Humanities

9 credit hours required in Fine Arts and Humanities combined.

Must be taken in a minimum of 2 departments and also must include at least 3 credits designated as Fine Arts and at least 3 credits designated as Humanities. 

Some of these courses are also approved to meet one of the Special Emphasis requirements.

Code Title CreditsGoalsSpecial Emphasis
American Indian Studies
IS 121Introduction to American Indian Studies3Intercultural Knowledge & Skills
IS 151Popular Culture and American Indians3Intercultural Knowledge & Skills
IS 201History of the Lakota3Intercultural Knowledge & SkillsAnalyzing Worldviews
IS 203History of the Ojibwe3Intercultural Knowledge & SkillsAnalyzing Worldviews
IS 207History of the Three Affiliated Tribes3Intercultural Knowledge & SkillsAnalyzing Worldviews
IS 360Oral Traditions in American Indian Cultures3Oral CommunicationAdvanced Communication
Art
ART 110Introduction to the Visual Arts *3Critical Inquiry & Analysis
ART 210History of Art - Ancient to Medieval *3Critical Inquiry & Analysis
ART 211History of Art - Renaissance to Present *3Critical Inquiry & Analysis
Chinese
CHIN 101First Year Chinese I4Intercultural Knowledge & Skills
CHIN 102First Year Chinese II4Intercultural Knowledge & SkillsDiversity of Human Experience
CHIN 201Second Year Chinese I4Intercultural Knowledge & Skills
CHIN 202Second Year Chinese II4Intercultural Knowledge & SkillsDiversity of Human Experience
Classical Studies
CLAS 101First Year Latin I4Intercultural Knowledge & Skills
CLAS 102First Year Latin II4Intercultural Knowledge & SkillsDiversity of Human Experience
CLAS 151First Year Greek I4Intercultural Knowledge & Skills
CLAS 152First Year Greek II4Intercultural Knowledge & SkillsDiversity of Human Experience
CLAS 185Introduction to Classical Mythology3Intercultural Knowledge & Skills
CLAS 201Second Year Latin I4Intercultural Knowledge & Skills
CLAS 202Second Year Latin II4Intercultural Knowledge & SkillsDiversity of Human Experience
CLAS 311Ancient Greek Theater3Oral CommunicationAdvanced Communication
Communication
COMM 310Media and Diversity *3Critical Inquiry & AnalysisAdvanced Communication
English
ENGL 225Introduction to Film3Critical Inquiry & Analysis
ENGL 230Analyzing Worldview through Story3Intercultural Knowledge & SkillsAnalyzing Worldviews
ENGL 231Literature and Social Issues3Critical Inquiry & Analysis
ENGL 227Literature and the Environment3Critical Inquiry & Analysis
ENGL 271Reading and Writing about Texts3Written CommunicationAdvanced Communication
ENGL 315Shakespeare3Critical Inquiry & Analysis
ENGL 357Women Writers and Readers3Intercultural Knowledge & SkillsAnalyzing Worldviews
ENGL 359Young Adult Literature3Intercultural Knowledge & SkillsDiversity of Human Experience
ENGL 365Black American Writers3Intercultural Knowledge & SkillsAnalyzing Worldviews
ENGL 367Indigenous Literatures3Intercultural Knowledge & SkillsAnalyzing Worldviews
ENGL 408Advanced Public and Professional Writing3Written CommunicationAdvanced Communication
French
FREN 101First Year French I *4Intercultural Knowledge & Skills
FREN 102First Year French II *4Intercultural Knowledge & SkillsDiversity of Human Experience
FREN 201Second Year French I *4Intercultural Knowledge & Skills
FREN 202Second Year French II *4Intercultural Knowledge & SkillsDiversity of Human Experience
German
GERM 101First Year German I *4Intercultural Knowledge & Skills
GERM 102First Year German II *4Intercultural Knowledge & SkillsDiversity of Human Experience
GERM 201Second Year German I4Intercultural Knowledge & Skills
GERM 202Second Year German II4Intercultural Knowledge & SkillsDiversity of Human Experience
GERM 206Germany in a Global World3Intercultural Knowledge & SkillsDiversity of Human Experience
GERM 306Contextualizing Culture: Introduction to German Studies3Intercultural Knowledge & SkillsAnalyzing Worldviews
GERM 310Screening German Cultures *3Intercultural Knowledge & SkillsAnalyzing Worldviews
GERM 406Literary Voices in Translation3Intercultural Knowledge & SkillsDiversity of Human Experience
History
HIST 101Western Civilization I *3Intercultural Knowledge & SkillsDiversity of Human Experience
HIST 102Western Civilization II *3Intercultural Knowledge & SkillsDiversity of Human Experience
HIST 103United States to 1877 *3Intercultural Knowledge & SkillsDiversity of Human Experience
HIST 104United States since 1877 *3Intercultural Knowledge & SkillsDiversity of Human Experience
HIST 105World Civilizations I *3Intercultural Knowledge & SkillsDiversity of Human Experience
HIST 106World History II, 1000 CE-present *3Intercultural Knowledge & SkillsDiversity of Human Experience
HIST 140Historical Detectives3Critical Inquiry & Analysis
HIST 181Athletes as Activists *3Intercultural Knowledge & SkillsDiversity of Human Experience
HIST 201Civilizations3Intercultural Knowledge & Skills
HIST 210United States Military History3Critical Inquiry & Analysis
HIST 220History of North Dakota3Intercultural Knowledge & Skills
HIST 253History of Stuff3Written CommunicationAdvanced Communication
HIST 260Slaves, Citizens and Social Change3Intercultural Knowledge & SkillsAnalyzing Worldviews
HIST 304The Holocaust3Intercultural Knowledge & SkillsAnalyzing Worldviews
HIST 310Monuments, Museums and Memory3Intercultural Knowledge & SkillsAnalyzing Worldviews
HIST 325American West3Intercultural Knowledge & SkillsAnalyzing Worldviews
HIST 328Human Rights3Intercultural Knowledge & SkillsAnalyzing Worldviews
HIST 332Women in Early America *3Intercultural Knowledge & SkillsAnalyzing Worldviews
HIST 333Women in Modern America3Intercultural Knowledge & SkillsAnalyzing Worldviews
HIST 370African-American History to 18773Intercultural Knowledge & SkillsAnalyzing Worldviews
HIST 371African-American History since 1877 *3Intercultural Knowledge & SkillsAnalyzing Worldviews
HIST 405The United States: Age of Jefferson and Jackson, 1789-1850 *3Intercultural Knowledge & SkillsAnalyzing Worldviews
HIST 406The United States: Civil War and Reconstruction, 1850-18773Intercultural Knowledge & SkillsAnalyzing Worldviews
Honors
HON 101The Human Experience *3Intercultural Knowledge & SkillsDiversity of Human Experience
HON 381Worldviews through the Humanities3-4Intercultural Knowledge & SkillsAnalyzing Worldviews
HON 391Advanced Colloquium in the Humanities1-4Critical Inquiry & Analysis
Humanities
HUM 212Integrated Cultural Experience3Critical Inquiry & Analysis
HUM 300Knowledge, Truth and Reality1-3Critical Inquiry & Analysis
Languages
LANG 320Faculty-Led Study Abroad1-12Intercultural Knowledge & SkillsAnalyzing Worldviews
LANG 380Global Gateways *3Written CommunicationAdvanced Communication
Music
MUSC 201Rock and Roll History I: From World War II to 1975 *3Written Communication
MUSC 202MUSC 202 Rock & Roll History II: From 1975 to the Present *3Written Communication
MUSC 203Music and Culture3Intercultural Knowledge & SkillsDiversity of Human Experience
MUSC 310Music History Survey I3Written CommunicationAdvanced Communication
MUSC 311Music History Survey II3Written CommunicationAdvanced communication
Norwegian
NORW 101First Year Norwegian I *4Intercultural Knowledge & Skills
NORW 102First Year Norwegian II *4Intercultural Knowledge & SkillsDiversity of Human Experience
NORW 201Second Year Norwegian I *4Intercultural Knowledge & Skills
NORW 202Second Year Norwegian II *4Intercultural Knowledge & SkillsDiversity of Human Experience
NORW 350Norwegian Culture3Intercultural Knowledge & SkillsAnalyzing Worldviews
Philosophy
PHIL 101Introduction to Philosophy *3Critical Inquiry & Analysis
PHIL 103Introduction to Religious Studies3Critical Inquiry & Analysis
PHIL 105Religions of Asia3Intercultural Knowledge & SkillsDiversity of Human Experience
PHIL 110Introduction to Logic3Critical Inquiry & Analysis
PHIL 120Introduction to Ethics3Critical Inquiry & Analysis
PHIL 130Introduction to Political Philosophy3Critical Inquiry & Analysis
PHIL 140Introduction to Philosophy of Education3Critical Inquiry & Analysis
PHIL 217Religion in America3Critical Inquiry & Analysis
PHIL 227Mysticism and Spirituality in Religion3Intercultural Knowledge & SkillsDiversity of Human Experience
PHIL 245Death and Dying3Intercultural Knowledge & SkillsDiversity of Human Experience
PHIL 250Ethics in Engineering and Science3Critical Inquiry & Analysis
PHIL 251Ethics in Health Care3Critical Inquiry & Analysis
PHIL 253Environmental Ethics3Intercultural Knowledge & SkillsAnalyzing Worldviews
PHIL 254Unmanned Aircraft Systems Ethics3Critical Inquiry & Analysis
PHIL 300History of Philosophy3Critical Inquiry & Analysis
PHIL 304Existentialism & Phenomenology3Written CommunicationAdvanced Communication
PHIL 312American Philosophy3Intercultural Knowledge & SkillsDiversity of Human Experience
PHIL 315Philosophy of Race & Postcolonialism3Intercultural Knowledge & SkillsAnalyzing Worldviews
PHIL 320Hinduism3Intercultural Knowledge & SkillsDiversity of Human Experience
PHIL 342Advanced Ethics3Critical Inquiry & Analysis
PHIL 350Philosophy of Technology3Written CommunicationAdvanced Communication
PHIL 360Feminist Philosophy3Intercultural Knowledge & SkillsAnalyzing Worldviews
PHIL 380Buddhism3Intercultural Knowledge & SkillsDiversity of Human Experience
PHIL 451Current Topics in Political Philosophy3Critical Inquiry & Analysis
Space Studies
SPST 300The Case for Space3Critical Inquiry & Analysis
SPST 360NASA3Critical Inquiry & Analysis
Spanish
SPAN 101First Year Spanish I *4Intercultural Knowledge & Skills
SPAN 102First Year Spanish II *4Intercultural Knowledge & SkillsDiversity of Human Experience
SPAN 201Second Year Spanish I4Intercultural Knowledge & Skills
SPAN 202Second Year Spanish II4Intercultural Knowledge & SkillsDiversity of Human Experience
Teaching & Learning
T&L 328Survey of Children's Literature *3Oral Communication
Theatre Arts
THEA 230Text Analysis3Critical Inquiry & Analysis
THEA 401Theatre Study Abroad3Intercultural Knowledge & SkillsDiversity of Human Experience
THEA 423History of the Theatre: Classical, Medieval and Renaissance3Critical Inquiry & Analysis
Women & Gender Studies
WGS 200Introduction to Gender Studies *3Intercultural Knowledge & SkillsDiversity of Human Experience
WGS 225The Study of Women *3Intercultural Knowledge & SkillsAnalyzing Worldviews
*Course offered online