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"The Heart of the Milligan College Humanities program is
an interdisciplinary course of study integrating history,
literature, philosophy, theology, and fine arts."
Goals/Description of the Department
The Humanities Faculty
Blosser, Nicholas,
Assistant Professor of Art and Humanities
Dibble, Terry,
Professor of English
Dillon, Tim, Associate
Professor of History and Humanities
Dycus, D.J., Adjunct
Professor
Farmer, Craig,
Assistant Professor of History and Humanities
Helsabeck, W. Dennis, Jr.,
Associate Professor of History
Iles, Ann, Associate
Pofessor of Humanities and English
Kiser, Charlene,
Assistant Professor of Humanities
Knowles, Jack, Chair,
Area of Humane Learning, and Professor of English
Magness, Patricia,
Director of Humanities, and Professor of English and Humanities
Ross, Nancy S., Assistant
Professor of Developmental Studies
Shields, Rosemarie,
Assistant Professor of Humanities
Course Syllabi
Humanities Courses
The purpose of the major in humanities is to allow students
to pursue an interdisciplinary course of study. Although the
major is not structured as a prevocational course, it does
provide a broad undergraduate education from which a student can
move into several graduate programs or into secondary school
teaching. It focuses upon the great ideas which have shaped
history and created contemporary civilization.
091. College Reading and Study Skills: an integrated
approach to college-level reading and study strategies. 093.
Fundamental College Writing: a course providing extra
instruction for students who demonstrate writing skills below the
college level. 101-102. Humanities: an interdisciplinary
approach involving extensive reading in history, literature,
philosophy, fine arts, and comparative religion as well as
concentrated work in composition. Special attention is given to
instruction in writing and to the history of Western civilization
from prehistory to the Eighteenth Century. 111. Humanities:
The Ancient Near East and Classical Greece: an
interdisciplinary study of the history, literature, philosophy,
and fine arts of western culture to 336 B.C. Open to Evening
College students, students in special Adult Education programs,
and transfer students needing fewer than twelve hours to complete
their humanities requirements. 112. Humanities: The
Hellenistic World, Ancient Rome, and the Middle Ages: an
interdisciplinary study of the history, literature, philosophy,
and fine arts of western culture from 336 B.C. to 1300. Open to
Evening College students, students in special Adult Education
programs, and transfer students needing fewer than twelve hours
to complete their humanities requirements. 113. Humanities:
The Late Middle Ages, Renaissance, and Reformation: an
interdisciplinary study of the history, literature, philosophy,
and fine arts of western culture 1300 to 1563. Open to Evening
College students, students in special Adult Education programs,
and transfer students needing fewer than twelve hours to complete
their humanities requirements. 114. Humanities: The Late
Renaissance and Seventeenth Century: an interdisciplinary
study of the history, literature, philosophy, and fine arts of
western culture from 1563 to 1715. Open to Evening College
students, students in special Adult Education programs, and
transfer students needing fewer than twelve hours to complete
their humanities requirements. 200. Humanities European Study
Tour: a study tour of twelve European countries. Visits are
made to sites of both historical and cultural significance. In
addition to the travel students complete reading and writing
assignments and fulfill all the academic obligations outlined by
the tour professor. Humanities 200 may be taken in lieu of
Humanities 201 or 202. Prerequisite: HUMN 101 & 102. 201-202.
Humanities: a continuation of the program of Humanities
101-102 from the Eighteenth Century through the Twentieth
Century. World literature, philosophical themes, and artistic
movements are given special emphasis. 285. Japanese Literature
(in translation): a study of the character and culture of the
Japanese people by analyzing their society and history through
readings of 20th century Japanese fiction. 290. Independent
Study: individual study to enable the student either to study
material not in the curriculum or to facilitate an individualized
approach in a field not now covered in a single course. 490.
Reading and Research in Humane Learning: an individualized
course of study to be determined by the student and an advisory
committee. 495. Seminar: a seminar designed
to promote in-depth discussion, independent research, and writing
in areas not included in the regular course offerings.
Humanities Tour Information
Here is
a detailed description of the tour and how it works.
These are some the sites you can visit: London,
Canterbury, Paris, Brussels,
Assisi, Rome,
Pomepii, Delphi, Athens,
and more.
The Humanities Writing Program
Writing Instruction for HUMN 101.
Writing Instruction for HUMN 201.
Writing Instruction for HUMN 202.
Help with writing:
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