Many of the course descriptions in
the School of Arts and Humanities are generic in nature. They define an area of
inquiry and/or creative activity within the boundaries of which instructors
offer courses on specific topics. Each semester the school makes available
detailed descriptions of the specific courses to be offered during the next
term. Moreover, the specific topics to be covered in generic courses will be
listed with the course titles in the class schedules published by the university.
Arts
and Technology Core Courses
ATEC 5349 Interdisciplinary
Approaches to the Arts and Technology (3
semester hours) Introduction to the interdisciplinary study of mutual
interactions between technology and the creative arts. Establishes
basic theoretical concepts and principles underlying the graduate program in
Arts and Technology. Required of all
degree candidates in Arts and Technology.
(3-0) Y
ATEC 6331 Aesthetics of Interactive Arts (3 semester hours) Exploration
of aesthetic principles underlying the interactive electronic arts, their
relation to and divergence from aesthetic principles underlying traditional
forms of artistic expression. Topics will include interactive games, animation,
and new modes of narrative. Required of all degree candidates in Arts and Technology. (0-3) Y
Arts
and Technology Elective Courses
ATEC 6341 Game Design (3 semester hours) Exploration and application of advanced
methods and techniques (literary, artistic, conceptual, technical) involved in the development of interactive computer-based
games. Includes
participation in development team for creation of a complex computer game. (May be repeated to a maximum of 6 credit hours.) (0-3) Y
ATEC 6351
Digital Arts (3
semester hours) Exploration and application of advanced methods and techniques
for the creation of visual images through the use of digital media. Topics may vary. May be repeated to a maximum of 6
credit hours. (0-3) Y
ATEC 6361 Writing for Interactive Media (3 semester hours) Theory,
principles and practice of narratives created for distribution via digital
media. Will
include creation of both linear and nonlinear digital content for electronic
distribution. (May be repeated to a maximum of 6
credit hours.) (0-3) Y
ATEC 6371 Community Media (3 semester hours) Students develop local
media that gives voice to people and issues in a particular community. Emphasis on
personal, expressive media production that displays an authentic, personal
voice. Students write and produce projects
for Internet distribution using text, audio, video, interactive, and
participatory elements. (0-3) T
ATEC 6372 Approaches to Emergent Media and Communications (3 semester
hours) Focuses on the study of emergent media from a theoretical frame,
exploring the political, technological, cultural and historical forces which
inform the way media and communication develop. (3-0) T
ATEC 6373 Emerging Media Studio (3 semester hours) This course explores media production across multiple media.
Students work in teams to develop meta-media projects in a variety of content
delivery environments. Class will require students to develop a range of
rhetorical (text, audio) and visual (image, video) strategies appropriate for
emerging media. (May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 9 hours) (3-0) T
ATEC 7301 Digital Textuality (3
semester hours) This course will
focus on understanding how representation and specifically writing has
historically changed, paying special attention to the transformation from the
analog to the digital. (May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 6 hours)
(3-0) T
ATEC 6V81 Special Topics in Emergent Communication (1-9 semester hours)
Explores current theories informing research on and practices in digital media
and communication, such as distributed, mobile, time-shifted, interactive and
personal media. (May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 9 credit hours
as topics vary.) (0-[1-9]) T
ATEC 7V81 Advanced Project Workshop (3-6 semester hours) Students will
engage in the creation of an advanced creative and/or research project
exploring the interaction of the arts with digital technology. Required of all
degree candidates in Arts and Technology.
([3-6]-0) Y
ATEC 7V82 Advanced Projects in Interactive Media (1-9 semester hours)
Students will complete an advanced creative and/or research project exploring
the interaction of communication and digital technology. (May be
repeated for credit to a maximum of 9 credit hours as topics vary.) (0-[1-9]) T
ATEC 7390 Special Topics in Arts and Technology (3 semester hours) If
taken as an independent studies course may count toward minimum course
requirements for the M.A. or M.F.A. degree. (May be repeated for credit to a
maximum of 9 credit hours.)
(3-0) R
ATEC 8303 Independent Readings in Arts and Technology (3 semester hours)
(May be repeated for credit) (3-0) R
ATEC 8305 Independent Research in Arts and Technology (3 semester hours)
(May be repeated for credit.) (3-0) R
Emerging Media and Communication
Core Course
EMAC 6371 (ATEC 6371) Community Media (3 semester hours) Students
develop local media that gives voice to people and issues in a particular
community. Emphasis
on personal, expressive media production that displays an authentic, personal
voice. Students write and produce projects
for Internet distribution using text, audio, video, interactive, and
participatory elements. (0-3) T
EMAC 6372 (ATEC 6372) Approaches to Emergent Media and Communication (3
semester hours) Focuses on the study of emergent media from a theoretical frame,
exploring the political, technological, cultural, and historical forces which
inform the way media and communication develop. (May be repeated for credit as
topics vary to a maximum of 9 credit hours.) (3-0) T
EMAC 6373 (ATEC 6373) Emerging Media Studio I (3 semester hours) Explores
media production across multiple media. Students work in teams to
develop meta-media projects in a variety of content delivery environments.
Class will require students to develop a range of rhetorical (text, audio) and
visual (image, video) strategies appropriate for emerging media. (May be
repeated for credit as topics vary to a maximum of 9 hours) (0-3) T
EMAC 6383 Emerging Media Studio II (3 semester hours) Advanced
collaborative workshop devoted to the creation of sophisticated communications
employing multiple media platforms. (0-3) T
EMAC
7301 (ATEC 7301) Digital Textuality (3 semester hours) This course will focus on understanding how representation and
specifically writing has historically changed, paying special attention to the
transformation from the analog to the digital. (May be repeated for credit to a
maximum of 6 hours) (3-0) T
EMAC 6V81 Special Topics in Emergent Communication (1-9 semester hours)
Explores current theories informing research on and practices in digital media
and communication, such as distributed, mobile, time-shifted, interactive and
personal media. (May be repeated for credit as topics vary to a maximum of 9
credit hours.) (0-[1-9]) T
EMAC 7V81 Advanced Project Workshop (3-6 semester hours) Students will
engage in the creation of an advanced creative and/or research multi-media
project. Required
of all degree candidates in Emerging Media and Communication. ([3-6]-0) Y
History
Core Course
HIST 5311 Historiography (3 semester hours) Graduate-level introduction to the
practice and forms of written history. Required of all students in the M.A.
program in History, this course examines the ways in which historians have
conceived of their craft, the centrality of interpretation to the historical
process, and the use of a variety of methods and theories in the study of the
past. (3-0) Y
History
Elective Courses
HIST 6310 Early American History (3 semester hours) The study of specific themes and/or periods in American history
through the American Revolution. Topics may vary. (May be repeated for credit to a
maximum of 9 credit hours.)
(3-0) T
HIST 6320 America in the Nineteenth Century (3 semester hours) The study of specific themes and/or periods in American history
in the nineteenth century. Topics may include the Civil War and Reconstruction.
Topics may vary. (May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 9 credit hours.) (3-0) T
HIST 6325 America in the Twentieth Century (3 semester hours) The study of specific themes and/or periods of American history
in the twentieth century. Topics may include World War I, World War II, and the
Civil Rights Era. Topics may vary. (May be repeated for credit to a
maximum of 9 credit hours.)
(3-0) T
HIST 6330 Regional and Area History in the United States (3 semester
hours) The study of themes related to the history of specific regions
of the United States, for example the South, the Southwest, and Texas. Topics
may vary. (May
be repeated for credit to a maximum of 6 credit hours.) (3-0) T
HIST 6340 European and World History (3 semester hours) The study of specific themes and/or periods in the history of
Europe and the world. Topics may vary. (May be repeated for credit to a
maximum of 9 credit hours.)
(3-0) T
HIST 7399 Special Topics in History (3 semester hours) If taken as an
independent studies course may count toward minimum course requirements for the
M.A. degree. (May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 9 hours.) (3-0) R
HIST 8303 Independent Readings in History (3 semester hours) (May be repeated for credit.) (3-0) R
HIST 8305 Independent Research in History (3 semester hours) (May be repeated for credit.) (3-0) R
Humanities
Core Courses
HUMA 5300 Interdisciplinary
Approaches to the Arts and Humanities (3
semester hours) Introduction to interdisciplinary approaches to the arts and
humanities, including concepts of inquiry and interpretation that form the theoretical
bases of the graduate programs, seminars, workshops, and studios. Required of all
degree candidates for the Master of Arts, Master of Arts in Teaching, and
Doctor of Philosophy in Humanities.
(3-0) S
HUED 5300 (ED 5300) The Interdisciplinary Teaching of the Arts and
Humanities in the Secondary School (3 semester hours) Approaches to the
interdisciplinary teaching of the arts and humanities at the secondary level.
Each student will design a curriculum unit to be taught from an
interdisciplinary perspective. Required of students seeking the Master of Arts in Teaching. (3-0) Y
HUMA 6V81 Special Topics in Humanities (1-9 semester hours) Topics vary
from semester to semester. May be repeated for credit as topics vary. ([1-9]-0) S
Humanities
Elective Courses
Aesthetic
Studies
HUAS 6303 Performance Literature, Theory, and Criticism (3 semester hours) Examination of a
wide range of performance and theatrical traditions and texts. Using various critical and theoretical perspectives, the
focus will be on the interplay between textual analysis, theoretical and
critical frames, and performance. Topics will vary. (May be repeated for credit to a
maximum of 9 credit hours.)
(3-0) T
HUAS 6305 Criticism, Interpretation, and Performance (3 semester hours) An investigation of the interrelationship among the activities
of criticizing, interpreting, and performing artistic texts. Examples may be
drawn from literature, theater, performance art, web and inter-media
applications, film/video, music, and the visual arts. The course will include
an exploration of the effects of various cultural and theoretical perspectives
on our response to specific works. (3-0) T
HUAS 6313 The
Business of the Arts (3 semester hours) Exploration of
effective means to find, create, and manage markets and audiences for works of
art. Topics may include digital media, visual or performing arts, museum
studies, and arts management. (May be repeated for credit as topics vary to a maximum of 6
credit hours.) (3-0) T
HUAS 6315 The
Arts in Historical Contexts (3 semester
hours) Studies in one or more arts of various places and historical periods.
Topics will vary, but may focus on a particular movement (e.g., Surrealism), a
specific era (e.g., the Renaissance), or a place (e.g., Paris in the early twentieth
century). (May
be repeated for credit to a maximum of 9 credit hours.) (3-0) Y
HUAS 6318 The Arts and Their Institutions (3 semester hours) Studies of
the institutions that shape and present the visual and performing arts by
providing their physical, administrative, and financial �frames�: art museums,
theaters, symphony associations, performance consortiums, or private
foundations. The course will focus selectively on these institutions, grouping
them for study in various ways depending on the interests and expertise of the
instructor. Topics may vary. (May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 6 credit hours.) (3-0) T
HUAS 6320 Studies in Experimental Traditions (3 semester hours) Studies
in the works of artists whose experimentation with forms of expression breaks
new ground in the arts and demands changes in the aesthetic perception of the
public. The course will focus on such experimental movements as modernism,
postmodernism and various avant-gardes that form the new tradition of the contemporary
arts. (May
be repeated for credit to a maximum of 9 credit hours.) (3-0) T
HUAS 6324 Spaces of Display and Performance (3 semester hours) Usually art works and performances are encountered in specific
ritualized spaces designed for them and exerting strong influence on their
character. The course will address such spaces critically from the point of
view of architecture, theories of display, and concepts of ritual
spectatorship. (3-0) T
HUAS 6330
Studies in the Visual Arts
(3 semester hours) Explorations in various forms of the visual arts. The course may focus on a specific form (e.g., painting,
sculpture, film, photography) or interrelations among visual forms. Emphasis
will be on the understanding of the creative process underlying the finished work.
Topics may vary. (May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 9 credit hours.) (3-0) T
HUAS 6331 Studies in Music (3 semester hours) Studies in forms of
musical expression. Topics will vary, but the course will emphasize the nature,
development, and artistic possibilities of various forms of music. Courses may
relate music to developments in other arts. (May be repeated for credit to a
maximum of 6 credit hours.)
(3-0) T
HUAS 6340 Studies in Theater and Dance (3 semester hours) An investigation of theater, performance art, inter-media,
and/or dance as forms of art. The course will relate to and incorporate trends
in other arts and contemporary intellectual and cultural movements, theories
and critical issues. Topics may vary. (May be repeated for credit to a
maximum of 6 credit hours.)
(3-0) T
HUAS 6345 Shakespeare in Performance (3 semester hours) Studies of
Shakespeare�s plays, examining varied artistic and scholarly interpretations in
film and performance. The course will blend lectures, discussions, and
practical skill-based exercises and may include scholarly and/or creative
projects. Meant
for aspiring writers, actors, directors, and teachers, with or without
experience in performing.
Topics may vary. (May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 6 semester
hours.) (3-0) T
HUAS 6350 Creating Poetry (3 semester hours) An investigation in a
workshop environment of the aesthetics of the art and creation of poetry,
focusing on the creative techniques and processes involved in producing poems
and song lyrics in a variety of formalist, free verse, and experimental forms
that combine verbal, written art with the visual and performing arts. Topics
may vary. (May
be repeated for credit to a maximum of 9 credit hours.) (3-0) T
HUAS 6351 Creating Novels (3 semester hours) An investigation in a
workshop environment of the aesthetics of the art and creation of the novel,
focusing on the creative techniques and processes involved in producing novels
in a variety of lyrical, experimental, and traditional forms that combine
verbal, written art with the visual and performing arts. Topics may vary. (May be
repeated for credit to a maximum of 9 credit hours.) (3-0) T
HUAS 6352 Creating Television and Movie Scripts (3 semester hours) An
investigation in a workshop environment of the aesthetics of art and creation
of movie, multimedia, video, and television scripts, focusing on the creative
techniques and processes involved in producing scripts in a variety of
experimental and traditional forms that combine verbal, written art with
acting, filmmaking, and production. Topics may vary. (May be repeated for credit to a
maximum of 9 credit hours.)
(3-0) T
HUAS 6353 Creating Plays and Musicals (3 semester hours) An
investigation in a workshop environment of the aesthetics of art and creation
of drama, focusing on the creative techniques and processes involved in
producing plays and musicals in a variety of experimental and traditional forms
that combine verbal, written art with the musical and dramatic arts. Topics may
vary. (May
be repeated for credit to a maximum of 9 credit hours.) (3-0) T
HUAS 6373 Studies in Film (3 semester hours) An investigation into aspects of motion picture history,
criticism, and aesthetics. Topics will vary but may include genre study,
studies in national cinemas, or analysis of the social significance of films.
Course may include exercises in filmmaking. (May be repeated for credit to a
maximum of 9 credit hours.)
(3-0) T
HUAS 6375 Imagery and Iconography (3 semester hours) The study of the visual image and its use. Topics may include
the nature of the visual image, our perception and interpretation of visual
images, the relation of the visual to the verbal image, and the ways in which
visual images are used in art to shape our imagination. Topics may vary. (May be
repeated for credit to a maximum of 6 credit hours.) (3-0) T
HUAS 6391 Creativity: Visual Arts Workshop (3 semester hours) A workshop emphasizing the creation of artistic works in a
specific area of the visual arts (e.g., painting, drawing, photography,
sculpture). Topics, such as narrative representation or the study of a genre,
are explored to examine the theoretical basis guiding practice. Topics may
vary. (May
be repeated for credit to a maximum of 9 credit hours). (3-0) Y
HUAS 6392 Creativity: Image/Text Workshop (3 semester hours) An exploration of the visual possibilities inherent in the art
of the text. Topics may include an investigation of techniques derived from
various media that foster the transformation and combination of words and
images. The problem of creating text for a visual environment will be examined.
Topics may vary. (May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 9 credit hours.) (3-0) T
HUAS 6393 Creativity: Time-Based Arts Workshop (3 semester hours)
Exploration of the conceptual demands inherent in time-based visual art. Topics
may include interactive visual arts, installation, kinetic art, computer
animation, and video processes. The potential of narrative models may be
examined. Topics may vary. (May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 9 credit hours.) (3-0) T
HUAS 6394 Creativity: Performance (3 semester hours) A skills-based course intended to enable the exploration,
development, and realization of a performance expression. Project-focused, the
course may include playwrighting,
adaptation of non-dramatic or oral history sources, or be guided by specific
text(s), improvisation, inter-cultural or inter-media explorations. Topics may
vary. (May
be repeated for credit to a maximum of 9 credit hours.) (3-0) Y
HUAS 6395 Creating Short Fiction (3 semester hours) An investigation in
a workshop environment of the aesthetics of the art and creation of the short
story and the novella, focusing on the creative techniques and processes
involved in producing short stories in a variety of experimental and
traditional forms that combine verbal, written art with the visual and
performing arts. Topics may vary. (May be repeated for credit to a
maximum of 9 credit hours.)(3-0)
T
HUAS 6396 Creating Nonfictions (3 semester hours) This workshop will
draw from one or several nonfiction genres such as portraiture, historical
accounts, essays, biography, and autobiography and will show how they are
realized using techniques by the creation of art. Topics may vary but may
include visual artists, filmmakers, composers, or other artists. (May be
repeated for credit to a maximum of 9 credit hours.) (3-0) T
HUAS 6399 Music in
Historical Context (3 semester hours) Study of music
in society: dates, periods, genres, style characteristics, major figures,
representative masterworks, political/economical/social climate, corollaries in
literature, theatre, visual art. (May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 9
credit hours) (3-0) T
HUAS 6608 Performance Training (6 semester hours) Intensive workshop-based
course focusing on training and performance techniques to develop skills and
methods for creating new performance. Activities include physical and vocal
training, performance games and exercises, and will focus on methods,
strategies, and processes of creation. Special attention to the performer�s
relation to� text� exploration and evolution. (May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 12 credit
hours.) (6-0) T
HUAS 6609 Music Performance (6 semester hours) Applied study of instrumental/vocal techniques, interpretation,
repertoire building and performance practice. (May be repeated for credit to a
maximum of 12 credit hours) (6-0) T
HUAS 7301 Art and Society (3 semester hours) This course explores the many forms of interaction between the
arts and the society in which they exist. Topics may include the role of the
artist in society, the representation of social and religious values in art, or
the influence of art and the artist upon society. Topics may vary. (May be
repeated for credit to a maximum of 9 credit hours.) (3-0) T
HUAS 7304
Critical Theory and the Visual Arts (3 semester hours) A mapping of the relations between the
visual arts and new critical theories from structuralism to post-structuralism. Focus will vary but may include semiotics, deconstruction,
feminism, or psychoanalysis. (May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 9 credit hours.)(3-0)T
HUAS 7310 Art and Authorship (3 semester hours) The study of the role of the maker in the creation of art.
Topics vary but may include visual artists, filmmakers, composers, writers, or
other artists. (May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 9 credit hours.) (3-0) T
HUAS 7350 Creating Nonfictions: Advanced (3 semester hours) An intensive investigation into the theory, aesthetics, and
creation of biographies, autobiographies, and historical accounts in a workshop
environment that will explore the boundaries between fiction and non-fiction
and between art and reality. Permission of the instructor and previous
completion of HUAS 6396 are required. (May be repeated for credit to a
maximum of 9 credit hours.)
(3-0) T
HUAS 7351 Creating Short Stories: Advanced (3 semester hours) An
intensive investigation into the theories, aesthetics, and creation of the
short story in a workshop environment that will focus both on structure and on
creative techniques and creative process involved in producing sophisticated,
challenging, and linguistically developed short stories. Permission of the
instructor and previous completion of HUAS 6395 are required. Topics may vary. (May be
repeated for credit to a maximum of 9 credit hours.) (3-0) T
HUAS 7352 Creating Poetry: Advanced (3 semester hours) An intensive
investigation into the forms (both ancient and modern), theories, and creations
of poetry in a workshop environment that will focus on the creative techniques
and processes involved in producing formalist, lyrical, free verse, and
experimental poetry. Permission of the instructor and previous completion of
HUAS 6350 are required. (May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 9 credit hours.) (3-0) T
HUAS 7353 Creating Novels: Advanced (3 semester hours) An intensive
investigation of the changing structural history, artistic development, and
creation of the novel in a workshop environment that will focus on the creative
techniques and the creative process involved in producing novels in a variety
of realistic, minimal, lyrical, experimental, and traditional forms. Permission
of the instructor and completion of a minimum of six hours of creative writing
(fiction or nonfiction) at the graduate level are required. (May be
repeated for credit to a maximum of 9 credit hours.) (3-0) T
HUAS 7354 Creating Scripts: Advanced (3 semester hours) An intense
investigation of the theory, history, aesthetics, art, and creation of play,
movie, and television scripts in a workshop environment that will focus on the
creative techniques and processes involved not only in the creation of film,
play, and television scripts, but also in the production of plays, films, and
television episodes. Permission of the instructor and previous completion of
either HUAS6352 or HUAS6353 required. (May be repeated for credit to a
maximum of 9 credit hours.)
(3-0) T
HUAS 7355 Interdisciplinary Studies in Music (3 semester hours) Study of
music in relation to one or more of the other arts/disciplines: literature,
theatre, dance, visual art, cinema, history, psychology, technology, etc. (May
be repeated for credit to a maximum of 9 credit hours) (3-0) T
HUAS 7390 Special Topics in Aesthetic and Performance Studies (3
semester hours) If taken as an independent studies course may count toward
minimum course requirements for the M.A. or Ph.D. degree. (May be
repeated for credit to a maximum of 9 credit hours.) (3-0) R
HUAS 7601 Advanced Music Performance (6 semester hours) Applied study of advanced instrumental/vocal techniques,
interpretive insights, repertoire building and historical performance practice.
(May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 12 credit hours) (6-0) T
HUAS 8303 Independent Readings in Aesthetic and Performance Studies (3
semester hours) (May be repeated for credit.) (3-0) R
HUAS 8305 Independent Research in Aesthetic and Performance Studies (3
semester hours) (May be repeated for credit.) (3-0) R
History
of Ideas
HUHI 6300 History of Early Modern Thought (3 semester hours) Introduction to
and examination of the authors and texts influential in shaping Western culture
through the eighteenth century.
The course will treat philosophy as well as social, political, and religious
thought during particular periods. Topics will vary. (May be repeated for credit to a
maximum of 6 hours.) (3-0) T
HUHI 6301
History of Modern Thought
(3 semester hours) Introduction to and examination of
the authors and texts influential in shaping modern Western culture since 1800. The course will treat philosophy as well as social,
political, and religious thought during particular periods. Topics will vary. (May be
repeated for credit to a maximum of 6 hours.) (3-0) T
HUHI 6305 Ideas In Contexts (3 semester hours) The study of an idea or
ideas as developed in specific cultural circumstances, for example, the idea of
revolution considered in theory as well as in its actualization in the American
Revolution, the French Revolution, the Bolshevik Revolution, Maoism, etc.
Topics may vary. (May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 9 credit hours.) (3-0) T
HUHI 6313 Thought, Culture, and Society in Europe (3 semester hours)
Themes in the intellectual and cultural life of European societies. Topics may
vary. (May
be repeated for credit to a maximum of 9 credit hours.) (3-0) Y
HUHI 6314 Thought, Culture, and Society in the United States (3 semester
hours) Themes in the intellectual and cultural history of the United States.
The course will focus on the writings of key thinkers chosen from different
periods and on placing these writings within their intellectual and social
contexts. Topics may vary. (May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 6 credit hours.) (3-0) Y
HUHI 6325 Movements in Thought and Culture (3 semester hours) The study of movements in thought and culture through a variety
of perspectives, but emphasizing their intellectual bases: e.g., the
Enlightenment, Romanticism, etc. Topics may vary. (May be repeated for credit to a
maximum of 9 credit hours.) (3-0)
T
HUHI 6340 Readings in American Culture (3 semester hours) An examination of the ways in which Americans have defined
themselves, and been defined by others, over time. Works read will be drawn
from a variety of genres and will include studies of myth and symbol. Topics
may vary. (May
be repeated for credit to a maximum of 6 credit hours.) (3-0)T
HUHI 6342 American Political Cultures (3 semester hours) An inquiry into the development of political cultures in the
United States since the late eighteenth century. Emphasis on how the apparatus
of the state (courts, legislatures, elections, schools, asylums, the military)
has provided formal frameworks for ongoing cultural contests among diverse
Americans over the meanings of citizenship, family, work, property, nature,
health, and privacy. (3-0) T
HUHI 6345 The
Woman Question (3 semester hours) The study of how
particular cultures and/or thinkers have defined the �woman question.� Subjects
may include particular geographical regions, major literary or historical
movements and events. Topics may vary. (May be repeated for credit to a
maximum of 9 credit hours.)
(3-0) T
HUHI 6347 Topics in Feminist Philosophy (3 semester hours) Examination
of various topics in metaphysics, ethics, philosophy of science, philosophy of
language, philosophy of mind, or philosophy of religion from feminist
perspectives. (May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 9 credit hours.) (3-0) T
HUHI 6348 Studies in Asian History (3 semester hours) Studies in the
history, philosophy, and cultures of Asia. Topics may include Silk Roads
and Women in Traditional China. (May be repeated for credit to a maximum
of 9 credit hours) (3-0) T
HUHI 7320 Constructions of Sexuality (3 semester hours) The study of how sexuality has been defined by and linked to
particular ideas in Western culture. Subjects may include the
interrelationships between sexuality and ideas such as perversion, love, and
violence; the examination of particular genres such as pornography, film, or
novels; and/or an exploration of theoretical and historical scholarship. (May be
repeated for credit to a maximum of 6 credit hours.) (3-0) T
HUHI 7330 The
History of Hermeneutics (3 semester
hours) Studies in the history of hermeneutics as a biblical-philological method
and its transformation by the modern German tradition into a philosophical
approach to language and experience. Focus on the work of Schleiermacher, Dilthey, Heidegger, and Gadamer. (3-0) T
HUHI 7332
Topics in Recent Continental Philosophy (3 semester hours) Close textual study of the works of
leading continental philosophers such as Nietzsche, Derrida, Foucault,
Heidegger, Husserl, and others.
Topics will vary. (May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 6 credit hours.) (3-0) R
HUHI 7335 Philosophical Topics in the Analytic Tradition (3 semester
hours) Examination of philosophical issues arising from or inspired by the
works of Russell, Wittgenstein, Frege, Carnap,
and their heirs, including Popper, Quine, and Sellars. (May be
repeated for credit to a maximum of 6 credit hours.) (3-0) R
HUHI 7340 New
Currents in the History of Ideas (3 semester hours) Exploration of significant recent
approaches that represent major disciplinary and interdisciplinary
contributions to the field.
With emphasis on theory and method, focus falls upon critical study of new
interests that include �new� social and cultural histories, mentalities, poststructuralism, feminism, critical theory, institutionalist history, hermeneutics, among others. Topics may vary. (May be
repeated for credit to maximum of 6 credit hours.) (3-0) T
HUHI 7345 The Holocaust (3 semester hours) An examination of the event,
its background and consequences, with emphasis on the political, psychological,
theological, and artistic responses it has engendered. (May be
repeated for credit to maximum of 6 credit hours.) (3-0)
Y
HUHI 7355 Perceptions of the Past (3 semester hours) Approaches to
perceiving, reconstructing, appreciating, and analyzing the past. Formal historiographical methods, the fictionalization of the past, or the
understanding of memory and nostalgia may be emphasized. (3-0) T
HUHI 7368 Topics in Thought and Society (3 semester hours) Studies in
ideas, institutions, and applied history. The approach may be comparative or
limited to a single cultural or geographical area. Topics will vary. (May be
repeated for credit to a maximum of 9 credit hours.) (3-0) R
HUHI 7375 Space, Time, and Culture (3 semester hours) Study of the
relationship between changing philosophic and scientific concepts of space and time
and forms of cultural expression such as art, literature, and music. (3-0) T
HUHI 7379 Philosophical Issues and the Humanities (3 semester hours) An
investigation of the ways the humanities contribute to an understanding of such
philosophical problems as hermeneutics, moral education, life and death, race,
gender and sexual orientation, and the environment. (May be repeated for credit to a
maximum of 9 credit hours.) (3-0) T
HUHI 7386
Artist and Writer in Society (3 semester hours) Inquiries into the role of creative
artists (e.g., painters, sculptors, musicians, writers, filmmakers) in various
places and times. Topics may vary. (May be
repeated for credit to a maximum of 6 credit hours.) (3-0) T
HUHI 7387 Science and Technology in Western Culture (3 semester hours)
Topics will vary but may include consideration of the philosophical or
historical basis for the evolution of scientific thought; the problem of
conceptual change in the study of the fundamental character of technology and
its impact on culture. (May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 6 credit hours.) (3-0) T
HUHI 7391 Women
in European Society
(3 semester hours) A historical examination of the varied experiences of
European women, focusing on work, family life, political action, sexuality, and
cultural expression. May emphasize
early modern or modern period. (May be
repeated for credit to a maximum of 6 credit hours.) (3-0) T
HUHI 7393 Feminist Methodologies (3 semester hours) An investigation of the various types of feminist methodologies
and their application to philosophical and historical issues. Methodologies to
be addressed may include Marxist and socialist feminism, phenomenological
feminisms, liberal feminism, and radical feminism. (May be repeated for credit to a
maximum of 6 credit hours.) (3-0) T
HUHI 7397 Women
in American Society
(3 semester hours) A historical examination of the varied experiences of
American women, focusing on work, family life, political action, sexuality, and
cultural expression. May emphasize
early modern or modern period. (May be
repeated for credit to a maximum of 6 credit hours.) (3-0) T
HUHI 7399 Special Topics in the History of Ideas (3 semester hours) If
taken as an independent studies course may count toward minimum course
requirements for the M.A. or Ph.D. degree. (May be repeated for credit to a
maximum of 9 hours.) (3-0) R
HUHI 8303 Independent Readings in History of Ideas (3 semester hours)
(May be repeated for credit.) (3-0)R
HUHI 8305 Independent Research in History of Ideas (3 semester hours)
(May be repeated for credit.) (3-0)R
Studies
In Literature
HUSL 6304 Studies in Literary Themes (3 semester hours) Examinations of specific themes as they
appear in various literary works and traditions. Themes considered in courses
may include love, heroism, feminism, the anti-hero, or revolution. Topics may
vary. (May
be repeated for credit to a maximum of 9 credit hours.) (3-0) T
HUSL 6308 Studies in Literary Forms and Genres (3 semester hours)
Studies in various literary genres, either individually or in relation to each
other. Among topics considered will be the difficulties of defining genres, the
nature of specific genres, their historical and aesthetic development, and
their artistic possibilities. Genres for discussion may include tragedy, comedy,
the novel, and various forms of poetic expression. Topics may vary. (May be
repeated for credit to a maximum of 9 credit hours.) (3-0) Y
HUSL 6309 Literary Movements (3 semester hours) Studies in the nature of
intellectual and artistic movements, with emphasis on how they affect literary
expression. Examples of such movements are romanticism, naturalism, modernism,
and postmodernism. Topics may vary. (May be repeated for credit to a
maximum of 9 credit hours).
(3-0) Y
HUSL 6310 Studies in Literary Interpretation (3 semester hours) Study of
the issues involved in the attempt to interpret dramatic, poetic, and fictional
texts. Emphasis will be placed on the writing of interpretive essays and on the
exploration of how various cultural and intellectual perspectives as well as
different theoretical stances affect the reading of a specific text. Topics may
vary. (3-0) T
HUSL 6312 Major Authors (3 semester hours) Study of one or more major
literary figures, such as Dante, Chaucer, Milton, Cervantes, Goethe, Austen,
Blake, Balzac, Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, Mann, Eliot, Pound, Woolf, Faulkner, Paz or
Borges. (May
be repeated for credit as subjects vary to a maximum of 9 credit hours.) (3-0) Y
HUSL 6315 Literary Theory (3 semester hours) Consideration of major literary
theories, such as new criticism, deconstruction, gender studies, and chaos
theory, with emphasis on how these theories influence and modify the
interpretation of literary and other artistic texts. Topics may vary. (3-0) T
HUSL 6330 Studies in Literature and the Other Arts (3 semester hours) An examination of the links between literature and music, the
visual arts, film, theater, and/or dance. Topics and approaches will vary but
may include, for example, the fantastic in literature and visual arts, structures
in literature and music, adaptations of novels into film, and the pastoral in
literature and the visual arts. (May be repeated for credit to a
maximum of 9 credit hours.) (3-0) T
HUSL 6340
Literature Before 1800
(3 semester hours) Studies in the literature and culture of selected periods in
the Western tradition. May focus on
ancient, medieval, or early modern periods. Topics may vary. (May be repeated for credit to a maximum
of 9 hours) (3-0) T
HUSL 6350 Literature of the Nineteenth Century (3 semester hours)
Studies in the literature and culture of the nineteenth century. May focus on
British, European, American, or Latin American contexts. Topics may vary. (May be repeated for credit to a maximum
of 9 hours) (3-0) T
HUSL 6355 Literature, Science, and Culture (3 semester hours) Seminar
emphasizing the treatment in literature of scientific concepts (e.g.,
relativity, evolution) and technological developments (e.g., computers, virtual
reality) of particular importance. Topics may vary. (May be repeated for credit to a
maximum of 6 credit hours.)
(3-0) T
HUSL 6360 Literature of the Twentieth Century (3 semester hours) Studies
in the literature and culture of the twentieth century. May focus on British,
European, American,
or Latin American contexts. Topics may vary. (May be repeated for credit to a
maximum of 9 hours) (3-0) T
HUSL 6370 Studies in Literature and Ideas (3 semester hours) Studies of
the relationship between selected literary texts and major ideas in philosophy,
science, and politics. The course will examine systems of thoughts as they are
incorporated, delineated, and explored in literature. Topics may vary. (May be
repeated for credit to a maximum of 6 credit hours.) (3-0) Y
HUSL 6372 Literature and Society (3 semester hours) Seminar studying the
values and concerns of various social groups through a study of literary texts,
including consideration of the role of literature and the writer in given
societies. Topics may vary. (May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 9 credit hours.) (3-0) Y
HUSL 6378 Literature and the Holocaust (3 semester hours) Seminar
considering both major literary works (novels, short stories, and poems)
written under the impact of the Holocaust as well as literary theories
responding to these texts. Some emphasis placed on films and other works of
visual art. (3-0)
T
HUSL 6390
Theory and Practice in Literary Studies (3 semester hours) Group projects integrating the
interpretation of literary texts or themes with experiments in creative writing
and performance. Topics may vary. (May be
repeated for credit to a maximum of 9 credit hours.) (3-0) T
HUSL 6396 Spanish Language, Literature, and Culture (3 semester hours)
Studies in the language, various literary movements, or the general cultures of
Spanish-speaking peoples in Europe or Latin America. Topics may vary. (May be
repeated for credit as topics vary to a maximum of 9 credit hours.) (3-0) R
HUSL 6398 World Literatures (3 semester hours) Studies in literatures
from specific regions, ethnic groups, and nationalities within and outside the
United States. (May be repeated for credit as topic varies to a maximum of
9 credit hours.) (3-0) T
HUSL 6399 Studies in Asian Literature (3 semester hours) Studies in the
literature and cultures of Asia. Topics may include Zen/Chan History, Thought,
and Poetry; Confucianism,; and the I-Ching (Book of Changes). (May be repeated for credit to a maximum
of 9 credit hours) (3-0) T
HUSL 7321 The Art and Craft of Translation (3 semester hours) Workshop
designed to provide students with a model not only of literary interpretation
but also of an interdisciplinary approach through the act of translating that
can be applied to a wide range of texts and issues. Emphasis is on the actual
translation of literary texts from another language into English. Issues
involved in this process will form the basis of the workshop�s theoretical
component. (May
be repeated for credit to a maximum of 9 credit hours.) (3-0) S
HUSL 7322 Advanced Translation Workshop (3 semester hours) An intensive
investigation in a workshop environment of the aesthetics of the art and craft
of literary translation focusing on the techniques and processes involved in
producing English translations of poetic, dramatic, fictional, and essayistic
works. Students are expected to produce publishable translations primarily of
works by contemporary international writers. Discussions will include the
history and theory of literary translation. Permission of the instructor or
previous completion of HUSL 7321 required. (3-0) T
HUSL 7323 Critical Approaches to Translation (3 semester hours) The study of the various approaches to the history, theory, and
criticism of literary and humanistic translation. Topics may include the
translator�s working methods, interviews with translators, multiple
translations, the changing nature of interpretive approaches, theoretical
models of translation, and criteria for the evaluation of translations. (May be
repeated for credit as topics vary to a maximum of 6 credit hours.) (3-0) T
HUSL 7333 Special
Topics in Rhetoric
(3 semester hours) A seminar in historical and theoretical studies of rhetoric. May include one or more topics such as ethos, histories of
rhetoric, the rhetoric of technology and science, the Sophists, rhetoric as
epistemic, key figures in rhetoric (e.g., Burke, Foucault, Baudrillard,
Spivak, etc.).
(May
be repeated for credit to a maximum of 9 credit hours.) (3-0) R
HUSL 7334 Rhetoric Pedagogy Practicum (3 semester hours) Supervised practicum in teaching rhetoric and composition, with
various topics emphasizing rhetorical theory, composition pedagogy, and
educational technology presented in a workshop setting. Enrollment required for
teaching assistants assigned to sections of Rhetoric 1302, but not limited to
such students. (May be repeated for credit.) (3-0) S
HUSL 7335 Digital Rhetorics (3
semester hours) Covers a wide range of topics concerned with rhetoric and
writing in digital environments. It is designed specifically to address forms
of expression (written and visual) and interpretation (reading protocols) with
emphasis on critical analysis of various discourses and discourse communities
(and disciplines) in which rhetoric is central in the age of information
technologies. (3-0) T
HUSL 7370 Studies in Literature and History (3 semester hours) Studies
of selected literary texts and art movements in times of high political tension
(American Revolution, Civil War, Weimar Germany, etc.) Topics may vary. (May be
repeated for credit to a maximum of 9 credit hours.) (3-0) T
HUSL 7384 The Nature of Language (3 semester hours) An inquiry into the
nature, origins, and evolution of language, the relationship of language to
thought and to creativity, language as a social tool, and nonverbal patterns of
communication. Survey of linguistic theory and method applicable to the
study of the phonological, morphological, lexical, semantic, and syntactic
levels of language. (3-0) Y
HUSL 7385
Applied Linguistics
(3 semester hours) Techniques for comparing two or more languages. The study of traditional and modern theories and practices
of language learning and teaching.
(3-0) Y
HUSL 7390 Special Topics in Literary Studies (3 semester hours) If taken
as an independent studies course may count toward minimum course requirements
for the M.A. or Ph.D. degree. (May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 9 hours.) (3-0) R
HUSL 7391 Special Topics in Translation Studies (3 semester hours) The investigation of the field of Translation Studies. Topics
may include the anthropological foundation of translation; the study of
crossing cultural barriers; translation methodologies as a model for
interdisciplinary research; communication as translation; translation and
reading; historical aspects of translation; models of cultural differences;
critical approaches to the theories of translation from the Greeks to the
present; and specific research and translation projects. If taken as an
independent studies course may count toward minimum course requirements for the
M.A. or Ph.D. degree. (May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 9 hours.) (3-0) R
HUSL 8303 Independent Readings in Literary Studies (3 semester hours)
(May be repeated for credit.) (3-0)R
HUSL 8305 Independent Research in Literary Studies (3 semester hours)
(May be repeated for credit.) (3-0)R
Education
and General Courses
HUED 5353 (ED 5353) Teaching English
as a Second Language (3 semester hours) Investigation of
modern techniques of teaching English as a second language in relation to the
general development of language skills (listening, speaking, reading, and
writing) in secondary schools. Contributions of modern linguistic science to both theory
and practice. (3-0) Y
HUED 5360 Teaching Spanish (3 semester hours) Study of modern theories
and practices of teaching Spanish, with a focus on pedagogical applications for
students teaching foreign-language skills in secondary schools or community
colleges. (3-0) T
HUMA 6320-6323 Review Courses in Foreign Languages (3 semester hours)
Intensive grammar review to assist students in moving from intermediate to
advanced work with foreign-language texts. Prerequisite: intermediate
proficiency (usually equivalent to four semesters of undergraduate courses).
The courses do not meet the language requirement or count in degree plans, but
they are offered to help students prepare for the textual interpretation and
translation undertaken in the language workshops. They are graded on a
pass/fail basis. (3-0)Y
HUMA 6320 French Review
HUMA 6321 Spanish Review
HUMA 6323 German Review
HUMA 7320-7323 Advanced Workshops in Foreign Languages (3 semester
hours) Advanced reading, interpretation, and translation of texts in the
languages listed below. Prerequisite: at least intermediate proficiency
(usually equivalent to four semesters of undergraduate courses); the appropriate
review course HUMA 6320-6323 is also recommended. Although students earn
regular grades in the workshops, they do not count toward minimum course
requirements for the M.A. or Ph.D. degree, since they are offered to help
students prepare for the program�s proficiency examinations. Each workshop
concludes with a translation examination, which comprises both the course final
and the program�s proficiency examination in the foreign language. (3-0) Y
HUMA 7320 French Workshop
HUMA 7321 Spanish Workshop
HUMA 7323 German Workshop
HUMA 7330-7335 Advanced Independent Studies in Foreign Languages (3
semester hours) Independent reading or research courses in which doctoral
students may demonstrate advanced scholarly use of their chosen foreign
languages. The courses satisfy the Ph.D. foreign-language requirement only
after enrolled students have passed the appropriate proficiency examinations.
Although students earn regular grades rather than pass/fail marks, the courses
do not count toward the minimum requirements for the degree. Students
interested in taking other languages may do so by special arrangement.
(3-0) R
HUMA 7330 Advanced French (May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 6
hours.)
HUMA 7331 Advanced Spanish (May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 6
hours.)
HUMA 7332 Advanced Italian (May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 6
hours.)
HUMA 7333 Advanced German (May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 6
hours.)
HUMA 7334 Advanced Classical Greek (May be repeated for credit to a
maximum of 6 hours.)
HUMA 7335 Advanced Latin (May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 6
hours.)
HUMA 7390 Special Topics in Arts and Humanities (3 semester hours) If
taken as an independent studies course may count toward minimum course
requirements for the M.A. or Ph.D. degree. (May be repeated for credit to a
maximum of 9 hours.) (3-0) R
HUMA 8303 Independent Readings in Arts and Humanities (3 semester hours)
(May be repeated for credit.) (3-0) R
HUMA 8305 Independent Research in Arts and Humanities (3 semester hours)
(May be repeated for credit.) (3-0) R
Thesis,
Casebook And
Dissertation Courses
HIST 8398 Master�s Thesis (3 semester hours) (May be repeated for credit but only 6
hours will be counted toward M.A.) (3-0) R
HUED 8304 Master Of Arts In Teaching Casebook (3
semester hours) (May be repeated for credit.) (3-0) R
HUMA 8V99 Ph.D. Dissertation (1-9 semester hours) (May be repeated for
credit.) ([1-9]-0) R