Academic Catalog 2020-21

Humanities and Cultural Studies Major (BA)

Requirements

Upper Division:

HCS 4932/LCS 4932Interdisciplinary Thinking

4.00 units

 

HCS 4930/HCS 5930/LCS 4930Humanities Seminar I

4.00 units

or

HCS 4931/HUM 5931/LCS 4931Humanities Seminar II: Global

4.00 units

Select one upper division course offered in Art History and one upper division course offered in History.
Upper Division Elective

4.00 units

Upper Division Elective

4.00 units

Select two courses in literature, one each from any two of the following course lists: Global Literatures; Gender, Race and Sexuality; or Literature of the Americas.
Elective

4.00 units

Select either Cultural Anthropology, a course offered in Philosophy or a course offered in Religion.
HCS 1102/HCS 3102Cultural Anthropology

4.00 units

or

Elective

4.00 units

Electives in the Major

Student must take 12 units of elective credit, choosing either undergraduate Humanities electives or applying to the Master of Arts in Humanities program and using graduate credit to satisfy the elective requirement.

If choosing only undergraduate courses, student selects a 4-unit upper division literature or creative writing course, or two paired 2-unit courses.

Upper Division Elective

4.00 units

Select any two 4-unit upper division courses offered in Art History, Education, Humanities and Cultural Studies, History, Music, Philosophy, Religion, Language, or relevant humanities discipline.
Upper Division Elective

4.00 units

Upper Division Elective

4.00 units

4+1 Master of Arts in Humanities

A student with 16 units of upper division coursework and a 3.5 GPA may apply for early progression to the MA in Humanities, applying up to 12 units of graduate coursework to the BA and reducing the number of units required to complete the MA after completion of the BA.

Capstone

HCS 4201Capstone 1: Thesis

2.00 units

HCS 4202Capstone 2: Thesis

2.00 units

Although not required, student highly is encouraged to complete an Internship for one or more units.

Total Credit Hours: 44