Humanities List

Humanities Courses for NUKIN Students

The following courses will satisfy the HUMANITIES requirements for both the College of Human Ecology and the College of Arts and Sciences for the Nutrition and Kinesiology curriculum. Students must have 11-12 credits of humanities, and one course each for: Fine Arts, Philosophy, Western Heritage, and Literary or Rhetorical Arts (listed below)

General Education courses are underlined and designated as (GE).

Fine Arts Courses:

ART 195 (3) Survey of Art History I (I only) (GE)*
ART 196 (3) Survey of Art History II (II only) (GE)
DANCE 205 (3) Dance as an Art Form (I only)
DANCE 459 (3) History of Dance in its Cultural Setting (II)
MUSIC 100 (3) Music Fundamentals (I,II,S) (GE)
MUSIC 160 (2) Music Listening Lab (I,II,S) (GE)
MUSIC 245 (3) Introduction to American Music (I, II, S) (GE)
MUSIC 250 (3) Introduction to Music (I, II, S) (GE)
MUSIC 310 (2) History of Musical Instruments (GE)
MUSIC 385 (3) History of American Popular Song
MUSIC 420 (3) History of Jazz (Pr: MUSIC 150 or 250) (GE)
MUSIC 424 (2-3) Jazz in Kansas City & the Southwest (GE)
THTRE 570 (3) The Musical Comedy
THTRE 572 (3) History of Theatre I (II only)
THTRE 573 (3) History of Theatre II (I only)
THTRE 672 (3) American Ethnic Theatre (GE)
THTRE 764 (3) Early American Theatre
THTRE 782 (3) Women in Theatre

Philosophy Courses:

PHILO 100 (3) Intro. To Philosophical Problems (I, II, S) (GE)
PHILO 105 (3) Intro. To Critical Thinking (I, II)
PHILO 115 (3) Intro. To Philosophy of Religion (I, II, S) (GE)
PHILO 120 (3) Intro. To Philos. Of Art (I) (GE)
PHILO 130 (3) Intro. To Moral Philosophy (I, II, S) (GE)
PHILO 135 (3) Intro. To Social & Political Philosophy (I, II, S) (GE)
PHILO 140 (3) Intro. To Philosophy of Mind (I, II) (GE)
PHILO 145 (3) Historical Intro. To Philosophy (I, II) (GE)
PHILO 150 (3) Intro. To Philosophy of Feminism (I, II)
PHILO 297 (3) Honors Intro. To Humanities I (Pr: Entering FR with consent) (I) (GE)
PHILO 300 (3) History of Ancient Philosophy (I only)
PHILO 301 (3) History of Modern Philosophy (II only)
PHILO 365 (3) Medical Ethics (I, II) (GE)
PHILO 380 (3) Philosophy and Race (I only) (GE)
PHILO 390 (3) Business Ethics (I or II) (GE)
PHILO 535 (3) Philosophy of Law (Pr: one course in Philosophy) (I)

Western Heritage *

AMETH 160 (3) Intro. To American Ethnic Studies (I, II) (GE) #
WOMST 105 (3) Intro. To Women's Studies (I, II) (GE)
WOMST 610 (3) Seminar in Women's Studies (I only)
HIST 101 (3) Western Civilization: Rise of Europe (not open to JR and SR) (I, II, S)
HIST 102 (3) Western Civilization: The Modern Era (not open to JR and SR) (I, II, S)
HIST 251 (3) History of US to 1877
HIST 252 (3) History of US since 1877
HIST 297 (3) Honors Intro. To Humanities I (Pr: entering FR with consent) (I only) (GE)
HIST 512 (3) Women in European History (Pr: SO standing)(Alt I)
HIST 513 (3) Battles and Leaders (Pr: SO standing)(I in Alt yrs)
HIST 514 (3) World War II (Pr: SO standing) (Alt I)
HIST 515 (3) History of Sport (Pr: SO standing)(Alt yrs)
HIST 516 (3) History of Science I (Pr: SO standing)(Alt yrs)
HIST 518 (3) Science in the Modern Age (Pr: SO standing) (I in Alt yrs)
HIST 519 (3) Science in America (Pr: SO standing)(Alt I)
HIST 520 (3) Death and Dying in History (Pr: SO standing) (I, II in Alt yrs) (GE)
HIST 521 (3) History of Christianity (Pr: SO standing)(I in Alt yrs)
HIST 522 (3) Religion in American History (Pr: SO standing)(II in Alt yrs)
HIST 523 (3) History of the Occult and Witchcraft (Pr: SO standing)(in Alt yrs)
HIST 525 (3) Colonial America (Pr: SO standing) (In Alt years)
HIST 526 (3) The American Revolution (Pr: SO standing) (In Alt yrs)
HIST 527 (3) The Early National Period (Pr: SO standing)
HIST 529 (3) Civil War and Reconstruction (Pr: SO standing)(In Alt yrs) (GE)
HIST 531 (3) The U.S. in the Twentieth Century (Pr: SO standing)(In Alt yrs)
HIST 534 (3) Social History of Medicine (In Alt yrs) (GE)
HIST 536 (3) The American West (Pr: SO standing)(I in Alt yrs) (GE)
HIST 537 (3) History of the Indians of North America (In Alt yrs) (GE)
HIST 538 (3) The Great Plains (Pr: SO standing)(In Alt yrs)
HIST 539 (3) African-American History (Pr: SO standing)(In Alt yrs)
HIST 540 (3) Women in America, 1600 to Civil War (Pr: SO standing)(II in Alt yrs)
HIST 542 (3) Women in America, Civil War to Pres (Pr: SO standing)(II in Alt yrs)
HIST 543 (3) The U.S. and World Affairs (Pr: SO standing)(Alt I)
HIST 545 (3) War in the 20 th Century (Pr: SO standing)(Alt years)

Literary or Rhetorical Arts *

ENGL 230 (3) Classical Cultures (I,II) (GE)
ENGL 231 (3) Medieval and Renaissance (I,II) (GE)
ENGL 233 (3) Reformation to Enlightenment (I,II) (GE)
ENGL 234 (3) Modern (I,II) (GE)
ENGL 251 (3) Intro. to Literature (I, II, S)
ENGL 253 (3) The Short Story (I, II, S)
ENGL 261 (3) British Lit: Medieval and Renaissance (I, II) (GE)
ENGL 262 (3) British Lit: Enlightenment to Modern (I, II) (GE)
ENGL 270 (3) American Literature (I, II) (GE)
ENGL 287 (3) Great Books (I, II) (GE)
ENGL 297 (3) Honors Intro. to Humanities I (Pr: Entering FR with consent) (I only) (GE)
ENGL 315 (3) Cultural Studies (I,II) (GE)
ENGL 330 (3) Fiction (I, II)
ENGL 340 (3) Poetry (I, II)
ENGL 345 (3) Drama (I, II)
ENGL 350 (3) Intro. to Shakespeare (I, II, S)
ENGL 355 (3) Literature for Children (Pr: SO standing)(I,II,S)(GE)
ENGL 361 (3) British Survey I (I, II)
ENGL 362 (3) British Survey II (I, II)
ENGL 381 (3) American Survey I (I, II)
ENGL 382 (3) American Survey II (I, II)
ENGL 385 (3) Selected American Ethnic Literatures (I,II)
ENGL 390 (3) Fable and Fantasy (Pr: ENGL 100) (I, II) (GE)
ENGL 420 (3) Topics in Film (Pr: ENGL 125 or 200) (I, II) (GE)
ENGL 440 (1-3) Themes in Literature (Pr: ENGL 125 or 200)(I, II) (GE)
ENGL 445 (1-3) Literary Kinds (Pr: ENGL 125 or 200)(I, II) (GE)
ENGL 450 (1-3) Literature and Society (Pr: ENGL 125 or 200)(I, II) (GE)
ENGL 470 (3) The Bible (Pr: ENGL 125 or 200) (I, II) (GE) (GE)
ENGL 525 (3) Women in Literature (Pr: ENGL 125 or 200) (I,II)
ENGL 545 (3) Literature for Adolescents (Pr: ENGL 125 or 200)(I, II)(GE)
ENGL 580 (3) Selected World Literature (Pr: ENGL 125 or 200)(I, II) (GE)
Additional ENGL courses that satisfy these requirements are 605-660; 670-695

* Students may take two courses in one foreign language to satisfy the requirements for Western heritage and for literary and rhetorical arts (the language laboratory is not needed for this requirement). Sample modern language sequences:

Spanish: SPAN 161 (Spanish I), SPAN 162 (Spanish II), SPAN 261 (Spanish III), SPAN 361 (Spanish IV).

French: FREN 111 (French 1), FREN 112 (French 2), FREN 211 (French 3), and FREN 213 (French 4).

German: GRMN 121 (German 1), GRMN 122 (German 2), GRMN 221 (German 3), and GRMN 223 (German 4).

# Also counts as social science choice between AMETH 160, ANTH 200, and ANTH 204. overlay

Written and maintained by: Kathy Grunewald, Ph.D., R.D.
Department of Human Nutrition, KSU
Created: May 20, 1999
Last Modified: May 15, 2008