Being Human

What does it mean to be human? What is distinctive about us compared to animals or machines? Being Human asks students to think about the nature of people, examining our identities, capacities, and purposes of the self and others. Students explore a range of biological, psychological, and cultural expressions of the human experience, while also imagining futures where “being human” may look quite different. Understanding and appreciating the beauty and complexity of being human helps students develop an awareness of themselves and the broader world around them.

A minimum 16 credit hours, which include courses from at least three subject prefixes, from the following:

• ANTH 145 - Language and Culture in Community: Linguistics and Cultural Anthropology
    
• ANTH 165 - Stones and Bones: Introduction to Archaeology and Biological Anthropology
    
• ANTH 345 - Religion, Spirituality and Community
    
• ANTH 382 - “The Naked Ape:” Human Evolution
    
• BIOL 104 - Human Biology
    
• BIOL 300 - Human Sexuality: A Clash of Values  
• CLSS 190 - Words and Ideas From Greece and Rome  
• CLSS 250 - Classical Mythology
    
• CLSS 385 - Gender and Sexuality in Ancient Greece and Rome
    
• COMM 200 - Interpersonal Communication
    
• COMM 214 - Group Interaction
    
• COMM 370 - Health Communication  
• COMM 389 - Gender, Sexuality and Mass Media
    
• ECON 335 - Behavioral Economics
    
• ECON 370 - History of Economic Thought
    
• EDUC 360 - HS/MS Content Area Literacies  
• ENGL 104 - How to Read Stories and Novels  
• ENGL 112 - Creative Writing for Self-Discovery   
• ENGL 126 - Children’s and Young Adult Literature  
• ENGL 200 - Gateway: Introduction to English  
• ENGL 214 - Graphic Narratives  
• ENGL 334 - Critical Theory  
• ENGL 412 - Persuasion  
• GSST 230 - Women and the Bible  
• GSST 389 - Gender, Sexuality and Mass Media
    
• HIST 165 - Introduction to East Asia  
• HIST 230 - East Asian Thought
    
• HIST 260 - Chinese History  
• HTSC 155 - Introduction to the Health Sciences  
• HTSC 156 - Medical Terminology  
• HTSC 370 - Literacy and Cultural Competency in Health Care
    
• IDEA 210 - Cultures in Contact
    
• IDEA 393 - The Evolution of Daoism   
• JPST 240 - Japanese Culture and Society
    
• MUSI 258 - Music Now
    
• MUED 201 - Introduction to Music Education  
• NEUR 100 - Introduction to Neuroscience
    
• NEUR 280 - Drugs and Behavior
    
• PHIL 100 - Introduction to Philosophy
    
• PHIL 110 - Ethics
    
• PHIL 235 - Existentialism
    
• PHIL 250 - Philosophy of Mind
    
• PHIL 260 - Ancient and Medieval Philosophy
    
• PHIL 265 - Modern Philosophy
    
• PHIL 270 - Aesthetics
    
• PHIL 280 - Philosophy of Science
    
• PHIL 360 - Philosophy of Religion
    
• PHIL 363 - Science and Religion: Conflict or Dialogue?
    
• PHIL 370 - 20th Century Philosophy
    
• PHIL 380 - Knowledge and Reality
    
• PHYS 105 - Introductory Musical Acoustics
    
• PSYC 100 - Psychology: Science of Behavior
    
• RAES 100 - Introduction to Race and Ethnic Studies  
• RELG 100 - Introduction to World Religions  
• RELG 110 - Introduction to the Bible
    
• RELG 115 - Christian Ethics and Spirituality
    
• RELG 215 - The Global Buddha: Permeating Space-Time
    
• RELG 230 - Women and the Bible
    
• RELG 235 - Sexuality and Christianity  
• RELG 250 - Death and Dying
    
• RELG 255 - Spiritual Liberation in India  
• RELG 260 - Religious Harmony in China  
• RELG 280 - Islam  
• RELG 265 - Religious Pluralism in Japan  
• RELG 392 - Bible Seminar
    
• SGBH 202 - The Search for Meaning in Religion  
• SGBN 202 - What is Life?  
• SGBN 344 - Dark Side of Evolution: Social Darwinism
    
• SGBS 101 - Models of Social Thought  
• SGBS 344 - Dark Side of Evolution: Social Darwinism
    
• SOCI 210 - Gender: Patterns/Privileges/Possibilities
    
• SOCI 211 - Race/Ethnicity: Conflict and Change
    
• THEA 100 - Script Analysis 
• THEA 101 - Introduction to Acting  
• THEA 330 - Directing