Humanities Electives

This revised list of General Education Humanities Electives reflects recent revisions authorized by the state of New Jersey.

African-American Studies
AFS 121 Introduction to African-American Studies
AFS 123 Introduction to African Civilizations
AFS 231 African-American History

American Sign Language
ASL 121 American Sign Language I
ASL 122 American Sign Language II
ASL 221 Intermediate American Sign Language I

Art
ART 104 History of Photography
ART 105 Introduction to Art
ART 115 Survey of Non-Western Art
ART 120 Survey of American Art
ART 123 Art History: Ancient to Renaissance
ART 124 Art History: Renaissance to Modern
ART 125 Art History: Modern and Contemporary

Chinese
CHN 121 Elementary Chinese I
CHN 122 Elementary Chinese II

Dance
DAN 132 Dance Appreciation

English (all courses have ENG 122 as the prerequisite)
ENG 221 English Literature I
ENG 222 English Literature II
ENG 225 World Literature I
ENG 226 World Literature II
ENG 227 African American Literature
ENG 228 Modern British and American Poetry
ENG 233 Introduction to the Novel
ENG 234 Introduction to Shakespeare
ENG 239 Women in Literature
ENG 243 Literature of the U.S. to 1880
ENG 244 Literature of the U.S.: 1880 to 1945
ENG 245 Literature of the U.S.: World War II to the Present
ENG 247 Principles of Literary Study: Introduction to Poetry
ENG 248 Introduction to Short Fiction
ENG 249 Biography and Autobiography
ENG 250 Queer Literature
ENG 253 Mythology in Literature
ENG 254 Literature and Film
ENG 255 Introduction to Film
ENG 258 Modern Dramatic Literature
ENG 262 Cinema History
ENG 263 Survey of American Cinema
ENG 264 Survey of World Cinema

French
FRE 121 Elementary French I
FRE 122 Elementary French II (FRE 121 is the prerequisite)
FRE 221 Intermediate French I (FRE 122 is the prerequisite)
FRE 222 Intermediate French II (FRE 221 is the prerequisite)
FRE 224 Contemporary French Literature (prerequisite of either FRE 221 or 222)
FRE 228 French Civilization and Culture (FRE 221 is the prerequisite)
FRE 231 French Conversation and Composition I (FRE 222 is the prerequisite)
FRE 232 French Conversation and Composition II

German
GER 121 Elementary German I
GER 122 Elementary German II (GER 121 is the prerequisite)
GER 221 Intermediate German I (GER 122 is the prerequisite)
GER 222 Intermediate German II (GER 221 is the prerequisite)
GER 224 Modern German Literature (GER 221 is the prerequisite)
GER 228 German Culture and Civilization (GER 221 is the prerequisite)
GER 231 German Conversation and Composition I (GER 222 is the prerequisite)
GER 232 German Conversation and Composition II

Hindi
HIN 121 Elementary Hindi I
HIN 122 Elementary Hind II

History
HIS 121 History of Western Civilization I
HIS 122 History of Western Civilization II
HIS 123 History of Civilization in East Asia
HIS 124 History of Civilization in the Third World
HIS 131 World History I
HIS 132 World History II
HIS 221 United States History I
HIS 222 United States History II
HIS 256 History of the Twentieth Century
HIS 258 History of Women

Italian
ITA 121 Elementary Italian I
ITA 122 Elementary Italian II (ITA 121 is the prerequisite)
ITA 221 Intermediate Italian I (ITA 122 is the prerequisite)
ITA 222 Intermediate Italian II (ITA 221 is the prerequisite)

Music
MUS 107 Introduction to Music
MUS 123 Music History: Traditional
MUS 124 Music History: Contemporary
MUS 145 Music Appreciation: Jazz History

Philosophy
PHI 121 Philosophy
PHI 122 Logic and Critical Thinking
PHI 123 Ethics
PHI 232 Social and Political Philosophy

Spanish
SPA 121 Elementary Spanish I
SPA 122 Elementary Spanish II (SPA 121 is the prerequisite)
SPA 210 Spanish for Hispanics
SPA 221 Intermediate Spanish I (SPA 122 is the prerequisite)
SPA 222 Intermediate Spanish II (SPA 221 is the prerequisite)
SPA 223 Main Currents in Hispanic Literature (either SPA 210 or SPA 222 is the prerequisite)
SPA 224 Contemporary Hispanic Literature (either SPA 210 or SPA 222 is the prerequisite)
SPA 226 Hispanic Civilization (either SPA 210 or SPA 221 or SPA 222 or SPA 226 or SPA 228 is the prerequisite)
SPA 228 Spanish Civilization and Culture (either SPA 210 or SPA 221 or SPA 222 or SPA 224 or SPA 226 is the prerequisite)
SPA 231 Spanish Conversation and Composition I (SPA 222 is the prerequisite)
SPA 232 Spanish Conversation and Composition II

Theatre
THE 105 Introduction to Theatre
THE 123 Theatre History
THE 124 Contemporary Theatre