Designed for students who are interested in interdisciplinary studies, the humanities major features emphases in American studies, East Asian studies, and European studies. For each emphasis, the major requires a total of 39 units, of which 24 are interdisciplinary core course units in humanities and 15 are course units in related disciplines or areas.
A special feature of the major is its flexibility. While the emphases represent coherent programs, they also offer considerable choice within the numerous area electives that allow students to develop individual programs of study to suit their own interests and needs. Devised to provide students with a liberal education through heightened awareness, broad knowledge and critical thinking, the humanities major prepares students for many professional programs and occupations such as law, librarianship, social work, communications, teaching and public service.
| Course Requirements | |||
| General Education Requirements | 42-48 | ||
| Of the 51 units required by the university, 3-9 may be satisfied by specified major and support requirements. Consult major advisor for details. | |||
| American Institutions | (6) | ||
| Of the 6 units required by the university, all may be satisfied within general education requirements as specified in the schedule of classes. | |||
| Physical Education | 2 | ||
| Support for the Major | 0-10 | ||
| One year of college level foreign language or equivalent related to chosen emphasis | |||
| Requirements in the Major | 39 | ||
| Choose one emphasis. | |||
| American Studies Emphasis | 39 | ||
| Required Core Courses | 24 | ||
| AMS 159, AMS 160, AMS 169, AMS 179, AMS 190, HUM 120A, HUM 120B and HUM 128 | |||
| Electives | 15 | ||
| One course from each of the following areas, plus one course from any one of the areas: | |||
| Values and Ideas: AAS 185, POLS 163, HIST 173, RELS 162, RELS 191 | |||
| Arts and Popular Culture: ENGL 162, ENGL 163, ENGL 164, ENGL 166, ARTH 182B, MUSC 120, TA 103, AFAM 102, COMM 169 | |||
| Politics and Society: HIST 175, HIST 179, HIST 181, HIST 187, SOCI 169 | |||
| Gender and Ethnicity: AFAM 125, AFAM 142, AFAM 152, HIST 188, WOMS 160, ANTH 175, ENGL 165, ENGL 169, LING 129 | |||
| East Asian Studies Emphasis | 39 | ||
| Required Core Courses | 24 | ||
| HUM 070B, HUM 114, HUM 142, HUM 144, HUM 160, HUM 190, PHIL 104 and MUSC 019 | |||
| Electives | 15 | ||
| One course from each of the following areas, plus one course from any one of the areas: | |||
| Literature and Philosophy: CHIN 140, HUM 121, HUM 122 | |||
| The Arts: ARTH 070C, ARTH 194A, ARTH 195, DANC 102 | |||
| Geography, History, and Politics: GEOG 160, HIST 109A, HIST 109B, HIST 110A, HIST 110B, POLS 145 | |||
| Culture and Society: ANTH 177, CHIN 102, JPN 102, LING 122 | |||
| European Studies Emphasis | 39 | ||
| Required Core Courses | 24 | ||
| HUM 119A, HUM 119B, HUM 120A, HUM 120B, HUM 128, HUM 160 and HUM 190 (21); AMS 159, AMS 169 or AMS 179 (3) | |||
| Electives | 15 | ||
| One course from each of the following areas, plus one course from any one of the areas: | |||
| Values and Ideas: HIST 124, HIST 142, PHIL 106, PHIL 108, RELS 131, RELS 151, RELS 153 | |||
| The Arts: ARTH 185, ARTH 186A, ARTH 186B, ARTH 187A, ARTH 187B, ARTH 188A, ARTH 189A, ARTH 190A, MUSC 110, MUSC 111, TA 120, TA 121, TA 127, CA 172, CA 173 | |||
| Literature: ENGL 121, ENGL 118, ENGL 125A, ENGL 144, ENGL 153A, ENGL 153B, FREN 120A, FREN 120B, FREN 140A, FREN 140B, GERM 140A, GERM 140B, ITAL 101A, ITAL 101B, ITAL 102, SPAN 120A, SPAN 120B, SPAN 140A, SPAN 140B | |||
| Politics and Society: HIST 115, HIST 116, HIST 117, HIST 121A, HIST 121B, HIST 122, HIST 144, POLS 160A, POLS 160B, ENGL 182 | |||
| Electives and/or Minor | 31-37 | ||
| Total Units: | 120 | ||
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