appropriate courses for investigating the topic. Interested students should consult with the program chair for further information and forms. Approved program proposals
The requirements for a major in the humanities are 32 approved credits: • Courses must be selected from at least two different departments. • at least 20 credits from 300- or higher-level courses • 4 credits in a *culminating course which may either be an independent study or a regular course at the 300- or 400-level • No more than 12 credits toward the major may be transferred from other institutions. *The culminating courses will be integrative study, based on courses taken and topics proposed. Students must work with a professor with expertise in the topic of study. The student, the professor of the culminating course, and the Humanities Committee must approve a prospectus of the proposed study early in the semester the course is taken. A written description of the approved student project must be signed by the project director and the humanities chair and filed with the registrar for the major to be completed.
Minor in the Humanities The requirements for a minor in the humanities are 20 approved credits: • Courses must be selected from at least two different departments. • No more than 8 credits toward the minor may be transferred from other institutions. • at least 12 credits from 300- or higher-level courses
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