The Humanities major provides students a broad, highly individualized, and multidisciplinary curriculum that provides them the essential critical thinking and communication skills they need to succeed in graduate school and the modern workplace.
This major is specifically designed for those students who wish to build a comprehensive liberal arts background; students who have multiple interests in the humanities; students who desire to change majors without extending their graduation timelines; and nontraditional and adult students who have some prior college credit and need a path to degree completion that allows them to maximize the usefulness of previously earned college credits.
Humanities majors are considered highly qualified for employment in a wide range of career fields including arts, design, entertainment, and media; business and financial operations; education; law; management; marketing; advertising; office and administrative support, and public service.
Humanities majors begin their program with Foundations in the Humanities (HUMA 250) and end their program with the Senior Seminar (HUMA 499) in which they reflect on their coursework and consider professional issues.
Students declare this major through the office of English and Foreign Languages. Humanities majors have faculty members from the English and Foreign Language as academic advisors.
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
Note: The information below provides convenient links to some of the courses required for this degree; however, it should not be used as a course registration guide. Please refer to the official Lander University Academic Catalog for the most accurate and up-to-date program requirements.
| GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS1 | |
|---|---|
| A. Core Skills | |
| CREDIT HOURS |
|
| CREDIT HOURS | ENGL 101 |
| Writing and Inquiry I | |
| 3 | |
| CREDIT HOURS | ENGL 102 |
| Writing and Inquiry II | |
| 3 | |
| CREDIT HOURS | |
|
Approved Mathematics | |
| 3 | |
|
B. Humanities and Fine Arts | |
| CREDIT HOURS | 6 |
| C. Behavioral and Social Perspectives (6 hours selected from 2 different disciplines) | |
| CREDIT HOURS | 6 |
| D. Scientific and Mathematical Reasoning | |
| CREDIT HOURS | |
| Approved Science or Mathematics | |
| 3 | |
| CREDIT HOURS | |
| Approved Lab Science | |
| 4 | |
| E. Founding Documents of the United States | |
| CREDIT HOURS | HIST 111R2 |
| United States History to 1877 OR HIST 112R2 United States History since 1877 OR POLS 101R2 American National Government | |
| 3 | |
| F. World Cultures | |
| CREDIT HOURS | 3 |
| G. LINK 101 | |
| CREDIT HOURS | 1 |
| Total General Education Requirements | |
| CREDIT HOURS | 35 |
| GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS1 | CREDIT HOURS |
||
|---|---|---|---|
| A. Core Skills |
|
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| ENGL 101 | Writing and Inquiry I | 3 | |
| ENGL 102 | Writing and Inquiry II | 3 | |
|
Approved Mathematics |
3 | ||
|
B. Humanities and Fine Arts |
6 | ||
| C. Behavioral and Social Perspectives (6 hours selected from 2 different disciplines) |
6 | ||
| D. Scientific and Mathematical Reasoning | |||
| Approved Science or Mathematics | 3 | ||
| Approved Lab Science | 4 | ||
| E. Founding Documents of the United States | |||
| HIST 111R2 | United States History to 1877 OR HIST 112R2 United States History since 1877 OR POLS 101R2 American National Government |
3 | |
| F. World Cultures | 3 | ||
| G. LINK 101 | 1 | ||
| Total General Education Requirements | 35 | ||
1 For approved courses see the General Education section
2 If you already have credit for HIST 111, do not take HIST 111R; if you already have credit for HIST 112, do not take HIST 112R; if you already have credit for POLS 101, do not take POLS 101R
| MAJOR PROGRAM CORE REQUIREMENTS | |
|---|---|
| HUMA 250 | |
| CREDIT HOURS | Foundations in the Humanities |
| 3 | |
| HUMA 499 | |
| CREDIT HOURS | Senior Seminar |
| 3 | |
| MAJOR PROGRAM CORE REQUIREMENTS | CREDIT HOURS |
|
|---|---|---|
| HUMA 250 | Foundations in the Humanities | 3 |
| HUMA 499 | Senior Seminar | 3 |
| MAJOR PROGRAM ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS | |
|---|---|
|
30 hours at the 300-level or higher in the following Humanities disciplines: Art, English, Foreign Languages, History, Media and Communication, Music, Philosophy, Political Science, Religion, and Sociology 15 hours from a focus discipline and at least 15 hours from other Humanities disciplines. | |
| CREDIT HOURS | 30 |
| CREDIT HOURS | |
| Total Major Program Requirements | |
| CREDIT HOURS | 36 |
| Additional Electives | |
| CREDIT HOURS | 49 |
| TOTAL FOR BA/BS DEGREE | |
| CREDIT HOURS | 120 |
| MAJOR PROGRAM ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS | CREDIT HOURS |
|---|---|
|
30 hours at the 300-level or higher in the following Humanities disciplines: Art, English, Foreign Languages, History, Media and Communication, Music, Philosophy, Political Science, Religion, and Sociology 15 hours from a focus discipline and at least 15 hours from other Humanities disciplines. |
30 |
| Total Major Program Requirements | 36 |
| Additional Electives | 49 |
| TOTAL FOR BA/BS DEGREE | 120 |