Pilihan program

Ringkasan program

This program focuses on how cultures change. Students acquire a substantial knowledge of religious, philosophical, literary and aesthetic movements in Western civilization. Students also acquire some knowledge of works of the humanities in at least one other culture, and of that culture’s history. Students learn to analyze individual works of the humanities and to relate them to social and cultural developments. Students become familiar with methodological issues in the humanities and in cultural history, and learn to use methods appropriate to different kinds of problems.

Modul program

The modules are Core 23-25 credits, One course from: LBRL 121 - THE WESTERN TRADITION I: THE ANCIENT WORLD, HNRS 103 - MAJOR CULTURAL TRADITIONS I, One course from: LBRL 122 - THE WESTERN TRADITION II: MEDIEVAL AND EARLY MODERN EUROPE, HNRS 104 - MAJOR CULTURAL TRADITIONS II, LBRL 123 - THE WESTERN TRADITION III: THE MODERN WORLD, LBRL 302 - METHODS OF INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDY, LBRL 498 - READINGS FOR RESEARCH IN HUMANITITES, LBRL 499 - RESEARCH IN HUMANITIES, Concentration 38-45 credits: One course (4-5 credits) from LBRL 231 - INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF RELIGION, LBRL 243 - ART AND IDEAS, LBRL 301 - HISTORICAL METHODS IN THE HUMANITIES, LBRL 303 - METHODS IN THE STUDY OF RELIGION, Two courses (8-10 credits) from LBRL 271 - HUMANITIES OF INDIA, LBRL 272 - RELIGION AND SOCIETY IN CHINA AND JAPAN, LBRL 273 - ART AND SOCIETY IN CHINA AND JAPAN, LBRL 275 - HUMANITIES OF JAPAN, LBRL 276 - HUMANITIES OF AFRICA, LBRL 277 - HUMANITIES OF CHINA, LBRL 278 - HUMANITIES OF ISLAMIC CIVILIZATION, LBRL 281 - REPRESENTATIONS OF OTHERNESS, LBRL 360 - CHINA AND THE EMERGING WORLD ECONOMY: FROM ANTIQUITY TO THE EARLY MODERN, LBRL 362 - ISLAM AND MUSLIMS IN THE INDIAN OCEAN WORLD, LBRL 372 - POSTCOLONIAL NOVELS: ART, RHETORIC AND SOCIAL CONTEXT, Two courses (10 credits) from LBRL 421 - SENIOR SEMINAR: APPROACHES TO CULTURAL HISTORY, LBRL 422 - SENIOR SEMINAR: LITERARY TRADITIONS IN WESTERN CULTURE, LBRL 423 - SENIOR SEMINAR: SELF, CULTURE AND SOCIETY, LBRL 424 - SENIOR SEMINAR: SOCIAL CHANGE IN CROSS-CULTURAL CONTEXTS, Four courses (16-20 credits) under advisement from LBRL 321 - BETWEEN RENAISSANCE AND INQUISITION: CENSORSHIP AND RELIGIOUS CONFLICT IN SPAIN'S GOLDEN AGE, LBRL 323 - THE ROMANTIC PARADOX: LOVE, LIFE AND DEATH, LBRL 325 - SURVEILLANCE, VOYEURISM AND THE CULTURE OF SUSPICION, LBRL 332 - UNIVERSAL RELIGIONS: FOUNDERS AND DISCIPLES, LBRL 333 - RELIGION IN AMERICA, LBRL 334 - HEBREW BIBLE AND THE RELIGION OF ANCIENT ISRAEL, LBRL 336 - NEW TESTAMENT AND EARLY CHRISTIANITY, LBRL 338 - MYSTICISM, LBRL 340 - SUFISM: THE ISLAMIC MYSTICAL TRADITION, LBRL 360 - China and the Emerging World Economy: From Antiquity to the Early Modern, LBRL 362 - Islam and Muslims in the Indian Ocean World, LBRL 372 - Postcolonial Novels: Art, Rhetoric and Social Context, LBRL 375 - BUDDHISM, LBRL 378 - RELIGION AND SOCIETY IN INDIA, LBRL 478 - RENEWAL AND REFORM IN THE ISLAMIC WORLD SINCE THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY Or other appropriate upper-division courses in Humanities and Social Sciences, under advisement. LBRL 360, 362, and 372 may be counted in one group only.

Persyaratan masuk bagi mahasiswa internasional

International students should have a minimum score on the TOEFL of 80 (internet-based), 213 (computer-based), or 550 (paper-based). However, students with lower TOEFL scores, and/or students who are unable to take the TOEFL, may be admitted with an Academic English Program (AEP) provision if they have previously studied in the United States, completed college-level English 101 and English 102 prior to enrollment earning grades of B (3.0) or better, and demonstrate strong academic achievement.

Kualifikasi

Sarjana (S1)

Institusi penerbit ijazah

Western Washington University

Nama jurusan

College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Department of Liberal Studies