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 be able to:
- Critically evaluate complex real-world problems by identifying assumptions, analyzing evidence, and considering solutions.
- Produce and deliver highly skilled oral and written communication.
- Employ and adapt digital technologies to research, analyze, and present information effectively.
- Synthesize and integrate cultural knowledge and perspectives into strategies for approaching real-world problems.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Core | ||
| HST 203Z | +UNITED STATES HISTORY III | 4 |
| PHL 205 | +*INTRODUCTION TO ETHICS | 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 |
| or REL 470/HST 470 | +RELIGION IN THE AMERICAN WEST | |
| Lower-Division Electives | ||
| Select two courses from the following: | 6-8 | |
| +*INTRODUCTION TO FICTION | ||
| *INTRODUCTION TO ETHNIC STUDIES | ||
| +*INVENTING ETHNIC AMERICA | ||
| +*INTRODUCTION TO LATINX/A/O-CHICANX/A/O STUDIES | ||
| +*INTRODUCTION TO ASIAN AMERICAN STUDIES | ||
| *INTRODUCTION TO NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES | ||
| +MAKING ALLIANCES AND SOLIDARITIES | ||
| +*WORLD HISTORY III: THE MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY WORLD | ||
| +*RELIGION IN THE UNITED STATES | ||
| +*RELIGIONS OF THE WORLD | ||
| *INTRODUCTION TO DISABILITY STUDIES | ||
| +*ETHICS OF DIVERSITY | ||
| +ISLAM IN THE UNITED STATES | ||
| +*TECHNICAL WRITING | ||
| Upper-Division Electives | ||
| Select six courses for 22-24 credits from the following: | 22-24 | |
| MEDIA STORYTELLING | ||
| MARITIME HISTORIES OF THE PACIFIC | ||
| +*WHY WAR: A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE | ||
| *THE HISTORY OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE MODERN WORLD | ||
| WOMEN IN UNITED STATES HISTORY | ||
| *NATIVE NORTH AMERICA | ||
| *HISTORY OF LATINA/OS IN THE UNITED STATES | ||
| *LESBIAN AND GAY MOVEMENTS IN MODERN AMERICA | ||
| *HISTORY OF AFRICA | ||
| *MODERN CHINA AND JAPAN | ||
| *HISTORY OF MEDICINE | ||
| *ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES | ||
| *UNITED STATES RELIGION AND SOCIAL REFORM | ||
| *IMMIGRATION TO THE U.S. SINCE 1880 | ||
| *SCIENTIFIC REASONING | ||
| *TECHNOLOGY AND ETHICS | ||
| *PACIFISM, JUST WAR, AND TERRORISM | ||
| FEMINIST PHILOSOPHIES | ||
| *BIOMEDICAL ETHICS | ||
| NATIVE AMERICAN PHILOSOPHIES | ||
| PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE | ||
| *PHILOSOPHY OF BIOLOGY | ||
| *AFRICAN AMERICAN RELIGION | ||
| *RELIGION AND GENDER: A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE | ||
| *ISLAMIC CIVILIZATION | ||
| BUDDHISM, NON-VIOLENCE, AND SOCIAL JUSTICE | ||
| *WORLD VIEWS AND ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES | ||
| *BIOMEDICAL ETHICS | ||
| +*HUMAN TECHNOLOGICAL ENHANCEMENT | ||
| *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 | 130-134 | |
| 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 203Z | +UNITED STATES HISTORY III | 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 | 4 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| Language 213 | 4 | |
| Elective | 4 | |
| Elective | 4 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| 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 | ||
| Upper-Division Major Course | 3 | |
| Upper-Division Major Course | 3 | |
| Core Ed: Seeking Solutions | 3-4 | |
| Elective | 4 | |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Winter | ||
| HST 480/PHL 480 | ^PERSPECTIVES IN HUMANITIES | 4 |
| REL 467/PHL 467 | +DECOLONIZING THE CANON or +RELIGION IN THE AMERICAN WEST | 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 203Z | +UNITED STATES HISTORY III | 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 | ||
| Upper-Division Major Course | 4 | |
| Upper-Division Major Course | 4 | |
| Core Ed: Seeking Solutions | 3-4 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Winter | ||
| HST 480/PHL 480 | ^PERSPECTIVES IN HUMANITIES | 4 |
| PHL 467/REL 467 | +DECOLONIZING THE CANON or +RELIGION IN THE AMERICAN WEST | 4 |
| Upper-Division Major Course | 3 | |
| Elective | 4 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| 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