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Student ID:__________________________ Student Name:_______________________ Adviser Name:_______________________ Catalog: 2013-2014 Catalog Program: Humanities Minor Minimum Credits Required:__________________

Humanities Minor

Department of Liberal Studies, College of Humanities and Social Sciences

28-35 credits

Introduction/What is the Study of Humanities?

The Minor in Humanities provides interdisciplinary study of the humanities (philosophy, religion, history, literature and the arts) in Western and other civilizations.

Why Consider a Humanities Minor? 

 

 Contact Information

 
 Sample Careers

 
 Major/Career Resources

http://www.wwu.edu/careers/students_choosingamajor.shtml

How to Declare (Admission and Declaration Process):

 

Grade Requirements

A grade of C- or better is required for a student’s major or minor courses, and supporting courses for majors and minors.
 

Requirements

Course NameTerm TakenGradeGen Ed

❑ Two courses (8-10 credits):

    One of:

         LBRL 121 - The Western Tradition I: The Ancient World
         HNRS 103 - Major Cultural Traditions I

    One of:

         LBRL 122 - The Western Tradition II: Medieval and Early Modern Europe
         HNRS 104 - Major Cultural Traditions II

    One of:

         LBRL 123 - The Western Tradition III: The Modern World

❑ One course (4-5 credits) from:

    LBRL 231 - Introduction to the Study of Religion
    LBRL 243 - Art and Ideas
    LBRL 281 - Representations of Otherness
    LBRL 301 - Historical Methods in the Humanities
    LBRL 303 - Methods in the Study of Religion

❑ One course from (4-5 credits):

    LBRL 232 - Myth and Folklore
    LBRL 271 - Humanities of India
    LBRL 273 - Art and Society in China and Japan
    LBRL 275 - Humanities of Japan
    LBRL 276 - Humanities of Africa
    LBRL 277 - Humanities of China
    LBRL 278 - Humanities of Islamic Civilization
    LBRL 372 - Postcolonial Novels: Art, Rhetoric and Social Context
    LBRL 375 - Buddhism
    LBRL 378 - Religion and Society in India
    LBRL 380 - Religion and Society in China
    LBRL 382 - Religion and Society in Japan

❑ Three additional courses (12-15 credits) from:

    LBRL 301 - Historical Methods in the Humanities

    LBRL 302 - Methods of Interdisciplinary Study

    LBRL 303 - Methods in Study of Religion

    LBRL 323 - The Romantic Paradox: Love, Life and Death
    LBRL 325 - Surveillance, Voyeurism and the Culture of Suspicion
    LBRL 332 - World Religions
    LBRL 334 - Hebrew Bible and the Religion of Ancient Israel
    LBRL 336 - New Testament and Early Christianity
    LBRL 338 - Mysticism
    LBRL 340 - Sufism: The Islamic Mystical Tradition
    LBRL 360 - China and the Emerging World Economy: From Antiquity to the Early Modern
    LBRL 362 - Islam and Muslims in the Indian Ocean World

    LBRL 375 - Buddhism

    LBRL 378 - Religion and Society in India

    LBRL 380 - Religion and Society in China

    LBRL 382 - Religion and Society in Japan

    LBRL 478 - Renewal and Reform in the Islamic World Since the Eighteenth Century

And other appropriate courses under advisement

 

 

LBRL 375, 378, 380, and 382 may be counted in one group only

University Graduation Requirements

General University Requirements (GURS) 
Writing Proficiency Requirement (WP)
180 Minimum Total Credits
60 Minimum Upper Division Credits
Residency Requirement
Minimum Grade Requirements
Final Quarter Requirement

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