2007-2008 Undergraduate Academic Catalog - Plymouth State ...

HumanitiesSenior Project: six credits of independent research and writing,supervised by member(s) of the Humanities Council andapproved by the Council. The project is presented to the Councilas the culminating project in the degree program. It is designedwith the student’s academic interests in mind.Foreign Language: six credits beyond the University foreignlanguage requirement for a Bachelor of Arts degree. Studentsmay fulfill the requirement by taking six credits of universitylevel foreign language or by demonstrating a reading proficiencyin a foreign language (adequacy determined and attested to bythe Languages and Linguistics member of the Council). Thisrequirement is different from the foreign language requirementfor the Bachelor of Arts degree.An internship and/or study abroad experience is recommendedbut not required. All courses taken abroad must be approved inadvance. All transfer policies and procedures must be followedif students want to receive credit for these experiences (seeTransferring Courses to Plymouth).A minimum of 21 credits in the major must be at the 3000/4000level. To insure the opportunity for students to pursue indepth a single discipline in addition to their fulfillment of theDistribution requirements, students may also minor in any ofthe Humanities disciplines.Degree RequirementsCreditsHU 4010 Senior Project I 3HU 4020 Senior Project II (WRCO) 3Foreign Language 6Distribution courses (two courses in each of threeHumanities disciplines) 18Focus courses (three courses from one Focus area) 9Quantitative Reasoning in the Discipline Connection –complete one of the following: 3LL 2000 Introduction to Languages and Linguistics(QRCO)PY 2310 Elements of Logic (QRCO)Technology in the Discipline Connection – complete one ofthe following: 3CS 1150 Introduction to Multimedia Technology(TECO)EN 3090 Technical Communication (TECO)General Education:EN 1200 Composition 3IS 1111 The First Year Seminar:critical Thinking and the Nature of Inquiry 3MA Mathematics Foundations 3CTDI Creative Thought Directions 6PPDI Past and Present Directions 6SIDI Scientific Inquiry Directions 6–8SSDI Self and Society Directions 6DICO Diversity Connection 3INCO Integration Connection 3WECO Wellness Connection 3Foreign Language (GACO) 8Electives 27–25Total 122Distribution and Focus CoursesThe following courses may be taken to satisfy the Distributionand Focus requirements. One course may satisfy either theDistribution requirement or the Focus requirement, but notboth. Courses other than those listed may be taken with theapproval of the Humanities Council advisor, the HumanitiesCouncil Chair, and the Undergraduate Studies Office, prior toenrolling in the course. The numbers in brackets following thecourse title are keyed to the Focus areas:[1] The Americas[2] Medieval and Renaissance[3] The WorldThe Americas [1]AH 2700 20th Century Art [1, 3]AH 3450 Architects and Society Since 1900 [1, 3]AH 3540 Art and Ideas in the 19th Century (GACO)(INCO) [1, 3]AH 3600 Arts of the United States (DICO) [1]AH 3750 Woman, Art and Society (DICO) [1, 2, 3]AH 4100 Contemporary Art Seminar (INCO) [1, 3]AN 3040 Mexican Prehistory [1, 3]AN 3050 Peoples and Cultures of the Caribbean [1, 3]AN 3190 Anthropology of the Pacific [3]AN 3200 Anthropology of Religion, Ritual and Myth [1, 2, 3]AN 3300 North American Prehistory [1]AN 3410 Natives of North America [1]EN 2370 Contemporary American Literature [1]EN 3280 Drama into Film [1, 3]EN 3370 Canadian Literature [1, 3]EN 3450 Women Writers [1, 3]EN 3570 Topics in Film [1, 3]EN 3590 The Filmmaker’s Vision: An Introduction to Filmanalysis [1, 3]EN 3710 Currents in American Literature I [1]EN 3720 Currents in American Literature II [1]FR 3130 Advanced French Composition [1, 3]FR 3410 Quebec Culture and Literature [1, 3]FR 4200 Seminar in French [1, 3]HI 2020 Surveying Themes in United States History [1]HI 3115 Early American Society to 1776 (DICO) [1]HI 3116 Revolutionary America, 1763–1815 [1]HI 3140 Antebellum America, 1815–1860 (DICO) (INCO) [1]HI 3150 American Civil War and Reconstruction [1]HI 3330 New Hampshire and New England HistoricalSites [1]HI 3340 New Hampshire and New England History [1]HI 3350 American Women’s History (DICO) [1]154 Plymouth State University Academic Catalog 2007–2008