Humanities
Updated: April 21, 2026
The following courses satisfy the Humanities requirement for the General Education program. A course can fulfill another domain area when an additional domain name is listed along with Humanities.
Approved General Education Courses | Legacy Program (Prior to Fall 23 Entry) | Current Program (Entry to OW in Fall 23 or later) |
| AS1512 Introduction to Women's Studies | Humanities / Diversity | Humanities / DEISJ |
| AS2652 Media Studies | Humanities | Humanities |
| AS2700 The Engaged Eyes | Creativity & The Arts / Humanities {both from Spring 24-} | The Arts / Humanities {both from Spring 24-} |
| AS2750 Food | Humanities / Social Science | Humanities / Social Science |
| AS3745 Film and Gender | Humanities | Humanities |
| AS4215 Critical Ideas in American History | American Experience w/Regents Exam 85 or higher / Humanities | US History & Civic Engagement / Humanities |
| AS4218 Civil War & Reconstruction | Humanities / Diversity | Humanities / DEISJ |
| AS4222 Emergence of Modern America | American Experience w/Regents Exam 85 or higher / Humanities | US History & Civic Engagement / Humanities |
| AS4292 America Since World War II: 1945-1989 | American Experience w/Regents Exam 85 or higher / Humanities | US History & Civic Engagement / Humanities |
| CS2000 Ethics in Data Security and AI | Humanities | Humanities |
| EL2310 Introduction to Literature | Humanities | Humanities |
| EL2350 Reading & Writing for a Multicultural Community | Humanities | Humanities |
| EL3500 Literature Across Culture I | Humanities / Diversity | Humanities / DEISJ |
| EL3510 Literature Across Culture II | Humanities / Diversity | Humanities / DEISJ |
| EL3560 Lit. of Europe I: Homer to the Renaissance | Humanities | Humanities |
| EL3561 Lit. of Europe iI: Enlightment to the 20th Century | Humanities | Humanities |
| EL3600 Survey of U.S. Literature I | Humanities | Humanities |
| EL3610 Survey of U.S. Literature II | Humanities | Humanities |
| EL3700 Survey of World Literature | Humanities / Diversity | Humanities / DEISJ |
| EL3800 English Literature I | Humanities | Humanities |
| EL3810 English Literature II | Humanities | Humanities |
| EL3865 Literatures of Asia & the Middle East | Humanities | Humanities |
| EL3870 Literatures of Africa | Humanities / Diversity {Spring 26- } | Humanities |
| EL3950 Creative Non-Fiction | Creativity & The Arts / Humanities | The Arts / Humanities |
| EL4000 Native American Literature | Humanities / Diversity | Humanities / DEISJ |
| EL4010 The Harlem Renaissance | Humanities / Diversity | Humanities / DEISJ |
| EL4015 Multi-Ethnic Literatures of the U.S. | Humanities / Diversity | Humanities / DEISJ |
| EL4020 Asian American Literature | Humanities / Diversity | Humanities / DEISJ |
| EL4030 Women & Narrative | Humanities / Diversity | Humanities / DEISJ |
| EL4033 Wild Writing (Animal or Plant) | Creativity & The Arts / Humanities | The Arts / Humanities |
| EL4040 Black Women Writers | Humanities / Diversity | Humanities / DEISJ |
| EL4050 Lesbian & Gay Literature | Humanities / Diversity | Humanities / DEISJ |
| EL4070 Topics in African-American Literature | Diversity | Humanities / DEISJ |
| EL4080 Extraordinary Bodies: Disability Studies in Literature | Humanities / Diversity | Humanities / DEISJ |
| EL4090 The Afro-American Novel | Humanities / Diversity | Humanities / DEISJ |
| EL4091 Afro-American Poetry & Plays | Diversity | Humanities / DEISJ |
| EL4200 Biblical-Classical Influences on Multicultural Literature | Humanities | Humanities |
| EL4311 Greek Drama | Humanities | Humanities |
| EL4312 Greek Mythology | Humanities | Humanities |
| EL4325 Shakespeare: Selected Plays | Humanities | Humanities |
| EL4405 Caribbean Literature | Humanities | Humanities |
| EL4500 Topics in British/US Literature | Humanities | Humanities |
| EL4560 Multicultural British Literature | Humanities / Diversity | Humanities / DEISJ |
| EL4600 Literature of India | Humanities / Diversity {Spring 2026-} | Humanities / DEISJ {Spring 2026-} |
| EL4630 Latin American Literature | Humanities / Diversity | Humanities / DEISJ |
| EL4640 French Literature {not offered 2022- } | Humanities | Humanities |
| EL4690 PopLit | Humanities / Diversity | Humanities / DEISJ |
| EL4695 The literature of Wonder and Display | Humanities / Diversity | Humanities / DEISJ |
| EL4800 Major Authors | Humanities | Humanities |
| FY1000 Ethics of Engagement | Humanities {Fall 2015- } / Diversity | Humanities / DEISJ |
| HI2155 Introduction to Comparative Religion | Humanities | Humanities |
| HI2250 Introduction to Humanities | Humanities | Humanities |
| HI2700 Introduction to Logic | Humanities | Humanities |
| HI2720 Introduction to Philosophy | Humanities | Humanities |
| HI3001 Introduction to Environmental Studies | Humanities / Social Science | Humanities & Social ScienceS |
| HI3003 Environments in World History I: Antiquity - 1500 | Western Tradition / Humanities | World History & Global Awareness / Humanities |
| HI3005 Environmental World History II: 1500 - Present | Major Cultures / Humanities | World History & Global Awareness / Humanities |
| HI3006 Environmental Ethics | Humanities {Spring 25-} / Diversity | Humanities / DEISJ |
| HI3011 Foundation of the Judeo-Christian Tradition | Western Tradition / Humanities | World History & Global Awareness / Humanities |
| HI3080 Asian Cultures | Major Cultures / Humanities | World History & Global Awareness / Humanities |
| HI3091 African Cultures | Major Cultures / Humanities | World History & Global Awareness / Humanities |
| HI3102 Hispanic Heritage | Western Tradition / Humanities | World History & Global Awareness / Humanities |
| HI3200 Contemporary Religious Experience | Humanities {Spring 18- } | Humanities |
| HI3244 History of the Arab-Israeli Wars {not in the Catalog} | Major Cultures / Humanities | World History & Global Awareness / Humanities |
| HI3458 Frontier of Science and Technology in the 20th Century | Western Tradition / Humanities {Spring 21- } | World History & Global Awareness / Humanities |
| HI3525 Ancient Greek Philosophy | Humanities | Humanities |
| HI3692 Modern Asian History | Major Cultures / Humanities | World History & Global Awareness / Humanities |
| HI3703 Modern Philosophy | Western Tradition / Humanities {Spring 14- } | World History & Global Awareness / Humanities |
| HI3704 African Religion & Philosophy | Major Cultures / Humanities | World History & Global Awareness / Humanities |
| HI3710 Contemporary Philosophical Issues | Humanities / Diversity {Spring 25- } | Humanities / DEISJ {Spring 25-} |
| HI3752 Ethics | Humanities / Diversity | Humanities / DEISJ |
| HI3835 Islamic Cultures | Major Cultures / Humanities {Fall 15- } | World History & Global Awareness / Humanities |
| HI3950 Philosophy of Religion | Humanities | Humanities |
| HI4001 Nineteenth Century | Humanities | Humanities |
| HI4011 Twentieth Century | Humanities | Humanities |
| HI4051 Logic & Scientific Reasoning | Humanities | Humanities |
| HI4305 Islam and the Quran | Major Cultures / Humanities | World History & Global Awareness / Humanities |
| HI4308 History of the Modern Middle East and North Africa | Major Cultures / Humanities | World History & Global Awareness / Humanities |
| HI4318 Islamic Philosophy & Mysticism | Humanities | Humanities |
| HI4395 Philosophy from the 20th to the 21st Century | Humanities | Humanities |
| HI4632 Japanese History Through Literature | Major Cultures / Humanities | World History & Global Awareness / Humanities |
| HI4850 Domesticity in the 19th and Early 20th Century | Major Cultures / Humanities | World History & Global Awareness / Humanities |
| ML2550 Intro to Spanish, Latin-American and Latino Cultural Studies | Major Cultures / Humanities | World History & Global Awareness / Humanities |
| ML2601 Intro to Latin & Spanish Language Media | Foreign Languages / Humanities / Diversity | World Languages / Humanities / DEISJ |
| ML3700 Digital Media in the Spanish World | Foreign Languages / Humanities / Diversity | World Languages / Humanities / DEISJ |
| ML3410 Latino Writers in the United States | Humanities / Diversity | World History & Global Awareness / Humanities / DEISJ |
| ML3500 Critical Writing & Textual Analysis | Humanities | Humanities |
| ML3600 Introduction to Study of Hispanic Literature | Humanities | Humanities |
| ML4100 The Spanish Golden Age | Humanities | Humanities |
| ML4325 Contemporary Theatre of the Hispanic World | Humanities | Humanities |
| ML4350 Recurrent Themes in Latin American Painting & Literature | Humanities | Humanities |
| ML4450 Hispanic Women Writers | Humanities / Diversity | World History & Global Awareness / Humanities / DEISJ |
| ML4500 Culture & Literature of Spain | Humanities | Humanities |
| ML4510 Civilization & Culture of Spain | Humanities | Humanities |
| ML4520 Culture & Literature of Spanish Caribbean | Humanities | Humanities |
| ML4540 Latin America Culture & Literature | Major Cultures {Fall 2016-} / Humanities | World History & Global Awareness / Humanities |
| ML4545 Civilization & Culture of Latin America | Major Cultures / Humanities | World History & Global Awareness / Humanities |
| ML4630 Latin American Literature | Humanities / Diversity | World History & Global Awareness / Humanities / DEISJ |
| ML4645 French Literature | Humanities | Humanities |
| ML4700 Studies in Spanish Literature 19th-20th Centuries | Humanities | Humanities |
| ML4800 Modernism & Avant-Garde Movement in Latin America | Humanities | Humanities |
| ML5450 Major Trends in Latin American Thought | Humanities | Humanities |
| VA2500 Art History Survey I | Creativity & The Arts / Humanities | The Arts / Humanities |
| VA2510 Art History Survey II | Creativity & The Arts / Humanities | The Arts / Humanities |
| VA2520 The History of Photography | Creativity & The Arts / Humanities | The Arts / Humanities |
| VA2600 Survey of SW French Art & Culture | Creativity & The Arts / Humanities | The Arts / Humanities |
| VA3100 Visual Culture: Warhol to the Present | Creativity & The Arts / Humanities | The Arts / Humanities |
| VA3340 Introduction to African Art (Previously VA2340) | Creativity & The Arts / Humanities | The Arts / Humanities |
| VA3350 Topics in Contemporary Art | Creativity & The Arts / Humanities | The Arts / Humanities |
| WS1000 Intro to Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies {dual listed with AS1512} | Humanities {Fall 24-} / Diversity {Fall 24-} | Humanities / DEISJ {Fall 24-} |
| WS4340 Women & Narrative {dual listed with EL4030} | Humanities / Diversity | Humanities / DEISJ |
| WS4420 Domesticity 19th &20th Century India {dual listed with HI4850} | Major Culture / Humanities | World History & Global Awareness / Humanities |