Gateway Courses in the Humanities

Are you interested in studying the humanities and arts, but don't know where to begin? Gateway Courses introduce you to the fundamental issues and questions in each discipline, offering an ideal entry point to further study in the department.

Check back here every quarter to learn about Gateway Courses in ALL humanities disciplines.

Introductory Humanities Courses

Title Instructor(s) Quarter Day, Time, Location
AMSTUD 107
Introduction to Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (CSRE 108, FEMGEN 101, TAPS 108)
Cerankowski, K., Hanlon, P. 2015-2016 Autumn
Tuesday Thursday
11:30am - 1:20pm
Lathrop 299
ARTHIST 1B
Introduction to the Visual Arts: History of Western Art from the Renaissance to the Present
Krueger, H. 2015-2016 Autumn
Monday
2:30pm - 3:20pm
CHINGEN 91
Introduction to China
Rao, X. 2015-2016 Autumn
Friday
1:30pm - 2:50pm
COMPLIT 101
What Comparative Literature Is
Key, A. 2015-2016 Autumn
Monday Wednesday
10:30am - 11:50am
420-050
ENGLISH 12A
Introduction to English III: Introduction to African American Literature (AFRICAAM 43, AMSTUD 12A)
Liu, Y. 2015-2016 Autumn
Thursday
3:30pm - 4:20pm
260-002
FILMSTUD 4
Introduction to Film Study
Cohen, D. 2015-2016 Autumn
Friday
12:30pm - 1:20pm
300-303
HISTORY 1A
Global History: The Ancient World (CLASSICS 76)
Kang, S. 2015-2016 Autumn
LINGUIST 1
Introduction to Linguistics
Sumner, M. 2015-2016 Autumn
Monday Wednesday Friday
9:30am - 10:20am
200-034
PHIL 171
Justice (ETHICSOC 171, IPS 208, PHIL 271, POLISCI 103, POLISCI 136S, POLISCI 336S, PUBLPOL 103C, PUBLPOL 307)
Reich, R. 2015-2016 Autumn
Tuesday Thursday
12:00pm - 1:20pm
Lathrop 282
RELIGST 50
Exploring Buddhism
McNicholl, A. 2015-2016 Autumn
Thursday
9:30am - 10:20am
70-72A1