ACADEMIC STANDARDS - Massachusetts Maritime Academy

Pre-requisites for Sea Term I include successful completion of MT-1111Vessel Familiarization and Basic Safety Training. Additionally, studentsenrolled in SM-0112 Intermediate Algebra, must successfully complete thecourse in order to participate in Sea Term I.General Education RequirementsStudents at Massachusetts Maritime Academy participate in the General Education curriculum inorder to function well at all levels of society. Moving beyond the bounds of the major requirements,students are encouraged to become lifelong learners through a balanced variety of courses. Thesecourses contain enough depth and breadth in each of the areas of Mathematics, Science, Humanitiesand Social Science to afford the student with the skills necessary to function in an increasinglycomplex world. Such basic fields of knowledge foster aesthetic appreciation, computational skills,critical and ethical analysis and evaluation, citizenship, and strong communication skills in an effort toprovide a basis for further self-development and personal inquiry. The courses which fulfill theGeneral Education requirements for each department are described below.HumanitiesThe required courses from the Humanities department build skills in reading, writing, and criticalthinking. Students first take a basic writing course, English Composition, which focuses on thoseskills that are necessary for logical presentation of thoughts and ideas in clear, concise language.Then, students acquire the tools to work with and understand literature in Analysis and Interpretationof Literature so that fiction, poetry, and drama can be read and analyzed as to meaning, technique, andrelative importance as examples of literary art. In addition, students are required to choose twoelectives in the Humanities. One elective will be another literature course which may be chosen froma variety of genres, historical periods, and subject matter. The final elective may be chosen from abroad range of offerings within the department.GEHU1: HU-1111 English Composition or HU-6012 Advanced Expository Writing (withpermission of the department chair)GEHU2: HU-1222 Analysis and Interpretation of LiteratureGEHU3: Select one course from Humanities Group I.GEHU4: Select either one course from Humanities Group II or a second coursefrom Humanities Group I.Humanities Group IHU-5020 American Literature: Colonial to Civil WarHU-5040 American Literature: Civil War to PresentHU-5025 Short StoriesHU-5028 DramaHU-5029 Contemporary LiteratureHU-5021 Literature of the SeaHU-5022 Literature and FilmHU-5023 Irish LiteratureHU-5024 Shakespeare Tragedies and ComediesHU-5026 Literature and MythologyHU-5027 Literature of the SupernaturalHU-5030 PoetryHU-5031 War LiteratureHU-5034 Writers of the American SouthHU-5035 American TheaterHU-5090 Special Topics Group IHumanities Group IIHU-2210 Technical and Business WritingHU-2141 Spanish I5