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Humanities Semester (HUM)

HUM 171    Fine Arts of Medieval and Renaissance Europe    3 Hours

A study of art and architecture in the Middle Ages and Renaissance which includes the great cathedrals and the Renaissance masters. Colonnade/Statewide General Education Code AH

Corequisite(s): HUM 172, HUM 170, HUM 173

Recent Term(s) Offered: None

HUM 172    Literature of Medieval and Renaissance Europe    3 Hours

A literary survey of the Middle Ages and Renaissance, which includes Beowulf, Chaucer, Dante and Shakespeare. Colonnade/Statewide General Education Code AH

Corequisite(s): HUM 173, HUM 171, HUM 170

Recent Term(s) Offered: None

HUM 173    Philosophy and Religion of Medieval and Renaissance Europe    3 Hours

A study of the major philosophical and religious developments from St. Augustine through the Reformation. Colonnade/Statewide General Education Code AH

Corequisite(s): HUM 172, HUM 171, HUM 170

Recent Term(s) Offered: None

HUM 181    Fine Arts of the Modern Western World    3 Hours

A study of painting, sculpture, and architecture from the late eighteenth century to the present. Colonnade/Statewide General Education Code AH

Corequisite(s): HUM 182, HUM 183

Recent Term(s) Offered: None

HUM 182    Literature of the Modern Western World    3 Hours

This course surveys the great literary works of the past two centuries in the West. Colonnade/Statewide General Education Code AH

Corequisite(s): HUM 183, HUM 181

Recent Term(s) Offered: None

HUM 183    Philosophy and Religion of the Modern Western World    3 Hours

A study of philosophical and religious developments in the contemporary period. Colonnade/Statewide General Education Code AH

Corequisite(s): HUM 181, HUM 182

Recent Term(s) Offered: None

HUM 191    Fine Arts of Ancient Greece and Rome    3 Hours

A study of classical painting, sculpture, and architecture. Colonnade/Statewide General Education Code AH

Recent Term(s) Offered: None

HUM 192    Literature and Drama of Ancient Greece and Rome    3 Hours

This course includes the works of the Greek tragedians, Homer, Aristophanes, and Vergil. Colonnade/Statewide General Education Code AH

Recent Term(s) Offered: None

HUM 193    Philosophy and Religion of Ancient Greece and Rome    3 Hours

A survey of the Greek gods and such philosophers as Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, and Augustine. Colonnade/Statewide General Education Code AH

Recent Term(s) Offered: None

HUM 240    Geometry in Art and Architecture    3 Hours

Euclidean geometry with historical applications in art and architecture, such as tiling, circular and spiral designs, designs of the great cathedrals in Europe, Buddhist stupas in Asia, Islamic art, the development of visual perspective, and musical ratios. Colonnade/Statewide General Education Code K-SY

Prerequisite(s): 21 hours of Foundations and Explorations Courses, or junior status and (MATH 112 with a minimum grade of B or MATH 116 with a minimum grade of B or MATH 115 with a minimum grade of B or MATH 117 with a minimum grade of B or MATH 109 with a minimum grade of B or MATH 136 with a minimum grade of B or MATH 183 with a minimum grade of B)

Equivalent(s): MATH 240

Recent Term(s) Offered: None