Humanities Honors
The Humanities Honors program is an interdisciplinary and globally focused series of four lower-division courses that interrogate knowledge production throughout human history. In these team-taught courses, students integrate modes of knowledge production, literature, philosophy, art, culture, performance, ecology, and social institutions.
NOTE: For AY 2023-2024, Humanities Honors will not offer the first-year courses (HUM 1A and HUM 1B). During this time, the Humanities Honors faculty will be redesigning the curriculum for all courses in the program. The new course offerings and curriculum will launch in the Fall of 2024. The second-year courses (HUM 2A and HUM 2B) and Advanced Honors courses (HUM 177A and 177B) will be offered.
Humanities Honors courses provide 24 units of general education credit: HUM 1A meets the arts and letters (C1) and human understanding and development (E) requirements; HUM 1B meets oral communication (A1) and critical thinking and writing (A3) requirements; for AY 22/23 HUM 2A meets oral communication (A1) and comparative systems (D2) requirements, and HUM 2B meets written communication (A2) and American institutions (US 1,2,3). Humanities Honors welcomes all students, regardless of GPA, to the program who desire to be challenged academically and develop a broader understanding of the world.
Students may take one, two, or all four of the Humanities Honors courses based on their general education needs and schedules. Flexibility has been intentionally built into the program to permit students to meet their educational goals in a manner that meets their needs.
For Academic Year 2022-2023, General Education requirements satisfied at a glance:
| Course | Area | Lower Division General Education |
|---|---|---|
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C1 |
Arts |
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E |
Human Understanding and Development |
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A1 |
Oral communication |
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A3 |
Critical Thinking and Writing |
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| A1 |
Oral communication |
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D |
Social Sciences |
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A2 |
Written Communication |
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US 1, 2, 3 |
American Institutions |
*Starting in Fall 2023, HUM 2A and 2B will meet the following general education requirements. These changes are currently going through the approval process and course descriptions will be updated in the 2023-2024 catalog.
| Course | Area | Lower Division General Education |
|---|---|---|
| HUM 2A |
C1 |
Arts |
| HUM 2A |
C2 |
Humanities |
| HUM 2B |
D2 |
Social Science |
| HUM 2B |
US 1, 2, 3 |
American Institutions |
Humanities Honors courses do not cover general education areas:
- A2 (written communication),
- B1, B2, B3, B4 (all science and mathematical concepts, and
- Second area D
Information about General Education Areas can be found on the General Education Requirements page. Information about American Institutions Areas can be found on the American Institution Requirements page.
