Academic Catalog - 2023-2024

College of Arts and Letters

Department of Comparative Cultural Studies

Humanities, Minor


Academic Information

Do you consider yourself an out-of-the-box thinker, a cultural critic, a citizen of the world? In this minor, students explore the world in an interdisciplinary way, developing the skills of analysis, interpretation, and communication crucial to their professional and academic development. Come learn about the ideas that matter to you, today, and about people across cultures and eras through art, literature, media, and technology.

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Academic Catalog - 2023-2024

College of Arts and Letters

Department of Comparative Cultural Studies

Humanities, Minor


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What Can I Do with a Minor in Humanities?

This minor provides you with multiple opportunities to engage with the values and ideas at the borders between issues like the fine and popular arts, nature and the city, politics and the arts, music and commerce, and identity and history. You'll gain critical reading and thoughtful writing skills that translate to careers as diverse as teaching, law, diplomatic service, the arts and cultural sector, and international studies.

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Academic Catalog - 2023-2024

College of Arts and Letters

Department of Comparative Cultural Studies

Humanities, Minor


University Requirements

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Academic Catalog - 2023-2024

College of Arts and Letters

Department of Comparative Cultural Studies

Humanities, Minor


Overview

In addition to University Requirements:

Students may be able to use some courses to meet more than one requirement. Contact your advisor for details.

No more than fifty percent of the units used to satisfy minor requirements may be used to satisfy major requirements.

Minimum Units for Completion 18
Major GPA C

Purpose Statement
 
The purpose of the Humanities minor is to provide students with multiple opportunities to engage with the values and concepts found in matters such as fine art vs popular art, nature and the city, politics and the arts, music and commerce, and identity and history. Through this ongoing engagement, students are prepared to analyze, synthesize, and interpret perennial and contemporary societal issues from a variety of cultures and epochs. Students gain critical reading and thoughtful writing ability that translates into practical skills for careers as diverse as teaching, law, diplomatic service, the arts and cultural sector, and international studies.

 
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Academic Catalog - 2023-2024

College of Arts and Letters

Department of Comparative Cultural Studies

Humanities, Minor


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Minor Requirements
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Academic Catalog - 2023-2024

College of Arts and Letters

Department of Comparative Cultural Studies

Humanities, Minor


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