HM 497.  INSTITUTE OF HUMANITIES WORKSHOP 1-3 cr.  Study and examination of selected topics in the Humanities.  Workshop credit at the 400-level is not applicable toward a graduate degree.

HM 501. THE CLASSICAL ETHOS: MEDIEVAL ERA TO 1500  3 cr.  Principles of humanities research and criticism.  The city, realm or state as Ethos (ethical entity) from ancient Greeks and Romans and later thinkers as Augustine, Aquinas, Dante with focus on selective clashes by competing forces to build the ideal state of cultural and ethical values and virtues.

HM 502. THE HUMANITIES AND MODERNITY  3 cr.  The study of selected thinkers from the late Renaissance through the twentieth century; the rise of new cultural ideals as both refining and challenging traditional humanities learning; the threats of growing State powers and often uncompromising ideologies with new definitions of human cultural identity and dignity.

HM 597. SPECIAL TOPICS  1‑3 cr.  Examination of specific problems in the humanities for study by individuals or selected small groups. Permission required.

HM 598. THE INTEGRATION OF THE HUMANITIES  3 cr.  Demonstration of interrelationships of course work and individualized themes. A major research essay will be written.

HM 599. MASTER’S THESIS  6 cr. upon approval.