Applied Humanities Undergraduate Major (BA, BS, HBA, HBS)
This program is available at the following location:
- Ecampus
Applied Humanities focuses on training students in liberal arts methods to greatly enhance skills in communication and cultural competency, especially in terms of career preparedness. By taking several classes that contextualize the current diverse United States’ workplace, graduates will understand the full range of ways in which all forms of communications – including in the workplace and the public sphere – embed cultural perspectives, rhetorical positions, and historical context. Through critical thinking and writing, students prepare for a future as engaged citizens and successful professionals who can construct reasoned arguments, evaluate diverse perspectives, and resist reductive explanations.
The learning outcomes for each required course include one or more of the most desired competencies as determined by the National Association of Colleges and Employers. The required courses have been carefully chosen to prepare students in the practical specifics of workplace written communication, as well as broadening their world views in the classic humanities disciplines of History and Philosophy.
Major Code: 026
Upon successful completion of the program, students will meet the following learning outcomes:
- Apply critical thinking/problem solving to the workplace.
- Generate highly skilled oral/written professional communications.
- Use digital technology effectively as a communication tool.
- Integrate cultural fluency into professional settings.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Core | ||
| HST 203 | +CONTESTING FREEDOMS: MAKING THE MODERN UNITED STATES | 4 |
| PHL 205 | +*INTRODUCTION TO ETHICS | 4 |
| HSTS 417 | *HISTORY OF MEDICINE | 4 |
| HST 480/PHL 480 | ^PERSPECTIVES IN HUMANITIES | 4 |
| HST 497/REL 497/PHL 497 | +PROFESSIONAL AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT | 2 |
| REL 467/PHL 467 | +DECOLONIZING THE CANON | 4 |
| Lower-Division Electives | ||
| Select two courses from the following: | 6-8 | |
| +*INTRODUCTION TO THE VISUAL ARTS | ||
| +*INTRODUCTION TO FICTION | ||
| *INTRODUCTION TO ETHNIC STUDIES | ||
| +*INVENTING ETHNIC AMERICA | ||
| +MAKING ALLIANCES AND SOLIDARITIES | ||
| +*WORLD HISTORY III: THE MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY WORLD | ||
| +*RELIGIONS OF THE WORLD | ||
| +*ETHICS OF DIVERSITY | ||
| +*TECHNICAL WRITING | ||
| Upper-Division Electives | ||
| Select 26 credits from the following courses: | 26 | |
| MEDIA STORYTELLING | ||
| MARITIME HISTORIES OF THE PACIFIC | ||
| *UNITED STATES RELIGION AND SOCIAL REFORM | ||
| *IMMIGRATION TO THE U.S. SINCE 1880 | ||
| *SCIENTIFIC REASONING | ||
| *PACIFISM, JUST WAR, AND TERRORISM | ||
| FEMINIST PHILOSOPHIES | ||
| *BIOMEDICAL ETHICS | ||
| NATIVE AMERICAN PHILOSOPHIES | ||
| PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE | ||
| *PHILOSOPHY OF BIOLOGY | ||
| *AFRICAN AMERICAN RELIGION | ||
| *PUBLISHING AND EDITING | ||
| *WRITING FOR THE WEB | ||
| +*WRITING IN BUSINESS | ||
| +*ADVANCED WRITING & ARGUMENTATION | ||
| +*SCIENCE WRITING | ||
| ADVERTISING AND PUBLIC RELATIONS WRITING | ||
| STUDIES IN WRITING | ||
| Remaining Core Ed, CLA Core, BA/BS Requirements and Electives | 124-126 | |
| Total Credits | 180 | |
- *
Baccalaureate Core course. Applies to general education requirements for undergraduate students in a catalog year up to 2024-2025
- +
Core Education course. Applies to general education requirements for undergraduate students in catalog year 2025-2026 and beyond
- ^
Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC) course
Major Code: 026
Degree plans are subject to change and the following is only an example of how students may complete their degree in four years. Students should consult their advisor to determine the best degree plan for them. Contact details for advisors can be found on the Academic Advising page.
Bachelor of Arts
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| PHL 205 | +*INTRODUCTION TO ETHICS | 4 |
| WR 121Z | +*COMPOSITION I | 4 |
| Core Ed: Transitions | 2 | |
| Language 111 | 4 | |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Winter | ||
| HST 203 | +CONTESTING FREEDOMS: MAKING THE MODERN UNITED STATES | 4 |
| Core Ed: Quantitative Literacy & Analysis | 4 | |
| CLA Core: Social Science | 3-4 | |
| Language 112 | 4 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| CLA Core: Fine Arts | 3-4 | |
| Core Ed: Communication, Media & Society | 3-4 | |
| Core Ed: Arts & Humanities Global | 3-4 | |
| Language 113 | 4 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| Core Ed: Scientific Inquiry & Analysis | 4 | |
| Core Ed: Social Science | 3-4 | |
| Core Ed: Difference, Power & Oppression Foundations | 3-4 | |
| Language 211 | 4 | |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Winter | ||
| Core Ed: Scientific Inquiry & Analysis | 4 | |
| Language 212 | 4 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Spring | ||
| Language 213 | 4 | |
| Elective | 4 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| CLA Core: Non-Western Culture | 3-4 | |
| Core Ed: Writing Elevation | 3-4 | |
| Upper-Division Elective | 3-4 | |
| Elective | 4 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Winter | ||
| Lower-Division Major Course | 3-4 | |
| Upper-Division Major Course | 4 | |
| Upper-Division Major Course | 4 | |
| Upper-Division Major Course | 4 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| Lower-Division Major Course | 3-4 | |
| Upper-Division Major Course | 4 | |
| CLA Core: Humanities | 3-4 | |
| CLA Core: Additional Course | 3-4 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| HSTS 417 | *HISTORY OF MEDICINE | 4 |
| Upper-Division Major Course | 3 | |
| Upper-Division Major Course | 3 | |
| Core Ed: Seeking Solutions | 3-4 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Winter | ||
| HST 467/REL 467 | HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN WEST | 4 |
| HST 480/PHL 480 | ^PERSPECTIVES IN HUMANITIES | 4 |
| Upper-Division Major Course | 4 | |
| Upper-Division Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| HST 497/PHL 497/REL 497 | +PROFESSIONAL AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT | 2 |
| Upper-Division Elective | 4 | |
| Upper-Division Elective | 4 | |
| Upper-Division Elective | 4 | |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Total Credits | 180 | |
Bachelor of Science
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| HST 203 | +CONTESTING FREEDOMS: MAKING THE MODERN UNITED STATES | 4 |
| WR 121Z | +*COMPOSITION I | 4 |
| BS Computer Science | 3-4 | |
| Core Ed: Transitions | 2 | |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Winter | ||
| PHL 205 | +*INTRODUCTION TO ETHICS | 4 |
| Lower Division-Major Course | 3-4 | |
| CLA Core: Fine Arts | 3-4 | |
| CLA Core: Social Science | 3-4 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| Core Ed: Difference, Power & Oppression Foundations | 3-4 | |
| Core Ed: Communication, Media & Society | 3-4 | |
| BS Math or Stats | 4 | |
| Core Ed: Quantitative Literacy & Analysis | 4 | |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| Core Ed: Social Science | 3-4 | |
| Core Ed: Scientific Inquiry & Analysis | 4 | |
| BS Math or Stats | 4 | |
| Elective | 4 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Winter | ||
| Core Ed: Scientific Inquiry & Analysis | 4 | |
| Core Ed: Arts & Humanities Global | 3-4 | |
| BS Science | 4 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Spring | ||
| CLA Core: Humanities | 3-4 | |
| CLA Core: Additional Course | 3-4 | |
| Elective | 4 | |
| Elective | 4 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| Core Ed: Writing Elevation | 3-4 | |
| CLA Core: Non-Western Culture | 3-4 | |
| Elective | 4 | |
| Elective | 4 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Winter | ||
| Upper-Division Major Course | 4 | |
| Upper-Division Major Course | 4 | |
| Upper-Division Elective | 4 | |
| Elective | 4 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| Lower-Division Major Course | 3-4 | |
| Upper-Division Major Course | 3 | |
| Upper-Division Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| HSTS 417 | *HISTORY OF MEDICINE | 4 |
| Upper-Division Major Course | 4 | |
| Upper-Division Major Course | 4 | |
| Core Ed: Seeking Solutions | 3-4 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Winter | ||
| HST 480/PHL 480 | ^PERSPECTIVES IN HUMANITIES | 4 |
| PHL 467/REL 467 | +DECOLONIZING THE CANON | 4 |
| Upper-Division Major Course | 3 | |
| Elective | 3-4 | |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Spring | ||
| PHL 497/HST 497/REL 497 | +PROFESSIONAL AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT | 2 |
| Upper-Division Major Course | 4 | |
| Upper-Division Elective | 4 | |
| Elective | 4 | |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Total Credits | 180 | |
- *
Baccalaureate Core course. Applies to general education requirements for undergraduate students in a catalog year up to 2024-2025
- +
Core Education course. Applies to general education requirements for undergraduate students in catalog year 2025-2026 and beyond
- ^
Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC) course