Courses
HUM 101 Orientation (1 cr.)
An orientation to Waldorf College. This course is required of all new freshmen. Students are introduced to the College academic policies and resources, and they will explore some of the changes and issues normally experienced by new college students.
HUM 111 Ways of Knowing (3 cr.)
An interdisciplinary course required by all freshmen that begins instruction in critical reading, writing, speaking and thinking within the context of disciplines. Through reading and writing assignments, and daily class discussion, students are introduced to different academic disciplines as "ways of knowing" the world around them. Topics of discussion are diverse, but they allow students to make direct comparisons among the disciplines, and to discover similarities shared by sometimes divergent fields of study. Students are asked to answer open-ended questions, not with the intent that they find the "right answer," but to learn how to read, write, speak and think critically.
HUM 120 Artistic Expression (3 cr.)
This course examines the functions and form of the fine and performing arts. Included in this course are requirements to attend gallery exhibits, concert events, and theatre productions.
ART 315 Expressionism (3 cr.)
The focus of this course will be the paintings and philosophies of the German Expressionists. The roots of expressionism as well as contemporary artists and movements in art will be studied.
ART 320 Impressionism (3 cr.)
Impressionism’s roots in Realism, Romanticism and Classicism; form and content, and significant artists such as Claude Monet, Auguste Renoir, Camille Pissarro, Edgar Degas, Mary Cassatt, and Berthe Morisot will be studied..
ENG 315 Research and Writing in the Humanities (3 cr.)
An advanced composition course in the conventions of academic writing in the humanities. Library, on-line, and field research. Several short papers will be assigned, as well as a long (10-15 pp) documented essay in the student’s area of concentration. (Prerequisite: ENG 101/102 or 106/107) (Required of all Humanities Majors)
ENG 320 Modernism (3 cr.)
Literature of the Modern Period, from the 1890’s to World War II, emphasizing, in addition to the literary works, the aesthetic, philosophical, and cultural contexts of the era. Students will read works by writers such as Joseph Conrad, Virginia Woolf, T.S. Eliot, James Joyce, and Samuel Beckett as well as selected cultural and critical texts. (Prerequisite: English 102 or 107)
ENG 325 Romanticism (3cr.)
British Romanticism, 1780-1830, its origins, literary forms, and notable writers such as William Blake, Hannah More, William Wordsworth, Felicia Dorthea Hemans, and John Keats; also includes the legacy of Romanticism in America. (Perequisite: ENG 102/107)
ENG 330 Victorian Literature (3 cr.)
British novels, poetry, short stories, and non-fiction from about 1830 to 1900, including works by such authors as Charles Dickens, George Eliot, Thomas Hardy, Alfred Tennyson, and the Brontes. (Prerequisite: ENG 102/107)
ENG 335 Money Class and American Realism (4 cr.)
This course will examine the influence of capitalism, industrialism, and urban growth on American culture and the notion of American Literary Realism. Through a combination of lecture, primary source reading, and discussion, Students will explore how texts from Horatio Alger to Upton Sinclair illustrate major themes and issues of the American experience and its complexities.
ENG 415 Special Topics in Literature and Language (3 cr.)
Topics vary and are determined by the instructor. The class will examine an individual author, literary genre, or historical time period.
HIS 315 Europe from 1300-1715 (3 cr.)
Renaissance and Reformation; the Church and Luther; Protestant Reformation and the Catholic Counter-Reformation; the Religious Wars and the emergence of France as the continental power.
HIS 320 Rome Republic and Empire 264 BC-476 AD (3 cr.)
This course covers Roman political, social, economic and religious history from the First Punic War to the fall of the Roman Empire.
HIS 330 Europe: Era of World War I (3 cr.)
This course covers the main political economic and military causes of the Great War 1914-1918. It begins the growing political and diplomatic tensions in Europe at the turn of the century brought on by the naval race and the rivalry of the Germans and Austrians against the Russians and Serbs in the Balkans and continues through the war to the Peace of Versailles.
HIS 347 Medieval Europe (3 cr.)
Junior level survey course of the main themes of political, social, religious and philosphical changes in Europe from 500-1500 AD.
HIS 417 American Civil War (3 cr.)
Traces the main political, social and military events in American history from the war with Mexico in 1846/7 through the crisis of the 1850’s culminating in the Civil War from 1861-65.
HIS 427 Medieval England (3 cr.)
Traces the major political, social and administrative changes from the Norman Conquest in 1066 to the Battle of Bosworth in 1485.
HUM 389 Experiential Learning
HUM 390-399 Directed Studies/Concentration
MUS 301 Music in Colonial America: The "Yankee Tune-Smiths" and the American Moravians (3 cr.)
This course is designed to bring to light a segment of American history which is largely ignored. The student will investigate much of the earliest music in the colonies, from the Bay Psalm Book through the American Revolution and the beginning of the 19th Century. The primary focus will be an in-depth study of both "The First New England School" of composers and the rich musical heritage of the American Moravian Church.
MST 310 Twentieth Century Music (3 cr.)
This course will examine the major musical forces that dramatically reshaped the style of 20th Century music as it emerged from the excesses of German Romanticism.
PHL 400 The Study of Human Nature (3 cr.)
A critical study of the principal issues, topics, conditions, and representative thinkers that have informed the philosophical discussion concerning the nature of the human person.
REL 301 The Heritage of Faith (3 cr.)
A study of the main figures and movements shaping the Christian tradition from its beginning to the present. Selected writings from that tradition—including The Confessions of St. Augustine, The Little Flowers of St. Francis, Three Treatises by M. Luther, The Cost of Discipleship, by Dietrich Bonhoeffer—
are studied to gain understanding of the ways in which that tradition has been expressed
REL 315 Early Church History (3 cr.)
This course covers the history of the early church from the ministry of Jesus Christ to the Council of Nicra in 325. It concentrates on the major figures, issues, and heresies of the early Christian movement.
REL 320 Age of the Reformation (3 cr.)
Renaissance and Reformation; the church and Luther.Protestant Reformation and the Catholic Counter-Reformation; the Religious wars and the emergence of France as the continent power.
THR 210/310 American Theatre (3 cr.)
An exploration of dramatic forms and styles, production practices and theatre performance in America from pre-colonial to today. Work in the course will include script analysis, historical reading and research, and performance/audience experience through live and/or video. (Prerequisite: THR 131 or ENG 102, 105, or 107)
THR 315 Classical Theatre (3 cr.)
An exploration of dramatic forms and styles, production practices and theatre performance in its respective society. Periods include Ancient Greek and Roman, traditional Asian, and may extend into Medieval-Renaissance European. Work in the course will include script analysis, historical reading and research, and performance/audience experience through live and/or video productions. (Prerequisite: THR 131 or ENG 102,105,or 107)
THR 320 Elizabethan & Restoration Theatre (3 cr.)
An exploration of dramatic forms and styles, production practices and theatre performance in Elizabethan, Jacobean and Restoration England. Work in the course will include script analysis, historical reading and research, and performance/audience experience through live and/or video productions. (Prerequisite: THR 131 or ENG 102, 105, or 107)
THR 325 European Theatre (3 cr.)
An exploration of dramatic forms and styles, production practices and theatre performance in its respective society. Periods include the 18th and 19th centuries, primarily in Italy, France, Spain, Germany, and Russian. Work in the course will include script analysis, historical reading and research, and performance/audience experience through live and/or video productions. (Prerequisite: THR 131 or ENG 102, 105, or 107)
THR 230/330 Twentieth Century Theatre (3 cr.)
An exploration of dramatic forms and styles, production practices and theatre performance in its respective society. Emphasis will be on the rise of realism and post-modernism in Europe and America. Work in the course will include script analysis, historical reading and research, and performance/audience experience through live and/or video productions. (Prerequisite: THR 131 or ENG 102, 105,or 107)
