Humanities Major The departments of communication, English, foreign languages, history and phi losophy offer an interdepartmental major in humanit ies. It consists of an 18 unit con centrat ion in one area and two support areas of six upper division units each. The area of concentration is basically an em phasis in the desired field but offers more flexibility through advisement of the sub ject department Objective: The objective of the human ities major is to provide the student with a broader perspect ive in selected liberal arts disciplines than is possible with a si ngle sub ject matter. Courses taken to sat isfy the general education requirement cannot be credited to the major. General Information Humanities 230 INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES (7) The shaping of human culture and thought to contemporary times, using a team taught approach integrating History I00 with participating general education offer ings. Value of credits released is equal to that of the courses if taken separately Humanities 230E: History I00, English 250 (7 units) Human ities 230P History I00, Philosophy 202 (7 units). Humanities Major: Classical Studies Concentration: A 30 unit concentrat ion in class ical studies. A major concentration of 18 upper division units in Greek and 6 un it minor concent ra tions in two of the following: history, phi losophy or rhetoric. Possibil ities include Ancient History 323, 324, Philosophy 30 I , 302 or Rhetoric English 450, Communica t ion 383 English 350 - Greek/Latin Roots is required as a support course. The minor concentrations and advisement will be through the Greek Department
470 DIRECTED READING ( 1-3) Individual reading in historical literature for advanced students. Topics and frequency of reports determined in consultation with sponsori ng professor. May be repeated up to three units of credit 480 RESEARCH SEMINARS (3) Special studies 1n history for maJors utiliz ing the techn iques of problem-solving, re search and formal writing Non-majors may undertake special study in specific geographical areas Latin America, Europe, Asia, United States, Near East and Afr ica. May be repeated for credit in different areas. Prerequisite: 327 or consent 490, 491 HONORS PROGRAM (3 , 3) A year-long independent research project for history majors culminating in an honors thesis . First semester: reading and research under supervision. Second semeste r: drafti ng and writing final paper. Geography 30 I INTRODUCTION TO CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY (3) World cu ltural regions: isolation of cu ltural forces and their interact ion with the phys ical environment to produce the varieties of cul tural landscape: populat ion distribu tion, general land-use, settlement pattern, transportation and communication. 310 STUDIES IN GEOGRAPHY (3) Conti nental areas studies by regions em phasizing physical, cultural, economic and historical dimensions which give geograph ic personality to individual regions and na tions. One or more sections offered each year in areas such as Lat in America, Nor-th America, Europe and Asia. May be repeat ed with different content (section title).
Communication Concentration: An I 8 unit concentration in communication, of which 12 must be upper division, including 386 and 478. Two areas of six upper divi sion units each chosen from the support area options listed below Total for major, 30 un its, of which 24 must be upper divi sion. Advisement through the communica tion department English Concentration: An 18 unit con centration in English, of which 12 must be upper division. Two areas of six upper divi sion units each chosen from the support area options listed below. Total for major, 30 units, of which 24 must be upper divi sion. Advisement through the English de partment Literature Concentration: An I 8 unit concentration in literature of which 12 must be upper division (selection of the lit erature concentration must be made from the literature listing, includ ing six units of English 250, English li terature). Two areas of six upper division units each chosen from the support area options list ed be low Total for major, 30 units, of which 24 must be upper division. Advisement through the English department Foreign Language Concentration: A concentrati on is offered in Greek and Spanish only and consists of 18 upper divi sion un its. Two support areas of six upper division units each chosen from the options listed below Total for maJor, 30 un its. Ad visement through the department of for eign languages. History Concentration: An 18 unit con centration in history (beyond the general education level) of which 12 units must be upper division. Two areas of six upper divi sion each chosen from the support area optrons listed below Total for major, 30 units, of which 24 must be upper division. Advisement through the history depart ment
Philosophy Concentration: An 18 un it concentrat ion in philosophy, of which I 2 must be upper division, including 30 I and two of the fol lowing courses: 302, 303, 404. Two support areas of six upper divi sion units each chosen from the opt ions listed below Total for major, 30 un its, of which 24 must be upper division. Advise ment through the ph ilosophy department Support Area Options for Humanities Major: Two support areas of six upper di vision units each are necessary for the ma JOr The following are the area options: communication, English language 350, Ger man, Greek, literature, philosophy, Spanish and history
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