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Fine Arts/Humanities

All students in the McCombs School of Business must complete 6 hours of fine arts and/or humanities.  This requirement must be fulfilled by courses in the following areas:

Archaeology
Architecture
Art
(Art History, Studio Art, Visual Art Studies)
Classics (Latin, Greek, Classical Civilization)
Fine Arts
Humanities
Music
(Music, Ensemble, Instruments)
Philosophy (except for logic or argumentation courses)
Theatre & Dance

Please note:  Freshman Seminar 301 courses MAY NOT be used for this requirement.


Listed below are some of the courses in these areas that have no prerequisites.  For a more complete listing, check the Course Schedule in each area.

Archaeology (ARY)

  • 301 Prehistoric Archaeology (same as ANT 304)

Art History (ARH)

  • 301 Introduction to Visual Arts
  • 302 Survey of Ancient through Medieval Art
  • 303 Survey of Renaissance through Modern Art

Classical Civilization (CC)

  • 301 Introduction to Ancient Greece
  • 302 Introduction to Ancient Rome
  • 303 Classical Mythology
  • 305 Roman Civilization: Private Life
  • 306 The Latin and Greek Element in English
  • 306M Medical and Scientific Terminology

Greek (GK)

  • 506 First Year Greek I
  • 507 First Year Greek II

Humanities (HMN)

  • 350 Topics in the Humanities (may be repeated for credit when topics vary)

Latin (LAT)

  • 506 First Year Latin I
  • 506Q Accelerated First Year Latin
  • 309K Conference Course (need instructor consent)

Music (MUS)

  • 302L Introduction to Western Music
  • 303M Introduction to Traditional Music in World Cultures
  • 606A & B Elements of Music (music theory)
  • 307 Topics in Popular Music
  • 313 Fundamentals of Music (guitar or piano)

Philosophy (PHL)

  • 302 World Philosophy
  • 303 Human Nature
  • 303M Mind and Body
  • 304 Contemporary Moral Problems
  • 305 Introduction to Philosophy of Religion
  • 318 Introduction to Ethics
  • 318K Introduction to Political Philosophy
  • 325L Business, Ethics & Public Policy (upper-division)

Note: Logic and Argumentation courses may not be used.

Theatre and Dance (TD)

  • 301 Introduction to Theatre
  • 302T Nonmajor Ballet
  • 302T Nonmajor Modern Dance
  • 303 Fundamentals of Acting
  • 303C Training the Speaking Voice
  • 315 Playwriting
  • 317C History of Theatre through 18th Century
  • 317D History of Theatre since 18th Century
  • 317M Dance History

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