Humanities Minor

​Required Courses: A total of 15 semester credit hours must be completed for the Humanities minor. None of the required 15 hours may be taken pass/fail. Only courses completed with a grade of C (2.0) or better may be counted toward the minor. A minimum of 12 hours must be taken with CU Denver’s Downtown Auraria Campus faculty. Courses taken for a student’s major cannot be used to fulfill any requirements for the minor unless prior permission is granted by the minor coordinator.

The following requirements must be met for the minor to be conferred:

· HUMN 1012: The Humanistic Tradition (3 credit hours): Familiarizes students with humanistic modes of expression through the study of history, literature, philosophy, and the visual and dramatic arts. Students may substitute a comparable HUMN 1000-level course in consultation with their advisor.

· Four courses (12 credit hours) of coursework in Humanities disciplines and Humanities-related programs; at least one course must be taken at 3000-level and at least one must be at the 4000-level.

In addition to the above requirements, the following apply:

· None of the required 15 hours may be taken pass/fail.

· Only courses completed with a grade of C (2.0) or better may be counted toward the minor.

· A minimum of 12 hours must be taken with CU Denver’s Downtown Auraria Campus faculty.

· Coursework must be approved by Humanities Minor advisor.

The following are sample electives for each Humanities Minor pathway:

Story-telling and Meaning:

ENGL 3070 - Film History I
ENGL 3075 - Film Genres
ENGL 4236 - The American Short Story
ENGL 4510 - Whores and Saints: Medieval Women
ENGL 4735 - Philosophy and Literature
ETST 3300 - Shamanic Traditions
HUMN 4984 – Narratives of America
PHIL 3280 - War and Morality
PHIL 3550 - Philosophy of Death and Dying
PHIL 3666 - Asian Philosophies and Religions
PHIL 4270 - Philosophy of History
PHIL 4470 - Concepts of the Soul
PHIL 4480 - Perspectives on Good and Evil
PHIL 4600 - Philosophy of Religion
PHIL 4933 - Philosophy of Eros
RLST 4340 - The Hero's Journey
RLST 4460 - Death and Concepts of Afterlife

Picturing Humanity:

ENGL 2250 - Introduction to Film
ENGL 3070 - Film History I
ENGL 3200 - From Literature to Film
ETST 2036 - American Indian Cultural Images
FINE 2600 - Art History Survey I
FINE 3150 - Feminism and Art
FINE 4630 - History of Latin American Art:1520-1820
FINE 4632 - Media History and Aesthetics
FINE 4650 - Nineteenth-Century Art
FINE 4660 - Twentieth-Century Art
FINE 4670 - Greek and Roman Art
FINE 4680 - Art of the Middle Ages
FINE 4750 - Arts of China
FINE 4990 - Contemporary Art: 1960 to Present
FINE 5610 - Pre-Columbian Art
HIST 4228 - Western Art and Architecture
HIST 4231 - History in Museums
HIST 4232 - Historic Preservation
FINE 4700 - Italian Renaissance Art
PHIL 1700 - Philosophy and the Arts
PHIL 4220 - Aesthetics and he Philosophy of Art

Theorizing Humanity:

ETST 2024 - Race and Ethnic Relations
ETST 3211 - Hip Hop Music & Culture
ETST 3704 - Culture, Racism and Alienation
HIST 3121 - The World at War, 1914-1945
HIST 3230 - The American Presidency
HIST 3231 - Famous U.S. Trials
HIST 3235 - U.S. Labor History, 1800 to the Present
HIST 3347 - African-American History, 1619-Present
HIST 3364 - Native Americans and Spaniards in North America
HIST 3365 - Azatlan in the United States: Chicano History from 1821
HIST 3366 - Environmental History of North America
HIST 3601 - Colorado History
HIST 4027 - Enlightenment and Revolution
HIST 4028 - Nations and Classes: 19th Century Europe
HIST 4055 - The Atlantic Slave Trade: Africa, Caribbean and U.S.
HIST 4076 - History of Modern Science
HUMN 4984 – Critical Public Humanities
HUMN 4984 – Spatial Humanities
SJUS 2010 - Social Justice: Theories, Narratives, and Technologies
SJUS 2000 - Democratic Participation and Social Justice

Intent to Graduate with a Minor in Humanities

The semester before a student graduates, s/he must file a plan of study to be approved by the program coordinator. A signed copy of the approved plan will be placed in the student's file in the CLAS advising office.

Grade and Residency Requirements

The courses must be taken in residence at CU Denver. A minimum grade of C- is required in each course and students must maintain a GPA of 3.0 in courses taken toward the minor.

Registration Procedures

To register their intent to complete the minor, students must complete the "Major/Minor Change/Declaration" form. The form is available from the Advising Office of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences in room 1030 of the North Classroom. The form should be returned to the Advising Office. 

How do I Learn More

Additional information about the Minor in Humanities may be obtained from the Coordinator, Professor Margaret Woodhall (Margaret.Woodhull@ucdenver.edu)