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Humanities Courses

Courses that fulfill the Core Curriculum Humanities Requirement
(Catalog 122 and later)

Satisfy the core curriculum requirements by selecting three (3) semester credit hours (SCH) in University approved courses in humanities and three (3) semester credit hours (SCH) in Visual and Performing Arts.

APPROVED ELECTIVE COURSES in the HUMANITIES
(3 HOURS REQUIRED)

AGEC 316, Ag Ethics (3-0)3
ANTH 202, Intro to Archaeology (3-0)3
ANTH 205, Peoples and Cultures of the World (3-0)3 
ANTH 301, Indians of North America (3-0)3
ANTH 302, Archaeology of North America (3-0)3
ANTH 303, Archaeology of the American Southwest (3-0)3
ANTH 306, Indians of Texas (3-0)3
ANTH 308, Archaeology of Mesoamerica (3-0)3
ANTH 313, Historical Archaeology (3-0)3
ANTH 315, Peoples and Cultures of Africa (3-0)3
ANTH 317, Introduction to Biblical Archaeology (3-0)3
ANTH 324, Music in World Cultures (3-0)3
ANTH 350, Archaeology of the Old World (3-0)3
ANTH 351, Classical Archaeology (3-0)3
ARCH 349, History of Modern Architecture
ARCH 429, Early Architecture of Texas (3-0)3 
ARCH 440, History of Renaissance Architecture (3-0)3
CLAS 215 Etymological Principle (3-0)3
ENDS 249, History of Building Technology (3-0)3
ENDS 329, The American House I (3-0)3
ENDS 359, Secrets of Ancient Design (3-0)3
ENGL 203, Intro to Literature (3-0)3
ENGL 211, History of Literary Criticism (3-0)3
ENGL 212, Shakespeare (3-0)3
ENGL 221, World Literature (3-0)3
ENGL 222, World Literature (3-0)3
ENGL 227, Amer. Lit.: Colonial to Amer. Renaissance (3-0)3
ENGL 228, Amer. Lit.: Civil War to Present (3-0)3
ENGL 231, Survey of English Literature I (3-0)3
ENGL 232, Survey of English Literature II (3-0)3
ENGL 235, Introduction to Creative Writing: Prose (3-0)3
ENGL 236, Introduction to Creative Writing: Poetry (3-0)3
ENGL 310, History of the English Language (3-0)3
ENGL 313, Medieval English Literature (3-0)3
ENGL 314, The English Renaissance (3-0)3
ENGL 315, Seventeenth Century Literature (3-0)3
ENGL 316, Eighteenth Century Literature (3-0)3
ENGL 319, Satire: Humor and Attack (3-0)3
ENGL 321, Nineteenth Century Literature (Romantic) (3-0)3
ENGL 322, Nineteenth Century Literature (Victorian) (3-0)3
ENGL 323, The American Renaissance (3-0)3
ENGL 330, Arthurian Literature (3-0)3
ENGL 334, Science Fiction Present and Past (3-0)3
ENGL 335, Lit of the Sea (3-0)3
ENGL 336, Life and Literature of the Southwest (3-0)3
ENGL 337, Life and Literature of the American South (3-0)3
ENGL 338, American Ethnic Literature (3-0)3
ENGL 339, African-American Literature (3-0)3
ENGL 345, Writers' Studies: Prose (3-0)3
ENGL 346, Writers' Studies: Poetry (3-0)3
ENGL 347, Writers' Workshop: Prose (3-0)3
ENGL 348, Writers' Workshop: Poetry (3-0)3
ENGL 350, Modern Literature (3-0)3
ENGL 353, History of Rhetoric (3-0)3
ENGL 354, Modern Rhetorical Theory (3-0)3
ENGL 355, The Rhetoric of Style (3-0)3
ENGL 360, Lit for Children (3-0)3
ENGL 361, Lit for Adolescents (3-0)3
ENGL 365, The Bible as Lit (3-0)3
ENGL 368, Women of the Bible (3-0)3
ENGL 374, Women Writers (3-0)3
ENGL 375, Nineteenth Century American Novel (3-0)3
ENGL 376, Twentieth Century American Novel (3-0)3
ENGL 377, The English Novel to 1870 (3-0)3
ENGL 378, The English Novel, 1870 to Present (3-0)3
ENGL 390, Studies in British Literature (3-0)3
ENGL 394, Studies in Genre (3-0)3
ENGL 396, Studies in American Literature (3-0)3
ENGL 401, Critical Theory and Practice (3-0)3
ENGL 412, Shakespeare (3-0)3
ENGL 414, Milton (3-0)3
ENGL 431, Chaucer (3-0)3
ENGL 474, Studies in Women Writers (3-0)3
ENGR 482, Ethics and Engineering (2-2)3
GEOG 202, The Divided World (3-0)3
GEOG 301, Geography of U.S. (3-0)3
GEOG 302, Military Geography (3-0)3
GEOG 305, Geog of Texas (3-0)3 
GEOG 323, Geography of Latin America (3-0)3
GEOG 460, Middle America (3-0)3
HIST - Any Course
HUMA 211, Religious Studies: Old Testament (3-0)3
HUMA 213, Religious Studies: New Testament (3-0)3
HUMA 303, Religious Studies: Near Eastern Religions (3-0)3
HUMA 304, Religious Studies: Ind. & Orient. Relig(3-0)3
LAND 340, Develop. of Land. Architecture in N. Amer. (3-0)3
LBAR 203, Foundations of the Liberal Arts: Humanities (3-0)3
LBAR 331, Stud. in Euro. Civilization & Culture I (Cred 1-6)
LING 307, Lang and Culture (3-0)3
LING 451, Intro to Indo-European Linguistics (3-0)3
MODL - Any Course, except CLAS 352, FREN 414, MODL 334, 341, 352, SPAN 410.  Note: Any beginning level      language courses taken in high school or college which are used to satisfy the language requirement of the Core         Curriculum cannot be used to satisfy the Humanities requirement.  They may be used, however, as free electives.
PHIL - Any course except 240, 330, 341, 342, or 375.
SCOM 301, Rhetoric in Western Thought (3-0)3
SCOM 327, American Oratory (3-0)3
SCOM 425, Rhetoric of the Civil Rights Movement (3-0)3
WMST 200, Introduction to Women's Studies (3-0)3
WMST 374, Women Writers (3-0)3
WMST 461, History of American Women (3-0)3
WMST 473, History of Modern American Women (3-0)3
WMST 474, Studies in Women Writers (3-0)3
WMST 475, History of Women in Classical Antiquity (3-0)3
WMST 477, Women in Modern European History (3-0)3

APPROVED ELECTIVE COURSES in the
VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS ELECTIVES
(3 HOURS REQUIRED)

ARCH 349, History of Modern Architecture (3-0)3
ARCH 430, History of Ancient Architecture (3-0)3
ARCH 434, The Role of Sculpture and Painting in Ancient Architecture (3-0)3
ARCH 448, The Architecture and Art of 20th Century Mexico (3-0)3
ARTS 103, Design I (2-4)3
ARTS 111, Drawing I (2-4)3
ARTS 112, Drawing II (2-4)3
ARTS 149, Art Hist Survey I (3-0)3
ARTS 150, Art Hist Survey II (3-0)3
ARTS 205, Painting I (2-4)3
ARTS 212, Drawing IV (2-4)3
ARTS 350, The Arts and Civilization II (3-0)3
CLAS 352, Greek and Roman Drama (3-0)3
ENDS 110, Design Communication (3-0)3
ENDS 115, Design Communication Foundations (2-4) 4
ENDS 149, Survey if Architectural History I (3-0)3
ENDS 150, Survey of Architectural History II (3-0)3
ENDS 311, Photography I (2-4)3
ENDS 312, Photography II (2-4)3
ENGL 212, Shakespeare (3-0)3
ENGL 251, The Language of Film (2-2)3
ENGL 317, English Renaissance Drama (3-0)3
ENGL 340, Modern Drama (3-0)3
ENGL 351, Advanced Film (2-2)3
ENGL 385, Playwriting (3-0)3
FREN 414, Contemporary French Film and Media (3-0)3
HORT 203, Flowers and Plants Used in Interior Design (2-2)3
LAND 240, History of Landscape Architecture (3-0)3
MODL 334, German Drama (3-0)3
MODL 341, Russia's Artistic Heritage (3-0)3
MODL 352, Hispanic Literature and Film (3-0)3
MUSC 200, Topics in Music (3-0)3, may be repeated for credit
MUSC 201, Music and the Human Experience (3-0)3
MUSC 202, Music Theory (3-0)3
MUSC 311, Music in Early Western Culture (3-0)3
MUSC 312, Music in Modern Western Culture (3-0)3
MUSC 315, Music in the 20th Century
MUSC 318, Music in the United States: The Colonies Through the Civil War (3-0)3
MUSC 319, Music in the United States: The Civil War to the Present (3-0)3
MUSC 321, The Symphony Orchestra and Its Music (3-0)3
PHIL 330, Philosophy of Art (3-0)3
PHIL 375, Philosophy of the Visual Media (2-2)3
SCOM 430, American Voices: Race, Gender, Ethnicity (3-0)3
SPAN 410, Hispanic Film (3-0)3
THAR 101, Intro to Western Theatre (2-3)3
THAR 110, Acting I Fundamentals (2-4)3
THAR 155, Hist of West Dress (3-0)3
THAR 210, Acting II: Characterization (2-4)3
THAR 280, Hist of Theatre I (3-0)3
THAR 281, Hist of Theatre II (3-0)3
THAR 380, World Theatre (3-0)3
THAR 385, Playwriting (3-0)3
THAR 407, Oral Interpretation (3-0)3

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