Humanities Major

Ancient and Medieval Studies

Language Requirement

All Humanities majors are expected to fulfill the non-English language requirement by completing one of the following:

  • Complete at least two college-level semesters of a non-English language. Students who have taken French, German or Spanish in high school or who have acquired a knowledge of the language elsewhere may receive credit for that preparation by passing an advanced-level UW-Green Bay course with a grade of “C” or better.

  • Demonstrate the equivalent level of proficiency in a non-English language on a proficiency exam. NOTE: Students seeking to fulfill the language requirement through proficiency testing in French, German, or Spanish should contact the appropriate language coordinator. For skill assessment in other languages, students should contact the chair of Modern Languages

Supporting Courses9
Choose one of the following courses:
Foundations of Western Culture I
World Civilizations I
Choose one course from the following category:
Foundations of Western Culture II
World Civilizations II
Choose one course from the following category:
History of the Visual Arts: Ancient to Medieval
Introduction to English Literature I
Upper-Level Courses24
Perspectives of Human Values (choose one course from the following category)
The Ancient World
The Medieval World
The Renaissance
Ancient and Medieval Religion and Philosophy (choose one course from the following category):
Non-Western Religions
Religion and Medieval Philosophy
Happiness and the Good Life
Plato and Aristotle
Topics in Philosophy (with ancient or medieval topic)
Medieval History:
The Middle Ages 1
Topics in Medieval History
Medieval/Renaissance Literature:
Literary Themes (with ancient/medieval/Renaissance topic for either course)
Literary Eras
Capstone Seminar
Humanities Seminar
Internship (with permission of Humanities Program Chair)
Travel Course (with permission of Humanities Program Chair)
Or ENG, FRE, GERM, SPAN, HIS, PHI 499 (with permission from Humanities Program Chair)
Choose 9 credits of elective courses 2
Total Credits33
1

Or other upper-level History course with medieval content

2

These might include variable content courses with appropriate ancient or medieval topics such as HUM STUD 350 and HUM STUD 351, or offerings from other Humanities and/or its departments.

Digital and Public Humanities

Language Requirement

All Humanistic Studies majors are expected to fulfill the non-English language requirement by completing one of the following:

  • Complete at least two college-level semesters of a non-English language. Students who have taken French, German or Spanish in high school or who have acquired a knowledge of the language elsewhere may receive credit for that preparation by passing an advanced-level UW-Green Bay course with a grade of “C” or better.
  • Demonstrate the equivalent level of proficiency in a non-English language on a proficiency exam. NOTE: Students seeking to fulfill the language requirement through proficiency testing in French, German, or Spanish should contact the appropriate language coordinator. For skill assessment in other languages, students should contact the chair of Modern Languages.
Supporting Courses:9
Living the Humanities
Introduction to Digital and Public Humanities
Lower-Level Elective (choose one course): 1
100 or 200-level ENGLISH course
100 or 200-level FNS course
100 or 200-level HISTORY course
100 or 200-level PHILOS course
Arts in the Community
Upper-Level Courses: 224
Community Engagement (choose 6 credits):
Literary Themes (topic: The Literature of Suffering))
English Capstone
Internship
Internship
Internship
Language and Identity
Humanities Practicum
Internship
Internship
Project-based Learning (choose 6 credits):
Sheepshead Review Practicum
English Capstone
Book Editing Practicum
German Translation Studies
Intermediate Digital and Public Humanities
Humanities Practicum
Special Topics
Digital or Public Humanities Inflected courses (choose 6 credits):
Sheepshead Review Practicum
Literary Themes (Topic: The Literature of Suffering)
English Capstone
Book Editing Practicum
Shakespeare
Major Author(s) (Topic: Toni Morrison)
Internship
Internship
The Middle Ages
Problems in American Thought (Topic: Wilderness)
Topics in Medieval History
Topics in Early Modern European History
Studies in Comparative History (Topic: The French and Haitian Revolutions)
Internship
Intermediate Digital and Public Humanities
Sustainability through the Humanities
Humanities Practicum
Internship
Internship
Electives (choose 3 credits):
300 or 400-level ENGLISH course
300 or 400-level GERMAN course
300 or 400-level HISTORY course
300 or 400-level HUM STUD course
300 or 400-level PHILOS course
300 or 400-level SPANISH course
Capstone:
Humanities Practicum
Total Credits33
1

 excluding any First Year Seminar

2

 Courses may not be used to fulfill more than one requirement in the major.  You may take the Humanities Practicum more than once if the topic is different.  Students may have up to two internships.

World Cultures 

Language Requirement

All Humanities majors are expected to fulfill the non-English language requirement by completing one of the following:

  • Complete at least two college-level semesters of a non-English language. Students who have taken French, German or Spanish in high school or who have acquired a knowledge of the language elsewhere may receive credit for that preparation by passing an advanced-level UW-Green Bay course with a grade of “C” or better.
  • Demonstrate the equivalent level of proficiency in a non-English language on a proficiency exam. NOTE: Students seeking to fulfill the language requirement through proficiency testing in French, German, or Spanish should contact the appropriate language coordinator. For skill assessment in other languages, students should contact the chair of Modern Languages.
Supporting Courses9
Choose one:
Living the Humanities
Introduction to the Humanities
Choose one:
World Literatures
World Literatures II
Foundations of Western Culture I
Foundations of Western Culture II
World Civilizations I
World Civilizations II
Introduction to Philosophy
Ancient Philosophy
Foreign Language Requirement*
Choose one:
Women in Literature
Introduction to First Nations Studies
Introduction to African-American History
Ethnic Diversity and Human Values
Introduction to Asian Philosophy
Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion
Upper-Level Courses24
Category 1: Global Encounters (6 credits) (At least one course must be a HUM STUD course)
World Literatures
Indigenous Nations Oral and Storytelling Traditions
First Nations Intellectual Traditions
Le Monde Francophone
Studies in Comparative History
Contemporary Cultural Issues
Globalization and Cultural Conflict
Cultura Latina
Representative Spanish and Latin American Authors
Major Spanish and Latin American Fiction
Spanish and Latin American Cinema
Category II: Western Cultures (6 credits) (At least one course must be a HUM STUD course)
Utopia and Dystopia
The Ancient World
The Medieval World
The Renaissance
The Age of Reason
Interdisciplinary Study of Great Works (Dante)
Interdisciplinary Themes in Humanities (Western Topic)
German Culture
Representative German Authors
German Cinema
Spain Today
The Cultures of Spain
Representative French Authors
France Today
Topics in Early Modern European History (Crime and Mentalities)
African American Literature
Major American Prose Fiction
Shakespeare
Major Poetry
Category III: Cultures Outside the West (6 credits) (At least one course must be a HUM STUD course)
Topics in Democracy and Justice (South Africa Topic)
First Nations Intellectual Traditions
History of Modern Africa
Non-Western Religions
International Cinema
Literatures in Translation
Topics in World Cultures
Happiness and the Good Life
Humanities in Action Capstone Experience (3 credits)
Humanities Seminar
Internship (with advisor permission)
Travel Course
Travel Course
Travel Course
Travel Course
Travel Course
Travel Course
Travel Course
Elective Course (choose 3 credits) 1
Total Credits33
1

  Choose any course listed above that does not fulfill another requirement