Humanities Program

The Basic Curriculum

All Ohio Dominican degree candidates take courses in the Humanities Core Program. The BA, BS, and BSE degrees require 16 semester credits in the Introductory Humanities Core and eight semester credits in the Intermediate Humanities Core. To fulfill the Introductory Humanities Core, students entering the University after September 1, 1996, must complete the following four courses: ENG I 10, ENG I I I and HUM I 10, HUM 2 10.

Students who enrolled in the University after September 1, 1993, and before September 1, 1996, who began the Introductory Humanities Core by enrolling in EN/HU 101 and 102 may complete their core by taking ENG 111 and HUM 210; students enrolled in EN/HU 103 will complete their core with EN/HU 104.

To fulfill the Intermediate Humanities Core, students must complete two Thematic courses chosen from different academic disciplines. Transfer students should consult the "Transfer Guidelines for Thematics Requirements" at the end of this section. The Associate of Arts and Associate of Science degrees require eight semester credits from the Introductory Humanities Core and may require 16 semester credits from the Introductory Humanities Core as specified in each particular associate degree curriculum.

The program in Humanities forms the basis of Ohio Dominican's liberal education curriculum. It provides a common base for intellectual discourse, the critical skills needed to carry on this discourse, and opportunities through thematic studies to probe more deeply fundamental issues related to the human condition.

These courses are the central curricular expression of Ohio Dominican's mission statement, which reads in part:

Truth is dynamic, an infinite realm in which the person grows throughout life to the fullness of his or her humanity through progressive realization of the significance of old truths and progressive attainment of new truths. Truth can be found in all cultures and traditions, in the whole range of the arts and sciences, and, in a special way, in religious faith and theological reflection on faith.

The Humanities Program is designed to serve as foundation for the lifelong exploration of these dimensions of truth while it develops the critical skills of reading, writing, and analysis. As components of the core curriculum of the baccalaureate degrees, each of the courses within the Humanities Program integrates content knowledge and critical skills. The Humanities Core Program contains the following components.

The Introductory Humanities Core

ENG 110 College Writing I: 4 credits
ENG 111 College Writing II: 4 credits
HUM 110 Liberal Studies I: 4 credits
HUM 210 Liberal Studies II: 4 credits

The Intermediate Humanities Core

HUM 348 Thematic Studies: 8 credits

A detailed pursuit of an interdisciplinary theme based on content and skills developed in the Introductory Humanities Core. These courses address humanistic considerations of an issue related substantively to the human condition. Thematic study course topics are given under course number 348 in the course listing. Prerequisites: completion of the Introductory Humanities Core.

Transfer Guidelines for Thematic Requirements

1. Students transferring fewer than 55 semester credits must take two Thematic courses at Ohio Dominican.

2. Students transferring fewer than 87 but at least 55 credits must take one Thematic course at Ohio Dominican.

3. Students Transferring at least 87 credits are not required to take Thematic courses.