Department of Humanities

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A candidate for the Bachelor of Arts degree in English, English Education or Liberal Studies must complete a minimum of 120 credit hours. The degree in English requires a total of 121 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. The Department of Humanities offers minors in French and Spanish.

The Department of Humanities has temporarily suspended the major in Spanish and the minors in African American Studies, Arabic, English, and History.

Departmental Purpose:

1. Provide instruction to all Shaw University students in reading and writing skills;
2. Offer students, through the history and humanities courses, knowledge of the past which should enable them to better understand the present world in order to prepare for the world of tomorrow;
3. Contribute to the humanistic/ethical growth of students by providing them the cultural and historical backgrounds necessary for studying and appreciating the arts and universal human values;
4. Provide students from different disciplines with liberal arts foundations, by strengthening their communication skills, enhancing their aesthetic and artistic awareness, and developing their critical thinking and problem solving abilities;
5. Prepare graduates who wish to pursue English teaching at the secondary level;
6. Prepare students for graduate and professional studies by developing their written communication skills, sharpening their analytical and research skills, and fostering an understanding of diverse human constructs as represented in written literature;
7. Foster an understanding of self so that students can learn to function as literate members of society and as productive professionals;
8. Provide students with an individualized program of study incorporating how two fields are connected and work in interdisciplinary ways;
9. Provide students with the necessary skills to read write and converse in Spanish and other foreign languages;
10. Provide students with in-depth literary, historical and cultural exposure in Spanish;
11. Prepare students to enter graduate or professional studies to study Spanish as a discipline or to complement another course of study, and
12. Prepare students to participate more fully in the global community.

Programs

• English, BA
• Liberal Studies, BA

• French Minor
• Spanish Minor

Courses

• ARA 151 Arabic I (3)
• ARA 152 Arabic II (3)
• ARA 153 Arabic III (3)
• ARA 154 Arabic IV (3)

• ENG 110 College English and Composition I (3)
• ENG 111 College English and Composition II (3)
• ENG 112 College Composition an Argument (3)
• ENG 113 College Composition and Research (3)
• ENG 200 Introduction to Literature (3)
• ENG 211 Introduction to World Literature (3)
• ENG 215 Modern English Usage (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 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 466 Young Adult Readings (3)

• EVR 300 Research and Portfolio Development (3)

• FRE 151 French I (3)
• FRE 152 French II (3)
• FRE 253 French III (3)
• FRE 254 French IV (3)
• FRE 322 French Civilization (3)
• FRE 323 Survey of French Literature I (3)
• FRE 324 Survey of French Literature II (3)
• FRE 350 French for Careers (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)

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

• SPA 151 Spanish I (3)
• SPA 152 Spanish II (3)
• SPA 253 Spanish III Conversation and Grammar (3)
• SPA 254 Spanish IV Composition and Grammar (3)
• SPA 322 Latin American Civilization (3)
• SPA 323 Spanish Civilization (3)
• SPA 330 Survey of Latin American Literature (3)
• SPA 331 Survey of Spanish Literature (3)
• SPA 332 Hispanic Literature of the United States (3)
• SPA 350 Spanish for Careers (3)
• SPA 400 Advanced Grammar and Composition (3)
• SPA 420 Special Topics Courses in Spanish (3)
• SPA 421 Special Topics Courses in Spanish (3)
• SPA 422 Special Topics Courses in Spanish (3)
• SPA 423 Special Topics Courses in Spanish (3)
• SPA 430 Special Topics Courses in Spanish (3)
• SPA 431 Special Topics Courses in Spanish (3)
• SPA 432 Special Topics Courses in Spanish (3)
• SPA 433 Special Topics Courses in Spanish (3)
• SPA 440 Special Topics Courses in Spanish (3)

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

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