Humanities Bachelor's Degree Program Course Requirements

Core Course Requirements for the Humanities Bachelor's Degree Program

• AR 256 - Hist Photography 1800 to Now *DC/WO

  This course will introduce students to the historical elements that have contributed to the development of photography into both a creative medium as well as an agent of social change in support of equity and justice. Beginning with the technologies and processes that predated the invention of the modern camera, students will learn about the many technological and social evolutions that have changed the ways in which we collectively capture and view the photographic image. With an emphasis placed upon the role that photography has played in creating a more unified global perspective rooted in local movements, this course will draw directly upon the history and resources found throughout Northeastern Ohio.

• EN 256 - Rustbelt Reviv:Anisfield-Wolf DC/AM

  Cleveland's Anisfield-Wolf book award, "...the only juried prize in the nation for books that confront racism and celebrate diversity, "is rooted in the idea that literature is a vehicle for social justice. In a rustbelt city like Cleveland, marred by a history of segregation and uneven decline, these themes are of special significance. This course will include reading the canon, meeting the authors, exploring the legacy of the founder, and engaging in the digital humanities. Fulfills Ursuline Core Curriculum requirement of EN Literature and American Culture (AM). *AM/DCPrerequisite: EN 123/124 OR EN 125.

• EN 303 - Creative Writing

  A study of the techniques of short fiction, poetry, and drama with practice in the writing of each genre.Prerequisite: EN 123/124 OR EN 125.

• EN 341 - Magazine Production

  A hands-on experience in all areas of magazine production for the publication of Inscape, Ursuline College?'s literary/art magazinePrerequisite: EN 123/124 OR EN 125.

• EN 370 - Community Based Journalism

  In conjunction with practitioners in the field, Ursuline has developed modular units on the theme of local and hyper-local journalism, demonstrating how students can utilize and activate their voices for positive change in their communities. The organization and content of the course is aimed at addressing the changing landscape of journalism and the precarious nature of our media ecosystem in the 21st century in which traditional forms of reporting are constantly challenged and underfunded. The class encourages students to understand that local journalism is vital to a healthy community, a vibrant democracy, and for cultivating engaged citizenry. Therefore, the course emphasizes that students, regardless of major, can use the skills of regional storytelling to fight for positive change.Prerequisite: EN 123/124 OR EN 125

• HS 490 - Senior Thesis

• PH 260 - Bioethics* WE/DC

  An introduction to ethics and an inquiry into the major ethical problems regarding issues of life and death. Fulfills Ursuline Core Curriculum Western Culture (WE). *DC