Minor in Applied Humanities

Cornerstone Foundation (7 credit hours)

ENGL 100
ENGL 130
Humanities Seminar in Self, Citizenship, and Community
and Composition II: Writing for Public Audiences
4
One of the following Core 2 courses (3 credit hours):
Literature and Social Issues
Slaves, Citizens and Social Change
Topics in World Languages and Cultures
Introduction to Ethics
Introduction to Political Philosophy

Minor Concentration (9 credit hours)

Students must take 3 courses from within one of the five following thematic clusters:

Caring for Others
Medical Humanities cluster designed for students pursuing careers in fields involving the care and well-being of others, including such majors as biology, nursing, medicine, physical or occupational therapy, psychology, counseling, physical therapy, and social work.
ENGL 233Health and Illness in Literature3
IS 365Public and Environmental Health3
IS 368Issues in Native Health3
IS 375Health and Food Sovereignty3
LANG 480Capstone: Global Connections (pre-approval of topic by department chair required)3
PHIL 245Death and Dying3
PHIL 251Ethics in Health Care3
PHIL 342Advanced Ethics3
Educating for Democracy
Democratic Pedagogy cluster designed for students pursuing careers in fields involving education or policy, including such majors as education, criminal justice, political science, pre-law, leadership, and public affairs.
ENGL 230Analyzing Worldview through Story3
ENGL 357Women Writers and Readers3
ENGL 365Black American Writers3
ENGL 367Indigenous Literatures3
HIST 304The Holocaust3
HIST 305Revolution, Protest, and Freedom3
HIST 310Monuments, Museums and Memory3
HIST 328Human Rights3
IS 325Federal Policy and Native Nations3
PHIL 140Introduction to Philosophy of Education3
PHIL 312American Philosophy3
PHIL 315Philosophy of Race Postcolonialism3
PHIL 360Feminist Philosophy3
Humanizing Technology
Technology Ethics cluster designed for students pursuing degrees and careers in fields involving advanced technology, such as engineering, cybersecurity, information systems, and geospatial technology.
ENGL 232Technology in Literature3
HIST 230A Cultural History of Science and Technology3
PHIL 250Ethics in Engineering and Science3
PHIL 254Unmanned Aircraft Systems Ethics3
PHIL 350Philosophy of Technology3
PHIL 475Data Science Ethics3
Pursuing Justice & Equality
Social Justice Studies cluster designed for students pursuing careers in fields involving law and leadership, including such majors as criminal justice, pre-law, forensic science, leadership, management, political science, and public affairs.
ENGL 230Analyzing Worldview through Story3
ENGL 357Women Writers and Readers3
ENGL 365Black American Writers3
ENGL 367Indigenous Literatures3
HIST 181Athletes as Activists3
HIST 304The Holocaust3
HIST 328Human Rights3
IS 370Native Civil Rights3
LANG 380Global Gateways3
PHIL 315Philosophy of Race Postcolonialism3
PHIL 360Feminist Philosophy3
PHIL 451Current Topics in Political Philosophy3
Sustaining the Environment
Environmental Humanities cluster designed for students pursuing degrees and careers in fields involving the natural environment and sustainability, such as atmospheric sciences, biology, engineering, earth system science and policy, environmental studies, geography, and geology.
ENGL 227Literature and the Environment3
IS 342Native Environmental History3
IS 365Public and Environmental Health3
PHIL 250Ethics in Engineering and Science3
PHIL 253Environmental Ethics3