Humanities Courses

HUMN 011. Literature of the Ancient World. 3 crs. Introduction to the literature of ancient Greece and Rome and the Near East, concentrating on literary styles and cultural background of the ancient world.

HUMN 012. Medieval and Renaissance Literature. 3 crs. Introduction to the literature of the European medieval and Renaissance cultures through a reading of selected authors who express important concepts and cultural attitudes of the two periods.

HUMN 013. Literature of the Modern World. 3 crs. Introduction to the literature of the post-Renaissance world, emphasizing both the history and development of ideas during the period and the literary methods and values of the works studied.

HUMN 014. Introduction to Humanities I is the first part of a two-semester core course for freshmen designed to enhance their understanding of great and enduring themes of humanistic inquiry. Students read literary and philosophical works of major historical significance and value from a contemporary viewpoint. Students explore themes such as cultural collision and resolution, concentrating on various aspects of the epic tradition.

HUMN 015. Introduction to Humanities II is the second part of a two-semester core course for freshmen. In this course students study the relationship of the self to the other, with all its attendant considerations, and concentrate on generic distinctions between comedy and tragedy in drama, autobiography, and fiction. Prerequisite is Humanities I.

HUMN 107. Introduction to Women’s Studies. 3 crs. Introduction to the role of women in the humanities, investigating women as writers and their contributions to the disciplines of philosophy, German, Russian, Classics, English, and the Romance Languages. Cross-listed with other departments in the Division of the Humanities.