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Humanities (HMN)

HMN SCE  Senior Capstone Experience  2 Credits  
The Humanities Senior Capstone Experience is anintensive research project (thesis) on a topic ofthe student's choice. It must draw on and includeresearch from at least two disciplines in theHumanities and it is advised by at least twoprofessors from these fields. Students areresponsible for finding SCE advisors from amonghumanities faculty. Students are enrolled for fourSCE credits usually in the spring of their senioryear, but the SCE is a year-long project thatshould be started at the end of the junior year.The Capstone receives a mark of Pass, Fail, orHonors.
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'snormal course offerings, chosen based on currentstudent interest and faculty expertise.
Term(s) Offered: All Terms, All Years
HMN 294  Special Topics  4 Credits  
Topics not regularly offered in a department'snormal course offerings, chosen based on currentstudent interest and faculty expertise.
Term(s) Offered: All Terms, All Years
HMN 390  Humanities Internship  4 Credits  
A learning contract is developed prior toenrollment in an internship. Evaluation of studentperformance is completed by the faculty mentorbased on the fulfillment of the contract terms andwritten evaluation by the internship sitesupervisor. Students must work at least 45 hoursfor each internship credit and be enrolled in thecourse prior to beginning work. Graded A-F orPass/Fail.
Term(s) Offered: All Terms, All Years
HMN 394  Special Topics  4 Credits  
Topics not regularly offered in a department'snormal course offerings, chosen based on currentstudent interest and faculty expertise.
Term(s) Offered: All Terms, All Years
HMN 395  On-Campus Research  4 Credits  
An agreement between a sponsoring faculty memberand a student researching a topic of interest thatis relevant to a student's major or minor.Research is conducted on campus. Students must beenrolled before the research can begin. GradedA-F or Pass/Fail. 45 hours are required percredit.
Term(s) Offered: All Terms, All Years
HMN 396  Off-Campus Studies  4 Credits  
An agreement between a sponsoring faculty memberand a student researching a topic of interest thatis relevant to a student's major or minor.Research is conducted off-campus. Students must beenrolled before the research can begin. Graded A-For 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 astudent letting the student study a topic ofinterest not offered at WC. 45 hours are requiredper credit.
Term(s) Offered: All Terms, All Years
HMN 490  Humanities Internship  4 Credits  
A learning contract is developed prior toenrollment in an internship. Evaluation of studentperformance is completed by the faculty mentorbased on fulfillment of the contract terms andwritten evaluation by the internship sitesupervisor. 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'snormal course offerings, chosen based on currentstudent interest and faculty expertise.
Term(s) Offered: All Terms, All Years
HMN 495  On-Campus Studies  4 Credits  
An agreement between a sponsoring faculty memberand a student researching a topic of interest thatis relevant to a student's major or minor.Research is conducted on campus. Students must beenrolled before the research can begin. GradedA-F or Pass/Fail. 45 hours are required percredit.
Term(s) Offered: All Terms, All Years
HMN 496  Off-Campus Research  4 Credits  
An agreement between a sponsoring faculty memberand a student researching a topic of interest thatis relevant to a student's major or minor.Research is conducted off-campus. Students must beenrolled before the research can begin. Graded A-For 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 memberand a student allowing the student to study atopic of interest that is presently not offered atWAC. 45 hours are required per credit.
Term(s) Offered: All Terms, All Years