Humanities Group Minor

The group minor in Humanities requires a minimum of 24 credit hours of Humanities courses and courses in closely related disciplines. Students seeking teacher certification must also meet current requirements of the State of Michigan.

Twelve credit hours must be in Humanities and must include HUM 257 and HUM 258.
The twelve additional credit hours may be taken either in Humanities or in closely related disciplines: philosophy, literature, comparative religious studies, history, art, art history, dance, music, cinematic arts, or theatre arts. A maximum of six credit hours in each discipline can be counted toward the group minor. Many religious studies courses are not acceptable for Teacher Certification. See department chair. A student may achieve a minor through evening courses.

A. Required Courses
HUM 257 Humanities of the Ancient World
HUM 258 Humanities of the Modern World

B. Humanities Electives
HUM 150 Contemporary Cultural Studies
HUM 275 Popular Culture Studies
HUM 290 Twentieth-Century Studies: Film
HUM 303 Contemporary Studies: The Movies
HUM 306 From Novel to Film
HUM 315 Theater Detroit: Attendance and Analysis
HUM 315S Theater Stratford
HUM 330 Arab and Asian Humanities
HUM 332 Latin American Humanities
HUM 333A African Humanities I
HUM 333B African Humanities II
HUM 334 African-American Aesthetics
HUM 335 Caribbean Humanities
HUM 362 Travel Seminar
HUM 491 Independent Study

C. Related Electives
Related electives include: philosophy, literature, comparative religious studies, history, art, art history, dance, music, cinema studies, and theatre arts. A maximum of six credit hours in each discipline can be counted toward the group minor. Many religious studies courses are not acceptable for Teacher Certification.

See department chair.