Global Humanities and Religions B.A. - Global Humanities

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

College of Humanities & Sciences

Degree Specific Credits: 45

Required Cumulative GPA: 2.0

Catalog Year: 2018-2019

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 Core21
Humanities
Literary Studies
Historical Studies
Asian Studies
Religious Studies
Humanities Upper-Division Requirements21
History, Philosophy, and Literature
Women's and Gender Studies, Native American Studies, or African-American Studies
Religious Studies
Liberal Studies
Senior Liberal Studies Capstone Seminar
Total Hours42

Global Humanities Lower-Division Core

Rule: Complete all of the following subcategories. 21 total credits required.

Humanities

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 fulfills the “Historical and Cultural Studies” requirement. 

Complete all of the following courses:
GH 151LIntroduction to Western Humanities Antiquity3
GH 152LIntroduction to the Humanities Medieval to Modern3
GH 161HAsian Humanities3
Total Hours9

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Literary Studies

Complete any GH, RLST, SSEA or other lower-division course with an L designation or any lower-division LIT or MCLL literature content course.3
Total Hours3

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Historical Studies

Note: Please consult with the Global Humanities advisor on other course possibilities for this requirement.

Complete any GH, RLST, SSEA or other lower-division course with an H designation or course in the History department.3
Total Hours3

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Asian Studies

Complete 3 credits of the following courses:3
Intro to South & S. East Asia
The Silk Road
Chinese Culture and Civiliz
Special Topics
Special Topics
East Asian Civilizations
Islamic Civil: Classical Age
Japanese Cult & Civiliz
Buddhism
Special Topics
Introduction to India
Hindu Religious Traditions
Special Topics
Total Hours3

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Religious Studies

Complete 3 credits of the following courses:3
Talking to God: Bhagavad Gita
Stories East and West
Special Topics
Intro to the Hebrew Bible
Introduction to New Testament
Christianity
Buddhism
Hindu Religious Traditions
Japanese Religions
Comparative Ethics
Special Topics
Total Hours3

Minimum Required Grade: C-


Global Humanities Upper-Division Requirements

Rule: Complete all of the following subcategories. 24 total credits required. Please work closely with the Humanities advisor and your faculty advisor in selecting and planning coursework. Substitutions need to be approved by the Director.

History, Philosophy, and Literature

Complete 6 credits of the following courses:6
Any upper-division HSTA or HSTR course
Tribal Sovereignty
Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy
Special Topics
Special Topics
Politics of Europe
European Union
Exp Offering: Political Theory
American Political Thought
Contemp Issues in Pol Theory
Ancient & Medieval Pol Phil
Exp Offering: Political Theory
Utopianism and its Critics
Modern Political Theory
Total Hours6

Minimum Required Grade: C-

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

Complete 3 credits of the following courses:3
Anthropology of Gender
The History of Women in Art
Women in Antiquity
Talking to God: Bhagavad Gita
Stories East and West
Gender & Sexuality in Eng Fict
Gender Sexuality India
Fathers and Daughters in Western Literary Traditions
Same Sex Unions Literature
Afr Amer Hist to 1865
Afr Amer Hist Since 1865
Voodoo, Muslim, Church: Black Religion
Wmn Amer Colonial to Civil War
Wmn Amer Civil War to Present
Families & Children in America
The Black Radical Tradition
Prayer & Civil Rights
Writing Women's Lives
Gay and Lesbian Studies
Ecological Perspectives in Native American Traditions
Native American Beliefs/Philos
Contemp Global Iss Indg People
Native American Lit
Traditional Eco Knowledge
Montana?s Indians/Land
Indians of MT since Rsrvtn Era
Native Amer and Cinema
Special Topics
Workshop/Seminar
Gndr Iss in Native Amer Stdies
Hist Amer Indian Affrs to 1776
History of American Indian Affairs in the 19th Century
Hist of Indian Affrs from 1890
Tribal Sovereignty
Stds in Native Amer Autobio
Special Topics
Independent Study
Seminar/Workshop
Senior Capstone/Thesis
Mysticism
Undergraduate Research
Special Topics
Independent Study
WGS Capstone
Undergraduate Research
Special Topics
Independent Study
Total Hours3

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Religious Studies

Complete 6 credits of the following courses:6
Talking to God: Bhagavad Gita
Voodoo, Muslim, Church: Black Religion
Prayer & Civil Rights
Native American Beliefs/Philos
Theory & Method Study of Relig
Topics in Biblical Studies
Anct Judaism & Early Christnty
Western Religious Thought I
Western Religious Thought II
Topics in South Asia Religions
Topics in East Asia Religions
Tibetan Civilization
Contemporary Buddhism in S/SEAsia
Contemplative Traditions of Asia
Mysticism
Contemporary Religious Thought
Special Topics
Independent Study
Special Topics
Independent Study
Total Hours6

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Global Humanities

Complete 3 credits of the following courses:3
Talking to God: Bhagavad Gita
Stories East and West
Gender & Sexuality in Eng Fict
Gender Sexuality India
Fathers and Daughters in Western Literary Traditions
Exploring the Humanities
Undergraduate Research
Special Topics
Independent Study
Undergradaute Research
Special Topics
Independent Study
Seminar/Workshop
Total Hours3

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Senior Global Humanities Capstone Seminar

Complete one of the following courses:3
Stories East and West
Gender & Sexuality in Eng Fict
Fathers and Daughters in Western Literary Traditions
Seminar/Workshop
Total Hours3

Minimum Required Grade: C-