Global Humanities entails the integrated and interdisciplinary study of historical developments, cultural phenomena, literary, artistic, and media artifacts, languages, and ideas within and across global regions. In view of both the distinct contributions of and myriad interconnections among global cultures, this track emphasizes the value of investigating diverse humanistic traditions for developing a more nuanced understanding of the global past, and for participating in the global society we inhabit today. Students on this track will combine the study of foundational elements of the discipline (including a foreign language and writing in the humanities) with the study of historical and contemporary texts and contexts. In doing so, they will gain an appreciation for a broad range of shared and competing historical narratives, aesthetic expressions, cultural practices, ideological positions, and lived experiences.

Premajor Requirements (12 units)

• Humanities 101 or 102
   
   
• 9 units from Humanities 130 [or Jewish Studies 130], 140, 201, Classics 140, Comparative Literature 270A, 270B, History 100, 101, 105, 106, Religious Studies 101, Women’s Studies 101, 102.

Language Requirement (16-25 units)

Majors in global humanities program require completion of additional courses beyond the third college semester or fifth quarter taught in a language other than English.

• Arabic 101, 102, 201, 202; and one four-unit upper division course taught in the language. (20 units)
• Chinese 101, 102, 201, 202; and one three-unit upper division course taught in the language. (23 units)
• French 100A, 100B, 201, 210, 221; and one three-unit upper division course taught in the language. (23 units)
• German 100A, 100B, 202, 205A, 205B; and one three-unit upper division course taught in the language. (24 units)
• Greek Classics 101G, 202G, 303G, 304G. (16 units)
• Italian 100A, 100B, 201, 211, 212; and one three-unit upper division course taught in the language. (24 units)
• Japanese 111, 112, 211, 212; and one three-unit upper division course taught in the language. (23 units)
• Korean 101, 102, 201, 202; and one three-unit upper division course taught in the language. (23 units)
• Latin Classics 101L-202L and Classics 303L-304L. (16 units)
• Persian 101, 102, 201, 202; and one four-unit upper division course taught in the language. (20 units)
• Portuguese 101, 102, 203, 204, and 311 or 312. (19 units)
• Russian 100A, 100B, 200A, 200B; and one three-unit upper division course taught in the language. (23 units)
• Spanish 101, 102, 201, 202, 211, 212; and Spanish 301 or 302. (25 units)

Major Requirements (30 units)

• Humanities 390W
• Humanities 490
• 9 units from the following courses in American/European humanities: Humanities 322 [or Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies 322], 370, 405 [or Religious Studies 405], 406, 407, 408, 580, Classics 350
• 9 units from the following courses in global humanities: Humanities 360, 380 [or Japanese 380], 409, 410, 411 [or Religious Studies 411], 412, 413, 580
• 6 upper-division units in global content from any program/department. These courses may focus on a single geographical region beyond North America and Europe (e.g., Asia, Africa, Latin America) or cover a topic in a “global” or “inter-national” context (in consultation with the humanities undergraduate adviser).

Elective courses taken to fulfill the major must be approved by the humanities undergraduate adviser.

The European Humanities emphasis centers on a survey of European civilization from the Ancient Mediterranean World to the 21st century. A foreign language requirement of four to seven semesters facilitates some expertise in a classical or national civilization.

Premajor Requirements (12 units)

• Humanities 101 or 102
• History 105-106
• 3 units from Comparative Literature 270A, 270B, Humanities 140, Religious Studies 101, or Women’s Studies 102

Language Requirement (16-25 units)

Majors in emphasis in European humanities require completion of additional courses beyond the third college semester or fifth quarter taught in a language other than English. Refer to selections below.

• French 100A, 100B, 201, 210, 221; and one three-unit upper division course taught in the language. (23 units)
• German 100A, 100B, 202, 205A, 205B; and one three-unit upper division course taught in the language. (24 units)
• Greek Classics 101G, 202G, 303G, 304G. (16 units)
• Italian 100A, 100B, 201, 211, 212; and one three-unit upper division course taught in the language. (24 units)
• Latin Classics 101L-202L and Classics 303L-304L. (16 units)
• Portuguese 101, 102, 203, 204, and 311 or 312. (19 units)
• Russian 100A, 100B, 200A, 200B; and one three-unit upper division course taught in the language. (23 units)
• Spanish 101, 102, 201, 202, 211, 212; and Spanish 301 or 302. (25 units)

Major Requirements (36 units)

• Classics 340
• Humanities 390W
• Humanities 405 [or Religious Studies 405]
• Humanities 406
• Humanities 407
• Humanities 408
• Humanities 409
• Humanities 410
• Humanities 490
• 3 units from Geography 336, Political Science 301A, 301B, 302; six units from Art (art history), Comparative Literature, English, History, Humanities, Music, Philosophy, Religious Studies, Theatre, or Women’s Studies

Elective courses taken to fulfill the major must be approved by the humanities undergraduate adviser.

HUM 101. Introduction to Humanities (3) [GE] 
Preliminary investigation: how values and ideals are expressed in literary, artistic, and intellectual achievements of individuals and civilizations throughout the world. 

HUM 102. Global Humanities (3) [GE] 
Themes from standpoint of global interconnections. Interdisciplinary examinations through historical, linguistic, literary, and philosophical lenses. Current issues of global importance. 

HUM 103. Introduction to Public Humanities (3) [GE]
How humanities engage diverse and divergent publics. What makes a public, what makes scholarship public humanities, and what can be done in the university to ensure more access, education, and justice outside of it. 

HUM 130. The Jewish Heritage (3) [GE]
(Same course as JS 130)
Hebraic and Jewish influences on the arts, literature, philosophy, and religion of Western civilization. 

HUM 140. World Mythology (3) [GE] 
Comparative themes and figures from various mythologies of the world. Interpretation of myths; their influence on art, culture, and history. 

HUM 201. The Body: Identity, Crisis, Resistance (3) [GE]
How bodies shape our understanding of ourselves and others across multiple spheres of private and public life. The body and identity, physiological health challenges and solutions, the social power of physical movement. 

HUM 296. Experimental Topics (1-4) 
Selected topics. May be repeated with new content. See Class Schedule for specific content. Limit of nine units of any combination of 296, 496, 596 courses applicable to a bachelor’s degree

HUM 310. French Culture (3) {GE}
Literature and culture stemming from France. Literary, artistic, and intellectual achievements. Traditions and influences to include contributions of the Francophone world. 

HUM 322. LGBT History and Culture (3) [GE] 
(Same course as LGBT 322)

Interdisciplinary field of lesbian and gay studies with attention to history and artistic expression. Topics include varying attitudes toward homosexuality in history, as well as literary, artistic, theatrical, and musical contributions of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community.  
This course satisfies the general education cultural diversity requirement.

HUM 330. Russian Culture (3) {GE}
Religion, literature, philosophy, music, and art of Russia. From the patriarchs of the past to the people of the present. Russia’s influence on European humanities and world culture.

HUM 360. Animal Humanities (3) [GE]
Humanities beyond “the human.” Nonhuman animals as subjects in the world. Animals as focus of ethics, literature, philosophy, theory, and visual culture.

HUM 370. American Culture (3) [GE] 
Literary, artistic, and intellectual achievements of the United States from colonial times to the present day. Great cultural traditions and influences represented in the contributions of Americans of diverse gender, ethnic, geographic, and political identity.

HUM 380. Japanese Culture (3) [GE] 
(Same course as ASIAN 380 and JAPAN 380)
Significant works of literary, performing, and visual arts to include array of artistic trends, cultural phenomena, historical developments, and socio-political discourses throughout the nation’s long and tumultuous history. Taught in English.

HUM 390W. Writing in the Humanities (3) 
Prerequisites: HUM 101 or HUM 102 with a grade of C (2.0) or better. Satisfies Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement for students who have completed 60 units; completed Writing Placement Assessment with a score of 8 or better (or earned a grade of C (2.0) or better in RWS 280, RWS 281 [or LING 281] if score on WPA was 6 or lower); and completed General Education requirements in Communication and Critical Thinking. Proof of completion of prerequisite(s) required: Test scores or verification of exemption; copy of transcript.
Theoretical approaches in study of humanities. Writing in discipline of humanities through analysis of key thinkers in history.

HUM 405. Faith and Hope (3) [GE]
(Same course as REL S 405) 
Humanities as expressed in religion. Acquisition and/or loss of faith. Questioning of theological systems. Confrontation with death. Nature of hope. Use of signs, symbols, and narratives to generate social structures. Symbolic and mystical systems of meaning. Influence of religion upon culture. 

HUM 406. Renaissance and Self (3) [GE] 
Rebirth broadly defined, up to the present. The idea of progress. Humanities and cult of antiquity. Innovation in arts and letters. Traversing the globe. Quest for virtue, fame, glory. Questioning the past. The nature of genius. 

HUM 407. Rationalists and Romantics (3) [GE] 
Eighteenth century Enlightenment and its descendants. Rational interaction with the world. Literature, philosophy, music, art, and poetry representing rationalist and romantic ideologies. Conquest of nature and retreat to nature. Reason versus passion. Romantic responses to rationalists.

HUM 408. The Modern (3) [GE]
Conceptualizing past and present. Valorization of the new and improved. Cultural products of imperialism, monopoly, consumerism, mass media, and corporate identity. The culture of the “Other.” Literary, artistic, and intellectual breakthroughs of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries and their influences. 

HUM 409. The Future (3) [GE]
Conceiving of time and visions for tomorrow in an ever-changing world. Being human in an age of artificial intelligence and cloning. Utopian and dystopian visions. Thinkers, artists, and scientists from past and present contemplate the unknown. Breakthroughs and possibilities.

HUM 410. Studies in Popular Culture (3) [GE]
Popular culture informed by significant cultural discourses, historical developments, and political debates. Representative works to include secondary critical readings, animated film, comics, literature, live-action film, and television. 

HUM 411. Understanding Evil (3) [GE]
(Same course as REL S 411)

Evil and how the language of evil has been used by diverse religious communities. Conceptions and portrayals of demons, hell, Satan, and vampires. Literature on the Holocaust, terrorism, torture, and war.
This course satisfies the general education cultural diversity requirement.

HUM 412. Science and the Humanities (3) [GE]
How developments in science and technology have informed artistic, literary, and philosophical production throughout the modern era.

HUM 413. Theory in the Humanities (3) [GE]
Prerequisite(s): HUM 101, HUM 102, or upper division standing.
Humanistic inquiry. Theories and theoretical debates across geographical borders. Foundational theories and recent interventions.
This course satisfies the general education cultural diversity requirement.

HUM 430. Social Identity, Human Values, and Healthcare (3) [GE]
Examines how the American medical system is built upon and maintains systemic oppressions that track marginalized social identities. Ethics and human rights in medical research/practice. Historical record of and artistic responses medical abuses. Racism, misogyny, and ableism in biomedicine.

HUM 490. Senior Seminar in Classics and Humanities (3) 
Prerequisite: Classics or humanities major with more than 90 units; others with consent of department chair. 
Senior capstone seminar in major. Discussion and research on topic in classics and humanities. Formal research paper.

HUM 496. Topics in Humanities (3) 
Interdisciplinary topics in literature and the arts. May be repeated with new content. See Class Schedule for specific content. Limit of nine units of any combination of 296, 496, 596 courses applicable to a bachelor’s degree. Maximum credit six units.

HUM 499. Special Study (1-3)
Prerequisites: Consent of instructor and department chair.
Directed individual study. Maximum credit six units.

HUM 504. The Dark Ages (3)
(Same as: HIST 504)
Europe and the Mediterranean, sixth to eleventh centuries C.E. through various approaches: political, economic, social, and cultural. Topics include: barbarians and Vikings, the Byzantine, Arab, and Holy Roman Empires, the Norman Conquest, Charlemagne, Beowulf, feudalism, and serfdom. 

HUM 506. The Renaissance (3)
(Same as: HIST 506)
Intellectual, artistic, social, and economic transformation in Europe from fourteenth to seventeenth centuries. 

HUM 580. Topics in the Humanities (3)
Prerequisites: Three units of humanities and upper division or graduate standing.
Advanced systematic study of a motif or theme in the humanities. See Class Schedule for specific content. May be repeated with new content. Maximum credit six units.

HUM 596. Topics in Humanities (1-3)
Prerequisites: Upper division standing and consent of instructor.
Interdisciplinary topics in literature and the arts. May be repeated with new content. See Class Schedule for specific content. Limit of nine units of any combination of 296, 496, 596 courses applicable to a bachelor’s degree. No more than six units of 596 may be applied to a bachelor’s degree. Credit for 596 and 696 applicable to a master’s degree with approval of the graduate adviser.

HUM 599. Special Study (1-3)
Prerequisites: Consent of major or graduate adviser; to be arranged by department chair and instructor.
Directed individual study. Maximum credit six units.