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Goal 4: Students will understand and appreciate the human experience through arts and humanities.

Credit Hours Needed to Complete Goal: 6 (in two disciplines or in a sequence of foreign language courses)


Course Name Credit Hrs
ART 111 - Drawing and Perception I 3
ART 112 - Drawing and Perception II 3
ART 121 - Design I 3
ART 123 - Three Dimensional Design 3
ARTH 100 - Art Appreciation/Art and World Cultures/Art and Design Appreciation/Art in Our Lives 3
ARTH 121 - Introduction to the Visual Arts 3
ARTH 151 - Indian Art History 3
ARTH 211/212 - Survey of World Art and Architecture/Art History/Western Traditions in Art and Architecture 6 total
ARTH 231 - Survey of Art, Music, Theatre 3
CLHU 100 - Introduction to Philosophy 3
ENGL 115 - American Indian Oral Literature 3
ENGL 210 - Introduction to Literature 3
ENGL 211/212 - World Literature I & II 6 total
ENGL 221 - English/British Literature I 3
ENGL 222 - English/British Literature II 3
ENGL 240 - Literature for Young Readers 3
ENGL 241 - American Literature I 3
ENGL 242 - American Literature II 3
ENGL 248 - Women in Literature 3
ENGL 250 - Literature of Diverse Cultures 3
ENGL 250 - Science Fiction 3
ENGL 256 - Literature of the American West 3
ENGL 258 - Literature and Culture 3
ENGL 268 - Literature 3
FREN 101 - Introductory French I 4
FREN 102 - Introductory French II 4
GERM 101 - Introductory German I 4
GERM 102 - Introductory German II 4
GFA 101 - Introduction to Fine Arts 3
GREE 101/102 - Elementary Greek 8 total
HIST 111/112 - Comparative Civilizations I & II 6 total
HIST 121 - History of Western Civilization I 3
HIST 122 - History of Western Civilization II 3
HIST 211/212 - History of World Art I & II 6 total
HUM 101/102 - Japanese Culture & Language I & II 6 total
HUM 199 - Introduction to Humanities 3
HUM 200 - Connections: Humanities & Technology/Human Experience 3
HUM 211/212 - Development of Western Thought 6 total
HUM 230 - Introduction to the Bible 2
HUM 234 - History of Christianity 2
HUM 250 - World Religions 2
HUM 254 - World Civilizations 3
LAK 101/102 - Introductory Lakota I & II 8 total
LATI 101/102 - Elementary Latin 8 total
MCOM 101 - Historic & Contemporary Mass Media 3
MUS 100 - Music Appreciation/Exploring Music/Music in Our Lives 3
MUS 110 - Music Theory I 2
MUS 111 - Aural Theory Skills I 2
MUS 130/131 - Music Literature I & II 4 total
MUS 201 - History of Country Music 3
MUS 203 - Blues, Jazz & Rock 3
MUS 230/231 - Music Literature and History III & IV 4 total
MUS 233 - Survey of Music History and Literature 3
MUS 240 - Music Cultures of the World 3
PHIL 100 - Introduction to Philosophy 3
PHIL 200/230 - Introduction to Logic 3
PHIL 215 - Introduction to Social/Political Philosophy 3
PHIL 220 - Introduction to Ethics 3
PHIL 233 - Philosophy and Literature 3
PHIL 270 - Philosophy of Religion 3
REL 213 - Introduction to Religion 3
REL 224 - Old Testament 3
REL 225 - New Testament 3
REL 237 - Religion in American Culture 3
REL 250 - Introduction to World Religion 3
RTVF 160 - Introduction to Film 3
SPAN 101 - Introductory Spanish I 4
SPAN 102 - Introductory Spanish II 4
THEA 100 - Introduction to Theatre/Theatre Orientation/Theatre Appreciation 3
THEA 131 - Introduction to Acting 3
THEA 200 - Theatre History 3
THEA 201 - Film Appreciation 3
THEA 231 - Acting I 3
THEA 270 - History of World Cinema 3

Criteria: Courses in history, literature, philosophy, religion, non-English languages, art, music and theater meeting this goal will require students to
  • develop knowledge of the range of values, beliefs and ideas embodied in the human experience
  • understand and interpret basic concepts and theories of the humanities and arts
  • develop creative sensitivity and aesthetic understanding

OR

  • understand and interpret formal and stylistic elements of the literary or fine arts

OR

  • demonstrate foundational competency in reading, writing, and speaking a non-English language.

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