Academic Catalog 2025-2026

Academic Catalog 2025 - 2026

HUM 4823 Gender, Race, and Class 3 credits This course examines the ways in which gender, race, and class have been constructed, reinforced, and used to categorize, divide, and unite people. What are the functions, limitations, and powers of these categories? As we consider these ideas, we will look at manifestations of gender, race, and class in various print and visual sources. HUM 4933 Humanities IV: Research Methods 3 credits The course is intended to introduce students to the interdisciplinary and cross-cultural research methods that are used in the Humanities that commonly fall into two groups: contextualist and isolationist. It is multi-disciplinary in nature and features readings from across the humanities and social sciences. Throughout the course, students will be required to accomplish two major tasks: 1) the writing and defense of research topic proposal, and 2) the writing of a Literature Review on their selected topic. HUM 4935 Humanities V: Capstone 3 credits The Humanities Capstone aims at synthesizing the themes, ideas, and skills, learned throughout the course of the program. The result of this synthesis will be an individualized capstone project centered on the student’s interest.

(Prerequisites HUM 2801, HUM 2802, HUM 3801) HUM 1833/2833/3833/4833 Topics in Humanities

3 credits

An advanced examination of selected topics in specific areas of study in Humanities.

LITERATURE

LIT 2855 World Literature 3 credits This course examines the cultural, aesthetic, and historical development of world culture as reflected in literature. (Prerequisite: ENG 1102) LIT 2901 Film Literature and Analysis 3 credits Examines a variety of cinematic productions by applying the same methods traditionally used to analyze and discuss printed literary texts. This class is designed to introduce students to the study of the relationships between literary and cinematic forms and works from the premise that films are narratives with all the basic elements of literature. (Prerequisite: ENG 1102) LIT 3220 The Graphic Novel as Literature 3 credits This course will examine various graphic novels from a literary perspective. Both pictorial and textual elements will receive considerable attention. Additionally, the course will review the history of the graphic novel and its larger place in literature and contemporary society. (Prerequisite: ENG 1101) LIT 3305/ENG 3305 Creative Writing 3 credits This is a writing workshop designed to help students develop creative writing skills. Genres may include journals, character sketches, short drama, short stories, poems, articles and/or creative essays. There will also be substantial reading of literary models. (Prerequisite: ENG 1101) LIT 3333 Beat Literature 3 credits This course will examine the Beat movement of the 1950’s, 60’s and 70’s, as well as some contemporary writers influenced by the Beat movement. (Prerequisite: ENG 1102) LIT 3350 British Literature Before 1650 3 credits This class examines the cultural, aesthetic, and historical development of England as reflected in literature during the period from the departure of the Romans to the Restoration. (Prerequisite: ENG 1102) LIT 3351 British Literature After 1650 3 credits This class examines the cultural, aesthetic, and historical development of England as reflected in literature during the

period after the Restoration until the present. LIT 3353 American Literature Before 1876

3 credits This class examines the foundations of the American experience. Students will trace the concepts of dissent, rugged individualism, Puritanism, the Enlightenment, and self-reliance as they are developed in the literature of Early

92|Page