Department of Humanities, Arts and Interdisciplinary Studies

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Department Purpose

The Department of Humanities, Arts and Interdisciplinary Studies is designed to give students a solid academic foundation encompassing critical thinking, public speaking, writing, and technological skills.  The courses in this  department are designed to encourage students to examine the common issues and themes that run throughout our history, culture, and society, providing a well-rounded, human experience.  Attention is given to theoretical foundations, hands-on application, experiential learning, and the development of media skills.  The division strives to enhance students’ aesthetic and artistic awareness while improving skills in spoken, written and digital formats. 

A candidate for the Bachelor of Arts degree Interdisciplinary Studies must complete a minimum of 120 credit hours. Total credits include at least 48 credit hours of General Education courses. Additional courses may be required to build fundamental concepts. A candidate must earn the grade of “C” or better in all major courses.

Programs

• English, BA
• Interdisciplinary Studies, BA
• Visual and Performing Arts Concentration Music, BA

• African American Studies Minor
• English Minor
• Music Minor

Courses

• ART 190 Introduction to the Visual Arts (3)
• ART 222 Drawing and Composition (3)
• ART 413 Crafts (3)

• COM 205 Fundamentals of Human Speech (3)
• COM 210 Public Speaking (3)

• ENG 111 College English and Composition (3)
• ENG 112 College Composition and Rhetoric (3)
• ENG 200 Introduction to Literature (3)
• ENG 211 Introduction to World Literature (3)
• ENG 213 College Composition and Literature (3)
• ENG 215 Modern English Usage (3)
• ENG 217 Introduction to Creative Writing 3
• ENG 300 Critical Analysis (3)
• ENG 309 Advanced Composition and Rhetorical Theory (3)
• ENG 310 Old English to Neoclassical Literature (3)
• ENG 311 Romantic to Modern Literature (3)
• ENG 312 American Literature: Colonial to the Civil War (3)
• ENG 314 African-American Literature (3)
• ENG 315 Introduction to Linguistics (3)
• ENG 360 Creative Writing: Poetry 3
• ENG 365 Technical Writing 3
• ENG 400 Shakespeare and Media (3)
• ENG 402 Women Novelists of the 19th Century (3)
• ENG 404 History of the English Language (3)
• ENG 405 Post Colonial Literature and Theory (3)
• ENG 408 Origins of the Novel (3)
• ENG 410 Twentieth Century American Literature (3)
• ENG 415 Literature and Cultural Diversity (3)
• ENG 416 Contemporary American Fiction (3)
• ENG 421 The Harlem Renaissance (3)
• ENG 422 American Regional Dialects (3)
• ENG 423 The Black Arts Movement (3)
• ENG 429 African American Biographies (3)
• ENG 435 Mastery Composition & Rhetoric Theory 3
• ENG 466 Young Adult Readings (3)

• ETH 215 Cross-Cultural Ethics of Responsibility (3)
• ETH 250 Ethics Bowl (3)

• EVR 300 Research and Portfolio Development (3)

• FRE 151 French I (3)
• FRE 152 French II (3)

• HIS 115 Intro to World Civilization (3)
• HIS 203 African American History I (3)
• HIS 204 African American History II (3)
• HIS 321 United States History I (3)
• HIS 322 United States History II (3)
• HIS 361 North Carolina History (3)

• HUM 201 Introduction to African-American Humanities (3)
• HUM 210 A Survey of the Arts (3)

• MDS 216 Classics and Contemporaries (3)
• MDS 360 Special Topic in Liberal Studies (3)
• MDS 418 Senior Seminar in Liberal Studies (3)

• MUS 100 Elements of Music (3)
• MUS 101 Applied Music Voice (1)
• MUS 102 Applied Music Voice (1)
• MUS 103 Class Voice (1)
• MUS 104 Italian and Latin Diction for Singers (2)
• MUS 105 English Diction for Singers (2)
• MUS 106 Voice Class (1)
• MUS 111 Applied Music Woodwinds (1)
• MUS 112 Applied Music Woodwinds (1)
• MUS 113 Theory I (4)
• MUS 114 Theory II (4)
• MUS 115 University Choir (1)
• MUS 116 University Choir (1)
• MUS 120 Marching Band (1)
• MUS 121 Applied Music Piano (1)
• MUS 122 Applied Music Piano (1)
• MUS 131 Applied Music Percussion (1)
• MUS 132 Applied Music Percussion (1)
• MUS 141 Applied Music Brass (1)
• MUS 142 Applied Music Brass (1)
• MUS 151 Applied Music Strings (1)
• MUS 152 Applied Music Strings (1)
• MUS 154 Class Piano I (1)
• MUS 155 Class Piano II (1)
• MUS 161 Applied Music Double Reeds (1)
• MUS 162 Applied Music Double Reeds (1)
• MUS 171 Applied Music Organ (1)
• MUS 172 Applied Music Organ (1)
• MUS 181 University Band (1)
• MUS 182 University Band (1)
• MUS 191 Jazz Ensemble I (1)
• MUS 192 Jazz Ensemble I (1)
• MUS 201 Applied Music Voice (1)
• MUS 202 Applied Music Voice (1)
• MUS 204 German Diction for Singers (2)
• MUS 205 French Diction for Singers (2)
• MUS 211 Applied Music Woodwinds (1)
• MUS 212 Applied Music Woodwinds (1)
• MUS 213 Theory III (4)
• MUS 214 Theory IV (4)
• MUS 215 University Choir (1)
• MUS 216 University Choir (1)
• MUS 220 Marching Band (1)
• MUS 221 Applied Music Piano (1)
• MUS 222 Applied Music Piano (1)
• MUS 225 Music Appreciation (3)
• MUS 227 African American Music (3)
• MUS 229 Introduction to Church Music (3)
• MUS 231 Applied Music Percussion (1)
• MUS 232 Applied Music Percussion (1)

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