Humanities Minor

Humanities Minor Program Information

PO Box 70656
Phone: (423) 439-4425
Web Address: www.etsu.edu/cas/philosophy

Dr. Leslie MacAvoy
email: macavoyl@etsu.edu

The Humanities Minor seeks to provide a base for students to construct a better understanding of the spirit and meaning of civilization. It draws upon other departments within the university and attempts to show the interdependence of the various humanities disciplines. By the consideration of the vast storehouse of historical, philosophical, religious, and artistic expressions, students are better able to identify themes, ideas, and values that inform diverse areas of artistic and cultural production, ethical and political life, and individual senses of meaning. It is designed for the student desiring a broad background in the humanistic disciplines, and it should be of special interest to students planning to enter such professions as education, ministry, law, politics, health care fields, or academics.

Humanities Minor: 18 credits

The Humanities Minor requires 18 credits, nine (9) of which must be upper division (3000 level or above).

HUMT 2310 - Arts and Ideas I (3 credits)
HUMT 2320 - Arts and Ideas II (3 credits)
HUMT 4950 - Interdisciplinary Humanities Seminar (3 credits)
Humanities Electives (9 credits)*

Note:

*The specific electives for this program must be approved by the Humanities advisor, including courses in the following disciplines:

Art History
History
Literature (in any modern or classical language)
Introduction to Music or Music History
Philosophy
Religious Studies
Theatre, Dance, and Storytelling

No courses counting toward the student’s major field or Service-Learning or General Education Core courses (with the exception of HUMT 2310 and HUMT 2320 ) may be counted toward satisfying the Humanities Minor. Selected courses from social science fields such as anthropology, communications, sociology, or political science, and from other interdisciplinary programs such as Appalachian studies, Cross-Disciplinary studies, and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality studies may be included as electives with the permission of the minor advisor.

Minor Requirement

A minor is a secondary area of study outside of the major program of study with a structured curriculum composed of at least 18 credits of which at least 9 credits must be at the 3000-level or above.