HOUSTON BAPTIST UNIVERSITY DEGREE PROGRAM PLAN
BACHELOR OF ARTS (BA)
GREAT TEXTS MAJOR
CATALOG YEAR: 2016/2017
COURSES
*ENGL 1320 Writing for Wisdom I
*ENGL 1330 Writing for Wisdom II
ENGL 2315 or 2325 Great Works of Literature I or II
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Hours
3
3
3
PSYC 1313 General Psychology
3
PHIL 1313 Introduction to Philosophy
3
COURSES
*MATH 1305 Math for Critical Thinking or higher
GOVT 2313 American and Texas Government
HIST 2311 Western Civilization I
HISTORY: Choose 1 from HIST 2312, HIST
2313 or HIST 2323
ART 2343 Art Appreciation or MUSI 1331 Music
Appreciation
COMM 1323 Rhetoric and Public Speaking
Hours
3
3
3
3
3
Natural Science & Lab
4
3
CHRI 1301 Introduction to the Bible
3
CHRI 2373 Christian Theology and Tradition
3
TOTAL HOURS IN LIBERAL ARTS CORE
43
Students transferring to Houston Baptist University with 45 hours or more of transferable college credit are only required to take CHRI
1314, Introduction to the Christian Faith, to meet their Liberal Arts Core Curriculum Christianity requirements.
SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES CORE:
COURSE NO.
COURSE NAME
ENGL 2315/2325
Take remaining course not taken in core curriculum
HIST 2312/2313/2323
Take remaining two courses not taken in core curriculum
One Foreign Language
6 hours of one foreign language
Total School of Humanities Core Hours
HOURS
3
6
6
15
MAJOR REQUIREMENTS: All courses within major must be completed with a “C” or higher.
COURSE NO.
COURSE NAME
ENGL 3373
Shakespeare
LATN 3301
Classical Mythology
HIST 3375
Great Texts in History
SELECT ONE OF THE FOLLOWING 27 HOUR TRACKS LISTED BELOW:
HOURS
3
3
3
27
TRACK 1: 27 HOURS OF GREAT TEXTS ELECTIVES
Electives may include 3000 & 4000 level courses in ENGL and HIST, or any courses that study great
works in SPAN, LATN or CLAS rubrics.
Up to 6 hours can be taken from 3000 level foreign language courses (in addition to the 6 hour Foreign
Language Major requirement).
Alternative electives (up to 6 hours) in other disciplines include:
ART: 3375, 3380, PHIL: 3323, 3344, SOCI: 4373, GOVT: 3345, 3348, 3353
TRACK 2: CLASSICAL STUDIES CONCENTRATION – 18 hours from the following list of
courses:
Any upper level Greek Course; Any additional upper level Latin Course; HIST 3377; HIST 3378;
GOVT 3345; PHIL 3323; 9 additional hours of Great Texts electives
TRACK 3: MEDIEVAL & RENAISSANCE STUDIES CONCENTRATION – 18 hours from the
following list of courses:
Any additional upper level Latin Course; ART 3375; ENGL 3313; ENGL 4313; ENGL 4314; ENGL
4315; GOVT 3345; HIST 3354; HIST 4310; HIST 4311; HIST 4316; PHIL 3323; 9 additional hours of
Great Texts electives
TRACK 4: MODERN & CONTEMPORARY STUDIES CONCENTRATION – 18 hours from the
following list of courses:
Up to 6 hours in Modern European Language; ART 3380; ENGL 3332; ENGL 3371; ENGL 3377;
ENGL 4311; ENGL 4319; ENGL 4323; ENGL 4324; ENGL 4325; GOVT 3348; GOVT 3353; HIST
3311; HIST 3323; HIST 4314; HIST 4326; HIST 4357; HIST 4363; PHIL 3344; SPAN 3378; SPAN
3380; SPAN 4324; 9 additional hours of Great Texts electives
Total Hours in Major
Elective Hours Required
TOTAL HOURS IN DEGREE
51
31
125