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Interdisciplinary Program in Humanities Director of Undergraduate Studies: Robert Harvey, Comparative Studies Administrative Assistant: Mary Moran-Luba Office: E-4322 Library Phone: 632-7460 E-mail: rharvey@ccmail.sunysb.edu Web address: http://ws.cc.sunysb.edu/complit Minors of particular interest to students majoring in humanities: art history (ARH), classics (CLS), comparative literature (CLT), English (EGL), French (FRN), German (GER), history (HIS), Italian (ITL), interdisciplinary arts (LIA), Judaic studies (JDS), medieval studies (MVL), music (MUS), Russian (RUS), Spanish (SPN), theatre arts (THR), women’s studies (WST) About the Major in Humanities The interdisciplinary program in the Humanities, which currently is housed in the Department of Comparative Studies, is designed for undergraduates attracted to humanistic study–art, history, languages, literature, music, philosophy, religious studies, theatre–who prefer not to specialize in any single field. It involves introductory and upper-division work in several departments, described in the requirements below. Potential majors are strongly urged to consult the director of undergraduate studies to help them prepare individual programs. Requirements for the Major in the Humanities The interdisciplinary major in the humanities leads to the Bachelor of Arts degree. All courses offered for the major must be passed with a letter grade of C or higher. In choosing courses to satisfy requirement B, the student should be careful to consider the relevant prerequisites for the epochs chosen to satisfy requirement D. Completion of the major requires 48 credits. 24 of the 48 credits must be at the upper division level. Basic Humanities Courses. Six credits (two courses) of 100-level Humanities (HUM) courses. Introductory Coursework. Twelve credits of introductory coursework (four courses numbered in the 100s or 200s) chosen from three of the following six areas: Literature and Culture (CLT, EGL, HUF, HUG, HUI, HUM, HUR and other courses in literatures and cultures) Cinema and Cultural Studies (CCS and courses which apply to the CCS minor) Fine Arts: Art History (ARH), Music (MUS), Theatre Arts (THR) History (HIS) Philosophy (PHI) Religious Studies (RLS and pertinent courses under other designators) Language Study. Six credits (or the equivalent of one year) of college study of a language other than English at the intermediate level or beyond. Courses in literature or culture taught in the language may also apply. Advanced Studies. Twenty-one upper-division credits (seven courses numbered 300 or higher) in courses with the listed designators, to be distributed as follows: three courses in one of the following epochs and two courses in each of two other epochs: Ancient Worlds ANT, ARH, CLS, CLT, EGL, HIS, JDH, JDS, LAT, PHI, RLS The Middle Ages ARH, CLT, EGL, FRN, GER, HIS, ITL, LAT, MUS, MVL, PHI, RLS, RUS, SPN The Renaissance ARH, CLT, EGL, FRN, GER, HIS, ITL, MUS, PHI, RUS, SPN, THR Neo-Classicism and Enlightenment ARH, CLT, EGL, FRN, GER, HIS, ITL, MUS, PHI, RUS, SPN The Nineteenth-Century Frameworks AFS, ARH, CLT, EGL, FRN, GER, HIS, ITL, MUS, PHI, RUS, SPN Modern and Postmodern Societies and Cultures AFS, ARH, CCS, CLT, EGL, FRN, GER, HIS, ITL, HUF, HUG, HUI, HUM, HUR, JDH, JDS, MUS, PHI, RLS, RUS, SPN, THR HUM 435 Senior Seminar or HUM 447 Directed Readings Upper-Division Writing Requirement No later than seven weeks after the start of the first semester of the senior year, students majoring in Humanities must submit, to the Director of Undergraduate Studies, two papers (totalling at least ten pages altogether) written in two different areas or epochs for upper-division courses pertaining to the major. They must achieve an evaluation of S (Satisfactory) on the portfolio. Further details are available from the department chairperson or from the director of undergraduate studies. Honors Program in Humanities Humanities majors who have maintained a grade point average of 3.5 in the major and a 3.0 overall through their junior year may attempt the degree in humanities with honors. The honors program requires an additional three credits above the 48 required for the major. These three additional credits are earned in a special research project pursued in the final semester of the senior year. The project involves the completion of a senior thesis. Students who are eligible for the honors program must find an appropriate faculty member to act as thesis advisor. The student, with the approval of the supervising faculty member, must submit a proposal for the project in writing to the director of undergraduate studies by the last day of classes of the first semester of the senior year. Students who have obtained permission from the chairperson to pursue the project must enroll in HUM 495 while writing the thesis. The thesis is evaluated by the thesis advisor and two members of the humanities faculty chosen by the student with the approval of the thesis advisor.