Interdisciplinary Studies (Humanities)
Chairperson
James Colbert (fall)
Susan Wadsworth (spring)
Objectives for the Major
The Humanities Department offers an Interdisciplinary Studies major.
Criteria for Admissions
Students interested in such a major should contact one of the designated faculty of the Humanities Department who assists the student in the choice and the design of the major from the disciplines listed below.* The Humanities Department maintains the advising records, issues a progress report, and informs the registrar.
Requirements for the BS in Interdisciplinary Studies
Students must fulfill the core LAS requirements and select one of the three tracks outlined below.
Core LA&S Requirements for the BS in Interdisciplinary Studies
A common core of three Liberal Arts and Sciences interdisciplinary courses: IDIS 1800, Global Issues; MUSC 2000, Commonwealth of the Arts or MUSC 2100, Commonwealth of the Ancient Arts; and PHIL 1100, Logic or PHIL 2600, Philosophy of Human Nature or PHIL 3340 Contemporary Philosophy or PHIL 4430 Marxism.
Track I
Choose a minimum of 36 semester hours of course work for the major with a college-approved minor in Art, Music, History, or Philosophy; a minimum of nine credits in two of the other fields, and the Seminar in the Humanities.
A. Art
*ART 1100 Art Appreciation
*ART 1150 Survey of Art Forms I
*ART 1160 Survey of Art Forms II or
*ART 1400 Drawing
ART 1600 Design
ART 2200 Life Drawing
ART 2300 American Art
ART 1720 Contemporary Art
ART 2550 Art of the Renaissance or
any other upper-level art courses
B. Music
*MUSC 1000 Art of Music
MUSC 2000 Commonwealth of the Arts
*MUSC 2200 Basic Music Theory
MUSC 3100 Symphony
MUSC 3200 Opera
MUSC 3400 20th-Century Music
MUSC 3500 American Music
MUSC 4500 Harmony or
any other upper-level music courses
C. History
*HIST 1000 World Civilizations I
*HIST 1100 World Civilizations II
*HIST 1150 World Civilizations III
HIST 1400 U.S. History I
HIST 1500 U.S. History II
HIST 2000 Medieval Europe
HIST 2100 20th-Century Europe
HIST 2200 British History
HIST 2300 History of African America
HIST 2490 Women in U.S. History to 1870 or
any other upper-level history courses
D. Philosophy
*PHIL 1000 Introduction to Western Philosophy
PHIL 1100 Logic
PHIL 2000 Philosophy of Education
PHIL 2440 American Philosophy
PHIL 2600 Philosophy of Human Nature
PHIL 3310 Ancient and Medieval Philosophy
PHIL 4100 Philosophy of Art or
any other upper-level philosophy courses
IDIS 4000 Seminar in the Humanities for 3 credits.
Track II
A second option in the Interdisciplinary Studies (Humanities) major combines courses in Language, Literature, and History. Choose a minimum of 36 semester hours for the major with a college-approved minor in French, German, or Spanish; a minimum of nine credits each in Literature and History and the Seminar in Humanities.
E1. French (Suspended)
FREN 2000 Intermediate French I
FREN 2100 Intermediate French II
FREN 3000 French Civilization
FREN 3300 French Literature
FREN 3500 French Conversation and Composition
FREN 5000 Topics in French
E2. Italian
ITAL 2000 Intermediate Italian I
ITAL 2100 Intermediate Italian II
ITAL 3000 Italian Culture in English I
ITAL 3100 Italian Culture in English II
ITAL 3500 Italian Conversation and Composition
E3. Spanish
SPAN 2000 Intermediate Spanish I
SPAN 2100 Intermediate Spanish II
SPAN 2600 Hispanic Culture
SPAN 2700 Hispanic Literature
SPAN 3500 Spanish Conversation and Composition
SPAN 5000 Topics in Spanish
The above language programs also require courses in literature and history.
Literature Requirements
Select nine semester hours from the following courses:
ENGL 2000 American Literature from the Age of Exploration to the Civil War
ENGL 2100 American Literature from the Civil War to the Present
ENGL 2400 World Literature I
ENGL 2500 World Literature II
ENGL 3300 Women and Literature
History
Select nine semester hours from the following:
PHIL 1000 Introduction to Western Philosophy
HIST 1000 World Civilization I
IDIS 1100 Women in Latin America
HIST 1100 World Civilization II
HIST 1150 World Civilization III
HIST 1400 U.S. History I
HIST 1500 U.S. History II
HIST 2000 Medieval Europe
HIST 2100 20th-Century Europe
HIST 2700 History of Mexico, Central America,
and the Caribbean
HIST 2750 History of South America
HIST 3300 Modern Russia
HIST 3350 20th Century Russia
IDIS 4000 Seminar in the Humanities for 3 credits.
Track III
In a third option in the Interdisciplinary Studies (Humanities) major, students choose a minimum of 36 semester hours for the major with a college-approved minor in Music, Art, Dance, or Literature/Theater; a minimum of nine credits in two other fields, and the Seminar in the Humanities.
Music
MUSC 1000 Art of Music
MUSC 2200 Basic Music Theory or
Upper-Level Music History class
MUSC 2300 Choral Arts* or
MUSC 2400, 2401, 2402
Instrumental Arts or
MUSC 2500 Class Piano or
MUSC 2600 Class Voice
*Three one-credit music studio courses.
Art
ART 1100 Art Appreciation
ART 1150 Survey of Art Forms I or
ART 1160 Survey of Art Forms II or
Upper-Level Art History class
ART 1400 Drawing or
ART 1450 Introductory Painting or
ART 1600 Design or
ART 1650 Three-Dimensional Design or
ART 1840 Sculpture I or
ART 2200 Life Drawing or
any other Upper-Level Studio Art class
Dance
PHED 4050 Art of Dance
PHED 4130 Making Dance: Choreography and Composition
THEA 1700 Stage Movement or
PHED 1210 Modern Jazz I or
PHED 1220 Modern Jazz II or
PHED 1230 Modern Jazz III or
PHED 1240 Yoga
PHED 1310 African Jazz Dance
*Three one-credit dance studio courses.
Literature/Theater
THEA 2000 Introduction to Theater
THEA 2700 Acting I
ENGL 3000 World Drama or
ENGL 3020 Modern Drama or
any other Upper-Level Dramatic Literature class
IDIS 4000 Seminar in the Humanities for three credits.
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