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Acceptable Arts and Humanities Courses

The following courses may count toward the six required arts and humanities (A&H) credits:

  • AAAD-A 112 Black Music of Two Worlds (3 cr.)
  • AAAD-A 131 Early African American and African Diaspora Literature (3 cr.)
  • AAAD-A 132 Recent African American and African Diaspora Literature (3 cr.)
  • AAAD-A 150 Survey of the Culture of Black Americans (3 cr.)
  • AAAD-A 169 Introduction to African American Literature (3 cr.)
  • AAAD-A 249 African American Autobiography (3 cr.)
  • AAAD-A 252 African American Art I: African Heritage (3 cr.)
  • AAAD-A 277 Images of Blacks in Films: 1903-1950s (3 cr.)
  • AAAD-A 278 Contemporary Black Film (3 cr.)
  • AAAD-A 290 Sociocultural Perspectives of African American Music (3 cr.)
  • AAAD-A 297 Popular Music of Black America (3 cr.)
  • AMID-D 191 Design Studies: Form and Function (3 cr.)
  • AMST-A 200 Comparative American Identities (3 cr.)
  • AMST-A 202 U.S. Arts and Media (3 cr.)
  • CLAS-C 101 Ancient Greek Culture (3 cr.)
  • CLAS-C 102 Roman Culture (3 cr.)
  • CLAS-C 205 Classical Mythology (3 cr.)
  • CLAS-C 206 Classical Art and Archaeology (3 cr.)
  • CLLC-L 110 Collins Seminar: Text, Image, Sound (3 cr.)
  • CLLC-L 210 Collins Colloquium:  Culture, the Arts, and Society (3 cr.)
  • CMCL-C 190 Introduction to Media (3 cr.)
  • CMCL-C 205 Introduction to Communication & Culture (3 cr.)
  • CMCL-C 208 Image Cultures (3 cr.)
  • CMCL-C 228 Argumentation and Public Advocacy (3 cr.)
  • CMCL-C 238 Communication in Black America (3 cr.)
  • CMLT-C 147 Images of the Self: East and West (3 cr.)
  • CMLT-C 151 Introduction to Popular Culture (3 cr.)
  • CMLT-C 155 Culture and the Modern Experience (3 cr.)
  • CMLT-C 200 Honors Seminar (3 cr.)
  • CMLT-C 205 Comparative Literary Analysis (3 cr.)
  • CMLT-C 216 Science Fiction, Fantasy, and the Western Tradition (3 cr.)
  • CMLT-C 217 Detective, Mystery, and Horror Literature (3 cr.)
  • CMLT-C 219 Romance and the Western Tradition (3 cr.)
  • CMLT-C 251 Lyrics and Popular Song (3 cr.)
  • CMLT-C 252 Literary and Television Genres (3 cr.)
  • CMLT-C 255 Modern Literature and Other Arts: An Introduction (3 cr.)
  • CMLT-C 257 Asian Literature and Other Arts (3 cr.)
  • CMLT-C 261 Introduction to African Literature (3 cr.)
  • CMLT-C 262 Cross-Cultural Encounters (3 cr.)
  • COGS-Q 240 Philosophical Foundations of the Cognitive and Information Sciences (4 cr.)
  • COLL-E 103 Topics in Arts & Humanities (3 cr.)
  • COLL-S 103 IFS Seminar in A&H (3 cr.)
  • EALC-E 100 East Asia: An Introduction (3 cr.)
  • EALC-E 110 Popular Culture in East Asia (3 cr.)
  • ENG-L 111 Discovering Literature (3 cr.)
  • ENG-L 112 Experiencing World Cultures through Literatures in English (3 cr.)
  • ENG-L 203 Introduction to Drama (3 cr.)
  • ENG-L 204 Introduction to Fiction (3 cr.)
  • ENG-L 205 Introduction to Poetry (3 cr.)
  • ENG-L 206 Introduction to Prose (Excluding Fiction) (3 cr.)
  • ENG-L 207 Women and Literature (3 cr.)
  • ENG-L 210 Studies in Popular Literature and Mass Media (3 cr.)
  • ENG-L 213 Literary Masterpieces I (3 cr.)
  • ENG-L 214 Literary Masterpieces II (3 cr.)
  • ENG-L 220 Introduction to Shakespeare (3 cr.)
  • ENG-L 223 Introduction to Ethnic American Literature (3 cr.)
  • ENG-L 224 Introduction to World Literatures in English (3 cr.)
  • ENG-L 230 Introduction to Science Fiction (3 cr.)
  • ENG-L 240 Literature and Public Life (3 cr.)
  • ENG-L 241 American Jewish Writers (3 cr.)
  • ENG-L 249 Representations of Gender and Sexuality (3 cr.)
  • ENG-L 295 American Film Culture (3 cr.)
  • ENG-W 103 Introductory Creative Writing (3 cr.)
  • FINA-A 206 Classical Art and Archaeology (3 cr.)
  • FINA-A 226 Survey of Medieval Art (3 cr.)
  • FINA-A 231 The Age of Giants: Art in the Time of Leonardo and Michelangelo (3 cr.)
  • FINA-A 234 Renaissance Florence (3 cr.)
  • FINA-D 210 Digital Art: Survey and Practice (3 cr.)
  • FINA-F 100 Fundamental Studio--Drawing (3 cr.)
  • FINA-F 101 Fundamental Studio--3D (3 cr.)
  • FINA-F 102 Fundamental Studio--2D (3 cr.)
  • FINA-H 100 Art Appreciation (3 cr.)
  • FINA-N 110 Introduction to Studio Art for Nonmajors (3 cr.)
  • FINA-N 130 Digital Imagery for Nonmajors (3 cr.)
  • FINA-N 198 Introduction to Photography for Nonmajors (3 cr.)
  • FINA-S 270 Sculpture I (3 cr.)
  • FINA-S 271 Introduction to Figurative Sculpture (3 cr.)
  • FINA-S 291 Fundamentals of Photography (3 cr.)
  • FOLK-E 112 Black Music of Two Worlds (3 cr.)
  • FOLK-E 295 History of Hip Hop (3 cr.)
  • FOLK-E 297 Popular Music of Black America (3 cr.)
  • FOLK-F 101 Introduction to Folklore (3 cr.)
  • FOLK-F 111 World Music and Culture (3 cr.)
  • FOLK-F 131 Folklore in the United States (3 cr.)
  • FOLK-F 225 Forms of Commemoration (3 cr.)
  • FOLK-F 235 Personal Narratives: A Course in Folklore and Literature (3 cr.)
  • FOLK-F 252 Folklore and the Humanities (3 cr.)
  • FRIT-M 222 Topics in Italian Culture (3 cr.)
  • FRIT-M 234 Florence in Florence (3 cr.)
  • FRIT-M 235 Rome, the City and the Myth (3 cr.)
  • HISP-S 220 Chicano and Puerto Rican Literature (3 cr.)
  • HON-H 211 Ideas and Experience I (3 cr.)
  • HON-H 232 Meaningful Writing: Reading and Writing Contemporary Poetry (3 cr.)
  • HON-H 233 Great Authors, Composers, and Artists (3 cr.)
  • HON-H 234 Literature of Time and Place  (3 cr.)
  • HON-H 235 Religion in Literature, Music, Art, and Performance  (3 cr.)
  • HON-H 239 Gender across the Disciplines (3 cr.)
  • HON-H 242 Animal Ethics  (3 cr.)
  • INTL-I 201 Culture and the Arts: International Perspectives  (3 cr.)
  • JSTU-J 203 Topics in Jewish Studies (3 cr.)
  • LING-L 114 Language and Religion (3 cr.)
  • MUS-P 110 Beginning Piano Class 1, Non-Music Majors (3 cr.)
  • MUS-P 120 Beginning Piano Class 2, Non-Music Majors (3 cr.)
  • MUS-T 109 Rudiments of Music (3 cr.)
  • MUS-T 151 Music Theory and Literature I (3 cr.)
  • MUS-Z 101 Music for the Listener (3 cr.)
  • MUS-Z 111 Introduction to Music Theory (3 cr.)
  • MUS-Z 120 Music in Multimedia (3 cr.)
  • MUS-Z 171 Opera Theater Series I (3 cr.)
  • MUS-Z 172 Opera Theater Series II (3 cr.)
  • MUS-Z 201 History of Rock 'n' Roll Music I (3 cr.)
  • MUS-Z 202 History of Rock 'n' Roll Music II (3 cr.)
  • MUS-Z 211 Music Theory II (3 cr.)
  • MUS-Z 250 Choral Masterworks: Singing Through History (3 cr.)
  • MUS-Z 260 Music in American Society (3 cr.)
  • NELC-N 212 Contemporary Literatures of the Middle East (in English Translation) (3 cr.)
  • PHIL-P 100 Introduction to Philosophy (3 cr.)
  • PHIL-P 105 Thinking and Reasoning (3 cr.)
  • PHIL-P 135 Introduction to Existentialism (3 cr.)
  • PHIL-P 140 Introduction to Ethics (3 cr.)
  • PHIL-P 145 Introduction to Social and Political Philosophy (3 cr.)
  • PHIL-P 150 Elementary Logic  (3 cr.)
  • PHIL-P 201 Ancient Greek Philosophy (3 cr.)
  • PHIL-P 211 Modern Philosophy: Descartes through Kant (3 cr.)
  • PHIL-P 240 Business and Morality (3 cr.)
  • PHIL-P 242 Applied Ethics (3 cr.)
  • PHIL-P 246 Introduction to Philosophy and Art (3 cr.)
  • POLS-Y 105 Introduction to Political Theory (3 cr.)
  • REL-A 250 Introduction to Christianity (3 cr.)
  • REL-B 220 Introduction to Hinduism (3 cr.)
  • REL-D 250 Religion, Ecology, and the Self (3 cr.)
  • REL-R 102 Religion and Popular Culture (3 cr.)
  • REL-R 133 Introduction to Religion (3 cr.)
  • REL-R 152 Religions of the West (3 cr.)
  • REL-R 153 Religions of the East (3 cr.)
  • REL-R 160 Religion and American Culture (3 cr.)
  • REL-R 170 Religion, Ethics, and Public Life (3 cr.)
  • REL-R 210 Introduction to the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible (3 cr.)
  • REL-R 220 Introduction to the New Testament (3 cr.)
  • REL-R 235 The Liberal Tradition in U.S. Religious History (3 cr.)
  • REL-R 245 Introduction to Judaism (3 cr.)
  • REL-R 250 Introduction to Buddhism (3 cr.)
  • REL-R 257 Introduction to Islam (3 cr.)
  • SLAV-C 223 Introduction to Czech Culture (3 cr.)
  • SLAV-P 223 Introduction to Polish Culture (3 cr.)
  • SLAV-R 123 Masterworks of Russian Short Fiction (3 cr.)
  • SLAV-R 223 Introduction to Russian Culture (3 cr.)
  • SLAV-R 263 Pushkin to Dostoevsky (3 cr.)
  • SLAV-R 264 Tolstoy to Solzhenitsyn (3 cr.)
  • SLAV-S 223 Introduction to Balkan and South Slavic Cultures (3 cr.)
  • THTR-T 100 Introduction to Theatre (3 cr.)
  • THTR-T 120 Acting I: Fundamentals of Acting (3 cr.)

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