Arts and Humanities
RELIGION AND THE ARTS
Focus: This cluster considers the intersection of the fields of religion and art with the historic,
cultural, and linguistic disciplines as well as with the creative expressions of literature, music,
dance, theater, film, and graphic arts. Many of these disciplines find their origin and some of
their finest manifestation in religious expression. This cluster emphasizes the shared experience
of artists and spiritual sojourners, their search for self, truth, interpretation of the world, and the
desire for transcendence. Required is a fundamental understanding of the nature of religion and
the spiritual experience, along with the development of critical thinking, especially the norms for
understanding and critiquing artistic expressions.
Restrictions: Open to all majors.
Courses: Choose four of the following, two of which must be upper division. Students take at
least one of the core courses plus any three other courses listed. Prerequisites appear in brackets.
ANTH 397: Cultural Mythology (core)
ART 260: Ancient to Medieval Art
ART 264: Art of India, the Himalayas and Southeast Asia
ART 265: Exchange and Evolution in the Arts of China and Japan
ART 352: Love and Death in Ancient Egypt
ART 361: Baroque Art
DANC 353: Dance in World Culture
ENG 240: World Literature I World Literature to 400 CE
ENG 242: World Literature II World Literature from 400 – 1600 CE
ENG 320: American Literature before 1870 [ENG 256]
ENG 330: Medieval Literature [ENG 256]
ENG 331: Early Modern Literature [ENG 256]
FREN 351: French Writers of the Holocaust [FREN 201]
FTV 444g: Films About the Holocaust
GRK 101/102: Elementary, Classical Greek I, II
GRK 299: Individual Greek [GRK 102]
HIST 252: History and Film
HIST 365b: The Holocaust: Memoirs and Histories
MUS 101: Introduction to Music
MUS 122: Music Cultures or the World
MUS 301/302: Music History and Literature I, II [MUS 102]
PHIL 323: Philosophy in Literature
REL 125/PHIL 125: Philosophy of Religion (core)
REL 214: Introduction to Christianity
REL 312/HON 353: Religious Experience in Film and Fiction (core)
REL 314: Catholic Contemplation in Film and Literature (core) Fiction, Film and the Catholic
Contemplative
REL 315: Archaeology of Ancient Israel
REL 340: The Bible as Literature: The Hebrew Scriptures (core) [Written Inquiry course]
REL 341: The Bible as Literature: The Christian Scriptures
REL/HIST 365: Topics in the Holocaust
SPAN 375/376: Literature and Culture of Spain I, II [SPAN 326]
TH 150: Theatre in World Culture
HISTORIES AND RELIGIONS: JUDAISM, CHRISTIANITY, ISLAM
Focus: This cluster gives students the opportunity to explore the history, values, and practice of
the three major Western religious traditions.
Requirements: Not open to majors in Religious Studies or History
Courses: Choose four of the following, two of which must be upper division. At least two of the
four cluster courses must be in two different religious traditions.
Judaism:
REL 200: Introduction to the Hebrew Scriptures
REL 304/HIST 304: The Ancient World
Christianity:
REL 201: Introduction to the New Testament
REL 310/PHIL 310: From Socrates to Aquinas
REL 311: Descartes to Kierkegaard
REL 324: Interpretation of the New Testament
Islam:
REL 202: Introduction to Islam
REL 303: Readings in Qur'an and Hadith
Related Courses:
HIST 365a: Holocaust: Perpetrators, Witnesses, Rescuers
HIST 365b: Holocaust Memoirs and Histories
REL 115: Living Religions of the World
REL 120: Global Ethics and Religion
REL 130: The Study of Religion
REL 307/HIST 307: Germany and the Holocaust: From Anti-Semitism to Final Solution
REL 312/HON 353: Religious Experience in Film and Fiction
REL 315: Archaeology of Ancient Israel
REL 330: Women in Religion
COMPARATIVE WORLD RELIGIONS
Focus: This cluster focuses on the comparative study of world religions and is designed to
increase student understanding of the diverse religious traditions embraced by people around the
world and to facilitate their ability to make comparisons across traditions. All courses within this
cluster are comparative in nature and include at least one tradition outside of the western
monotheisms of Judaism, Christianity and Islam (a separate cluster exists dealing exclusively
with these traditions).
Restrictions: Not open to majors in Religious Studies
Courses: Choose four of the following, two of which must be upper division.
REL 115 Living Religions of the World
REL/PHIL 120 Global Ethics and Religion
REL/PHIL 125 Global Philosophy of Religion
REL 330 Women and Religion
REL 335 Hinduism and the Religions of India
REL 336 Buddhism
GLOBAL ETHICS AND COMMUNICATION
Focus: This cluster focuses on comparative ethical reasoning in a global context and on
intercultural communication. In the contemporary world we face global ethical issues about
health, human rights, war, poverty, and human dignity. It is crucial to international relations and
to our mutual flourishing as a global community that we are able to communicate across cultures
and that we appreciate different cultures’ values and ways of ethical reasoning. This
multidisciplinary cluster is designed to facilitate this type of communication and cooperation.
Restrictions: Open to all majors.
Courses: Choose four of the following, two of which must be upper division. Prerequisites
appear in brackets.
COM 211: Intercultural Communication
ENG 372: Language and Ideology
ENG 374: Environmental Rhetoric
COM 411: Communication in the Global Workplace [COM 211, 410]
COM 482: Health Communication [PSY 203 or COM 395,or equivalent, or consent of
instructor]
PHIL 120/REL 120: Global Ethics and Religion
PHIL 304: Multicultural Ethics: War
REL 330: Women and Religion
REL 336: Buddhism
ETHICS
Focus: Students in this cluster will explore a wide variety of controversial ethical issues, such as
war, global warming, abortion, affirmative action, the nature and limits of corporate
responsibility and service to others. Let rich philosophical traditions help you to arrive at your
own positions, support those conclusions with good reasons, and understand why others might
disagree. You will investigate such values as justice, autonomy, and compassion, and will further
develop your ability to critically assess arguments and creatively solve problems.
Restrictions: Not open to majors in Philosophy
Courses: Choose four of the following, two of which must be upper division.
PHIL 104: Introduction to Ethics
PHIL 120: Global Ethics and Religion [cross listed with REL 120]
PHIL 303: Environmental Ethics
PHIL 304: Multicultural Ethics: War
PHIL 304A: Multicultural Ethics: Food Ethics
PHIL 304B: Multicultural Ethics: Global Justice
PHIL 314: Medical Ethics
PHIL 315: Voluntary Service
PHIL 316: Business and Professional Ethics
PHIL 318: Political and Legal Philosophy
PHIL 319: Philosophy of Women/Women of Color
PHIL 325: Albert Schweitzer: His Life and Thought [cross listed with REL 325/PCST 325]
PHILOSOPHY, KNOWLEDGE, AND REALITY
Focus: Studying philosophy prepares you to think for yourself while learning from the insights
of contemporary writers and great thinkers of the past. Enhance your appreciation of life by
asking fundamental questions about reality, why God allows suffering, whether we are free or
predetermined, how mind and body are related, the reliability of knowledge, the basis of
scientific reasoning, and how to determine when reasoning is logical.
Restrictions: Not open to majors in Philosophy
Courses: Choose four of the following, two of which must be upper division.
PHIL 101: Introduction to Philosophy
PHIL 102: Philosophy Through Science Fiction
PHIL 125: Philosophy of Religion [cross listed with REL 125]
PHIL 203: Logic
PHIL 300: Symbolic Logic
PHIL 305: Metaphysics
PHIL 306: Games and Decisions
PHIL 309/REL 309: Religion, Knowledge, and Evil
PHIL 310/REL 310: From Socrates to Aquinas
PHIL 311/REL 311: Descartes to Kierkegaard
PHIL 320: Belief, Truth, and Knowledge
PHIL 321: Philosophy of Science
PHIL 322: Philosophical Theology [cross listed with REL 322]
PHIL 323: Philosophy in Literature
PHIL 340: Philosophy of Mind
CULTURE OF THE CLASSICAL WORLD
Focus: This cluster provides a variety of courses in the arts, history, and philosophy that explore
the richness of the classical heritage that continues to shape our complex, modern world. To
better understand ourselves, we must grapple with fundamental issues raised during this crucial
period of world history, celebrating not only the beauty wrought by artists and thinkers, but also
the difficult problems they introduced to societies across the globe.
Restrictions: Open to all majors.
Courses: Choose four of the following, two of which must be upper division. Prerequisites
appear in brackets.
ART 260: Ancient to Medieval Art
ART 351: Art and Gender in Antiquity
ART 463: Cultural Heritage and the Art World
ENG 240: World Literature to 400 CE
HIST 201: Rise of World Civilizations
HIST/REL 304: The Ancient Mediterranean World
HON 310: Imaging Gender in Classical Art
HUM 350: Cities and Civilization
MUS 101: Introduction to Music
PHIL/REL 310: From Socrates to Aquinas
REL 315: Archaeology of Ancient Israel
TH 150: Theatre in World Cultures
TH 371: Theatre History I - Antiquity through the Eighteenth Century [TH 170 or equivalent,
and junior standing]
MEDIEVAL CULTURE
Focus: During the 1,000 years known as the Medieval period (approximately 500-1500 C.E.), an
extraordinary set of events propelled Europe from the catastrophe of the fall of Rome to the
burgeoning of the Renaissance. This time period was anything but “dark,” as massive changes
occurred in the areas of language, literature, art, politics, economics, and philosophy. This cluster
offers the opportunity to explore many of these fascinating changes and discover the roots of
today’s modern world.
Restrictions: Open to all majors.
Courses: Choose four of the following, two of which must be upper division. Prerequisites
appear in brackets.
ART 260: Ancient to Medieval Art
ART 353: Age of the Great Gothic Cathedrals
ENG 242: World Literature II: Medieval and Renaissance
ENG 330: Medieval Literature [ENG 256]
HIST 110: Western Civilization: From Mesopotamia to the Renaissance
HIST 306/REL 306: The Middle Ages
LAT 101, 102: Elementary Latin I, II
MUS 301: Music History and Literature I [junior standing, and pass MUS 102, 133 with a "C"
or better]
PHIL 310/REL 310: From Socrates to Aquinas
TH 150: Theatre in World Cultures
TH 371: Theatre History I –Antiquity through the Eighteenth Century [TH 170 or equivalent,
and junior standing]
MEDIEVAL AND RENAISSANCE STUDIES
Focus: This cluster allows students to study the history, literature, religion, art, and culture of the
Medieval and Renaissance period. Students are advised to take two lower-division courses
before taking two required upper-division courses.
Restrictions: Open to all majors.
Courses: Choose four of the following, two of which must be upper division. Prerequisites
appear in brackets.
ART 260: Ancient and Medieval Art
ART 354: Art, Politics and Murder: 15th and 16th Century Florence and the Medici
ART 355: Art and the Senses: Visual Culture
ART 356: Princely Art: Renaissance Court Art
ART 357: Rethinking Renaissance Visual Culture
COM 313: Rhetorical Theory
ENG 242: World Literature from 400-1600 CE
ENG 325: Introduction to Shakespeare
ENG 330: Medieval Literature [ENG 256]
ENG 331: Early Modern Literature [ENG 256]
ENG 332: Topics in Early Modern Literature [ENG 256 or HIST 308]
ENG 355: Shakespeare in England
ENG 430: Shakespeare's Comedies and Histories [ENG 256, or HIST 308, or TH 210]
ENG 432: Shakespeare’s Tragedies and Romances [ENG 256, or HIST 308, or TH 210]
HIST 110: Western Civilization: From Mesopotamia to the Renaissance
HIST 201: The Rise of World Civilizations
HIST 262: History of the Samurai
HIST 306/REL 306: The Middle Ages
HIST 308: Early Modern Europe
HIST 346e: The Grand Tour (travel course)
MUS 101: Introduction to Music
MUS 301: Music History and Literature I [MUS 102 or consent of instructor]
PHIL310/REL 310: From Socrates to Aquinas
REL 318/HIST 318: Reformation
THE RENAISSANCE IN EUROPE
Focus: Renaissance artists and thinkers created a vibrant new way of viewing the past, thus
forging the way to the modern Europe we know today. The social, artistic, political, and
philosophical issues with which Renaissance people struggled still resonate today as we move
into the 21st century. This cluster offers an array of courses that explore many of the fascinating
changes wrought during this period in European history so that we might uncover the roots of the
modern world.
Restrictions: Open to all majors.
Courses: Choose four of the following, two of which must be upper division. Prerequisites
appear in brackets.
ART 354: Art, Politics and Murder: 15th and 16th Century Florence and the Medici
ART 355: Art and the Senses: Visual Culture
ART 356: Princely Art: Renaissance Court Art
ART 357: Rethinking Renaissance Visual Culture
ENG 242: World Literature from 400-1600 CE
ENG 325: Introduction to Shakespeare
ENG 331: Early Modern Literature [ENG 256]
ENG 332: Topics in Early Modern Literature [ENG 256 or HIST 308]
ENG 355: Shakespeare in England
ENG 430: Shakespeare's Comedies and Histories [ENG 256, or HIST 308, or TH 210]
ENG 432: Shakespeare’s Tragedies and Romances [ENG 256, or HIST 308, or TH 210]
HIST 110: Western Civilization: From Mesopotamia to the Renaissance
HIST 308: Early Modern Europe
REL 318/HIST 318: Reformation
MUS 101: Introduction to Music
MUS 301: Music History and Literature I [junior standing, and pass MUS 102, 133 with a "C"
or better]
SPAN 375: Literature and Culture of Spain I [SPAN 326]
19th CENTURY STUDIES
Focus: Students choosing this cluster will explore the intersections between history, culture, and
art as they developed throughout the 19th century. The Napoleonic wars, the American Civil war,
slavery, the industrial revolution, colonialism and imperialism, Darwinism, as well as numerous
scientific discoveries and innovations are reflected in and influenced by the art, literature, and
culture of the period.
Restrictions: Open to all majors.
Courses: Choose four of the following, two of which must be upper division. Prerequisites
appear in brackets.
ART 261: Renaissance to Modern Art
ART 362: Nineteenth Century Art
ENG 320: American Literature before 1870 [ENG 256]
ENG 334: Romantic Literature [ENG 256]
ENG 335: Victorian Literature [ENG 256]
ENG 434: The English Novel [ENG 256]
ENG 445: Major Author(s) (when topic is 19th century author) [ENG 256]
HIST 170: Why Africa Matters: African History 1800-Present
HIST 180: Modern Latin American History
HIST 190: Modern Asian History
HIST 202: Modern World Civilizations
HIST 310: Modern Europe
HIST 332: Slavery, Civil War and Reconstruction
HUM 350: Cities and Civilization
MUS 303: Music History and Literature III [junior standing, pass MUS 102, 233 with a "C" or
better]
PHIL/REL 311: Descartes to Kierkegaard
TH 372: Theatre History II-Eighteenth Century to the New Millennium [TH 170 or equivalent,
and junior standing]
DESIGN AND HISTORY FUNDAMENTALS IN CINEMATOGRAPHY
Focus: This cluster gives students interested in the art of cinematography a fundamental
knowledge of design and of the history of Western art. Students will develop their ability to
make visual design choices, with special emphasis on the creation of motion picture work.
Restrictions: Not open to majors in any of the Art programs.
Courses: Choose four of the following, two of which must be upper division. Prerequisites
appear in brackets.
ART 132: Visualization – Perspective and Rendering
ART 230: Introduction to Graphic Design [Graphic Design Majors, ART 124, 132, or consent of
instructor]
ART 233: Color [ART 230]
ART 260: Ancient to Medieval Art
ART 261: Renaissance to Modern Art
ART 335: Web Design [ART 230and ART 231]
ART 363: Modern Art
ART 364: Northern Renaissance Art
ART 367: History of Photography
ART 370: Contemporary Art: 1945 to 1970
ART 371: Contemporary Art: 1970 to the Present
ART 373: History of Graphic Design [ART 230]
THEATRE ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY
Focus: This cluster is intended for students interested in the technical aspects of the theatrical
production as they apply to film and television, dance, performance art, or other performance or
entertainment areas, with a special emphasis on the creation of and communication regarding
production.
Restrictions: Not open to majors in Theatre or Theatre Performance.
Courses: Choose four of the following, two of which must be upper division. Please note that
several of the upper division classes are only offered alternate years. Consult the department for
further information on the semesters in which these classes are offered. Prerequisites appear in
brackets.
TH 100: Introduction to Theatre Technology
TH 201: Stagecraft [TH 100]
TH 202: Theatrical Make-Up
TH 204: Costume Construction
TH 207: Lighting for the Stage [TH 100]
TH 301: Drafting for the Stage [TH 100]
TH 302: Advanced Stagecraft [TH 201]
TH 309: Decorative Arts [TH 100]
TH 401: Advanced Technology
TH 406: Study in Theatrical Design [directed study, consent of instructor]
TH 409: Stage Management [TH 100]
TH 489: One Act Play Production Workshop [consent of instructor; offered spring]
PRODUCTION DESIGN
Focus: This cluster focuses on drawing, painting, design and the practical application of those
skills to creating the "look" of a production.
Restrictions: Not open to majors in Screen Acting, Theatre or Theatre Performance.
Courses: Choose four of the following, two of which must be upper division. Prerequisites
appear in brackets.
ART 132: Visualization – Perspective and Rendering
ART 230: Introduction to Graphic Design [ART 231 or consent of instructor]
TH 100: Introduction to Theatre Technology
TH 201: Stagecraft
TH 301: Drafting for the Stage [TH 201]
TH 309: Scene Painting [TH 100]
NARRATIVE AND DRAMATIC LITERATURE
Focus: This cluster allows students to study the principles of storytelling in literature and drama.
Restrictions: Not open to English majors.
Courses: Choose four of the following, two of which must be upper division. Prerequisites
appear in brackets.
ENG 204: Creative Writing [Written Inquiry]
ENG 250: Introduction to Fiction
ENG 254: Introduction to Drama
ENG 256: Introduction to Literary Theory and Criticism
ENG 260: Literature into Film [Written Inquiry]
ENG 320: American Literature before 1870 [ENG 256]
ENG 322: American Literature from 1870 to 1950 [ENG 256]
ENG 324: American Literature Since 1950 [ENG 256]
ENG 325: Introduction to Shakespeare
ENG 327: Multicultural Literatures of the U.S. [ENG 256]
ENG 336: Modern British Literature [ENG 256]
ENG 355: Shakespeare in England
ENG 430: Shakespeare's Comedies and Histories [ENG 256, or HIST 308, or TH 210]
ENG 432: Shakespeare’s Tragedies and Romances [ENG 256, or HIST 308, or TH 210]
ENG 441: Topics in Drama [ENG 256]
ENG 447: Topics in Comparative Literature [ENG 256]
TH 150: Theater in World Cultures
TH 370: Script Analysis [TH 150 or TH 170]
TH 371: Theatre History I-Antiquity through the Eighteenth Century [TH 170, or equivalent, and
junior standing]
TH 372: Theatre History II-Eighteenth Century to the New Millennium [TH 170, or equivalent,
and junior standing]
TH 472: Dramatic Literature Survey [TH 371, TH 372, or consent of instructor]
DIGITAL ARTS
Focus: This cluster is designed to serve students who have an interest in the artistic and storytelling
possibilities of the digital arts.
Restrictions: Not open to Film majors.
Courses: Choose four of the following, two of which must be upper division. Prerequisites appear in
brackets.
CSPC 242: Introduction to the Game Industry
FTV 120: Introduction to Digital Arts
FTV 202: 3-D Computer Graphics I
FTV 242: 2D Computer Graphics
FTV 247: History and Aesthetics of Digital Arts [FTV 120 and FTV 130]
FTV 249: Storytelling for Digital Arts
FTV 256: Beginning Character Animation [FTV 206]
FTV 302: 3-D Computer Graphics II [FTV 202]
FTV 339: Digital Illustration [FTV 109, 120, 209]
FTV 356: Intermediate 3-D Animation [FTV 256]
FTV 369: Elements of Visual Effects
FTV 469: Visual Effects Production [FTV 369]
THE MODERN EXPERIENCE
Focus: Students choosing this cluster explore the experience of Modernity in diverse societies
over the past two centuries. Courses in art, history, literature, film studies, and philosophy trace
radical shifts in the perception and conception of self, society, nature, and other in response to
new technologies, political and social upheavals, and the discovery of realities hitherto
unimagined.
Restrictions: Open to all majors.
Courses: Choose four of the following, two of which must be upper division. Prerequisites
appear in brackets.
ART 362: Nineteenth Century Art
ART 363: Modern Art History
ART 367: History of Photography
ART 370: Contemporary Art: 1945 to 1970
ART 371: Contemporary Art: 1970 to the Present
ART 373: History of Graphic Design
ART 374: Change and Exchange in the Contemporary Arts of China, Korea and Japan
ART 375: Change and Exchange in the Contemporary Arts of South Asia, the Middle East and
Southeast Asia
ART 377: Modern Russian Art
ART 378: Soviet and Post-Soviet Art
ENG 322: American Literature from 1870 to 1950 [ENG 256]
ENG 324: American Literature Since 1950
ENG 336: Modern British Literature [ENG 256]
FTV 244: History of Film (to 1945)
FTV 245: History of Film (1946 - Present)
FTV 246: History of Television
HIST 180: Modern Latin American History
HIST 190: From the Shaolin Temple to Shonen Manga: Modern East Asia
HIST 263: Modern Japan
HIST 338 America After the War, 1945–1960
HIST 226: Modern European Women's History
HIST 310: Modern Europe
HIST 311: Russian History
HIST 313: Modern British History
HIST 348b: Makers of Modern Culture
HIST 354: From Samurai to Pokemon: A Social History of Modern Japan
MUS 304: Music History and Literature IV [junior standing, pass MUS 102, 234 with a "C" or
better]
PHIL 311: Descartes to Kierkegaard