The humanities grapple with the human condition in its complexity through time and across space and cultures. The humanities include knowledge of history, philosophical traditions, major religions, diverse cultural legacies, and contested questions. As fields of study, the humanities emphasize analysis, interpretation, and reflection. They engage centrally with questions of meaning and purpose, which serve as bridges of relevance between past, present, and future.
Students choose one [HUM] course (3 credits) to satisfy part of the UCORE Inquiry: Ways of Knowing graduation requirements.
Student Learning Outcomes
Students, regardless of major, who successfully complete a [HUM] course should be able to:
- Recognize the role of evidence in the humanities, including what kinds of evidence are appropriate or possible in the context of a research question. (WSU Learning Goal: Information Literacy)
- Identify claims based on interpretation of evidence in the humanities. (WSU Learning Goal: Critical Thinking).
- Evaluate, at an appropriate level, claims or information in the humanities based on the sources and the methods used to generate it. (WSU Learning Goal: Information Literacy)
- Communicate about the humanities in written forms appropriate to the discipline. (WSU Learning Goal: Written Communication)
- Understand fundamental knowledge and concepts in the humanities as appropriate to the discipline. (WSU Learning Goal: Breadth of Learning)
Revised outcomes approved Spring 2022.
Available [HUM] Courses
View [HUM] courses in the WSU catalog.
| Course Prefix | Course Number | Course Title | Credits | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANTH | 201 | Art and Society | 3 | CAS |
| ANTH | 355 | Historical Linguistics | 3 | CAS |
| CAS | 310 | Special Topics in the Humanities | 3 | CAS |
| CES | 111 | Introduction to Asian Pacific American Studies | 3 | CAS |
| CES | 151 | Introduction to Chicano/Latino Studies | 3 | CAS |
| CES | 209 | Hip Hop Around the Globe | 3 | CAS |
| CES / ENGLISH | 220 | Introduction to Multicultural Literature | 3 | CAS |
| CES / HISTORY | 235 | African American History | 3 | CAS |
| CES | 260 | Race and Racism in US Popular Culture | 3 | CAS |
| CES / ENGLISH | 313 / 311 | Asian Pacific American Literature | 3 | CAS |
| CHINESE / ASIA | 121 | Modern Chinese Culture | 3 | CAS |
| COM | 105 | Communication in Global Contexts | 3 | Communication |
| ENGLISH | 108 | Introduction to Literature | 3 | CAS |
| ENGLISH | 109 | Creative Writing Now | 3 | CAS |
| ENGLISH | 110 | Reading Now | 3 | CAS |
| ENGLISH | 112 | Language in the Real World | 3 | CAS |
| ENGLISH | 205 | Introduction to Shakespeare | 3 | CAS |
| ENGLISH | 210 | Readings in American Literature | 3 | CAS |
| ENGLISH | 219 | Introduction to Environmental Humanities | 3 | CAS |
| ENGLISH | 305 | Shakespeare | 3 | CAS |
| ENGLISH | 306 | Shakespeare after 1600 | 3 | CAS |
| ENGLISH | 366 | The British Novel to 1900 | 3 | CAS |
| ENGLISH | 368 | The American Novel to 1900 | 3 | CAS |
| ENGLISH | 372 | 19th Century Literature of the British Empire and the Americas | 3 | CAS |
| ENGLISH | 373 | 20th and 21st Century Global Literatures in English | 3 | CAS |
| FOR_LANG | 101 | Introduction to the World of Languages | 3 | CAS |
| FOR_LANG / HUMANITY | 130 | Global Literature in Translation | 3 | CAS |
| FRENCH | 110 | French/Francophone Film | 3 | CAS |
| FRENCH | 120 | French Culture | 3 | CAS |
| FRENCH | 320 | French/Francophone Culture | 3 | CAS |
| GERMAN | 120 | Germanic Culture | 3 | CAS |
| GERMAN | 320 | German Culture | 3 | CAS |
| HISTORY | 101 | Ancient, Medieval, and Early Modern Europe | 3 | CAS |
| HISTORY | 102 | Modern Europe | 3 | CAS |
| HISTORY | 110 | American History to 1877 | 3 | CAS |
| HISTORY | 111 | American History Since 1877 | 3 | CAS |
| HISTORY | 121 | World History II | 3 | CAS |
| HISTORY | 230 | Introduction to Latin American History | 3 | CAS |
| HISTORY | 318 | United States, 1914-1945 | 3 | CAS |
| HISTORY | 319 | United States, 1945-Present | 3 | CAS |
| HISTORY | 331 | Latin American Cultural History | 3 | CAS |
| HISTORY | 332 | 20th Century Latin America | 3 | CAS |
| HISTORY | 340 | Ancient Greece from Homer to Alexander the Great | 3 | CAS |
| HISTORY | 341 | The Rise and Fall of Ancient Rome | 3 | CAS |
| HISTORY | 343 | The Early Middle Ages, 330-1050 | 3 | CAS |
| HISTORY | 347 | Europe in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Era, 1789-1815 | 3 | CAS |
| HISTORY | 350 | European Women's History, 1400-1800 | 3 | CAS |
| HISTORY | 354 | Age of Empire: Europe, 1871-1914 | 3 | CAS |
| HISTORY | 355 | Life and Culture of the Popular Classes in Europe, 1200-1800 | 3 | CAS |
| HISTORY | 356 | Europe Since 1945 | 3 | CAS |
| HISTORY | 359 | Modern Britain | 3 | CAS |
| HISTORY / ASIA | 373 | Chinese Civilization | 3 | CAS |
| HISTORY / ASIA | 374 | Japanese Civilization | 3 | CAS |
| HISTORY | 382 | History of Science and Technology Since Newton | 3 | CAS |
| HUMANITY | 101 | Humanities in the Ancient World | 3 | CAS |
| HUMANITY | 103 | Mythology | 3 | CAS |
| HUMANITY | 302 | Humanities in the Middle Ages and Renaissance | 3 | CAS |
| HUMANITY | 304 | Humanities in the Modern World | 3 | CAS |
| JAPANESE / ASIA | 123 | Modern Japanese Culture | 3 | CAS |
| KINES | 201 | Exploring Meaning in Sport and Movement | 3 | Education |
| LND_ARCH | 150 | Landscapes of the Palouse | 3 | VCEA |
| MUS / CES | 265 / 271 | Native Music of North America | 3 | CAS |
| MUS | 359 | History of Music: Antiquity to 1650 | 3 | CAS |
| MUS | 360 | History of Music: 1650-1850 | 3 | CAS |
| MUS | 361 | Music and Social Justice | 3 | CAS |
| PHIL | 101 | Introduction to Philosophy | 3 | CAS |
| PHIL | 103 | Introduction to Ethics | 3 | CAS |
| PHIL | 207 | Philosophy of Religion | 3 | CAS |
| PHIL | 210 | Philosophy in Film | 3 | CAS |
| PHIL | 220 | Philosophy of Food | 3 | CAS |
| PHIL / ASIA | 280 | Islam in Theory and Practice | 3 | CAS |
| PHIL | 360 | Business Ethics | 3 | CAS |
| PHIL | 365 | Biomedical Ethics | 3 | CAS |
| PHIL | 370 | Environmental Ethics | 3 | CAS |
| PHIL | 450 | Data Analytics Ethics | 3 | CAS |
| POL_S | 437 | Classical Political Thought | 3 | CAS |
| SHS | 205 | Introduction to Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology | 3 | Medicine |
| SPANISH | 120 | Peninsular Spanish Culture | 3 | CAS |
| SPANISH | 121 | Latin American Culture | 3 | CAS |
| WGSS / ENGLISH | 211 | Sex Matters: Introduction to Queer Culture and Literature | 3 | CAS |
| WGSS | 338 | Gender, Race, and Popular Culture | 3 | CAS |