Humanities Humanities offers courses that incorporate texts from numerous national traditions and that enable students to strengthen skills in critical and analytical thinking, writing, and oral communication.
Humanities (HUM) Gen. Ed. Course Description 260:Women’s World Literature Goal: To introduce students to writing from around the world by women and/or focusing on women’s issues. To enable students to study literature in a cross-cultural context. Content: Fiction, poetry, drama, essays primarily by women and/or about women. Representative writers might include Shikibu, Ama Ata Aidoo, Bessie Head, Gita Mehta, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, Sawako Ariyoshi,Wang Anyi, Isabelle Allende. Taught: Annually Prerequisites: WIS 101 or ENG 101 Gen. Ed. Category: Critical thinking; cross-cultural. Credit: 3 hours; cross-listed as WST 260.
Humanities (HUM) Other Course Description 290: Readings in Humanities Goal: To enable students to broaden their experience of the Humanities. Content: An interdisciplinary approach in Humanities. The class will typically be associated with learning experiences such as team teaching or study abroad. Areas of study could include Studies in Italian Culture, Studies in Francophone Culture, War and Peace, and the New South. Taught: Occasionally Prerequisites: WIS 101 or ENG 101 Credit: 3 hours
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