he course prefix for the following courses is Humanities.
1001
Humanities I (4)
Dawn of Western Civilization: Survey of major ideas, achievements, and failures of Greco-Roman antiquity and the Middle Ages examined from an historical perspective and based upon readings in literature and philosophy. Selections from Iliad, Aeneid, Oedipus Rex, Bible, Divine Comedy, Canterbury Tales, etc.
1002
Humanities II (4)
Western Civilization in Transition: Survey of major ideas, achievements, and failures of the Renaissance, Reformation, and Enlightenment examined from an historical perspective and based upon readings in literature and philosophy. Selections from Petrarch, Erasmus, Machiavelli, Cervantes, Swift, Voltaire, Descartes, Luther, Locke, etc.
1003
Humanities III (4)
Modern Western Civilization: Survey of major ideas, achievements and failures of 19th and 20th Century European and American civilization, based upon readings in literature and philosophy, and examined from an historical perspective that recognizes the changing roles of women and ethnic minorities and the interplay of various social groups.
3000
Literature of the Holocaust (4)
Study of literary works originating from personal experience and reflections concerning the Holocaust: the mass murder of the Jews of Europe during World War II. Authors include Primo Levi, Giuliana Tedeschi, and Elie Wiesel.
3999
Issues in Humanities (4)
Readings, discussion, and research on contemporary and/or significant issues in humanities. May be repeated for credit when content varies.
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