Global Humanities and Religions B.A.

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Bachelor of Arts - Global Humanities and Religions; Global Humanities Concentration

College Humanities & Sciences

Degree Specific Credits: 42

Required Cumulative GPA: 2.0

Catalog Year: 2017-2018

Note: Advising closely with the Humanities Advisor and your assigned Global Humanities and Religions advisor is imperative. Substitutions can occur in this program of study but only when approved and documented by the Director.

General Education Requirements 

Information regarding these requirements can be found in the General Education Section of the catalog. 

Summary

General Humanities Lower Division Core18-20
Humanities
Literary Studies - European or American Literature
Historical Studies - European or American History
Asian Studies
Religious Studies
Humanities Upper Division Requirements24
History
Philosophy or Political Theory
Women's and Gender Studies, Native American Studies, or African-American Studies
Religious Studies
Liberal Studies
Senior Liberal Studies Capstone Seminar
Modern and Classical Language Requirement
Total Hours42-44

Global Humanities Lower Division Core

Rule: 21 credits

Minimum Required Grade: C-

21 Total Credits Required

Humanities

Rule: Take all three of the following courses. (6-8 credits).

Note: Prerequisite or co-requisite: WRIT 101 or equivalent.

These courses are recommended to be taken early in the curriculum as they are foundational. They can be taken in any order.

General Education fulfillment through the lower-division core: All three courses fulfill the “Literary and Artistic Studies” requirement; GH 151L and GH 152L  also fulfill the "designated writing course" requirement and GH 161H

GH 151LIntroduction to Western Humanities Antiquity3
GH 152LIntroduction to the Humanities Medieval to Modern3
Total Hours6

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Literary Studies - Any LIT or MCLL literature content course, or any lower-division course with an L designation

Rule: Take one approved course that is at least 3 credits.

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Historical Studies - Any course in the History department or any course with an H designation

Note: Please consult with an advisor in Liberal Studies on other course possibilities for this requirement.

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Asian Studies

Select 3 credits from the following:3
ANTY 102H
Intro to South & S. East Asia
ANTY 141H
The Silk Road
CHIN 211H
Chinese Culture and Civiliz
GH 191
Special Topics
HSTR 240
East Asian Civilizations
HSTR 262H
Islamic Civil: Classical Age
JPNS 150H
Japanese Cult & Civiliz
GH 291
Special Topics
MCLG 191
Special Topics
MCLG 291
Special Topcis
SSEA 195
Special Topics
SSEA 202X
Introduction to India
SSEA 232H
Buddhism
SSEA 234X
Hindu Religious Traditions
SSEA 295
Special Topics
Total Hours3

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Religious Studies

Select 3 credits from the following:3
RLST 191
Special Topics
RLST 204H
Intro to the Hebrew Bible
RLST 205L
Introduction to New Testament
RLST 225L
Christianity
RLST 232H
Buddhism
RLST 234X
Hindu Religious Traditions
RLST 238X
Japanese Religions
RLST 281E
Comparative Ethics
RLST 291
Special Topics
Total Hours3

Minimum Required Grade: C-


Global Humanities Upper Division Requirements

Rule: 24 credits.

Note: Please work closely with the Humanities Advisor and your faculty advisor in selecting and planning coursework. Substitutions need to be approved by the Director.

Minimum Required Grade: C-

24 Total Credits Required

Six credits in History/Philosophy/Literature

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Women's and Gender Studies, Native American Studies, or African-American Studies

Select 3 credits from the following:3
ANTY 427
Anthropology of Gender
ARTH 436
The History of Women in Art
CLAS 320
Women in Antiquity
GH 327L
Gender & Sexuality in Eng Fict
GH 328L
Gender Sexuality India
GH 329
Fathers and Daughters in Western Literary Traditions
GH 415
Same Sex Unions Literature
HSTA 342H
Afr Amer Hist to 1865
HSTA 343H
Afr Amer Hist Since 1865
HSTA 347
Voodoo, Muslim, Church: Black Religion
HSTA 370H
Wmn Amer Colonial to Civil War
HSTA 371H
Wmn Amer Civil War to Present
HSTA 385
Families & Children in America
HSTA 415
The Black Radical Tradition
HSTA 417
Prayer & Civil Rights
HSTA 471
Writing Women's Lives
LIT 378L
Gay and Lesbian Studies
NASX 303E
Ecol Persp in Nat Amer Trad
NASX 304E
Native American Beliefs/Philos
NASX 306X
Contemp Global Iss Indg People
NASX 340
Native American Lit
NASX 351
Traditional Eco Knowledge
NASX 352
Montana?s Indians/Land
NASX 354X
Indians of MT since Rsrvtn Era
NASX 360
Native Amer and Cinema
NASX 391
Special Topics
NASX 394
Workshop/Seminar
NASX 405H
Gndr Iss in Native Amer Stdies
NASX 464
Hist Amer Indian Affrs to 1776
NASX 465
Hist Amer Indian Affrs 10 Cent
NASX 466
Hist of Indian Affrs from 1890
NASX 475
Tribal Sovereignty
NASX 488
Stds in Native Amer Autobio
NASX 491
Special Topics
NASX 492
Independent Study
NASX 494
Seminar/Workshop
NASX 499
Senior Capstone/Thesis
RLST 370
Mysticism
WGSS 390
Undergraduate Research
WGSS 391
Special Topics
WGSS 392
Independent Study
WGSS 463
WGS Capstone
WGSS 490
Undergraduate Research
WGSS 491
Special Topics
WGSS 492
Independent Study
Total Hours3

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Religious Studies

Select 6 credits from the following:6
GH 316E
Talking to God: Bhagavad Gita
HSTA 347
Voodoo, Muslim, Church: Black Religion
HSTA 417
Prayer & Civil Rights
NASX 304E
Native American Beliefs/Philos
RLST 300
Theory & Method Study of Relig
RLST 310
Topics in Biblical Studies
RLST 320
Anct Judaism & Early Christnty
RLST 335
Western Religious Thought I
RLST 336
Western Religious Thought II
RLST 353
Topics in South Asia Religions
RLST 354
Topics in East Asia Religions
RLST 366
Tibetan Civilization
RLST 368
Contemporary Buddhism in S/SEAsia
RLST 369
Contemplative Traditions of Asia
RLST 370
Mysticism
RLST 376
Contemporary Religious Thought
RLST 391
Special Topics
RLST 392
Independent Study
RLST 491
Special Topics
RLST 492
Independent Study
Total Hours6

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Global Humanities

Select 6 credits from the following:6
GH 326
Stories East and West
GH 327L
Gender & Sexuality in Eng Fict
GH 328L
Gender Sexuality India
GH 329
Fathers and Daughters in Western Literary Traditions
GH 351L
Exploring the Humanities
GH 390
Undergraduate Research
GH 391
Special Topics
GH 392
Independent Study
GH 490
Undergradaute Research
GH 491
Special Topics
GH 492
Independent Study
GH 494
Seminar/Workshop
Total Hours6

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Senior Global Humanities Capstone Seminar

Select one of the following:3
GH 326
Stories East and West
GH 327L
Gender & Sexuality in Eng Fict
GH 329
Fathers and Daughters in Western Literary Traditions
GH 494
Seminar/Workshop
Total Hours3

Minimum Required Grade: C-