Humanities (HUM)

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HUM 100 INTRODUCTION TO HUMANITIES
(3-0) 3 credits. This interdisciplinary course introduces students to humanistic knowledge, inquiry, and values by focusing on connections among humanities disciplines (such as art, languages, literature, music, philosophy, and religion).

HUM 200 CONNECTIONS: HUMANITIES AND TECHNOLOGY
(3-0) 3 credits. A thematic approach to human values stressing the relationship between technology and the humanities; traces the development and social impact of our major technologies.

HUM 291 INDEPENDENT STUDY
1 to 4 credits. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Includes directed study, problems, readings, directed readings, special problems and special projects. Students complete individualized plans of study which include significant one-on-one student-teacher involvement. The faculty member and students negotiate the details of the study plans. Enrollments are usually 10 or fewer students. Meeting depending upon the requirements of the topic.

HUM 292 TOPICS
1 to 3 credits. Includes current topics, advanced topics and special topics. A course devoted to a particular issue in a specified field. Course content is not wholly included in the regular curriculum. Guest artists or experts may serve as instructors. Enrollments are usually 10 or fewer students with significant one-on-one student/teacher involvement. A maximum of six (6) credits of special topics will be allowed for degree credit.

HUM 300 MATERIALS AND CIVILIZATION
(3-0) 3 credits. Prerequisite: Junior or senior standing. Details the development of civilization with the advancement of new materials, including the role of metals and advanced materials in the larger cultural context.

HUM 350 AMERICAN SOCIAL HISTORY
(3-0) 3 credits. Prerequisite: Junior or senior standing. A study of the lives, customs, and beliefs of ordinary Americans, using fiction and nonfiction from various periods.

HUM 375 COMPUTERS IN SOCIETY
(3-0) 3 credits. Prerequisite: Junior or senior standing. Examines the social impact of computers with emphasis on the development of the computer establishment, the cultural blueprint being shaped for the future, and the question of values and social responsibility in personal, business, and governmental sectors.

HUM 410 CONTEMPORARY IDEAS
(3-0) 3 credits. Prerequisite: Junior or senior standing. Interdisciplinary study of contemporary human values related to culture and society.

HUM 491 INDEPENDENT STUDY
1 to 4 credits. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Includes directed study, problems, readings, directed readings, special problems and special projects. Students complete individualized plans of study which include significant one-on-one student-teacher involvement. The faculty member and students negotiate the details of the study plans. Enrollments are usually 10 or fewer students. Meeting depending upon the requirements of the topic.

HUM 492 TOPICS
1 to 3 credits. Includes current topics, advanced topics and special topics. A course devoted to a particular issue in a specified field. Course content is not wholly included in the regular curriculum. Guest artists or experts may serve as instructors. Enrollments are usually 10 or fewer students with significant one-on-one student/teacher involvement. A maximum of six (6) credits of special topics will be allowed for degree credit.

Contact: South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
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