"The humanities department provides an excellent opportunity to acquire the sort of broad-minded Renaissance education that is increasingly hard to come by in our modern specialized society. The humanities student is able to profit from a variety of disciplines, combining them to best facilitate the fulfillment ofhis own individual goals." David Daniels Humanities Student Humanities Major 386 and 478. Two areas of six upper division units each chosen from the support area options listed below. Total for major , 30 units, of which 24 must be upper division. Advisement through the communication department.
English Concentration. An 18 unit concentration in English, of which 12 must be upper division. Two areas of six upper division units each chosen from the support area options listed below. Total for major , 30 units , of which 24 must be upper division. Advisement through the English department. Literature Concentration. An 18 unit concentration in literature , of which 12 must be upper division (selection of the literature concentration must be made from the literature listing , including six units of English 250, English Literature). Two areas of six upper division units each chosen from the support area options listed below. Total for major , 30 units, of which 24 must be upper division. Advisement through the English department. Foreign Language Concentration. A concentration is offered in Greek and Spanish only and consists of 12 upper division units. Two support areas of six upper division units each chosen from the options listed below. Total for major, normally 30 units, of which 24 must be upper division. Advisement through the depart ment of foreign languages . NOTE: It is possible for a student qualified with four years of high school Spanish to complete the humanities major: Spanish concentration with 24 upper division units . History Concentration. An 18 unit concentration in history (beyond the general education level) of which 12 units must be upper division. Two areas of six upper division each chosen from the support area options listed below. Total for major , 30 units , of which 24 must be upper division. Advisement through the history department. Philosophy Concentration. An 18 unit concentration in philoso phy, of which 12 must be upper division, including 30 I and two of the following courses: 302, 303, 404. Two support areas of six upper division units each chosen from the options listed below . Total for major , 30 units, of which 24 must be upper division. Advisement through the philosophy department. Support Area Options for Humanities Major: Two support areas of six upper division units each are necessary for the major. The following are the area options: communication, English Lan guage 350, German , Greek, literature , philosophy , Spanish and history.
The departments of communi cation, English, foreign languages , history and philosophy offer an interdepartmental major in hu manities . It consists of an 18 unit concentration in one area and two support areas of six upper division units each. The area of concentration is basicall y a minor in the desired field but offers more flexibility through advisement of the subject department. Objective: The objective of the humanities major is to provide the student with a broader perspective in selected liberal arts disci plines than is possible with a single subject matter. Courses taken to satisfy the general education requirement cannot be credited to the major. GENERAL EDUCATION Humanities 230 INTERDISCIPUNARY STUDIES (7) The shaping of human culture and thought to contemporary times , using a team-taught approach integrating History 100 with participating general education offerings. Value of credits re leased is equal to that of the courses if taken separately. Humanities 230E: History 100, English 250 (7 units) Humanities 230P: History 100 , Philosophy 202 (7 units) HUMANITIES MAJOR: Classical Studies Concentration: A 30 unit concentration in classical studies, of which 21 must be upper division. The general education foreign language requirement is to be met by either Greek , Latin or Hebrew. Philosophy 301, History 323 or 324, and English 420, Studies in Comparative Literature: Greek and Roman Literature are required. The balance of the major is to be structured with courses from the following: At least six additional units in language (Greek, Latin or Hebrew); and six units from Philosophy 302, History 304,313 , 314, 323, 324 or 430. Advise ment through history department. Communication Concentration. An 18 unit concentration in communication, of which 12 must be upper division , including
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