Humanities (HUM)

The Humanities program is devoted to explaining how cultural values are embodied and

communicated through the arts, and how these affect and are affected by social realities. The

Humanities major offers an interdisciplinary curriculum that investigates the visual arts,

music, literature, and the cultures from which they emerge. We use theoretical tools derived

from literary criticism, aesthetics, and "cultural studies” to integrate the analysis of texts and

styles within their broader cultural contexts.

In order to graduate, you must fulfill all College and University requirements, as well as all

Humanities major requirements. College and University requirements include General Education

courses, Gordon Rule courses, and Exit courses. Please consult USF’s 2010-2011 Undergraduate

Catalog for a detailed description of these requirements.

Humanities Major Course Requirements 36 credit hours, distributed as follows:

“Core” courses - 12 credit hours

(1) HUM 2230 European Humanities: Renaissance – 20th Century: 3 credits

(2) One additional Interdisciplinary Historical Survey: 3 credits Either HUM 2210: Studies in Culture: The Classical Through Medieval Periods

Or HUM 2252: 20th-century European Culture

Or HUM 2270: 20th-century American Culture

Or HUM 2466: Modern Latin American Culture

(3) One Introductory Genre course: 3 credits Either FIL 1002: Introduction to Film

Or HUM 2515: Introduction to Popular Music

Or a similar course approved by the department

(4) HUM 3821 “Introduction to Cultural Studies” (Pre-req. HUM 2230): 3 credits. Students

must pass this course with a B- or better in order to register for the Pro-seminar.

“Concentration” courses - 9 credit hours

Students will follow one of two tracks: “Modern Humanities” or “Ancient, Medieval and Early

Modern.” Up to six of these hours can be taken in approved courses outside the department.

Otherwise, the courses must be taken from the following lists (all courses are 3 credits):

Ancient, Medieval, & Early Modern Concentration Modern Concentration

HUM 3482: Ancient Near East Cultures HUM 3242: Enlightenment

HUM 3431: Hellenistic World HUM 3244: 19th century Europe

HUM 3240: Early Middle Ages HUM 3457: 19th century US

HUM 3231: Renaissance HUM 3458: 20th century US

HUM 3237: 17th century Europe AMS 3230: 1920s and 30s America

HUM 3241: Medieval and Gothic Europe AMS 3001: Turn of the Century America

HUM 3242: Enlightenment

“Interdisciplinary Cultural Studies” courses – 9 credit hours

Students must take three courses from among the following. All are variable topics courses,

and may be repeated up to 6 hours with a change of topic:

HUM 4391: Places, Spaces, and Regions

HUM 4459: Identity and Power

HUM 4890: Genres and Media

HUM 4824: Issues in Cultural Theory and Aesthetic Form

HUM 4471: Cultural Periods and Styles

Pro-seminar/Senior Seminar two-semester senior-year sequence - 6 credit hours

(1) HUM 3331: Pro-seminar: 3 credits Students must have at least 6 units of upper level

major course work in addition to a B- in HUM 3821 in order to enroll in the Pro-seminar.

(2) HUM 4931: Seminar in Humanities: 3 credits Students must pass the Pro-seminar

with at least a C- to register for the senior seminar.