Statements of Policy - UMUC Europe

UMUC Bachelor’s Degrees
Supplemental Minor Courses (12 s.h.)
Students must take an additional four history courses. These
must include at least one upper-level course in each of the three
geographic areas (United State, Europe, and world regions) listed
for the major.
Humanities
Students may seek either an academic major or minor in
humanities.
Major in Humanities
The humanities major is a multidisciplinary study of global
humanities that integrates topics in the arts, history, language
and culture. The humanities major provides a broad perspective
on human behavior, thought, and values, and focuses on
American, Asian, and European cultures. The integrated
humanities major encourages thinking across traditional
disciplines.
Objectives
Students who graduate with a major in the humanities will be
able to:
• Demonstrate knowledge of and appreciation for the cultural
traditions, major ideas, and historical developments of the
human experience.
• Explain and critically assess the interrelationships of the arts,
history, language and culture, literature, and philosophy and
religion.
• Understand the major historical and cultural forces that
influence and control European, Asian, and American
societies.
• Develop interdisciplinary and multicultural perspectives for
analyzing and comparing arts, history, language and culture,
literature, and philosophy and religion.
• Apply critical reasoning, judgment, and choice.
• Write and speak effectively and clearly.
• Use computers for communication and research.
Requirements for the Major
A major in humanities requires the completion of 30 semester
hours of coursework in the humanities, drawn from various
disciplines as appropriate, including 6 semester hours in
introductory coursework and at least 3 semester hours each in
four separate content areas (the arts, language and linguistics,
literature, and philosophy and religion). At least 15 semester
hours must be earned in courses numbered 300 and above.
Specific course requirements are listed below.
Humanities Coursework (30 s.h.)
Foundation Courses (6 s.h.)
Students must take one of the following courses:
HUMN 119 American Adventure (3)
HUMN 120 America in Perspective (3)
Students must take one of the following courses:
HUMN 102 Classical Foundations (3)
HUMN 351 Myth and Culture (3)
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Breadth Courses (12 s.h.)
Students must take at least one course from each of the following
areas, for a total of three semester hours in each area:
Arts
HUMN 334 Understanding Movies (3)
Any three s.h. (or greater) ARTT, ARTH, MUSC, THET or
dance course.
Language and Linguistics
COMM 380 Language in Social Contexts (3)
HUMN 370 Humanity of Language (3)
PSYC 442 Psychology of Language (3)
Any foreign language (not literature) course of three or more s.h.
Literature
ENGL 303 Critical Approaches to Literature (3)
Any three s.h. (or greater) English literature or foreign-language
literature course.
Philosophy and Religion
HUMN 127 World Religions (3)
HUMN 311 Workplace Ethics (3)
HUMN 312 Ethics and Religion (3)
HUMN 350 The Religious Quest (6)
HUMN 351 Myth and Culture (3)
Any PHIL course of three s.h. or greater.
Supplemental Major Courses (6-12 s.h.)
To complete the 30 semester hours required for the major, students
must take at least two additional courses designated HUMN.
Students who must take more than two courses may also choose
from those breadth courses not already taken.
Minor in Humanities
The humanities minor complements the skills the student gains
in his or her major discipline by providing an integrated
curriculum for enrichment and exploration of culture and ideas
as well as a broad perspective on human behavior, thought, and
values across traditional disciplines.
Objectives
A student graduating with a minor in humanities will be able to:
• Discuss some of the cultural traditions, major ideas, and
historical developments of the human experience.
• Explain and critically assess the interrelationships of
philosophy, language, literature, history, and the arts as forms
of human expression.
• Interpret some of the major historical and cultural forces that
influence and control European, Asian, and American
societies.
• Apply critical reasoning, judgment, and choice.
• Write and speak effectively and clearly.
• Use computers for communication and research.
Requirements for the Minor
A minor in humanities requires the completion of 15 semester
hours in the humanities, including one course from each of the
four breadth content areas listed for the major. At least 9 semester
2004-2005 Undergraduate Catalog