SHUM 2750

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SHUM 2750
Introduction to Humanities

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2021-2022.

These seminars offer an introduction to the humanities by exploring historical, cultural, social, and political themes. Students will explore themes in critical dialogue with a range of texts and media drawn from the arts, humanities, and/or humanistic social sciences. Guest speakers, including Cornell faculty and Society for the Humanities Fellows, will present from different disciplines and points of view. Students will make field trips to relevant local sites and visit Cornell special collections and archives. Students enrolled in these seminars will have the opportunity to participate in additional programming related to the annual focus theme of Cornell's Society for the Humanities and the Humanities Scholars Program for undergraduate humanities research.

When Offered Fall, Spring.

Permission Note Enrollment preference given to: accepted students in the Humanities Scholars Program.

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Syllabi:

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: COML 2750, ENGL 2950, GOVT 2755

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • Topic: Energy

  •  7958 SHUM 2750   SEM 101

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Enrollment preference will be given to students in the Humanities Scholars Program. See the Humanities Scholars Program website for the specific description of SHUM 2750, SEM101, "Energy." https://as.cornell.edu/research/hsp-core-courses

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  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ARTH 2750, CLASS 2750

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • Topic: The Afterlife of the Roman Landscape

  •  8040 SHUM 2750   SEM 102

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Enrollment preference will be given to students in the Humanities Scholars Program. See the Humanities Scholars Program website for the specific description of SHUM 2750, SEM 102, "The Afterlife of the Roman Landscape." https://as.cornell.edu/research/hsp-core-courses

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  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 2751, ASRC 2750, ENGL 2950

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • Topic: Environmental Justice in Upstate NY

  • 18094 SHUM 2750   SEM 103

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Enrollment preference will be given to students in the Humanities Scholars Program. See the Humanities Scholars Program website for the specific description of SHUM 2750, SEM 103, "Environmental Justice in Upstate NY." https://as.cornell.edu/research/hsp-core-courses

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