Humanities
HUM106 British Life and Culture
3 credit hours, 3 Lecture hours
Offers a broad overview of British culture and civilization. Examines traditions and instituions to help understand the British way of life in the 20th century. Lectures by British guest lecturers and related field trips. This course (taught in London) is only for students participating in the London program of the Oregon International Educational Consortium. Offered as needed.
HUM220 Resisting Empire: Latin American Revolutions
3 credit hours, 3 Lecture hours
Focuses on the culture, ideas, and actions that typify revolutionary movements in Latin America since the dawning of the twentieth century. Examines a Latin American emphasis against the backdrop of empire as manifested in the actions of local elites, first-world countries?especially the United States?and worldwide capitalist structures. Offered as needed.
HUM230 City, Town, Country: An Investigation in Words and Images
3 credit hours, 3 Lecture hours
Emphasizes the development of the knowledge and skills necessary to explore, research, create and publish a work on a topic related to the sense of place. Course may be repeated for a maximum of 6 credits. Offered as needed.
HUM251 Concept of Self: Classical Greece
3 credit hours, 3 Lecture hours
Focuses on classical Greek culture. Examines the arts, broadly concieved (tragedy, philosophy, sculpture, poetry, drama, and historiography), sketchesthe developing Greek conception of what it is to be human. Offered as needed.
HUM252 Concept of Self: Renaissance Europe
3 credit hours, 3 Lecture hours
Explores the culture of Renaissance Europe. Examines its art, tragedy, philosophy, and literature. Sketches the developing Renaissance conception of what it is to be human. Offered as needed.
HUM259 Death and Dying
3 credit hours, 3 Lecture hours
Introduces the study of death and dying. Students will compare and contrast historical and modern attitudes toward death and dying found in literature, rituals, religion, philosophy, film, medico-legal issues, and in the process clarify their attitudes and values. F, W, Sp
Updated October 28, 2007 by Marketing and Student Recruitment.