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Humanities (HMN)

HMN SCE  Senior Capstone Experience  2 Credits  
The Humanities Senior Capstone Experience is an intensive research project (thesis) on a topic of the student's choice. It must draw on and include research from at least two disciplines in the Humanities and it is advised by at least two professors from these fields. Students are responsible for finding SCE advisors from among humanities faculty. Students are enrolled for four SCE credits usually in the spring of their senior year, but the SCE is a year-long project that should be started at the end of the junior year. The Capstone receives a mark of Pass, Fail, or Honors.
Term(s) Offered: All Terms, All Years
HMN 100  General Humanities  4 Credits  
USED FOR TRANSFER WORK
Term(s) Offered: Other, Non Conforming
HMN 194  Special Topics  4 Credits  
Topics not regularly offered in a department's normal course offerings, chosen based on current student interest and faculty expertise.
Term(s) Offered: All Terms, All Years
HMN 294  Special Topics  4 Credits  
Topics not regularly offered in a department's normal course offerings, chosen based on current student interest and faculty expertise.
Term(s) Offered: All Terms, All Years
HMN 390  Humanities Internship  4 Credits  
A learning contract is developed prior to enrollment in an internship. Evaluation of student performance is completed by the faculty mentor based on the fulfillment of the contract terms and written evaluation by the internship site supervisor. Students must work at least 45 hours for each internship credit and be enrolled in the course prior to beginning work. Graded A-F or Pass/Fail.
Term(s) Offered: All Terms, All Years
HMN 394  Special Topics  4 Credits  
Topics not regularly offered in a department's normal course offerings, chosen based on current student interest and faculty expertise.
Term(s) Offered: All Terms, All Years
HMN 395  On-Campus Research  4 Credits  
An agreement between a sponsoring faculty member and a student researching a topic of interest that is relevant to a student's major or minor. Research is conducted on campus. Students must be enrolled before the research can begin. Graded A-F or Pass/Fail. 45 hours are required per credit.
Term(s) Offered: All Terms, All Years
HMN 396  Off-Campus Studies  4 Credits  
An agreement between a sponsoring faculty member and a student researching a topic of interest that is relevant to a student's major or minor. Research is conducted off-campus. Students must be enrolled before the research can begin. Graded A-F or Pass/Fail. 45 hours are required per credit.
Term(s) Offered: All Terms, All Years
HMN 397  Independent Studies  4 Credits  
An agreement between a sponsoring faculty and a student letting the student study a topic of interest not offered at WC. 45 hours are required per credit.
Term(s) Offered: All Terms, All Years
HMN 490  Humanities Internship  4 Credits  
A learning contract is developed prior to enrollment in an internship. Evaluation of student performance is completed by the faculty mentor based on fulfillment of the contract terms and written evaluation by the internship site supervisor. 45 hours are required per credit.
Term(s) Offered: All Terms, All Years
HMN 494  Special Topics  4 Credits  
Topics not regularly offered in a department's normal course offerings, chosen based on current student interest and faculty expertise.
Term(s) Offered: All Terms, All Years
HMN 495  On-Campus Studies  4 Credits  
An agreement between a sponsoring faculty member and a student researching a topic of interest that is relevant to a student's major or minor. Research is conducted on campus. Students must be enrolled before the research can begin. Graded A-F or Pass/Fail. 45 hours are required per credit.
Term(s) Offered: All Terms, All Years
HMN 496  Off-Campus Research  4 Credits  
An agreement between a sponsoring faculty member and a student researching a topic of interest that is relevant to a student's major or minor. Research is conducted off-campus. Students must be enrolled before the research can begin. Graded A-F or Pass/Fail. 45 hours are required per credit.
Term(s) Offered: All Terms, All Years
HMN 497  Independent Study  4 Credits  
An agreement between a sponsoring faculty member and a student allowing the student to study a topic of interest that is presently not offered at WAC. 45 hours are required per credit.
Term(s) Offered: All Terms, All Years