Interdisciplinary Studies, Humanities Concentration, B.A.

Curriculum Requirements

The Bachelors of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies offers an alternative program of study for students whose objectives are not met by the university’s current majors.  The degree is especially attractive to students who are interested in designing individual programs that suit their educational and career goals or for students who wish to study a particular concentration through an interdisciplinary selection of courses. 

1. 120 Credit Hours:

Achieve a minimum grade point average of 2.0 overall with no grade lower than a “C” in any degree core or concentration course.  The last 30 hours must be completed at NCCU.

2. General Education Requirement:

Complete General Education Curriculum  required by the university.

3. Departmental/Program Requirements:

4. Concentration Requirements

Must complete a total of 30 semester hours in the Humanities Concentration with no more than 6 semester hours at each of 1000 or 2000 levels.  Must include 3-hour capstone course at the 4000 level

Humanities Concentration List of Courses

1000 Level Options : No more than 6 hours from the following list courses

ART 3200 African-American Art History  

HIST 1540 The Black Experience Since 1865  

ENG 1700 Religion and Literature  

ENG 1300 World Literature I  (Prerequisite—ENG 1210 )

ENG 1400 World Literature II  (Prerequisite—ENG 1210 )

MUSL 1000 Survey of Music  

PHIL 1000 Introduction to Philosophy  

2000 Level Options: No more than 6 hours from the following list of courses

HIST 2081 Problems in the History of Women Since 1750  

HIST 2620 Latin American History: The National Period  

ENG 2410 Sacred Texts and Traditions of South Asia  

ENG 2320 British Literature II  (Prerequisite—ENG 1500 )

ENG 2105 Introduction to Technical Writing   (WI)

FREN 2300 Introduction to Francophone Literature  (Prerequisite—FREN 2200 )

SPAN 2300 Introduction to Hispanic Literature  (Prerequisite —SPAN 2200 )

GERM 2104 Introduction to German Civilization  

ENG 2340 Contemporary African American Literature  (Prerequisite— ENG 1110 )

3000 Level Options

ART 3010 Renaissance Art  

ART 3020 Modern Art  

MSCM 3450 History of Mass Communication  (Prerequisite —ENG 1210 )

MSCM 3460 International Communication  (Prerequisite —ENG 1210 )

MUSL 3420 History of Music II 

HIST 3910 South Asia Under British Imperial Rule, 1750-1885  

ENG 3430 Social Inequality in South Asia through Literature and Film 

ENG 3505 Women and Literature  (Prerequisite-ENG 1500 )

ENG 3420 African American Literature II  (Prerequisite—ENG 1500 )

SPAN 3300 Introduction to African-Hispanic Literature  (Prerequisite—SPAN 2200 )

HIST 3010 Problems in European History  

HIST 3020 Problems in American History  

HIST 3040 Topics in African History  

HIST 3510 African American History to 1865  

HIST 3520 African American History Since 1865  

HIST 3522 The Black Female Body in American Culture  

HIST 3523 Black Feminist and Feminist Thought  

HIST 3524 Black Women and Activism  

4000 Level Options

ARTF 4010 Introduction to Museum Studies  

DRAM 4140 Afro-American Drama  

HIST 4170 The New Europeans: Race and Ethnic Minorities in Contemporary Europe  

HIST 4310 History of North Carolina  

ENG 4200 Modern African Literature  (Prerequisite-ENG 1500 )

ENG 4120 The Twentieth-Century Novel  

ENG 4700 Twentieth-Century British Literature  

ENG 4210 Fiction, Film and South Asia’s Past 

MSCM 4610 Communication Law and Ethics  MUSL 4600 Seminar in Contemporary Music  

PHIL 4220 Philosophy and Reality  

GERM 4230 Special Topics  

Capstone Options in the Humanities:  Select one course (3 hours) from the following list of capstone courses:

HIST 4010 Seminar in European History  

HIST 4020 Seminar in American History  

HIST 4040 Seminar in African History  

HIST 4050 Seminar in African American History  

HIST 4510 Modern African American History Since 1900  

HIST 4630 The African Presence in Latin America  

HIST 4070 Seminar in the African Diaspora  

MUSL 4600 Seminar in Contemporary Music  

SPAN 4800 Senior Seminar in Hispanic Studies  

5. Additional Requirements

General Electives:  Students must also complete 25 hours of general electives selected from the courses listed above (that are not used to meet concentration or core requirements) or as approved by their advisor.

Program Notes:

Four- Year Curriculum Plan

Four-Year Curriculum Plan in Interdisciplinary Studies

Freshman Year

Fall Semester

*  ENG 1110  -  English Composition I ( 3 )  

*  MATH 1080  -  Mathematics for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ( 3 )  

*  UNIV 1100  -  First Year Seminar ( 2 )  

*  PEDU 1541  -  Fitness ( 2 )  

* Foreign Language II (3)

& Elective (3)

Semester Hours: 15

Spring Semester

*  ENG 1210  -  English Composition II ( 3 )  

*  HIST 1320  -  World Societies ( 3 )  

* HEDU 1531  -  Health ( 2 )  

* GEC Science Requirement I (3)

& Elective (3)

& Elective (2)

Semester Hours: 16

Sophomore Year

Fall Semester

*  HUM 2410  -  Arts & Humanities I ( 3 )   or HUM 2420  -  Arts & Humanities II ( 3 )   

* GEC Science Requirement II (3)

*  MSCM 1250  -  Elements of Speech Communication ( 3 )  

^ INDS 2000  -  Introduction to Interdisciplinary Studies ( 3 )  

• GEC Social Science Requirement II (3)

Semester Hours: 15

Spring Semester

*  PHIL 1000  -  Introduction to Philosophy ( 3 )  

^ INDS Core (3)

^ INDS Core (3)

^ INDS Core (3)

^ INDS Core (3)

& Elective (2)

Semester Hours: 17

Junior Year

Fall Semester

^ INDS Core (3)

^ INDS Core (3)

^ INDS Core (3)

+ Concentration (3)

+ 3000/4000 Required Elective/Concentration (3)

Semester Hours: 15

Spring Semester

+ Concentration (3)

+ Concentration (3)

+ Concentration (3)

^ INDS Core (3)

+ 3000/4000 Required Elective/Concentration (3)

Semester Hours: 15

Senior Year

Fall Semester

+ Concentration (3)

+ Concentration (3)

+ 4000 Capstone Course:  Concentration (3)

+ 3000/4000 Required Elective/Concentration (3)

& Elective (3)

Semester Hours: 15

Spring Semester

^ INDS 4000-Senior Seminar (3)

& Elective (3)

& Elective (3)

& Elective (3)

& Elective (3)

Semester Hours: 15

Total Minimum Credit Hours: 120

* GEC General Education Curriculum - 39 Credit Hours

^ INDS Core Curriculum - 30 Credit Hours

+ INDS Concentration - 30 Credit Hours

& General Electives - 22 Credit Hours