THE BACHELOR OF ARTS IN HUMANITIES
Total Course Requirements for the Bachelor's Degree: 120 units
See "Requirements for the Bachelor's Degree" in The University Catalog for complete details on general degree requirements. A minimum of 40 units, including those required for the major, must be upper division.
A suggested Major Academic Plan (MAP) has been prepared to help students meet all graduation requirements within four years. Please request a plan from your major adviser or view it and other current advising information on the CSU, Chico Web.
General Education Requirements: 48 units
See "General Education Requirements" in The University Catalog and The Class Schedule for the most current information on General Education Requirements and course offerings. The course requirements marked below with an asterisk (*) may also be applied toward General Education.
Cultural Diversity Course Requirements: 6 units
See "Cultural Diversity" in The University Catalog. Most courses taken to satisfy these requirements may also apply to General Education.
American Institutions Requirement: 6 units
See the "American Institutions Requirement" under "Bachelor's Degree Requirements." This requirement is normally fulfilled by completing HIST 130 and POLS 155. Courses used to satisfy this requirement do not apply to General Education.
Literacy Requirement:
See "Mathematics and Writing Requirements" in The University Catalog. Writing proficiency in the major is a graduation requirement and may be demonstrated through satisfactory completion of a course in your major which has been designated as the Writing Proficiency (WP) course for the semester in which you take the course. Students who earn below a C- are required to repeat the course and earn a C- or better to receive WP credit. See The Class Schedule for the designated WP courses for each semester. You must pass ENGL 130 (or its equivalent) with a C- or better before you may register for a WP course.
Course Requirements for the Major: 39-47 units
The following courses, or their approved transfer equivalents, are required of all candidates for this degree.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT: 0-8 units
Students must complete two semesters of modern foreign language study at the intermediate college/university level (third and fourth semester) or, for classical languages, two semesters at the introductory level (first and second semester).
DEGREE CORE PROGRAM: 15 units
5 courses required:
| HUMN | 220 | Arts and Ideas: Ancient | 3.0 | FS |
| HUMN | 221 | Arts and Ideas: Middle Period | 3.0 | FS |
| HUMN | 222 | Arts and Ideas: Modern | 3.0 | FS |
| HUMN | 400 | Seminar in Humanities | 3.0 | FS WP |
Prerequisites: ENGL 130 (or its equivalent) with a grade of C- or higher.
| HUMN | 401 | Senior Thesis in Humanities | 3.0 | FS |
INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES: 24 units
Select two courses from each of the four units listed below, for a total of 24 units. The total of eight courses must be chosen from at least three different departments. Other choices may be available; in some cases prerequisites can be waived. See your adviser for additional information.
UNIT I: Western Studies<197> Origins to 1400 C.E.: 6 units
2 courses selected from:
| ARTS | 400 | Art History Special Problems | 3.0 | FS |
Prerequisites: ARTS 101 and ARTS 102 for art majors; faculty permission.
Prerequisites: ARTS 101 and ARTS 102 for art majors.
Prerequisites: ARTS 101 and ARTS 102 for art majors.
| ENGL | 354 | Classical Literature | 3.0 | FS * |
| ENGL | 355 | Bible as Literature | 3.0 | Inq |
| ENGL | 440 | Chaucer and His Age | 3.0 | FS WP |
Prerequisites: ENGL 130 (or its equivalent) with a grade of C- or higher; ENGL 340, ENGL 356.
| ENGL | 445 | Early British Literature | 3.0 | FS |
Prerequisites: ENGL 340, ENGL 356.
| HIST | 400 | Ancient Greece | 3.0 | F1 |
| HIST | 401 | Classical Greece | 3.0 | F2 |
| HIST | 403 | Legacy of Alexander | 3.0 | Inq |
| HIST | 405 | Caesar & Augustus | 3.0 | Inq |
| HIST | 407 | Decline of Rome | 3.0 | Inq |
| HIST | 408 | Byzantine Civilization | 3.0 | Inq |
| HIST | 410 | Medieval Civ: 750-1400 | 3.0 | F1 |
| ITAL | 340 | Masters of Italian Literature | 3.0 | Inq |
Prerequisites: ITAL 202 or equivalent.
| PHIL | 201 | History of Ancient Philosophy | 3.0 | FS * |
| PHIL | 301 | Medieval Philosophy | 3.0 | Inq |
| RELS | 303 | Hebrew Bible (Old Testament) | 3.0 | FS |
| RELS | 307 | New Testament | 3.0 | Inq |
| RELS | 407 | History of Christian Thought | 3.0 | Inq |
| THEA | 350 | History of Modern Theatre | 3.0 | FS WP |
Prerequisites: ENGL 130 (or its equivalent) with a grade of C- or higher.
Corequisites: Concurrent enrollment in THEA 350X is required.
UNIT II: Western Studies<197> 1400 to 1800 C.E.: 6 units
2 courses selected from:
| ARTS | 409 | No. Renaissance/Mannerist Art | 3.0 | FS |
Prerequisites: ARTS 101 and ARTS 102 for art majors.
| ARTS | 410 | Ital Renaissance/Mannerist Art | 3.0 | FS |
Prerequisites: ARTS 101 and ARTS 102 for art majors.
| ARTS | 411 | Baroque and Rococo Art | 3.0 | FS |
Prerequisites: ARTS 101 and ARTS 102 for art majors.
| ENGL | 356 | Survey of British Literature | 3.0 | FS |
| ENGL | 358 | Survey of American Literature | 3.0 | FS |
| ENGL | 441 | Shakespeare | 3.0 | FS WP |
Prerequisites: ENGL 130 (or its equivalent) with a grade of C- or higher; ENGL 340, ENGL 356.
| ENGL | 442 | Milton and His Age | 3.0 | FS WP |
Prerequisites: ENGL 130 (or its equivalent) with a grade of C- or higher; ENGL 340, ENGL 356.
| ENGL | 446 | British Renaissance Literature | 3.0 | Inq |
Prerequisites: ENGL 340, ENGL 356.
| ENGL | 447 | 17th Century Literature | 3.0 | Inq |
Prerequisites: ENGL 340, ENGL 356.
| ENGL | 448 | The Long Eighteenth Century | 3.0 | Inq |
Prerequisites: ENGL 340, ENGL 356.
| HIST | 411 | Renaissance Civ: 1300-1550 | 3.0 | S2 |
| HIST | 412 | Reform/Early Mod Eur:1400-1660 | 3.0 | F2 |
| HIST | 413 | Cult/Soc/Pol Europe: 1500-1750 | 3.0 | S1 |
| HIST | 414 | Absolutism to Revolt:1660-1815 | 3.0 | FA |
| HUMN | 201 | Western Hum: 1500 to Present | 3.0 | FS |
| ITAL | 360 | Ital Renaissance Influence Civ | 3.0 | SP * |
| MUSC | 204 | Music History (1750-1900) | 3.0 | SP WP |
Prerequisites: ENGL 130 (or its equivalent) with a grade of C- or higher.
| PHIL | 302 | History of Modern Philosophy | 3.0 | FA |
| RELS | 408 | History of Christian Thought | 3.0 | Inq |
UNIT III: Western Studies<197> 1800 to Present: 6 units
2 courses selected from:
| ARTS | 402 | Avant-Garde: 20th Century | 3.0 | FS |
| ARTS | 417 | European Art: 1800-1850 | 3.0 | FS |
Prerequisites: ARTS 101 and ARTS 102 for art majors.
| ARTS | 418 | European Art: 1850-1900 | 3.0 | FS |
Prerequisites: ARTS 101 and ARTS 102 for art majors.
| ARTS | 419 | European Art: 20th Century | 3.0 | FS |
Prerequisites: ARTS 101 and ARTS 102 for art majors.
| ENGL | 357 | Survey of British Literature | 3.0 | FS |
| ENGL | 359 | Survey of American Literature | 3.0 | FS |
| ENGL | 451 | Modern Poetry | 3.0 | FS |
| HIST | 325 | Mod European Thought/Culture | 3.0 | SP |
| HIST | 382 | Mexico: History and Politics | 3.0 | FS *NW |
| HIST | 415 | European Century: 1815-1914 | 3.0 | SP |
| HIST | 435 | The US in Age of the Wrld Wars | 3.0 | FA |
| HIST | 436 | Hiroshima to Watergate | 3.0 | SP |
| HIST | 437 | From Watergate to the Present | 3.0 | SP |
| MUSC | 291 | American Music | 3.0 | FS * |
| MUSC | 292 | Maj Mus Fig in West Civ | 3.0 | FS |
| MUSC | 303 | Music Hist (1900-the Present) | 3.0 | FA |
Prerequisites: MUSC 202, MUSC 204, and faculty permission.
| PHIL | 303 | History 19th Cent Philosophy | 3.0 | FS |
| RELS | 322 | Religion and American Society | 3.0 | FS |
| RELS | 392 | Contemporary Religious Thought | 3.0 | Inq |
| THEA | 350X | Readings in Dramatic Lit | 1.0 | FS |
Prerequisites: ENGL 130 (or its equivalent) with a grade of C- or higher.
Corequisites: Concurrent enrollment in THEA 350 is required.
UNIT IV: Non-Western Studies: 6 units
2 courses selected from:
| ARTS | 405 | Pre-Columbian Mexican Art | 3.0 | Inq |
Prerequisites: ARTS 101 and ARTS 102 for art majors.
| ARTS | 408 | Chinese and Japanese Art | 3.0 | FS |
Prerequisites: ARTS 101 and ARTS 102 for art majors.
| ARTS | 412 | American Indian Art | 3.0 | Inq |
Prerequisites: ARTS 101 and ARTS 102 for art majors.
Prerequisites: ARTS 101 and ARTS 102 for art majors.
| HIST | 230 | The American Indian | 3.0 | FS *Eth |
| HIST | 270 | African History Before 1800 | 3.0 | FA *NW |
| HIST | 271 | African History After 1800 | 3.0 | SP *NW |
| HIST | 275 | East Asia Before 1800 | 3.0 | FA *NW |
| HIST | 276 | East Asia After 1800 | 3.0 | SP *NW |
| HIST | 362 | Middle East: Society/Culture | 3.0 | SP *NW |
| HIST | 372 | History of South Africa | 3.0 | Inq NW |
| HIST | 376 | Modern Japan | 3.0 | SP NW |
| HIST | 379 | SE Asian History/Culture | 3.0 | SP |
| HIST | 460 | Ancient Near East | 3.0 | Inq |
| HIST | 463 | Islamic Civilization | 3.0 | FA |
| HIST | 464 | The Modern Middle East | 3.0 | SP |
| HIST | 470 | History of East/Central Africa | 3.0 | Inq |
| RELS | 202 | Islamic Religion | 3.0 | FA *NW |
| RELS | 210 | Chinese Religions | 3.0 | Inq |
| RELS | 211 | Japanese Religions | 3.0 | Inq |
| RELS | 325 | Worldviews of American Indians | 3.0 | Inq Eth |
Electives Requirement:
To complete the total units required for the bachelor's degree, select additional elective courses from the total university offerings. You should consult with an adviser regarding the selection of courses which will provide breadth to your university experience and possibly apply to a supportive second major or minor.
Grading Requirement:
All courses taken to fulfill major course requirements must be taken for a letter grade except those courses specified by the department as Credit/No Credit grading only.
Advising is mandatory for all majors in this degree program. Consult the program coordinator for specific information.
Honors in the Major
Honors in the Major is a program of independent work in your major. It involves 6 units of honors course work completed over two semesters.
Your Honors work will be recognized at your graduation, on your permanent transcripts, and on your diploma. It is often accompanied by letters of commendation from your mentor in the department or the department chair. Most importantly, however, the Honors in the Major program allows you to work closely with a faculty mentor in your area of interest on an original performance or research project. This year-long collaboration allows you to work in your field at a professional level and culminates in a public presentation of your work. Students sometimes take their projects beyond the university for submission in professional journals, presentation at conferences, or competition in shows; such experience is valuable for graduate school and later professional life.
Some common features of Honors in the Major program are
1. You must take 6 units of Honors in the Major course work. At least 3 of these 6 units are independent study (499H) as specified by your department. You must complete each class with a minimum grade of B. 2. You must have completed 9 units of upper-division course work or 21 overall units in your major before you can be admitted to Honors in the Major. Check the requirements carefully, as there may be specific courses that must be included in these units. 3. Your cumulative GPA should be at least 3.5 or within the top 5 percent of majors in your department. 4. Your GPA in your major should be at least 3.5 or within the top 5 percent of majors in your department. 5. Most students apply for or are invited to participate in Honors in the Major during the second semester of their junior year. Then they complete the 6 units of course work over the two semesters of their senior year. 6. Your honors work culminates with a public presentation of your Honors project.
While Honors in the Major is part of the Honors Program, each department administers its own program. Please contact your major department or major adviser for further information.
To be eligible for Honors in the Humanities Program, students must have completed at least 30 units of course work in the major with grades that place them in the top 5% of Humanities majors. Students will enroll for 6 units of credit in HUMN 499H.