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Humanities Program

Courses

Courses within the Humanities Program focus on helping students understand others through their cultures, histories, and forms of expression while building skills in writing and critical reading. A series of introductory surveys taught by senior faculty (HUM 101, 102, 103) introduce students to major approaches and issues in the study of the humanities. These courses are directed towards first and second-year students and may be taken independently or as a sequence. More specialized courses at both the lower and upper-division levels address specific themes in the humanities, for example: the nature of the city; the relationship between science and culture; and food as a mode of human expression.

The University of Oregon course catalog offers degree plans and a complete list of undergraduate courses in the Humanities Program.

Individualized Study 

This form is used by undergraduate and graduate students to request instructor and departmental approval to register for an individualized (independent) study course.Students must develop the study plan in consultation with a faculty member:

  • Undergraduate students should work with the faculty member who will supervise the independent study.
  • Graduate students should work with their primary advisor or supervising faculty member.

If you are interested in registering for an individualized study, please complete the following steps:

  • Meet with your supervising instructor or primary advisor to discuss the individualized study and receive approval to move forward.
  • Submit this form to request permission to register. The form will be routed for instructor and departmental approval 
  • Once your request is approved, you will receive an email with next steps for registration.

Please do not submit this form until you have met with your instructor or advisor.

Individualized Study Request Form

Featured Courses

 

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HUM 240 Medical Humanities

Examines the intersection of literature, philosophy, history, and the arts with medical theory and practice.

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HUM 245 Food, Art, and Literature

The study of food in the Ancient Greco-Roman world, ancient China, or the modern world using historical, literary, and practical approaches.

modern Italian city at night

HUM 260 Postwar European Culture

Addresses the broad history and culture of 20th century Europe through humanistic themes and texts that reflect aspects of that experience.