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Major Concentration Area

HASS Majors all take courses in their major discipline, as follows:

BA in Literature

Major Courses

HLI 113

Western Literature: Classical Literature

3

HLI 114

Western Literature: Middle Ages to the Present

3

One Course on a Major Author (e.g. Shakespeare)

One Course in American Literature (e.g. Colonial & Romantic American Literature)

One Survey Course from Classical to Renaissance or Elizabethan to Modern (e.g. 19th Century English Literature: Victorians)

One Course in Modern Literature (e.g. Realist & Modern American Literature)

One Course in Non-European Literature (e.g. Caribbean Literature & Culture)

Additional Major Courses:

Five major-area courses (HLI)

Upper Division HASS Courses:

Two courses 300- or 400-level humanities courses outside your major (i.e. non-HLI)

General Elective Requirements:

Eight additional elective courses chosen by the student. May be used to satisfy minor, double major, or dual degree requirements.

BA in Music and Technology:

Major Courses

HMU 101

History of European Music I

3

HMU 102

History of European Music II

3

HMU 194

History of American Popular Music

3

HMU 211

Introduction to Electronic Music

3

HMU 231

Sound Recording I

3

HMU 232

Sound Recording II

3

HMU 333

Sound Recording III

3

HMU 407

Sound Design

3

HMU 450

Music Business I

3

HMU 199

Creative Collaboration I

3

HMU 299

Creative Collaboration II

3

HMU 399

Creative Collaboration III

3

Three Semesters of Private Instrumental Lessons

HMU 496

Music Performance: Private Lessons

1 - 3

One Semester of Music Recital

HMU 497

Music Performance: Recital

1

MUTC Elective

Student must complete one course from the following list:

HMU 304

Music Theory IV

3

HMU 322

Keyboard Studies III

3

HMU 324

Keyboard Studies IV

3

HMU 334

Sound Recording IV

3

HMU 351

Musical Acoustics

3

HMU 406

Audio Post Production

3

HMU 415

Contemporary Music Theory

3

MUTC Creation Bucket

Student must complete three courses from the following list:

HMU 265

Programming in Max

3

HMU 310

Music Composition

3

HMU 314

Electroacoustic Composition

3

HMU 398

Orchestration II

3

HMU 404

Techno Music Composition

3

HMU 405

Advanced Topics in Electronic Music

3

HMU 420

Spatial Music Applications

3

HMU 425

Creating Musical Arrangements Using Studio Technologies

3

HMU 397

Orchestration I

3

Three Semesters of Music Theory

Student must complete three courses from the following list:

HMU 201

Music Theory I

3

HMU 202

Music Theory II

3

HMU 303

Music Theory III

3

HMU 304

Music Theory IV

3

HMU 415

Contemporary Music Theory

3

Two Semesters of Keyboard Studies

Student must complete two courses from the following list:

HMU 220

Keyboard Studies I

3

HMU 221

Keyboard Studies II

3

HMU 322

Keyboard Studies III

3

HMU 324

Keyboard Studies IV

3

General Elective Requirements:

Six additional elective courses chosen by the student. May be used to satisfy minor, double major, or dual degree requirements.

BA in Philosophy:

Major Courses:

HPL 111

Philosophy I: Theories of Human Nature

3

One course selected from each of the following groups:

Group 1:

HPL 339

Ethics

3

Or

HPL 340

Social and Political Philosophy

3

 

Group 2:

HPL 347

Theories of Knowledge and Reality

3

Or

HPL 367

Philosophy of Biology

3

Or

HPL 368

Philosophy of Science

3

Or

HPL 371

Philosophy of Time

3

Or

HPL 442

Logic

3

Group 3:

HPL 346

Modern Philosophy

3

Or

HPL 350

Ancient and Medieval Philosophy

3

Or

HPL 447

Marx, Nietzsche, Freud: The Modern Individual and Society

3

Or

HPL 448

Contemporary Philosophy

3

Or

HPL 463

Existentialism

3

Additional Major Courses:

8 major-area courses (HPL)

Upper Division HASS Courses:

Two 300- or 400-level HASS humanities courses outside your major (i.e. non-HPL)

General Elective Requirements:

Seven additional elective courses chosen by the student. May be used to satisfy minor, double major, or dual degree requirements.

BA in Science Communication:

Required Courses:

HST 120

Introduction to Science and Technology Studies

3

HHS 130

History of Science and Technology

3

HST 160

Introductionto Science Communication

3

STS Humanities Core Requirement (three from the following list):

HLI 220

Images of Science in Literature

3

HPL 111

Philosophy I: Theories of Human Nature

3

HPL 112

Science and Metaphysics

3

HQSS 127

Introduction to Political Science: American Government

3

HQSS 141

Introduction to Sociology

3

HQSS 175

Introduction to Psychology

3

Note: Once core requirement is fulfilled, these courses may count toward the Major Courses requirement.

Major Courses:

HST 401

Seminar in Science Writing

3

Nine (9) courses from the Major List. The Major List is available on the Science Communication Study Plan.

Upper Division HASS Courses:

One additional 300- or 400-level HASS humanities course outside the HST prefix.

Note: Additional courses from the Major List are acceptable but cannot be double-counted.

General Elective Requirements:

Eight additional elective courses chosen by the student. May be used to satisfy minor, double major, or dual- degree requirements.

BA in Visual Arts and Technology:

Major Courses

HAR 101

Foundations in Creative Software

1

HAR 110

Foundation 2D: Color and Composition

3

HAR 111

Foundation of 3D: Form and Space

3

HAR 112

Observational Drawing

3

HAR 113

Figure Drawing

3

HAR 115

Foundations 4D

3

HAR 180

History of Art: Prehistory to Modern Era

3

HAR 225

Moving Image: On Screen

3

HAR 226

Moving Image: In Space

3

HAR 241

Design I

3

HAR 280

Modern Art History and Theory

3

HAR 299

Creative Studio I

3

HAR 385

Contemporary Art

3

HAR 396

Creative Studio II

3

Plus one upper-level art history course (300/400 level)

Major Concentration - One of the following sequences:

Design:

HAR 340

Design II

3

And

HAR 440

Design III

3

Game Design:

HAR 260

Game Design I

3

HAR 360

Game Design II

3

And

HAR 460

Game Design III

3

Creative Computation:

HAR 271

Creative Programming I

3

HAR 371

Creative Programming II

3

And

HAR 471

Creative Programming III

3

Moving Image:

HAR 425

Moving Image: Advanced Projects

3

And Either

HAR 342

Motion Graphics

3

Or

HAR 343

3D Modeling

3

General Elective Requirements:

Six additional elective courses chosen by the student. May be used to satisfy minor, double major, or dual degree requirements.

BS in Quantitative Social Science

Two courses selected from:

HQSS 127

Introduction to Political Science: American Government

3

HQSS 141

Introduction to Sociology

3

HQSS 175

Introduction to Psychology

3

Major Concentration:

Three courses, 300- or 400-level, in psychology, sociology, or political science

Major Courses:

HQSS 370 and six additional major-area courses (HSS). HST 160 can be used to satisfy one major area course.

QSS Liberal Arts Breadth Requirement

Choose two from the following list:

HLI 220

Images of Science in Literature

3

HPL 112

Science and Metaphysics

3

HHS 130

History of Science and Technology

3

HST 120

Introduction to Science and Technology Studies

3

Upper Division HASS Courses:

Two 300- or 400 level HASS humanities courses outside your major (i.e. non-HSS).

General Elective Requirements:

Five additional elective courses chosen by the student. May be used to satisfy minor, double major, or dual degree requirements.

BS in Science, Technology and Society:

Required Courses:

HST 120

Introduction to Science and Technology Studies

3

HHS 130

History of Science and Technology

3

STS Humanities Core Requirement (four from the following list):

HLI 220

Images of Science in Literature

3

HPL 111

Philosophy I: Theories of Human Nature

3

HPL 112

Science and Metaphysics

3

HQSS 127

Introduction to Political Science: American Government

3

HQSS 141

Introduction to Sociology

3

HQSS 175

Introduction to Psychology

3

HST 160

Introductionto Science Communication

3

Note: Once core requirement is fulfilled, these courses may count toward the Major Courses requirement.

Major Courses:

Ten (10) courses from the Major List. The Major List is available on the STS Study Plan.

Upper Division HASS Courses:

One additional 300- or 400-level humanities course outside the HST prefix.

Note: Additional courses from the Major List are acceptable but cannot be double-counted.

General Elective Requirements:

Six additional elective courses chosen by the student. May be used to satisfy minor, double major, or dual-degree requirements.


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