Le Moyne College Catalog
Departments, Programs and Course Descriptions
Core Curriculum In The Humanities
All students are required to complete an integrated 12-course humanities core sequence. The requirements are arranged in progressive order, with the earlier courses providing the background and foundation for later offerings. Therefore, they must be taken in sequence and normally in the year designated.
The freshman courses (12 semester hours) are coordinated around the theme Foundations of Western Culture and are designed to ensure that students have the basic communicative skills, intellectual foundation and historical background needed to pursue their future studies. Students are introduced to the major concepts and developments of Western civilization, including issues concerning the roles of women and minorities within that civilization.
ENG 100 College Writing (3)
PHL 101 Philosophical Foundations of Western Thought (3)
HST 101 Western Civilization to the French Revolution (3)
HST 102 Western Civilization from the French Revolution to the Present (3)
or
HST 103 World Civilization I (3)
HST 104 World Civilization II (3)
The sophomore courses (9 semester hours) are coordinated and integrated around the theme Perspectives on the Human Situation with ideas and perceptions drawn from both Western and non-Western cultures.
ENG 200 Perspectives in Literature (3)
PHL 201 Philosophical Perspectives on the Human Situation (3)
REL 200 Religious Perspectives on the Human Situation (3)
The junior courses (9 semester hours) allow students to concentrate more directly on certain subjects and study them in greater detail.
ENG 300 Plays of Shakespeare (3)
PHL 301-303 Ethics (3)
REL 300-399 Religious Dimensions of Reality (3)
The senior courses (6 semester hours) provide students with a selection of offerings designed to help them integrate their education experience and improve their ability to express their ideas.
ENG 400-419 Seminars in Literature, Media and Rhetoric (3)
or
HST 400-419 Seminars in History (3)
PHL 400-419 Seminars in Philosophy (3)
or
REL 400-419 Seminars in Religious Studies (3)
Other Core Requirements:
Natural Science-The study of the natural sciences helps students develop an appreciation of the scientific method, a better understanding of the environment and an awareness of the contributions of natural science to the modern world. Students must complete at least three semester hours in the natural sciences (biology, chemistry, physics).
Social Science-The study of the social sciences helps provide a deeper understanding of human behavior and an awareness of the social, economic, political and psychological forces that help shape human affairs. Students must complete at least three semester hours in the social sciences (economics, education, political science, psychology, sociology/anthropology).