Humanities Department

HUMANITIES

 

HUMAN 101(IAI: H5 904N)

Comparative Religions

Prerequisite: Placement into ENG 099 or higher

3 lectures per week: 3 hrs credit

The goal of the course is to enhance the understanding of what religion is through a study of some of the forms it takes.

 

HUMAN 102 (IAI: H5 901)

Foundational Religious Texts

Prerequisite: Placement into ENG 099 or higher

3 lectures per week: 3 hrs credit

This is a humanistic study of one or more of the foundational documents of the world’s religions such as the Hebrew Bible.

 

HUMAN 201 (IAI: H9 900)

Humanities Themes: Myth, Reason and God

Prerequisite: Placement into ENG 099 or higher

3 lectures per week: 3 hrs credit

This course deepens students’ understanding of their own moral, political, and religious beliefs through xamining the major humanities themes in Greek and Hebrew texts basic to Western culture. Literary, historical, and philosophical perspectives are explored in readings which include Homer, Plato, and the Bible.

 

HUMAN 202 (IAI: HF 900)

Form and Structure in the Arts

Prerequisite: Placement into ENG 099 or higher

3 lectures per week: 3 hrs credit

Coursework is divided among literature, painting, and music. Emphasis is on formal structure of these works, and on analysis rather than appreciation.

PHILOSOPHY

 

PHILO 201 (IAI: H4 900)

Introduction to Philosophy

Prerequisite: Placement into ENG 099 or higher

3 lectures per week: 3 hrs credit

In this course students learn to think and write philosophically. They are introduced to major philosophers and schools of thought.

 

PHILO 202 (IAI: H4 904)

Ethics

Prerequisite: Placement into ENG 099 or higher

3 lectures per week: 3 hrs credit

In this course students examine the role of reason in ethical decision-making. Traditional types of ethical reasoning are studied, compared, and applied to topics of current concern.

 

PHILO 203 (IAI: H4 906)

Introduction to Logic

Prerequisite: Placement into ENG 099 or higher

3 lectures per week: 3 hrs credit

This course introduces formal reasoning, including the nature and evaluation of deductive and inductive references, language and meaning, symbolization, formal and informal fallacies, and evidence and its nature and role in critical thinking.

 

PHILO 204 (IAI: H4 905)

Philosophy of Religion

Prerequisite: Placement into ENG 099 or higher

3 lectures per week: 3 hrs credit

This course covers religious concepts and theories such as the existence and nature of a deity, the nature of good and evil, reason and faith, ethics, and the after-life. It may also include an examination of the nature of religious language and experience.

 

PHILO 205 (IAI: H4 903N)

Eastern Philosophy

Prerequisite: Placement into ENG 099 or higher

3 lectures per week: 3 hrs credit

This course presents the thoughts of great philosophers of the Eastern Tradition, including the ideas of Siddhartha Gautama, Lao-Tzu, Kahlil Gibran and others.