Western's Humanities Program simplifies your path to a double major by allowing you the flexibility to explore your areas of interest and the ability to comfortably graduate on time. Participating departments have designed curriculums so that you can maximize credits in order to graduate with a double major in four years. At present, you can choose from programs in art history, German, Spanish, literature, motion picture studies, professional writing, communication, theatre arts, and philosophy and religion. In the spirit of interdisciplinary study, you can combine any two programs as long as they are not in the same department.

Requirements

Students who enroll in the Humanities Program must complete:

• Two special 27-hour majors specifically for Humanities students (for a total of 54 hours)
• At least six hours of a modern foreign language at the sophomore level (MFL 231 and 232 or 240)
• The 42-hour Liberal Studies Program
• One-hour Humanities Seminars in the freshman, sophomore, and junior year (for a total of three hours).
• 15 general elective hours

The above equals the total of 120 hours required for the Humanities Program.

The Humanities Program Double Major (120 hours total):

Liberal Studies, 42 hours
Humanities Seminars (3 hours):
PAR 103: Humanities of the Region, 1 hour
PAR 203: Humanities in the Nation, 1 hour
PAR 303: Humanities for World Citizens, 1 hour
MFL 231-232, 6 hours
Elective hours--any 300-400 level courses the student chooses, 15 hours
Two majors (B.A. degrees) from the following (27 hours each, for a total of 54 hours):

Art History (27 hours)
ART 136: Art History Survey I, 3 hours
ART 137: Art History Survey II, 3 hours
Nine hours selected from:
ART131: Intro Drawing, 3 hours
ART 132: 2-D Design, 3 hours
ART 141: Life Drawing, 3 hours
ART 142: 3-D Design, 3 hours
12 hours selected from 300-400 level art history electives or nine hours of 300-400 art history electives and three hours of Phil. 310: Philosophy of Art.

German (27 hours)
German Core (12 hours):
GER 301: German for Everyday Use I, 3 hours
GER 302: German for Everyday Use II, 3 hours
GER 321: German Civilization I, 3 hours
GER 322: German Civilization II, 3 hours
German Language and Culture (15 hours):
At least six hours selected from:
GER 310: Intro to German Prose and Poetry, 3 hours
GER 331: Survey of German Lit. I, 3 hours
GER 332: Survey of German Lit. II, 3 hours
GER 431: Studies in German Literature, 3 hours
At least six hours selected from:
GER 401: Contrastive Features of German and English, 3 hours
GER 451: Advanced German Grammar, 3 hours
GER 452: Advanced German Conversation, 3 hours
GER 393: Special Topics in German (Distance Learning), 3 hours

Literature (27 hours)
Literature Core (15 hours):
ENGL 231: The Interpretation of Literature, 3 hours
ENGL 251: Survey of English Literature I, 3 hours
ENGL 252: Survey of English Literature II, 3 hours
ENGL 261: Survey of American Literature I, 3 hours
ENGL 262: Survey of American Literature II, 3 hours
12 hours of 300-400 literature courses to be determined by the student and advisor.

Motion Picture Studies (27 hours)
Motion Picture Studies Core (15 hours):
ENGL 278: Introduction to Film Studies, 3 hours
ENGL 310: Screen writing, 3 hours
ENGL 378: Film History, 3 hours
ENGL 468: Film Studies, 3 hours
ENGL 478: Film as Literature, 3 hours
12 hours of 300-400 level courses to be determined by the student and advisor. Suggested but not required: CMEM 351, PHIL 309, ENGL 308, ENGL 331, ENGL 405.

Philosophy (27 hours)
Philosophical Foundations of Humanities (6 hours):
PHIL 102: Western Moral Traditions, 3 hours
PHIL 230: Legal, Scientific and Critical Reasoning, 3 hours
Select any 9 hours of courses within the History category of Philosophy
Select any 6 hours of courses within the Humanities category of Philosophy
Select any 6 hours of courses within the Culture category of Philosophy

Religion (27 hours)
Foundations of the Study of Religion (9 hours) Select 9 hours from,
PAR 105: Eastern Religious Traditions, 3 hours
PAR 106: Western Religious Traditions, 3 hours
PAR 202: What is Religion?, 3 hours
PAR 312: Philosophy of Religion, 3 hours
Select any 6 hours from the category of History of Religious Thought
Select any 9 hours from the category of Religion and Culture
PAR 350 Philosophical and Religious Classics, 3 hours

Professional Writing (27 hours)
Professional Writing Core (6 hours):
ENGL 303: Introduction to Professional Writing, 3 hours
ENGL 412: Grammar for Writers, 3 hours
21 hours of 300-400 level professional writing courses to be determined by the student and advisor; 6 of these 21 hours may be selected from 300-400 level literature courses.

Spanish (27 hours)
Language and Culture courses (6 hours):
SPAN 301: Topics of the Hispanic World I, 3 hours
SPAN 302: Topics of the Hispanic World II, 3 hours
Civilization and Culture courses (6 hours):
SPAN 321: Spanish Civilization, 3 hours
SPAN 322: Spanish-American Civilization, 3 hours
Electives, which must include two literature courses – 6 hours (15 hours total):
SPAN 304: Spanish for Careers and Professions
SPAN 310: Intro to Prose and Poetry
SPAN 330: Masterpieces of Spanish Peninsular Literature, 3 hours
SPAN 333: Masterpieces of Spanish-American Literature, 3 hours
SPAN 401: Contrastive Features of Spanish and English, 3 hours
SPAN 432: Studies in Spanish-American Literature, 3 hours
SPAN 451: Advanced Grammar, 3 hours
SPAN 452: Advanced Conversation, 3 hours

Communication and Theater Arts (27 hours)
Required Speech Communication courses (9 hours):
CMCR 250: Public Communication, 3 hours
CMHC 410: The Rhetoric of Performance, 3 hours
CMHC 411: Rhetorical Theory and Criticism, 3 hours
Elective Speech Communication courses (18 hours selected from):
CMHC 414: Gender Communication, 3 hours
CMHC 415: Intercultural Communication, 3 hours
CMEM 351: Comparative Studies in Film/TV, 3 hours
CMTA 300: Dramatic Literature and Criticism I, 3 hours
CMTA 301: Dramatic Literature and Criticism II, 3 hours
CMTA 310: Black Theatre Experience, 3 hours
CMTA 400: History of Theatre I, 3 hours
CMTA 401: History of Theatre II, 3 hours
CMTA 493: Selected Topics, 1-3 hours
ENGL 378: Film History, 3 hours
ENGL 473: Modern Drama, 3 hours
HIST 474: Introduction to Oral History, 3 hours