HUMANITIES (Major, Minor)
The Humanities major provides insight into the complexity of humanity and human achievement in the arts, literature, philosophy, religion, history, and politics. Students obtain a broad vision of the history and culture of Western civilization, which is integral to a liberal arts education. Combined with a minor in Business Administration, the Humanities major provides students with an excellent background for a business career.
Twelve courses must be completed for the major; however, since there is no rigid sequence of requirements, students may design an individual program within the course offerings.
Requirements for the Major (12)
Core Courses:
HUM 303 Humanities: Ancient
HUM 304 Humanities: Medieval and Renaissance
HUM 305 Humanities: Classicism and Romanticism
HUM 306 Humanities: Modern Period
Plus two designated courses (one of which must be at the 300-400 level) in each of the following areas presenting the topic in its historical context:
Expressive arts
Literature studied in any language
Philosophy/Religious Studies
History
Portfolio
Each student will be required to keep a portfolio of critical essays, research papers, essay examinations, and other material from different courses that contains material from each year the student has been a major. The student will collect the material to demonstrate the growth of his or her intellectual skills and an understanding of the interdisciplinary relationships of the disciplines within the Humanities major. The portfolio will be examined by the program director at the conclusion of the student’s undergraduate years to determine if the student can demonstrate an ability to develop an interdisciplinary synthesis of the materials presented in the Humanities program. Submission of the portfolio is required prior to graduation. Students will be provided with a detailed description of the portfolio when they declare a Humanities major.
Final Project
Each student must complete a research project in connection with the last required core course in which he or she enrolls during the student’s senior year. This project will be in lieu of other major writing assignments or research papers for the course. The project will consist of an extensive research paper that will incorporate material from the course and at least one other non-core course taken for the Humanities major. The project must integrate material from various disciplines. A student must inform the Holt School adviser at the time of registration that this course is the last needed for graduation. At the time, the student will be given guidelines for the final project. The student must notify the core-course instructor at the first class meeting of the student’s intention to complete this requirement. Additionally, the student must also meet with the director of the Humanities major to make certain that the proposed project fulfills the requirement of the major. Students who have completed the core requirements at another institution or who are unable to enroll in the final core course during the senior year must arrange to complete the project requirement through an independent study supervised by one of the full-time Rollins faculty teaching a core course. This independent study would be in addition to the other courses required for the major.
Because the final interdisciplinary project for the Humanities major requires an extensive amount of research, reflection, and writing, some students may find it difficult to complete the project during the summer semester. A student whose last core course is offered during the summer semester may have the option therefore of completing the final project as an independent study during the fall or spring semester of the senior year. The requirements for independent study would be the same as for students who have completed the core requirements at another institution or who are unable to enroll in the final course during the senior year. This independent study would represent a thirteenth course in the major and could not be used to substitute for other requirements of the program.
Requirements for the Minor (8)
Students minoring in Humanities will take the four core humanities courses plus one in each of the areas specified above. Students completing the minor in Humanities must fulfill the same requirement for the portfolio and final project as majors.
Course Descriptions:
HUM 303 Humanities: Ancient
Western Civilization has its inception in the ancient world. We will study the art, architecture, philosophy and literature of classical Greece, seeing how they differed and developed from previous cultures, how they were transformed in Roman civilization, and what impact they have made on the modern world.
HUM 304 Humanities: Medieval and Renaissance
The close of ancient Roman civilization corresponds to the rise of Christian culture in Western Europe. This time, which we call the beginning of the Middle Ages, saw the Christian Church, with its changing theological positions, become the sole arbiter of style, techniques, and subject in the arts and literature. This aesthetic dynasty began to diminish in the late Middle Ages until classicism and humanism re-emerged in the Western civilization during the Italian Renaissance. In this course students will investigate the development of Medieval theology and Renaissance humanism to determine how this changing relationship between mankind and its god influenced Western creativity.
HUM 305 Humanities: Classicism and Romanticism
Between 1650 and 1850 two conflicting modes of thought influenced the humanities. Prior to 1790 the classical tradition predominated, while after 1790 the romantic came to prominence, yet neither succeeded in overwhelming the other. This course explores the impact of these two traditions on the history of the period 1650-1850, especially on art, music, literature, and philosophy. First, we will explore the underlying philosophy of these two traditions and their various means of expression. We will then observe the impact of classicism on the enlightenment and the factors which created a shift to romanticism in post-revolutionary Europe.
HUM 306 Humanities: Modern Period
This course will focus on the art, literature, music and philosophy of the twentieth century. We will cover early modernism, postwar existentialism, the avant-garde as well as new voices in poetic protest.
HUM 315 Topics in Humanities
Introduces subdisciplines. Varies from year to year. May be repeated for credit.
Last Update: September 11, 2008
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