Program: Humanities Concentration (HUM) - SUNY Cortland

2006-2007 Undergraduate Catalog

Apr 06, 2025

[HUM]

Concentration Requirements

Thirty credit hours, with a minimum of 18 credit hours at the 300 level or above

Six credit hours in philosophy, at least three credit hours in upper-division courses

PHI 135 - Philosophical Approaches to Contemporary Moral Problems (3 cr. hr.)
fulfills GE-7
PHI 202 - Introduction to Modern Philosophy (3 cr. hr.)
PHI 271 - Philosophy of Human Nature (3 cr. hr.)
PHI 320 - Environmental Ethics (3 cr. hr.)
PHI 380 - Feminist Social Thought (3 cr. hr.)

Subtotal: Six credit hours

Six credit hours in art history, at least three credit hours in upperdivision courses

ATH 121 - Art in the Ancient World (3 cr. hr.)
or
ATH 122 - Art in the Modern World (3 cr. hr.)
ATH 320 - History and Theory of Digital Arts (3 cr. hr.)
ATH 326 - Art of Greece and Rome (3 cr. hr.)
ATH 340 - The Early Renaissance in Italy (3 cr. hr.)
ATH 355 - Rococo Through Impressionism – 18th and 19th Centuries (3 cr. hr.)
ATH 357 - Modern Art (3 cr. hr.)

Subtotal: Six credit hours

Six credit hours in English literature, at least three credit hours in upper-division courses

ENG 200 - Introduction to Literature (3 cr. hr.)
or
ENG 202 - Introduction to Fiction (3 cr. hr.)
or
ENG 203 - Introduction to Poetry (3 cr. hr.)
or
ENG 204 - Introduction to Drama (3 cr. hr.)
fulfills GE-6
ENG 305 - Film Criticism (3 cr. hr.)
ENG 325 - American Literature Before 1900 (3 cr. hr.)
ENG 326 - American Literature Since 1900 (3 cr. hr.)
ENG 373 - Literature for Children (3 cr. hr.)

Subtotal: Six credit hours

Six hours in the performing arts, at least three credit hours in upper-division courses

MUS 100 - Music in Western Society (3 cr. hr.)
fulfills GE 4
or
MUS 111 - Introduction to Music Theory (3 cr. hr.)
fulfills GE 4
MUS 221 - Music History I (3 cr. hr.)
or
MUS 222 - Music History II (3 cr. hr.)
or
MUS 223 - Music History III (3 cr. hr.)
MUS 332 - Jazz (3 cr. hr.)
MUS 470 - Music and the Child (3 cr. hr.)
THT 161 - Theatre History I (3 cr. hr.)
or
THT 162 - Theatre History II (3 cr. hr.)
THT 330 - Literature in Performance (3 cr. hr.)

Subtotal: Six credit hours

Six additional 300-400-level elective credit hours from one area above

Subtotal: Six credit hours

Total Credit Hours: 30

Nine credit hours taken in content core

Example of a four-year plan for the B.S.

First Year

Fall Total credit hours: 17

Foreign language 101

COR 101 - The Cortland Experience: A First Year Seminar (1 cr. hr.)
CPN 100 - Academic Writing I (3 cr. hr.)
POL 100 - Introduction to American Government and Politics (3 cr. hr.)
(GE 1)
SCI 141 - Integrated Earth Science and Biology (4 cr. hr.).
(GE 8a)

Select Either:

ANT 102 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (3 cr. hr.)
or
GRY 120 - Cultural Geography (3 cr. hr.)
or
GRY 125 - Human Geography and Global Development (3 cr. hr.)

Spring Total credit hours: 18

HIS 100 level (World, GE 5)
Foreign Language 102

CPN 101 - Academic Writing II (3 cr. hr.)
INT 270 - Exploring Education (3 cr. hr.)
MAT 101 - Concepts of Elementary School Mathematics I (3 cr. hr.)
PSY 101 - General Psychology I (3 cr. hr.)

Second Year

Fall Total credit hours: 18

ECO 105 - Political Economy and Social Thought (3 cr. hr.)
ENG 200 - Introduction to Literature (3 cr. hr.)
or
ENG 202 - Introduction to Fiction (3 cr. hr.)
or
ENG 203 - Introduction to Poetry (3 cr. hr.)
or
ENG 204 - Introduction to Drama (3 cr. hr.)
(GE 6)
HIS 200 - The United States to 1877 (3 cr. hr.)
LIT 371 - Teaching Elementary School Reading and Language Arts I (3 cr. hr.)
MAT 102 - Concepts of Elementary School Mathematics II (3 cr. hr.)
SCI 142 - Integrated Physics and Chemistry (3 cr. hr.)
(GE 8b)

Spring Total credit hours: 18

ATH 300/400 level
Course requirements for approved concentration in humanities
PHI 200/300 level
Course requirements for approved concentration in humanities
VAL 335 (GE 7)

ATH 121 - Art in the Ancient World (3 cr. hr.)
or
ATH 122 - Art in the Modern World (3 cr. hr.)
(GE 4)
HIS 201 - The United States Since 1877 (3 cr. hr.)
PSY 231 - Child Psychology (3 cr. hr.)

Third Year

Fall Total credit hours: 17

EDU 314 - Teaching With Computers in Elementary and Middle School (2 cr. hr.)
EDU 373 - Teaching Elementary School Mathematics (3 cr. hr.)
EDU 374 - Teaching Elementary School Science (3 cr. hr.)
EDU 375 - Teaching Elementary School Social Studies (3 cr. hr.)
ENG 306 - Advanced Writing Workshop (3 cr. hr.)
LIT 372 - Teaching Elementary School Reading and Language Arts II (3 cr. hr.)

Spring Total credit hours: 17

EDU 430 - Measurement and Evaluation in Education (3 cr. hr.)
EDU 477 - Elementary School Practicum (1 cr. hr.)
EDU 478 - Classroom Discipline for Personal and Social Responsibility (3 cr. hr)
FSA 400 - Foundations of Education: The School in American Society (3 cr. hr.)
HLH 265 - Health and the Child (3 cr. hr.)
PED 245 - Activities for Children (1 cr. hr.)
SPE 270 - Introduction to Special Education (3 cr. hr.)

Fourth Year

Fall Total credit hours: 13

EDU 490 - Student Teaching I (6 cr. hr.)
EDU 491 - Student Teaching II (6 cr. hr.)
EDU 492 - Seminar in Student Teaching (1 cr. hr.)

Spring Total credit hours: 15

Course requirements for approved concentration in humanities for the following courses.

ENG 300 level
Humanities Elective 300/400 level
Humanities Elective 300/400 level
MUS or THT 300/400 level
MUS or THT 300/400 level

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Concentration Requirements

Subtotal: Six credit hours

Six credit hours in art history, at least three credit hours in upperdivision courses

Subtotal: Six credit hours

Six credit hours in English literature, at least three credit hours in upper-division courses

Subtotal: Six credit hours

Six hours in the performing arts, at least three credit hours in upper-division courses

Subtotal: Six credit hours

Six additional 300-400-level elective credit hours from one area above

Subtotal: Six credit hours

Total Credit Hours: 30

Example of a four-year plan for the B.S.

First Year

Fall Total credit hours: 17

Select Either:

Spring Total credit hours: 18

Second Year

Fall Total credit hours: 18

Spring Total credit hours: 18

Third Year

Fall Total credit hours: 17

Spring Total credit hours: 17

Fourth Year

Fall Total credit hours: 13

Spring Total credit hours: 15

Total Credit Hours Required for Graduation: 133

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