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2004-2005 Undergraduate Bulletin 
    
2004-2005 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED BULLETIN]

Humanities Area Requirements


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The Humanities at New College are: art history, cultural anthropology, literature, dramatic literature and philosophy.

In addition to satisfying the general requirements for graduation from New College, Humanities students must meet these minimum area requirements:

  1. 40 s.h. in the Humanities
    1. 16 s.h. of four basic courses in three different Humanities disciplines;
    2. 20 s.h. of advanced courses as specified in a. below;
    3. 4 s.h. Senior Project. Of the 40 s.h. in Humanities, at least 12 s.h. must be in pre-20th century literature, dramatic literature or philosophy.
  2. Humanities Programs
    1. Area and Discipline Focus: the 20 s.h. in advanced courses may be taken in a single discipline, thus constituting a Discipline Focus, or in two or more Humanities disciplines, thus constituting an Area Focus.
    2. Elective Focus: students may also choose to have an Elective Focus of not less than 20 s.h. in a discipline or area outside of the Humanities.
  3. Upper-Level Seminar: 4 s.h.
    All juniors in the Humanities are required by New College to take a 4-credit Upper-Level seminar.
    This course complements the sophomore seminar (Main Ideas in the Western Tradition) which ends with the Romantic movement through study of some of the significant figures, movements and events in the humanities from about 1825 to the middle of the 20th century. The course tries to rationalize recent transformations in the modern mind as reflected in a selection of literature, drama, music, philosophy, cultural anthropology and art history of the West. Selection depends upon the instructor.
    A library research paper will be required of all students which will prepare them to undertake the Senior Project.
  4. Senior Project: students in the Humanities area normally complete this 4 s.h. requirement during the last semester of their senior year in accordance with guidelines issued by the Humanities faculty.

The Senior Project is a culmination of work within the Humanities and consists of a senior paper of about 15-20 pages written on a topic mutually acceptable to both student and faculty. Starting from a single discipline, it will embrace one or more other disciplines in its approach and articulate the student’s own perspective, his or her own sense of the world.

A creative project is acceptable, but must be accompanied by an expository essay analyzing its purpose(s) and appraising its relationship to contemporary art.

Courses applicable to the above requirements:

Most Humanities courses offered in HCLAS may, with the permission of the New College Humanities faculty, be used to satisfy these basic requirements, with the following exceptions:

  1. English courses which may not be used: ENGL 1 & 2, 2A, 4, 5, 30, 133, 134, 134A, 135, 136A, 136B, 136C, 136D, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 177A, 178, 178A, 178B, 178C.
  2. Foreign language courses level 4 or below may not be used.
  3. School of Communication courses may not be used except for: AVF 10, 137A, 137B, 139, 157, 158, 177.
  4. Speech Communication and Rhetorical Studies courses may not be used except for SPCM 9, 33, 53, 121, 128.

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