Humanities
Ancient World: Culture and Ideas
HUMN111
This course is a historical survey of the art, literature, music, philosophy, technology, science, and religion of ancient cultures (25,000 B.C.E. - 300 C.E.) Students explore the major themes at the heart of the Western cultural tradition.
3 credits
Prerequisite: None
Corequisite: None
Medieval and Renaissance Worlds: Culture and Ideas
HUMN112
This course is a historical survey of the art, literature, music, philosophy, technology, science, and religion of human civilizations from the dissolution of the Roman Empire to the Late Renaissance (300-1550 C.E.). Students explore the major themes and ideas at the heart of the Western cultural tradition.
3 credits
Prerequisite: None
Corequisite: None
Early Modern World: Culture and Ideas
HUMN113
This course is a historical survey of the art, literature, music, philosophy, science, technology, and religion of the Western world in a global context from the Late Renaissance to the Modern Era (1550-1880s C.E.). Students explore the major themes and ideas of the Western cultural and intellectual tradition in a global context.
3 credits
Prerequisite: None
Corequisite: None
Modern World and Beyond: Culture and Ideas
HUMN114
This course is a historical survey of the art, literature, music, philosophy, science, technology, and religion of the Western World in a global context from the Age of Nationalism (1880 C.E.) to the present. Students explore the major themes and ideas at the heart of the Western cultural tradition.
3 credits
Prerequisite: None
Corequisite: None
Survey of World Religions
HUMN120
This course is a study of the historical development of world religion from pre-civilization to the development of the major religions of India (Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism, and Sikhism), the Far East (Taoism, Confucianism, and Shintoism), and the Near East (Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam).
3 credits
Prerequisite: None
Corequisite: None
Christianity
HUMN121
This course is a survey of Christianity from its origins to the present stressing its history, teachings, and institutions. Major topics include the Life of Jesus, Early Church, Catholicism, Protestant Reformation, the Church in the Modern Age, and the overall political and intellectual influence of Christianity on human history.
3 credits
Prerequisite: HUMN120 (C or better) or Permission of the Department of Social and Behavioral Science
Corequisite: None
Buddhism - An Introduction
HUMN122
This course explores the history and ideas of Buddhism. Students explore the religion's varieties, basic abstract concepts, and patterns of spread.
3 credits
Prerequisite: None
Corequisite: None
Religion in America
HUMN125
This course is a survey of the contemporary American religious life. Major topics include the major world religions, as well as the rise of noted cults with special emphasis upon their origins, practices, and consequent reactions and repercussions. Students also explore the broad historical trends and phenomena in American religious life.
3 credits
Prerequisite: None
Corequisite: None
Science and Religion
HUMN126
Students examine the relationship between religion and science in western and non-western cultures and the extent to which they either conflict or cooperate. Areas of focus include science and religion in ancient Greece and China, medieval Arabia, modern Europe, and contemporary America.
3 credits
Prerequisite: None.
Corequisite: None
Holy War, Holy Peace in Islam, Judaism, Christianity
HUMN128
This course examines the origins and relationships among the world's three major religions Christianity, Islam, and Judaism. Topics of emphasis include how the three religions influence one another and how they historically relate to each other in times of war and in times of peace.
3 credits
Prerequisite: None
Corequisite: None
Eastern Religions
HUMN129
Students examine the religions of the East, including Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Shintoism and Shamanism. Areas of focus include historical development, cultural background, and institutional development.
3 credits
Prerequisite: None
Corequisite: None