2007-08 Academic Year - Humboldt State University

Liberal Studies [nonteaching]
Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in
Liberal Studies
Note: This is a more generic liberal studies
program, distinct from Humboldt’s other
liberal studies degree options:
Child Development
Child Development/Elementary
Education
Liberal Studies/Elementary
Education
Recreation Administration
Academic Advisor
Sharon K. Ferrett, Ph.D.
SBS 133 - AIR Center
ferrett@humboldt.edu
(707) 826-5111
The Program
The major in liberal studies gives students
the means to foster intellectual understanding,
human compassion, and progressive
action.
Students complete lower and upper division
general education courses with somewhat
narrower options for lower division.
The core of the liberal studies major consists
of six upper division courses which
examine, contextualize and contest fundamental
concepts in liberal thought. Students
choose either an approved HSU minor or a
concentration which consists of five courses
devoted to more intensive study and critique
of liberal thought as it relates more particularly
to the theory and practice of such
notions as human rights, scientific progress,
and creative expression.
Students must complete a minimum of 120
semester units, 40 of which must be at the
upper division level.
CATEGORY I:
LOWER DIVISION GENERAL EDUCATION
Completion of all lower and upper division
General Education requirements plus the
addition of the requirements listed below.
For a listing of all GE requirements see the
section of this catalog titled “Planning your
Bachelor’s Degree.”
Language Study
Choose one of the following:
FREN 107 French Level III
FREN 250 French Intermediate
Conversation
GERM 107 German Level III
GERM 250 German Intermediate
Conversation
SPAN 107 Intermediate Spanish Level III
SPAN 108 Level III for Spanish Speakers
SPAN 250 Spanish Intermediate Conversation,
or three years of
language study in high school
Arts and Humanities
Nine to twelve units from at least three different
disciplines. Choose at least one course
from the arts (Art, Music, Theatre) and at
least one from humanities (Communication,
English, Modern Languages & Cultures,
Philosophy, Religious Studies, Women's
Studies).
CATEGORY II:
UPPER DIVISION CORE REQUIREMENTS
Choose six courses, two from each area. If
approved upper division general education
courses are chosen from Areas B, C, and
D, (see general catalog) completion of this
category will also satisfy the general education
upper division component.
Alternative Traditions of Thought
ANTH 315 Sex, Gender & Globalization
ENGL 305 Postcolonial Perspectives:
Literature of the Developing
World
ENGL 420 Advanced Topics in Critical
Theory
ES 323 Patterns of Pan-Africanism
NAS 320 Native American Psychology
PHIL 385 History of Philosophy: China
PHIL 386 History of Philosophy: India
PHIL475/WS375 Postmodern
Philosophies
RS 363 Mysticism & Madness
RS 391 Mystics of Islam
WS 311 Feminist Theory & Practice
WS 315 Sex, Gender, & Globalization
Foundations of Liberal Thought
COMM 414 Rhetorical Theory
ECON 306 Economics of the Developing
World
ECON 308 History of Economic Thought
GERM 305 Marx, Nietzsche, Freud &
German Literature
PHIL 303 Theories of Ethics
PHIL 304 Philosophy of Sex & Love
PHIL 380 History of Philosophy: Pre-
Socratics through Aristotle
PHIL 382 History of Philosophy:
Renaissance through
the Rationalist
PHIL 383 History of Philosophy:
Empiricists & Kant
Western Traditions in a Global Context
GEOG 300 Global Awareness
GEOG/ES 304 Migrations & Mosaics
MATH 301 Mathematics & Culture an
Historical Perspective
MUS 302 Music in World Culture
PHIL 305 The Fractured Universe
of Ideas
PHYX 304 The Cosmos
CATEGORY III:
CONCENTRATION AREAS
1. Art, Aesthetics and the Creative
Process
Five courses required, at least one from
each of the following three areas.
Alternative Aesthetics
ENGL 305 Postcolonial Perspectives:
Literature of the
Developing World
ENGL 306 The Modern Tradition
FREN 317 Modern Francophone
Literature
MUS 301 Rock: An American Music
MUS 302 Music in World Culture
MUS 305 Jazz: An American Art Form
NAS 310 Native American Literature
NAS 392 Native American Film
RS 362
SPAN 346
Wisdom and Craft
Borges & the Contemporary
Spanish American
Short Story
SPAN 347 The “Boom” of the Latin
American Novel
TFD 303 World Dance Expressions
WS/FREN/GERM/SPAN 306
Sex, Class, & Culture: Gender
& Ethnic Issues in
International Short Stories
Theory
ART 301 The Artist
ENGL 320 Practical Criticism
PHIL 301 Reflections on Art
PSYC 301 Psychology of Creativity
SPAN 340 Intro to the Analysis of
Hispanic Literature
TFD 313 Theory and Criticism of Film
Western Masterpieces
ART 300 Major Monuments of Art
ART 310 Topics in Aegean, Greek
& Roman Art
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2007-2008 Humboldt State University Catalog