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Course Offerings
The Department of Global Humanities offers a wide variety of courses that reflect the interdisciplinary nature of the discipline. Most of our lower- and upper-division courses also meet SFU's Breadth Requirement, and we offer several writing-intensive courses.
Undergraduate Courses
Current Courses
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Writing, Quantitative, and Breadth (WQB) Courses
All students admitted to an undergraduate degree at SFU as of Fall 2006 must complete a minimum of 36 units of courses designated as Writing, Quantitative, or Breadth, with a grade of C- or better to receive the WQB credits.
Courses with a "W" designation will assist students to learn the course content through the process of writing-intensive assignments. These courses will help students to improve their writing abilities and overall communication skills, and will teach students to write in the genres of their disciplines.
Courses with "B" designation will expose students to concepts and ideas from a range of disciplines and perspectives outside of their programs. Students may complete breadth courses throughout their degree programs, taking courses at the lower or upper division.
Benefits of the WQB Requirements
A superior education, with greater applicability and relevance, and better preparation for careers:
- our students will graduate as improved writers, with better quantitative reasoning skills and a greater breadth of knowledge;
- many employers value writing and quantitative skills as well as depth of knowledge in disciplines;
- better writing and quantitative abilities increase the probability of gaining admission to graduate schools (GREs) and professional schools (LSATs).
Global Humanities Writing-Intensive (W) and Breadth (B-HUM and/or B-SOC) Courses
Note:
- Courses that transfer to the SFU courses listed below do not automatically transfer as W. For courses taken at a BC college/teaching university please check the BC Transfer Guide to determine designation transfer. Coursework taken elsewhere will require individual assessment for W designation.
- Where a course can fulfill multiple Breadth requirements, the student may choose only one option. Students must consider which B type they wish such a course to meet in order to fulfill their B requirements. Only courses outside of the student's major subject may count as a B.
Certified Writing Courses
- HUM 101W - Introduction to the Humanities (3)
- HUM 102W - Classical Mythology (3)
- HUM 302W - The Golden Age of Greece: An Integrated Society (4)
- HUM 312W - Renaissance Studies (4)
- HUM 321W - The Humanities and Critical Thinking (4)
Designated B-HUM Courses
- HUM 101W - Introduction to the Humanities (3)
- HUM 102W - Classical Mythology (3)
- HUM 103 - The Invention of the Book: Alphabets, Papyrus, Parchment and Print (3)
- HUM 105 - Many Europes: Ancient, Medieval, Early Modern (3)
- HUM 106 - Art and the Humanities (3)
- HUM 110 - The Greek World (3)
- HUM 121 - Walk of Life: Migrations in Eurasia from Antiquity to the Present (3)
- HUM 130 - Introduction to Religious Studies (3)
- HUM 150 - Warfare in the Hellenic World: From Plato to NATO (3)
- HUM 202 - Great Texts in the Humanities (3)
- HUM 203 - Great Texts: Asian Thought and Literature (3)
- HUM 204 - Great Religious Texts (3)
- HUM 209 - Heroic Greek Tales: From the Trojans to Frankenstein (3)
- HUM 211 - Art and Literature of the Italian Renaissance (3)
- HUM 219 - The Early Middle Ages (3)
- HUM 222 - Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Art (3)
- HUM 226 - War and Society (3)
- HUM 231 - Daily Life in Ancient Greece and Rome (3)
- HUM 232 - Religions of Ancient Greece and Rome (3)
- HUM 240 - Studies in Modern Culture (3)
- HUM 275 - From Alexander to the Caesars: The Hellenic and Roman Worlds to the End of Antiquity (3)
- HUM 276 - Social, Economic, and Political History of the Mediterranean (3)
- HUM 277 - History of Greek Civilization (3)
- HUM 278 - The Greeks in the Ottoman Empire (3)
- HUM 279 - Greece in the 20th Century (3)
- HUM 280 - War in the Balkans and the Making of the 21st Century (3)
- HUM 302W - The Golden Age of Greece: An Integrated Society (4)
- HUM 303 - The Latin Humanist Tradition (4)
- HUM 304 - Alexander the Great and the Quest for World Empire (4)
- HUM 305 - Medieval Studies (4)
- HUM 307 - Carolingian Civilization (4)
- HUM 309 - Literatures and the Arts Across Cultures (4)
- HUM 311 - Italian Renaissance Humanism (4)
- HUM 312W - Renaissance Studies (4)
- HUM 320 - Cross-Cultural Philosophy in the Humanities (4)
- HUM 321W - The Humanities and Critical Thinking (4)
- HUM 325 - The Humanities and the Natural World (4)
- HUM 330 - Religion in Context (4)
- HUM 331 - Special Topics in Asian Religious Traditions (4)
- HUM 332 - Mythology in Context (4)
- HUM 340 - Great Cities in Their Time (4)
- HUM 349 - Rome After Rome: the Byzantine Middle Ages from the End of Antiquity to the Crusades (4)
- HUM 350 - Special Topics: Great Figures in the Humanistic Tradition (4)
- HUM 360 - Special Topics: Great Themes in the Humanistic Tradition (4)
- HUM 460 - Themes in Byzantine History (4)
Designated B-SOC Course
- HUM 150 - Warfare in the Hellenic World: From Plato to NATO (3)