HUM 104 - Connections & Conflicts in the Humanities II

Bory, Corso-Esquivel, Lipsker, O’Geen, Wills

A team-taught interdisciplinary course that engages critically key texts and artifacts from both the Western tradition and beyond, with topics that fall under the broad theme of the body, from intellectual, spiritual, and artistic traditions from around the globe.  Attention to historical contexts, critical theoretical approaches, and comparative synthesis.  Introduces habits of humanistic learning as well as basic skills needed to understand a variety of humanistic discourses. including written works, musical compositions, paintings and sculptures, live performances, architecture, and film and digital media. The course meets extra sessions and requires extra work beyond the course meetings. Students take HUM 103 in the fall and HUM 104 in the spring and receive a total of three credits for those two semesters.

1 credit

Fulfills the WRI requirement, Historical Thought requirement, and Literary Studies, Creative Writing, and Rhetoric requirement.

What is the Humanities Program?

Humanities is a two-semester sequence that explores big questions from many different perspectives. It’s also a community of students and faculty who explore ideas together and hone their skills as speakers and writers. It’s the essence of a liberal arts education.

Why should I sign up for Humanities?

• You’ll learn how to do college-level thinking and writing, working within a tight-knit community of teachers and learners exploring important ideas together.
• You’ll satisfy three graduation requirements in two semesters.
• You’ll develop your skills as a writer, speaker, and web designer.
• You’ll improve your readiness for upper-level courses in multiple disciplines.
• You’ll learn skills employers value, including working independently and in teams, thinking for yourself, and seeing the big picture.

What makes Humes different from other first-year experiences?

Most college courses explore the world from a particular perspective. The Humanities Program is interdisciplinary, which means you’ll be looking at big questions from multiple perspectives:   literature, history, art, science, philosophy, religion, and more.

Humes has an off-campus pre-orientation event in the North Carolina mountains. You’ll arrive at orientation with friends and mentors already in place. (This pre-orientation does not prevent you from participating in other pre-orientation activities.)

Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: HUM 103