Course Descriptions

Humanities and Social Sciences

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AREAS OF STUDY

• See Thematic Categories, below.

MAJORS

• Economics
• International Studies (second major only)

Certificates

• German Technical Translator

MINORS

• Anthropology
• Art
• Cognitive Science
• East Asian Studies
• Economics
• European Studies
• Geography
• German
• History
• Japanese
• Language and Literature
• Latin American Studies
• Music
• Political Science
• Philosophy and Religion
• Psychology
• Spanish
• Theatre and Drama

Professors Abas, Bremmer, Carlson, Carvill, Casey, Chapman, Christ, Christensen, Dyer, Garcia, Gardner, Grose, Hartner, Hartnett, Hirotani, House, Jensen, Jern, Kim, Kukral, Livingston, Martland, Michel, Minster, Smith Roads, Summers, Taylor, Watt, and Williams.

MISSION STATEMENT

To enable our students to become creative, sophisticated thinkers, active citizens, and effective leaders in the global community, the department contributes to a broad liberal education, introducing students to a wide array of disciplines and traditions in the humanities and social sciences. In doing so, it provides learning experiences that, in addition to their intrinsic value, enrich a scientific and technical education.

Educational Objectives

Within the context of a liberal education, the department fosters in its students the desire and the ability to:

1. think critically, forming cogent, informed opinions, defining and solving problems with an awareness that societal processes are complex and interactive;
2. communicate effectively to diverse audiences, including those from other cultures and communities;
3. succeed in a global context by understanding and adapting to diverse cultures, alternative points of view, and the challenges of globalization;
4. exhibit ethical and responsible leadership as individuals, citizens, and professionals, committed to lifelong learning and achievement.

Disciplines

The HUMANITIES study what it means to be human within a contemporary or historical context. These disciplines analyze the ideas and expressive artifacts of individuals or groups emphasizing qualitative rather than quantitative methods. The Humanities provide us with the broad frameworks within which enduring questions of existence, relationships, values, and aesthetics can be examined from multiple perspectives.

The SOCIAL SCIENCES study human interactions and the social institutions in which these occur. These disciplines tend to adopt scientific methods, emphasizing quantitative rather than qualitative approaches. The Social Sciences provide us with the broad frameworks within which to analyze the nature of social systems, processes, and outcomes.

The following disciplines are represented within the department:

Thematic Categories

The majority of courses offered by the department are distributed across three thematic categories. These are:

• Global Studies (GS prefix): Courses whose primary focus is on the examination of other societies, or on the interrelationships among multiple societies.
• Ideas and Arts (IA prefix): Courses whose primary focus is on theories and debates within disciplines, the development of ideas, or arts and aesthetics.
• Society and Values (SV prefix): Courses whose primary focus is on the dynamics, patterns, and values of human interaction and social institutions.

In addition, courses related to communication skills and foreign languages have their own designations:

• Rhetoric and Composition (required of all students, with the exception noted below) and Technical Communication are designated with an RH prefix. Rhetoric and Composition is RH 131 and Technical Communication is RH 330
• Foreign language courses are identified by prefixes which identify the language: GE for German, JP for Japanese, and SP for Spanish

Course Levels in the Humanities and Social Sciences

The courses in the Humanities and Social Sciences Department are intended to contribute to our students' broad liberal education. Given this, they frequently do not follow a sequence or require prerequisites. This does not mean, however, that there is no distinction between upper and lower level courses. In general lower level courses (100 and 200 level) tend to be broad surveys of particular subject areas within disciplines. Upper level courses (300 and 400 level) are often more focused in terms of subject matter and may go into greater depth of content.

Graduation Requirements

1. General

• All students must take a minimum of nine courses (36 credits) in Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS). These courses may be chosen from the HSS offerings, within the restrictions below. (A student taking an area minor in HSS must take a minimum of ten to eleven courses; see below.)

2. Rhetoric and Composition

• All students, with the exception noted below, are required to take RH 131, Rhetoric and Composition, on campus. Freshmen, unless exempted or taking a foreign language, are normally enrolled automatically in the course in either the Fall or Winter Quarter. Students who have taken a writing course at another college will be granted free elective transfer credit, but are not exempted from RH 131.
• EXEMPTION: An entering student (freshman or transfer) who meets both of the following requirements may be exempt from the RH 131 requirement. The student will not, however, be awarded credit for RH 131. Any HSS course may be substituted for RH 131 for exempted students.
  1. A combined score of 1500 or above on the Writing and Critical Reading sections of the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) or of 34 or above on the English section of the ACT exam.
  2. Has received grades of B or higher in all high school English courses.
• INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS:  

  International students for whom English is not their native language will be required to take an assessment test to gauge their reading, writing, speaking and listening proficiency in English and may be required to take one or more English as a Second Language (ESL) courses prior to taking RH131 Rhetoric and Composition.

3. Technical and Professional Communication

• Technical and Professional Communication is a requirement for most majors. Students are required to take RH 330 on campus. Students who have taken a technical writing course at another college will be granted free elective transfer credit, but are not exempted from RH 330.

4. Distribution Requirements

• All students will take two courses in each of the three thematic categories: Global Studies, Ideas and Arts, and Society and Values. The section of course descriptions lists courses currently available in each category. Students are also required to take one additional course in any category OR two additional courses in any category IF Technical Communication is not required of any of the student's majors. Technical communication may be taken as one of the additional courses if not required by the student's major(s).

5. Foreign Language

• Students who elect to take a foreign language should note the following special requirements.

  1. A minimum of two terms of the same language (or the equivalent thereof) must be completed in order to apply foreign language credits toward Humanities and Social Sciences requirements. If only SP111, JP111 or GE111 is completed, that course will not be allowed to satisfy an HSS requirement.  For transfer credit, a single foreign language course at 4 credit hours may be used to satisfy an HSS requirement if it is higher than the entry level course (xx111) in that language. Example: Transfer credit awarded for SP113 could be used to satisfy one HSS course requirement.

  2. HSS credit will not be awarded for a lower-level language course until the student takes and passes the following course in the language sequence with a grade of C or better.

  3. Students who take 2-3 courses in a foreign language sequence may allocate those language courses in any of the three thematic categories as they choose, but may have no more than one language course in any category. In other words, the student must still take at least one course in each thematic category in a discipline other than foreign language and must also take RH 131. If a fourth foreign language course is counted toward the general HSS requirements, it will count as the one additional course noted under the Distribution Requirements.
  4. Students who take twelve courses (four years) in a single language are exempted from RH 131 and from both courses in Global Studies.
  5. Students may not earn foreign language credit in their native languages.
  6. Note: Students planning to study abroad should be sure to have their program approved ahead of time by the head of the HSS Department and by the head of the Department in which they are majoring.

6. Minors

• Students may elect a minor in most of the HSS Department's disciplines. In addition, several interdisciplinary minors are available. (See below.)

7. Transfer Credit

• Of the 9 required Humanities and Social Science courses (36 credit hours), a student must fulfill at least 6 of them (24 credit hours) through completion of Rose-Hulman coursework. Accordingly, a student may not fulfill more than 3 of them (12 credit hours) through transfer, AP, or IB credits. Exceptions will generally be made for (1) transfer students who matriculate with credit previously earned while enrolled at another college or university in pursuit of a post-secondary degree or (2) students who participate in an approved study abroad program. Exceptions may also be made for students pursuing additional coursework beyond the requirements of their major, such as double-major programs, or unique professional opportunities. All exceptions are subject to review and approval by the Head of the Humanities and Social Sciences Department. There is no limit on the number of HSS courses that can be transferred to Rose-Hulman, only the number counted towards required HSS credits. This rule will come into effect as of August 2018.

8. Dual Credit Courses

• Credits accrued through dual credit courses taken while in high school and taught in high schools are generally not eligible for transfer to Rose-Hulman. Dual credit refers to courses taught to high school students for which the students receive both high school credit and college credit. Exceptions can be made by the relevant department head. In these cases, full documentation of the course will be required and a personal interview with the Department Head may be required. This rule will come into effect as of August 2018.

HELP WITH REQUIREMENTS

Students having questions concerning these requirements should consult their advisers or the head of the HSS Department. A check sheet summarizing HSS graduation requirements is available in the HSS Department Office.

Minor

A student may elect to take an Minor in Anthropology, East Asian Studies, Economics, European Studies, Geography, German, History, Japanese, Language and Literature, Latin American Studies Philosophy and Religion, Political Science, Psychology, Spanish or Theatre and Drama by concentrating 5 to 7 HSS courses in that area. NOTE: All Minors require taking one additional HSS course, for a minimum of 40 HSS credits (44 in the case of foreign languages). See the specific requirements listed under each Minor. Successful completion of the Minor is indicated on the student's grade transcript. A student interested in pursuing a Minor should consult with the appropriate Minor Adviser, listed below, for aid in planning a course schedule. No courses counted toward fulfilling the requirements for one minor may be counted in fulfilling the requirements of another minor.

HSS MAJORS

International Studies Major (IS) (second major only)

In the 21st century, technical work occurs increasingly in an international and multi-lingual arena. The International Studies major provides Rose-Hulman students with the opportunity to complement their primary major with a second major that prepares them for an interdependent, multicultural, and transnational world. Courses in the major focus on economic, cultural, and social processes that take place among nations and world regions. Topics may include globalization, post-colonialism, communication, migration, and environmental change.

The IS major promotes the critical understanding of the historical and contemporary entanglements of diverse cultures around the world. It offers theoretical tools and models practical steps with which to assess competing claims about the world. Students will participate in the analysis of complex situations in which the evidence may be ambiguous and in which there may be no one clear answer. They will learn to devise questions that guide productive research into such situations.

Learning Outcomes:

1. Recognition of cultural diversity requires the comparison and analysis of historical, cultural, political, social, or regional differences.
   
   1. Analyze a socio-cultural artifact, event, or system of a society different from your own.
   2. Compare socio-cultural artifacts or systems in two or more cultures/world regions/civilizations
   3. Carry out a project involving meaningful contact with students, colleagues, clients, or sponsors abroad.
2. Transnational and global awareness requires an understanding of the ideas, systems, processes, or trends that have created a globally interdependent world.
   
   1. Explain the global causes or effects of an action or decision by nation-states, corporations, groups of people, or other actors
   2. Argue for a course of action—political, economic, or otherwise—when given an international situation/case study
3. Independent Study of global issues requires the application of appropriate analytic vocabulary, methodologies, or critical frameworks from the Humanities or the Social Sciences
   
   1. Assemble and evaluate resources for research in international studies.
   2. Design and carry out a research project analyzing a significant international or global issue, system, process, or event.

Requirements for a second major in International Studies (60 cred.)

• Students double majoring in International Studies may use their International Studies courses to satisfy HSS graduation requirements.
• Courses counted for the International Studies major may not be counted for HSS minors—except that foreign language courses may be used to fulfill foreign language requirements in one additional minor.
• Students wishing to pursue a double major in Economics and International Studies may not choose the IPE area of concentration.
• All International Studies majors are subject to approval by HSS Department Head and the Institute Curriculum Committee.

1.Disciplinary Distribution (4 courses, 16 credit hours that introduce students to key concepts, disciplines, and analytical approaches in international studies).

Students choose one course each from FOUR of the following six disciplines. The courses have international processes, comparisons, or other connections as a central focus. They may be substituted with other courses with same focus with consent of IS major director.

Economics
  SV 150 Introduction to Microeconomics
  SV 152 Introduction to Macroeconomics

Geography
  GS 291 World Geography
  GS 491 Geography of Europe
  GS 492 Geography of Africa

Political Science
  GS 163 International Relations
  GS 161 Comparative Politics

Literature
  IA 233 World Literature
  IA 311 German Colonialism
  IA 380 Literature and Human Rights in Latin America

History
  GS 223 World History
  GS 422 Industrial Revolution in Global Context
  GS 221Colonial Latin America

Anthropology
  GS 185 Introduction to Anthropology
  GS 128 Introduction to East Asia
  IA 328 Ethnicity and the State in China

2. Concentration (7 courses, 28 credit hours)
Each student must take seven courses that allow the student to develop advanced area or topic
knowledge and disciplinary analytical skills in a coherent field of concentration. The student must choose these courses in consultation with the IS major director and other faculty, write a statement explaining how those courses fit together, and get it approved by a committee designated by the IS major director by the fall quarter of junior year.

3. Language (3 courses, 12 credit hours) One full year of a foreign language (e.g., German, Japanese, Spanish)

4. GS 496 and GS 497 Senior Project in International Studies (2 credits each; 4 credit hours total)

Guided study, research, and analytical writing on a topic in international studies, integrating knowledge gained from international experience and/or from course work in the major.  

Senior project proposals will be approved by a committee designated by the International Studies Major Director.

HSS MINORS

MINOR IN ANTHROPOLOGY

Students may apply only one (1) transfer course toward a minor. Exceptions may be made with the approval of the minor advisor.

The Minor in Anthropology has the following requirements:

1. Five Courses in Anthropology
2. The following course is required:
   • GS 185 Introduction to Anthropology
3. Four additional courses from the list below:
   • GS 128 Introduction to East Asia
   • GS 368 Tokyo
   • GS 379 Japanese Culture
   • GS 384 Japanese Society
   • GS 385 Japanese Society Seminar
   • IA 388 Food, Culture, and the Self
   • IA 389 Anthropology of Addiction
   • SV 386 Human Evolution 
   • SV 389 Anthropology of Sports
   • XX 399 Special Topics
   • XX 499 Directed Study
4. A minimum of 40 credits in HSS courses must be earned to obtain the minor.
5. Substitutions may be made with the approval of the Minor Advisor

MINOR IN ART

Students may apply only one (1) transfer course toward a minor. Exceptions may be made with the approval of the minor advisor.

The Area Minor in Art has the following requirements:

1. Five Courses in Art
2. The following three courses are required:
   • IA142   Drawing
   • IA148   Beginning Photography
   • SV242   Visual Arts in Civilization
3. A minimum of 40 credits in HSS courses must be earned to obtain the minor.
4. Substitutions may be made with the approval of the Minor Advisor
   Courses
   
   • GS442 Art History: Renaissance to Modern
   • IA142 Drawing
   • IA148 Beginning Photography
   • IA244 Design and Color
   • SV242 Visual Arts in Civilization

MINOR IN EAST ASIAN STUDIES

Students may apply only one (1) transfer course toward a minor. Exceptions may be made with the approval of the minor advisor.

The Minor in East Asian Studies has the following requirements:

1. Three courses (or proficiency) in Japanese Language. (Language courses may be allocated in any of the three thematic categories, but there may be no more than one language course in any category.)
2. Four courses selected from the following:
   
   • GS128 Introduction to East Asian History
   • GS207 Asian Religions and Philosophy
   • GS327 Modern China
   • GS379 Japanese Culture
   • GS368 Tokyo
   • GS380 Pop Culture in China
   • GS384 Japanese Society
   • GS385 Japanese Society Seminar
   • IA325 Islam and Muslim Groups in China
   • IA328 Ethnicity and State in China
3. A minimum of 40 credits in HSS courses must be earned to obtain the minor.
4. Substitutions may be made with the approval of the minor advisor.

MINOR IN ECONOMICS

Students may apply only one (1) transfer course toward a minor. Exceptions may be made with the approval of the minor advisor.

The Minor in Economics has the following requirements:

1. Five courses in Economics, distributed as follows:
   • Introduction to Microeconomics (SV 150)
   • Introduction to Macroeconomics (SV 152)
   • Intermediate Microeconomics (IA 350) or Intermediate Macroeconomics (IA 351)
   • Two additional Economics courses chosen by the student and approved by an Economics Minor Advisor. These shall be selected to provide some depth in the student’s understanding of economic analysis and its applications;
2. A minimum of 40 credits in HSS courses must be earned to obtain the minor.
3. Substitutions may be made with the approval of the Minor Advisor
   Courses
   • GS350 International Trade and Globalization
   • GS351 International Finance
   • GS352 Economic Growth and Development
   • IA350 Intermediate Microeconomics
   • IA351 Intermediate Macroeconomics
   • IA352 Game Theory
   • IA353 History of Economic Thought
   • IA450 Mathematical Economics
   • SV150 Introduction to Microeconomics
   • SV152 Introduction to Macroeconomics
   • SV351 Managerial Economics
   • SV352 Money and Banking
   • SV353 Industrial Organization
   • SV354 Environmental Economics
   • SV355 Health Economics
   • SV356 Corporate Finance
   • SV357 Labor Economics
   • SV450 Econometrics
   • XX399 Special Topics
   • XX456/457 Senior Project

MINOR IN EUROPEAN STUDIES

Students may apply only one (1) transfer course toward a minor. Exceptions may be made with the approval of the minor advisor.

The Minor in European Studies has the following requirements:

1. Three courses (or proficiency) in either German or Spanish. (Language courses may be allocated in any of the four thematic categories, but there may be no more than one language course in any category.)
2. Four courses selected from the following:
   • GS313 Contemporary Spain
   • GS337 Shakespeare’s Europe
   • GS363 European Politics and Government
   • GS366 The European Union
   • GS431 Literary London
   • GS469 Contemporary British Fiction and Film
   • GS491 Geography of Europe
   • IA311 Topics in German Culture I
   • IA337 European Romanticism
   • SV222 Western Civilization to 1500
   • SV223 Western Civilization from 1500 to the Present
   • SV291 Medieval Europe
   • SV413 Contemporary Germany
   • XX399 Special Topics
   • XX499 Directed Study
3. A minimum of 40 credits in HSS courses must be earned to obtain the minor.
4. Substitutions may be made with the approval of the Minor Adviser.

MINOR IN GEOGRAPHY

Students may apply only one (1) transfer course toward a minor. Exceptions may be made with the approval of the minor advisor.

The Minor in Geography has the following requirements:

1. Five courses in Geography, one of which must be either World Regional Geography (GS291) or Cultural Geography (SV191).
2. A minimum of 40 credits in HSS courses must be earned to obtain the minor.
3. Substitutions may be made with the approval of the Minor Advisor.
   Courses
   
   • GS191 Geography of Middle East
   • GS222 Modern Latin America
   • GS291 World Geography
   • GS327 Modern China
   • GS391 Contemporary Europe
   • GS491 Geography of Europe
   • GS492 Geography of Africa
   • SV191 Cultural Geography
   • SV291 Medieval Europe
   • XX399 Special Topics
   • XX499 Directed Study

MINOR IN HISTORY

Students may apply only one (1) transfer course toward a minor. Exceptions may be made with the
approval of the minor advisor.

The Minor in History has the following requirements:

1. Five courses in History
   • Must include at least one of the following research-based courses: GS325, GS422, SV322.
   • May include one of the “approved courses in related disciplines”
2. A minimum of 40 credits in HSS courses must be earned to obtain the minor.
3. Substitutions may be made with the approval of the Minor Advisor

History Courses

• GS221 Colonial Latin America
• GS222 Modern Latin America
• GS223 World History since 1400
• GS324 Brazil Since 1500
• GS325 Cities and Technology
• GS422 Industrial Revolution in Global Context
• SV322 Disasters and Modern Society since 1700
• XX399 Special Topics
• XX499 Directed Readings

Approved courses in related disciplines (One of these can count towards the History minor without special permission.)

• GS 327 Modern China 4R-OL-4C
• GS413 Nazi Germany: Fact and Fiction
• IA311 German Colonialism
• SV291 Medieval Europe
• IA353 History of Economic Thought

MINOR IN LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE

Students may apply only one (1) transfer course toward a minor. Exceptions may be made with the approval of the minor advisor.

The Minor in Language and Literature has the following requirements:

1. In addition to RH 131 and RH 330, five courses in Language and Literature.
2. A minimum of 40 credits in HSS courses must be earned to obtain the minor.
3. Substitutions may be made with the approval of the Minor Advisor.
   Courses
   • GS237 Science Fiction
   • GS334 Travel in World Literature
   • GS335 The Global Novel in the Twentieth Century
   • GS336 Literature of War
   • GS337 Shakespeare's Europe
   • GS338 Contemporary Arabic Literature in Translation
   • GS339 Contemporary Global Film
   • GS412 Topics in German Culture II
   • GS431 Literary London
   • GS432 Literature and Film of the Global Economy
   • GS462 Postcolonial Literature
   • GS469 Contemporary British Fiction and Film
   • IA230 Fundamentals of Public Speaking
   • IA231 Introduction to Poetry
   • IA232 African American Music in American Literature
   • IA233 World Literature
   • IA234 Major American Writers
   • IA235 Major British Writers
   • IA237 Introduction to Drama
   • IA238 African American Literature
   • IA239 Rhetoric of Science
   • IA240 Introduction to Shakespeare
   • IA241 Introduction to Film Studies
   • IA330 Documentary Film
   • IA331 American Modernism
   • IA333 Representations and Redefinitions of Reality
   • IA334 Creative Writing
   • IA335 Bible as Literature
   • IA336 Mystery & Horror Literature
   • IA337 European Romanticism
   • IA338 Medicine in Literature
   • IA339 Rebellion in American Literature
   • IA341 Steinbeck and American Society
   • IA342 Modern Southern Fiction
   • IA431 History of the American Novel
   • IA436 Reinterpretations of Literary Themes
   • SV134 Popular Literature
   • SV231 Introduction to Short Fiction
   • SV232 Introduction to Non-Fiction
   • SV233 Survey of American Literature
   • SV332 Gender, Work & Popular Culture
   • SV334 Utopian Thought and Literature
   • SV336 Contemporary American Fiction
   • SV337 20th century American Novel
   • SV339 Literature and the Environment
   • SV234 The American Dream
   • XX399 Special Topics
   • XX499 Directed Study

MINOR IN LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES

Students may apply only one (1) transfer course toward a minor. Exceptions may be made with the approval of the minor advisor.

The Minor in Latin American Studies has the following requirements:

1. Three courses (or proficiency) in Spanish Language. (Language courses may be allocated in any of the three thematic categories, but there may be no more than one language course in any category.)
2. Four courses selected from the following:
   • GS221 Colonial Latin America
   • GS222 Modern Latin America
   • GS313 Contemporary Spain
   • GS324 Brazil Since 1500
   • IA332 Don Quixote
   • SV338 Latin American Fiction: The Boom and Beyond
   • XX399 Special Topics
   • XX499 Directed Topics
3. A minimum of 40 credits in HSS courses must be earned to obtain the minor.
4. Substitutions may be made with the approval of the Minor Adviser.

MINOR IN MODERN LANGUAGES (GERMAN, JAPANESE, AND SPANISH)

Students may apply only one (1) transfer course toward a minor. Exceptions may be made with the approval of the minor advisor.

The Minor in Modern Languages has the following requirements:

1. Six successive courses, or the equivalent, in German, Japanese or Spanish.
2. RH 131 and 3 HSS courses, one in each category.
3. This means a minimum of 44 credits in HSS courses must be earned.
4. Students may not earn foreign language credit in their native languages.

First Year Courses
GE 111/112/113 German Language and Culture I/II/III JP 111/112/113 Japanese Language and Culture I/II/III SP 111/112/113 Spanish Language and Culture I/II/III

Second Year Courses 
GE 211/212/213 German Language and Culture IV/V/VI JP 211/212/213 Japanese Language and Culture IV/V/VI SP 211/212/213 Spanish Language and Culture IV/V/VI

Third Year Courses
GE 311 Topics in German Culture I/ GE312 Reading German Texts/313 Advanced Grammar and Translation Methods/ JP 311/312/313 Japanese Language and Culture VII/VIII/IX

Fourth Year Courses
GE 411 Technical Translation/412 Topics in German Culture II/413 Contemporary Germany/ JP 411/412/413 Japanese Language and Culture X/XI/XII

XX 399 Special Topics
XX 499 Directed Study

NOTES:
Credits earned in a first-year, first-term language do not count in satisfying HSS graduation requirements unless the second course in the sequence is also completed successfully.
Students who have completed high school courses in German, Japanese or Spanish can get credit-by-examination for their knowledge by completing subsequent advanced level courses.

MINOR IN MUSIC

Students may apply only one (1) transfer course toward a minor. Exceptions may be made with the approval of the Minor Advisor.

The Minor in Music has the following requirements:
1. Twenty credits (the equivalent of five courses) in Music. IA246, IA346, SV244, and four credits of IA348 are required.
2. A minimum of 40 credits in HSS courses must be earned to obtain the minor.
3. Substitutions may be made with the approval of the Minor Advisor.

Music Theory courses (both required):

• IA246 Music Theory I: Fundamentals of Tonal Music
• IA346 Music Theory II: Basic Form and Composition (pre-requisite: IA246)

Students who have taken music theory before attending Rose‐Hulman may choose to take a Theory I placement test in order to be granted admittance to Music Theory II. Students who successfully pursue this option must then substitute for Music Theory I another music‐related course, as approved by the Music Advisor.

Music History and Culture courses (one required; student may chose the other):

• GS243 Early European Music (Before 1650)
• SV244 Western Music of the Baroque, Classical, and Romantic Eras (required)
• SV245 Western Music in the 20th Century
• SV246 Popular Music in the Era of Recorded Sound
• GS343 Musics of the World

Music Performance (four credits required):

• IA348 Music Performance (pre‐requisite: consent of the ensemble director[s])

One credit represents one academic term of satisfactory participation in one accredited Performing Groups (Concert Band, Jazz Ensemble, String Ensemble/Orchestra, and Chorus). Maximum of two credits (that is, participation in two ensembles) per term. The four required credits need not be completed consecutively, nor must they all be completed in the same performing group. The specific criteria for “satisfactory participation” will be provided to the candidate by the ensemble directors.

MINOR IN PHILOSOPHY

Students may apply only one (1) transfer course toward a minor. Exceptions may be made with the approval of the minor advisor.

The Minor in Philosophy has the following requirements:

1. Five courses in Philosophy, one of which must be Introduction to Philosophy (IA 101).
2. A minimum of 40 credits in HSS courses must be earned to obtain the minor.
3. Substitutions may be made with the approval of the Minor Advisor.

Philosophy Courses:

• IA101 – Introduction to Philosophy
• IA102 – Critical Thinking & Introduction to Logic
• IA401 – Philosophy of Science
• IA302 – Philosophy of Religion
• IA301 – Philosophy of Mind
• IA303 – Political Philosophy
• SV402– Human Nature
• SV303 – Business & Engineering Ethics
• SV304 – Bioethics
• XX399 – Special Topics
• XX499 – Directed Study

Minor in Political Science

Students may apply only one (1) transfer course toward a minor. Exceptions may be made with the approval of the minor advisor.

The Minor in Political Science has the following requirements:

1. Five courses in Political Science, one of which must be Comparative Politics (GS 161), International Relations (GS 163), or American Politics and Government (SV 166)
2. A minimum of 40 credits in HSS courses must be earned to obtain the minor.
3. Substitutions may be made with the approval of the Minor Advisor.
   Courses
   • GS161 Comparative Politics
   • GS163 International Relations
   • GS361 Politics of the Global Economy
   • GS366 The European Union
   • SV166 American Politics and Government
   • SV 345 Presidential Election Rhetoric
   • SV369 British Politics and Government
   • IA303 Political Philosophy
   • IA463 Seminar on America's Future
   • XX399 Special Topics
   • XX499 Directed Study

Minor in Psychology

Students may apply only one (1) transfer course toward a minor. Exceptions may be made with the approval of the minor advisor.

The Minor in Psychology has the following requirements:

1. Principles of Psychology (SV 171).
2. Four other psychology courses.
3. Engineering Statistics I (MA 223) or Introduction to Probability and Statistics with Applications (MA 381).
4. A minimum of 40 credits in HSS courses must be earned to obtain the minor.
5. Substitutions may be made with the approval of the Minor Advisor.

Courses:

• SV 171 Principles of Psychology
• SV 372 Social Psychology
• SV 472 Studying Human Behavior
• SV 373 Abnormal Psychology
• IA 371 Cognitive Psychology
• IA 471 Computational Psychology
• IA 301 Philosophy of Mind

Minor in Theater and Drama

Students may apply only one (1) transfer course toward a minor. Exceptions may be made with the approval of the minor advisor. 

Requirements:

1. Five courses (20 credits) in Theater and Drama.
2. A minimum of 40 credits in HSS courses must be earned to obtain the minor.
3. Substitutions may be made with the approval of the minor advisor.

Courses: 

• IA 299 Introduction to Theater Arts
• IA 237 Introduction to Drama 
• IA 240 Introduction to Shakespeare
• SV 340 American Drama
• SV 341 African American Drama
• SV 342 Modern European Drama
• GS 337 Shakespeare’s Europe
• GS 429 Greek and Roman Drama
• GS 430 World Drama

GERMAN TECHNICAL TRANSLATOR’S CERTIFICATE PROGRAM

A student may earn, in addition to one of the regular degree programs in science or engineering, a certificate of proficiency in German technical translation. Successful completion of this non-degree program partially fulfills the graduation requirements in humanities and social sciences.

Certificate Requirements

A student must have a 3.0 in the first two years of German and in his/her major, as well as permission of the instructor, to enter the third year language courses. Exceptions may be made by the instructor in charge of the program.

1. A student must complete all the technical courses required by one of the Institute’s degree-granting programs.
2. A student must successfully complete the third and fourth year courses of the German Studies program (GE 311/312/313 and GE 411/412/413).
3. A student who successfully completes the four-year language program is exempted from RH 131 Rhetoric and Composition, and from both courses in Global Studies (GS). This generally means that the student will only need to take three HSS courses other than German (one IA, one SV, and RH330 Technical and Professional Communication).

Commentary

A student who qualifies through the Foreign Language Examination administered at Rose-Hulman during Freshman orientation week, will be permitted to enroll in the appropriate level of German as determined by the foreign language faculty. A student who successfully completes a quarter of more advanced language at Rose-Hulman with a grade of C or better will be granted 4 hours of Credit by Examination for each quarter of language by-passed. (Note: a minimum of two terms of college language must be completed in order to receive HSS graduation credit.)

1. A student who is in the German Studies Program in Culture and Technology is not required to take RH 131, Rhetoric and Composition.
2. In order to obtain the Translator’s Certificate, some students in some curricula may have to take more than the minimum number of credits required for graduation.
3. Due to scheduling requirements of some regular degree programs, a student may also have to carry an overload in some terms. This means that the student will have to maintain a better-than-average grade point average to meet the Institute requirements permitting an overload. See the Student Handbook for details.
4. A student is strongly urged, but not required, to spend at least one summer studying in an approved program for foreigners in Germany. Some small grants may be available to help defray expenses.