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Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts

To expand students' knowledge of the human condition and human cultures, especially in relation to behavior, ideas, and values expressed in works of human imagination and thought. Through study in disciplines such as literature, philosophy, and the fine arts, students will engage in critical analysis, form aesthetic judgments, and develop an appreciation of the arts and humanities as fundamental to the health and survival of any society. Students should have experiences in both the arts and humanities.

ID Course title Sort descending Goals Credits
LIT 332 Adolescent Literatures LIT 332
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
  • Racial Issues Graduation Requirement
  • Community Engagement
4
LIT 369 African and African Diasporic Literatures LIT 369
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Goal 8: Global Perspective
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
4
HUM 370 African Film HUM 370
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Goal 8: Global Perspective
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
4
LIT 361 African-American Literature LIT 361
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Goal 7: Human Diversity
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
  • Racial Issues Graduation Requirement
4
MDST 371 American Film: Tradition and Trends MDST 371
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
  • Community Engagement
4
RELS 322 American Indian Spirituality RELS 322
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Goal 7: Human Diversity
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
4
LIT 342 American Literature: 1870-Present LIT 342
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Goal 7: Human Diversity
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
4
LIT 341 American Literature: Beginnings-1870 LIT 341
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
4
LIT 349 American Nature Writers LIT 349
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Goal 10: People and the Environment
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
  • Community Engagement
4
HUM 309 Ancient and Medieval Monsters HUM 309
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
4
PHIL 375 Ancient Greek Philosophy PHIL 375
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
4
MUSC 333 Applied Guitar Study MUSC 333
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
4
ARTS 402 Art in Public Spaces ARTS 402
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Goal 7: Human Diversity
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
4
LIT 368 Asian American Literature LIT 368
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Goal 7: Human Diversity
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
  • Racial Issues Graduation Requirement
  • Community Engagement
4
LIT 373 Asian and Asian Diasporic Literatures LIT 373
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Goal 8: Global Perspective
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
4
LIT 365 Asian Women Writers LIT 365
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Goal 8: Global Perspective
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
4
LIT 390 Authors and Topics in Literature LIT 390
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
1-4
SCRW 213 Beginning Screenwriting SCRW 213
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Community Engagement
4
LIT 362 Black Women Writers LIT 362
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Goal 7: Human Diversity
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
  • Racial Issues Graduation Requirement
4
WRIT 359 Boot Camp: Creative Writing WRIT 359
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
4
PHIL 352 Borders, Walls, Us and Them PHIL 352
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Goal 9: Ethical and Civic Responsibility
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
4
PHIL 320 Business Ethics PHIL 320
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Goal 9: Ethical and Civic Responsibility
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
4
LIT 330 Children's Literature LIT 330
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
  • Community Engagement
4
IDST 370 Cinema, Self and Other IDST 370
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Goal 7: Human Diversity
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
  • Racial Issues Graduation Requirement
  • Community Engagement
4
MUSC 133 Class Guitar I MUSC 133
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
3
MDST 370 Contemporary Cinema MDST 370
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
  • Community Engagement
4
PHIL 378 Contemporary Epistemology and Metaphysics PHIL 378
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
4
PHIL 379 Contemporary Moral Theory PHIL 379
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
4
HUM 327 Convivencia: Jewish, Christian, and Islamic Arts in Medieval Spain HUM 327
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Goal 8: Global Perspective
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
2-4
COMM 200 Creating Change through Communication, Writing and the Arts COMM 200
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Goal 9: Ethical and Civic Responsibility
  • Community Engagement
4
ARTS 200 Creating Change through Communication, Writing and the Arts ARTS 200
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Goal 9: Ethical and Civic Responsibility
  • Community Engagement
4
WRIT 300 Creative Writers, Identity and Race in the Twin Cities WRIT 300
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Goal 7: Human Diversity
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
  • Racial Issues Graduation Requirement
4
PHIL 325 Criminal Justice Ethics PHIL 325
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Goal 9: Ethical and Civic Responsibility
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
4
ARTS 301 Current Topics: Variable Subtitles ARTS 301
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
2
LIT 303 Drama LIT 303
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
4
PHIL 376 Early Modern European Philosophy PHIL 376
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
4
PHIL 354 Economic Justice: Who Gets What and Why? PHIL 354
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
4
LIT 371 English Literature: Beginnings-1800 LIT 371
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
4
LIT 372 English Literature: 1800-Present LIT 372
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Goal 8: Global Perspective
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
4
HUM 380 Environmental Humanities HUM 380
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Goal 10: People and the Environment
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
4
PHIL 310 Environmental Philosophy PHIL 310
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Goal 10: People and the Environment
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
4
PHIL 301 Ethical Inquiry PHIL 301
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Goal 9: Ethical and Civic Responsibility
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
4
CJS 375 Ethics and Professionalism in Criminal Justice CJS 375
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Goal 9: Ethical and Civic Responsibility
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
4
PHIL 327 Ethics in the Information Age PHIL 327
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Goal 9: Ethical and Civic Responsibility
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
4
SCRW 320 Excluded Voices of American Cinema SCRW 320
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
  • Racial Issues Graduation Requirement
4
ARTS 302 Exhibition Practices ARTS 302
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
  • Community Engagement
2
RELS 303 Exploring Christian Origins RELS 303
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
4
SCRW 315 Film Production and Editing I SCRW 315
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
  • Community Engagement
4
TCID 392 Game, Level, and Character Design TCID 392
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
2
LIT 315 Gender and Race in Literature and Film LIT 315
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
  • Racial Issues Graduation Requirement
4
GNDR 270 Gender, Race and Popular Culture GNDR 270
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Goal 7: Human Diversity
  • Racial Issues Graduation Requirement
3
GNDR 369 GLBT Issues In Literature and Film GNDR 369
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Goal 7: Human Diversity
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
4
LIT 161 Global Graphic Novel LIT 161
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
4
HUM 308 Global Humanities: Ancient Cultures HUM 308
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
4
HUM 317 Global Modernisms HUM 317
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Goal 8: Global Perspective
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
4
ETHS 231 Global Native and Indigenous Studies ETHS 231
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Goal 8: Global Perspective
  • Racial Issues Graduation Requirement
4
HUM 318 Global Postmodernism HUM 318
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
4
ETHS 361 History of Asian Americans ETHS 361
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Goal 7: Human Diversity
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
  • Racial Issues Graduation Requirement
4
RELS 314 Hmong Spirituality RELS 314
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Goal 8: Global Perspective
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
4
PHIL 105 Human Nature: Global Perspectives PHIL 105
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
4
ETHS 302 Immigrant Communities and the Trajectories of Othering ETHS 302
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Goal 7: Human Diversity
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
  • Racial Issues Graduation Requirement
  • Community Engagement
4
ARTS 323 Intermediate Digital Arts ARTS 323
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
4
ARTS 306 Intermediate Drawing ARTS 306
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
4
ARTS 307 Intermediate Painting ARTS 307
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
4
ARTS 316 Intermediate Photography ARTS 316
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
4
WRIT 251 Introduction to Creative Writing WRIT 251
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Community Engagement
3
ARTS 203 Introduction to Digital Arts ARTS 203
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
4
ARTS 106 Introduction to Drawing ARTS 106
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
4
ETHS 100 Introduction to Ethnic Studies ETHS 100
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Goal 7: Human Diversity
  • Racial Issues Graduation Requirement
4
TCID 390 Introduction to Game Design TCID 390
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
2
LIT 100 Introduction to Literature LIT 100
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
3
ARTS 207 Introduction to Painting ARTS 207
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
4
ARTS 115 Introduction to Photography ARTS 115
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
4
PHIL 107 Introduction to Practical Philosophy PHIL 107
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Goal 9: Ethical and Civic Responsibility
4
RELS 301T Introduction to Religious Studies RELS 301T
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
4
RELS 301 Introduction to Religious Studies RELS 301
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
4
ARTS 140 Introduction to Sculpture ARTS 140
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
4
RELS 303T Introduction to the Christian Scriptures (the New Testament) Theory Seminar RELS 303T
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
4
RELS 302 Introduction to the Hebrew Bible (the Old Testament) RELS 302
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
4
RELS 304 Introduction to World Religions RELS 304
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Goal 8: Global Perspective
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
  • Community Engagement
4
RELS 305 Jewish-Christian Encounter RELS 305
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Goal 8: Global Perspective
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
  • Community Engagement
4
HUM 335 Land, Knowledge, and Identity Through Indigenous Languages HUM 335
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Goal 10: People and the Environment
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
  • Racial Issues Graduation Requirement
4
ETHS 250 Latino/Hispanic Cultural Competency: Introductory Concepts ETHS 250
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Goal 7: Human Diversity
  • Racial Issues Graduation Requirement
  • Community Engagement
4
LIT 383 Latinx Literature of the U.S. LIT 383
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Goal 7: Human Diversity
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
  • Racial Issues Graduation Requirement
4
LIT 300 Literary Analysis LIT 300
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
  • Community Engagement
3
LIT 364 Literature by Immigrants of Color LIT 364
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Goal 8: Global Perspective
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
  • Racial Issues Graduation Requirement
4
LIT 401 Literature of the Global South LIT 401
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Goal 8: Global Perspective
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
4
LIT 326 Love and Sex in Pre-Modern World Literature LIT 326
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Goal 8: Global Perspective
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
4
PHIL 321 Medical Ethics PHIL 321
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Goal 9: Ethical and Civic Responsibility
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
4
HUM 313 Medieval Civilization HUM 313
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
4
PHIL 100 Multicultural Introduction to Philosophy PHIL 100
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
4
ARTS 300 Museums and Galleries ARTS 300
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
  • Community Engagement
4
MUSC 220 Music Appreciation MUSC 220
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
4
HUM 321 Myth HUM 321
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
4
LIT 363 Native American Oral and Written Narratives LIT 363
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Goal 7: Human Diversity
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
  • Racial Issues Graduation Requirement
4
LIT 349 Nature Writing and Environmental Literature LIT 349
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Goal 10: People and the Environment
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
4
THEA 333 Performing Dissent: Theater of Activism and Civic Engagement THEA 333
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Goal 9: Ethical and Civic Responsibility
4
PHIL 362 Philosophy and Blackness PHIL 362
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Goal 7: Human Diversity
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
4
PHIL 306 Philosophy and Sexuality PHIL 306
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Goal 7: Human Diversity
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
4
PHIL 334 Philosophy for Children PHIL 334
  • Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
4