The Humanities degree program is designed to provide students with a rigorous introduction to the humanities as preparation for a variety of professions such as college level teaching, law, writing, and human resources management. The curriculum balances the need for broad background with an opportunity for an early experience in one of the following tracks: English literature, Philosophy, and Popular Culture. The Popular Culture track is unique, combining offerings from literature, cultural studies, and communication.

Distribution Requirements	Credit Hours
LITERATURE OPTION
FIRST SEMESTER 15 -17 Credit Hours
ENG 101 College Composition OR ENG 200 Advanced Composition	3
HMN 101 Introduction to Humanities	3
SUNY Gen Ed - MTH 150 or higher	3-4
SUNY Gen Ed Natural Sciences	3-4
Foreign Language*	3
Total	15-17
SECOND SEMESTER: 13 Credit Hours
SOCIAL SCIENCE ELECTIVE**	3
ENG 100 level literature course	3
Foreign Language*	3
HMN 220 Western Humanities I	4
Total	13
THIRD SEMESTER: 15 -16 Credit Hours
MATHEMATICS or NATURAL SCIENCE ELECTIVE	3-4
ENG 201 Early British Literature OR ENG 202 Modern British Literature	3
SOCIAL SCIENCE ELECTIVE**	3
HMN 221 Western Humanities II	4
Health/Physical Education	2
Total	15-16
FOURTH SEMESTER: 16 Credit Hours
HMN 222 Capstone Seminar	4
ENG 203 American Literature to 1865 OR ENG 204 American Literature since 1865	3
ENG 200 level literature course	3
SOCIAL SCIENCE ELECTIVES**	6
Total	16
TOTAL MINIMUM CREDITS	60-62
PHILOSOPHY OPTION
FIRST SEMESTER 15 -17 Credit Hours
ENG 101 College Composition OR ENG 200 Advanced Composition	3
HMN 101 Introduction to Humanities	3
SUNY Gen Ed - MTH 150 or higher	3-4
SUNY Gen Ed Natural Sciences	3-4
Foreign Language*	3
Total	15-17
SECOND SEMESTER: 13 Credit Hours
SOCIAL SCIENCE ELECTIVES***	3
Foreign Language*	3
HMN 220 Western Humanities I	4
PHL 101 Introduction to Philosophy	3
Total	13
THIRD SEMESTER: 15 -16 Credit Hours
MATHEMATICS or NATURAL SCIENCE ELECTIVE	3-4
PHL 103 Introduction to Ethics OR PHL 105 Technology and Values	3
SOCIAL SCIENCE ELECTIVE***	3
HMN 221 Western Humanities II	4
Health/Physical Education	2
Total	15-16
FOURTH SEMESTER: 16 Credit Hours
HMN 222 Capstone Seminar	4
PHL 102 Introduction to Logic	3
PHL 210 Philosophies of Social Responsibility OR PHL 250 Professional Ethics	3
SOCIAL SCIENCE ELECTIVES***	6
Total	16
TOTAL MINIMUM CREDITS	60-62
POPULAR CULTURE OPTION
FIRST SEMESTER 15 -17 Credit Hours
ENG 101 College Composition OR ENG 200 Advanced Composition	3
HMN 101 Introduction to Humanities	3
SUNY Gen Ed - MTH 150 or higher	3-4
SUNY Gen Ed Natural Sciences	3-4
Foreign Language*	3
Total	15-17
SECOND SEMESTER: 16 Credit Hours
SOCIAL SCIENCE ELECTIVES****	6
Foreign Language*	3
HMN 220 Western Humanities I	4
COM 101 Introduction to Mass Media	3
Total	16
THIRD SEMESTER: 15-16 Credit Hours
MATHEMATICS or NATURAL SCIENCE ELECTIVE	3-4
ENG 109 Detective Fiction OR ENG 223 Science Fiction OR ENG 224 Literature of Horror	3
SOCIAL SCIENCE ELECTIVE****	3
HMN 221 Western Humanities II	4
Health/Physical Education	2
Total	15-16
FOURTH SEMESTER: 16 Credit Hours
HMN 222 Capstone Seminar	4
SPT 120 The Movies	3
ENG 240 Reading Popular Culture	3
COM 270 Media and Society	3
SOCIAL SCIENCE ELECTIVES***	3
Total	16
TOTAL CREDITS	62-65
TOTAL CREDITS	60-65

* Two courses in a sequence in the same foreign language.
** HIS 111 or 112 or 232 or 240; ANT 102; HIS 253 or 254 or ART 121, MUS 119 or 150
*** POS 210; SUNY Gen ED American History Elective; HIS 253 or 254 or ART 121; ANT 102
**** MUS 120 or 150; ANT 102 or SOC 101; HIS 111 or 112 or 211 or 232 or 234 or 240; ART 121 or HIS 253 or 254