Oklahoma City University
Humanities Program

THE PROGRAM

The humanities major is designed for students who desire a broad undergraduate education with some specialization in one or two areas.

By providing a broad, general education, the humanities degree is excellent preparation for students wishing to pursue higher degrees and careers in a variety of fields, including English, law, and mass communications.

In addition to the General Education requirements, a minimum of 30 hours and a maximum of 40 hours in coursework from the Humanities Division are required for a major in Humanities. Any hours in Humanities beyond the maximum of 40 must count as electives.

All coursework presented as a requirement for the Humanities major must have received a grade of "C" or higher. A minimum of 12 semester hours in Humanities coursework must be completed in residence at Oklahoma City University.

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS

Total Credit Hours: 30-40

Distribution of the coursework must reflect at least one course (beyond the General Education requirements) from each of the seven departments in Humanities as listed below.

Core Courses:
Art - a basic course.
English - A course beyond the Literature required by the general education curriculum.
Mass Communications - A basic course
Modern Languages - One course beyond foundation requirements
Philosophy - Any 2000-level philosophy course not used to fulfill the general education requirements
Religion - Any 2000-level philosophy course not used to fulfill the general education requirements
Theater - Consult advisor

Upper-Division Coursework - Fifteen hours of additional coursework at the 3000 or 4000 level from at least three different departments in any area of humanities.

Capstone - The Humanities senior must take a capstone course. That student may choose to fulfill this requirement in one of two ways:

1. The student may choose to produce an integrated project within one or more of the three areas specialty reflected in his/her upper division coursework. This project will be supervised by any professor in one of those disciplines.

2. The student may choose to take a pre-established, department-specific capstone or a modification of it with permission of the Chair of that department.