Humanities Requirements
Required Credits: 15
All Iona University students are required to take one (1) 3-credit course each in Fine and Performing Arts, Literature, History, Philosophy and Religious Studies.
Courses marked with "(DCCG)" can be used to fulfill your Diversity, Cross-Cultural and Global Perspectives requirement.
Courses marked with "(WI)" and "(OI)" can be used to fulfill your Written and Oral Intensives requirement.
Choose one (1) course.
| Course Number | Course Name |
|---|---|
| FPA 200 | Art Appreciation |
| FPA 201 | Introduction to the Theatre, Theatre Elements |
| FPA 202 | Music Appreciation (DCCG-Global Perspective) |
| FPA 203 | Drawing and Painting I |
| FPA 205 | Introduction to the Theatre, Theatre Foundations |
| FPA 207 | Shakespeare in Performance |
| FPA 209 | Women in Music (DCCG-Human Diversity) |
| FPA 211 | Introduction to Sculpture |
| FPA 212 | Art History: The Prehistoric Era to the Middle Ages (DCCG-Global Perspective) |
| FPA 213 | Art History: Renaissance to Modern Art |
| FPA 214 | Theatre for Social Justice (DCCG-Global Perspective) |
| FPA 220 | Dance Appreciation |
| FPA 225 | Theatre History: Ancient Greek Theatre to the Renaissance (DCCG-Global Perspective) |
| FPA 226 | Theatre History: The Renaissance to the Modern Theatre (DCCG-Global Perspective) |
| FPA 229 | Introduction to Classical Acting |
| FPA 230 | Introduction to Acting |
| FPA 233 | Music of the Enlightenment and Age of Revolutions |
| FPA 235 | Music in Film and Video |
| FPA 236 | History of Popular Music in America (WI; DCCG-Human Diversity) |
| FPA 237 | Music in World Cultures (DCCG-Global Perspective) |
| FPA 238 | Music History: Medieval through Baroque |
| FPA 239 | Music History: Classical to Modern |
| FPA 240 | Introduction to World Dance Forms (DCCG-Global Perspective) |
| FPA 244 | Introduction to Ballet |
| FPA 245 | Introduction to Choreography |
| FPA 246 | Digital Photography and Imaging Manipulation |
| FPA 250 | Modern Dance I |
| FPA 254 | Opera and Society |
| FPA 255 | Jazz: Music, Race, Politics, and American Culture (DCCG-Human Diversity; cross-listed with BST 255) |
| FPA 256 | Musical History and Culture of New York |
| FPA 258 | Music and Politics |
| FPA 260 | Jazz Dance: From Roots to Hip Hop and Beyond (DCCG-Human Diversity) |
| FPA 275 | Women in Dance |
Please add the note Courses marked with "(DCCG)" can be used to fulfill your Diversity, Cross-Cultural and Global Perspectives requirement.
Choose one (1) course.
| Course Number | Course Name |
|---|---|
| ENG 212 | Self and Society |
| ENG 213 | Transformations |
| ENG 214 | New Worlds |
| ITA 350 | Italian Immigrant Literature (DCCG-Global Perspective) Note: this course is conducted in Italian. |
| SPA 302 | Introduction to Hispanic Literature and Literary Analysis Note: this course is conducted in Spanish. |
Courses marked with "(DCCG)" can be used to fulfill your Diversity, Cross-Cultural and Global Perspectives requirement.
Choose one (1) course.
| Course Number | Course Name |
|---|---|
| HST 101 | The Evolution of Western Civilization |
| HST 120 | Timeless Issues in History |
| HST 125 | Tradition and Modernity: The Challenge of the Non-Western World |
| HST 209 | America's Recent Past (DCCG-Human Diversity) |
| HST 215 | Medieval Europe |
| HST 216 | The History of Violence (DCCG-Human Diversity) |
| HST 218 | Conflict in Twentieth-Century Europe (DCCG-Human Diversity) |
| HST 221 | The Modern Middle East: From the Rise of Nation States to ISIS (DCCG-Global Perspective) |
| HST 222 | History of East Asia (DCCG-Global Perspective) |
| HST 223 | History of South Asia (DCCG-Global Perspective) |
| HST 224 | The Emergence of Modern Latin America (DCCG-Global Perspective) |
| HST 225 | Africa in the Modern World (HST and DCCG-Global Perspective) |
| HST 240 | A Semester at the Museum: History and Heritage Institutions from 1850 to the Present (HST and DCCG-Global Perspective) |
| HST 250 | The Age of Iona: Celtic Monasticism from its Golden Age through the Viking Age (HST and DCCG-Global Perspective) |
| HST 304 | From Hamilton to Mickey Mouse: IP and Politics of Innovation in American History (DCCG-Human Diversity) |
| HST 310 | American Colonial History (DCCG-Human Diversity) |
| HST 311 | The American West (DCCG-Human Diversity) |
| HST 315 | Civil War and Reconstruction (DCCG-Human Diversity) |
| HST 316 | The Age of Revolution and Historical Memory (DCCG-Human Diversity) |
| HST 317 | Advanced Topics in the History of Violence |
| HST 330 | The Art of Storytelling: Digital and Oral Tools |
| HST 335 | The Development of American Foreign Relations (DCCG-Global Perspective) |
| HST 336 | American Foreign Relations in the Modern Age (DCCG-Global Perspective) |
| HST 337 | The Immigrant Experience (DCCG-Human Diversity) |
| HST 338 | The Vietnam Wars 1939-1998 |
| HST 351 | Europe, 1648-1799: The Age of Reason and Revolutions (DCCG-Human Diversity) |
| HST 374 | Revolution in the Modern World (DCCG-Global Perspective) |
| HST 391 | China: From Confucianism to Communism (DCCG-Global Perspective) |
| HST 392 | Japan: From Ancient Myth to Constitutional Monarchy (DCCG-Global Perspective) |
| HST 393 | A History of India (DCCG-Global Perspective) |
| HST 410 | Seminar in History |
Choose one (1) course.
| Course Number | Course Name |
|---|---|
| PHL 210 | Action & Character: An Introduction to Moral Philosophy |
| PHL 215 | Matters of Life and Death |
| PHL 216 | Freedom and Morality |
| PHL 217 | Morality and Skepticism |
| PHL 218 | Markets and Morals |
| PHL 219 | Ethics and Entrepreneurial Leadership |
| PHL 221 | Nursing Ethics |
Courses marked with "(DCCG)" can be used to fulfill your Diversity, Cross-Cultural and Global Perspectives requirement.
Courses marked with "(WI)" and "(OI)" can be used to fulfill your Written and Oral Intensives requirement.
Choose one (1) course.
| Course Number | Course Name |
|---|---|
| RST 204 | Christian Scriptures |
| RST 205 | Buddhist Wisdom (DCCG-Human Diversity) |
| RST 206 | Spirituality |
| RST 207 | Vatican II and Catholic Reform (OI) |
| RST 208 | Ethics and Morality |
| RST 209 | Peace and Social Justice (core course through 2018-19 catalog year) |
| RST 213 | Religion and the Natural World |
| RST 215 | Islam: History, Belief, Practice (DCCG-Global Perspective) |
| RST 220 | The Religious Imagination (core course through 2018-19 catalog year) |
| RST 310 | The Religious Traditions of China (DCCG-Human Diversity) |
| RST 317 | American Religious Experience |
| RST 318 | Violence, Peace, and Social Justice (not open to those who took RST 209) (OI) |
| RST 324 | Christian Sexual Ethics (WI; DCCG-Human Diversity) |
| RST 326 | Theology of Christian Service (DCCG-Human Diversity) |
| RST 327 | The Holocaust and the Churches (DCCG-Human Diversity) |
| RST 328 | The Religious Imagination (not open to those who took RST 220) |
| RST 330 | Women, Gender, and Religion (DCCG-Human Diversity) |
| RST 332 | Spirituality, Advocacy, and Activism (WI) |
| RST 335 | Liberation Theologies in the Catholic Tradition and Beyond (DCCG-Global Perspective & OI) |
| RST 338 | The Gospels |
| RST 341 | Story of the Universe |
| RST 343 | Sufism: Traditions of Islamic Mysticism (WI; DCCG-Human Diversity) |
| RST 345 | Note to Self: Sacred Music & Poetry (OI; DCCG-Human Diversity) |
| RST 370 | Creative Peacemaking (WI; DCCG-Human Diversity) |
| RST 375 | Wisdom Literature |
| RST 401 | Jesus Around the World |
| RST 404 | Catholic Creation Theology (WI) |
| RST 406 | Biomedical Ethics and the Christian Tradition (WI) |
| RST 412 | Environmental Ethics and Religion (OI) |
