HUM - Humanities

HUM 595 Topics in Humanities (3 Credit Hours)

A study of selected Humanities topics to be specified in the class schedule each semester. May be repeated for credit as topics vary.

HUM 597 Tutorial Work in Humanities (1-3 Credit Hours)

Independent research on a Humanities topic to be selected under the direction of an instructor. Program director approval required.

HUM 601 Introduction to Global Humanities (3 Credit Hours)

This course introduces students to the humanities through a global perspective with an interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary approach. Students will learn about the history of the humanities through a global lens. This course is a story of humanity. It is a story with multiple chapters, but like roads on a map, these stories, writings, and voices from diverse cultures and periods, overlap and converge because as humans we are all interconnected despite the boundaries of time and geography. Through readings from across the globe, the separation between the past and the present will seem less defined, cultures less foreign, and we will better understand the value of the humanities for the future at both the micro and macro levels. Students will apply what they learn through readings, discussions, and their own research in a semester-ending research paper or project on a subject of the student’s choice.

HUM 602 Critical Methods in Humanities (3 Credit Hours)

This class instructs students in various theoretical and methodological approaches for conducting research within the humanistic disciplines. Students will become familiar with literary theory, critical/cultural studies, historical methods, qualitative social scientific approaches, and visual studies, as well as the conduct of research across disciplinary boundaries.

HUM 603 Strategic Professional Development Pro-Seminar (3 Credit Hours)

This seminar will guide students pursuing academic or non-academic professions to prepare and to build a professional development strategy for various careers using their Humanities degree.

HUM 668 Internship (3 Credit Hours)

This course allows graduate students in Humanities to pursue a structured work experience in a field relevant to a student's course of study. Student will work with a supervisor at the work site and a faculty advisor in Humanities. Requirements include a formal essay connected to the experience, portfolio, and satisfactory evaluation by the supervisor. Permission of Humanities director required. Pass/fail grading only.

HUM 693 Capstone Project (3 Credit Hours)

Option for students who do not want to pursue a traditional thesis. Individual projects must be approved by the program director. The capstone project must include a scholarly paper, but the 'project' component can include creative works, art installations, film and video, interactive and born-digital works, as well as other forms of community engagement. Projects are developed with help of supervisor.

Prerequisites: HUM 601, HUM 602, HUM 603, HUM 698, HUM 704, and program director approval required

HUM 696 Topics in Humanities (3 Credit Hours)

A study of selected Humanities topics to be specified in the class schedule each semester. May be repeated for credit as topics vary.

HUM 697 Tutorial Work in Humanities (1-3 Credit Hours)

Independent research on a Humanities topic to be selected under the direction of an instructor. Program director approval required.

HUM 698 Capstone Project and Thesis Preparation Seminar (3 Credit Hours)

A graduate writing seminar dedicated to workshopping and developing and finalizing students' required long-term creative and research projects.

Prerequisites: HUM 601 and HUM 602

HUM 699 Thesis (1-6 Credit Hours)

Course requirement for thesis option.

HUM 704 Technology and the Humanities (3 Credit Hours)

A seminar providing foundations for and experience in the critical examination of technologies and their human and social impact. Topics will vary and may include AI, innovation, social media, robotics, healthcare, gaming, art, and music.

HUM 795 Topics in Humanities (3 Credit Hours)

A study of selected Humanities topics to be specified in the class schedule each semester. May be repeated for credit as topics vary.

HUM 796 Topics in Humanities (3 Credit Hours)

A study of selected Humanities topics to be specified in the class schedule each semester. May be repeated for credit as topics vary.

HUM 797 Tutorial Work in Humanities (1-3 Credit Hours)

Independent research on a Humanities topic to be selected under the direction of an instructor. Program director approval required.

HUM 895 Topics in Humanities (3 Credit Hours)

A study of selected Humanities topics to be specified in the class schedule each semester. May be repeated for credit as topics vary.

HUM 896 Topics in Humanities (3 Credit Hours)

A study of selected Humanities topics to be specified in the class schedule each semester. May be repeated for credit as topics vary.

HUM 897 Tutorial Work in Humanities (1-3 Credit Hours)

Independent research on a Humanities topic to be selected under the direction of an instructor. Program director approval required.

HUM 999 Doctoral Graduate Credit (1 Credit Hour)

This course is a pass/fail course doctoral students may take to maintain active status after successfully passing the candidacy examination. All doctoral students are required to be registered for at least one graduate credit hour every semester until their graduation.