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Theda Shapiro, Chair
Committee Office, 1609 Humanities and Social Sciences; (909) 787-5007, x1380

Committee in Charge
Scott L. Coltrane, Ph.D. (Sociology)
Sally Ness, Ph.D. (Dance)
Vivian-Lee Nyitray, Ph.D. (Religious Studies and Comparative Literature and Foreign Languages)
Sharon Salinger, Ph.D.Associate Dean for Student Affairs, College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, ex officio
Theda Shapiro, Ph.D. (Comparative Literature and Foreign Languages)
Carole-Ann Tyler, Ph.D. (English)
Patricia O'Brien, Ph.D. Dean, College of Humanities, Artsand Social Sciences, ex officio

The Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences major is an interdisciplinary major designed for students who have specific interests which cannot be accommodated within any one of the departments in the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences and who wish to construct a coherent program of their own. The Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences major is not intended for students whose interests are undecided; students proposing a Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences major are required to propose a specifically focused interdisciplinary topic or a two-field area. Students proposing a major must have a faculty advisor who is a member of the UCR Academic Senate.

The Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences major is fulfilled by a course of studies determined in consultation with an advisor and with the full approval of the chair and three members of the Committee overseeing the major. The student may construct either an interdisciplinary option or a two-field option for the major as described below.

Students who wish to select a Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences major are required to fill out a form and to submit a carefully worded statement of purpose showing meaningful course interrelations. The Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences Interdisciplinary Committee considers each proposal in the context of the student's topic and statement of purpose.

If students are changing majors, they should petition for a change in major after their interdisciplinary program has been approved by the Committee. Every subsequent change in the student's initial program must be approved by the advisor; a record of the program and of program changes is kept in the student's files.

Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences courses are supervised by the Committee and are open to major as well as nonmajor students.

INTERDISCIPLINARY OPTION

The interdisciplinary option is built around a central concept in humanities and social sciences. The concept might be a specific culture, country or ethnic group such as French civilization and culture; an age or period such as the Renaissance or the industrial revolution; a great social issue or human problem such as war, revolution, communication; or any other topic which receives significant attention from several disciplines.

TWO-FIELD OPTION

In special circumstances the Committee sponsors a two-field option for the major designed to allow students to combine studies in two disciplines. Such majors are approved only if they cannot be accommodated within a dual major or within the Liberal Studies Program.

DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

UNIVERSITY REQUIREMENTS

General University requirements are Universitywide requirements which all undergraduates must satisfy. See the Undergraduate Studies section for a complete listing.

COLLEGE REQUIREMENTS

Students must fulfill all breadth requirements of the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences. For a detailed list of requirements and a summary of units, see Degree Requirements under College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences in the Undergraduate Studies section of this catalog.

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS

The major requirements for the Bachelor of Arts degree in Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences are as follows. Students may choose either an interdisciplinary or a two field option.

Interdisciplinary Option

1.  Upper-division requirements (38-unit minimum)

• a)  A minimum of 32 units directly related to the chosen central concept

• b)  At least 6 units (but not more than 8 units) HMSS 195 and/or HMSS 196

2.  The Committee may require upper-division courses beyond those indicated above if the topic of study requires specific language, quantitative, or methodological proficiency.

Note: The senior thesis or research paper is the culmination of the major and represents an interdisciplinary approach to the central concept of the major. HMSS 195 (Senior Thesis) and HMSS 196 (Senior Research Paper) are supervised by a faculty advisor and designed to bring into focus a substantial portion of the major.

The following are sample interdisciplinary programs:

Revolution: ANTH 127, ECON 115A or ECON 115B, HIST 104, HISE 174, POSC 112, PHIL 176, PHIL 185, HMSS 195 (8 units).

Renaissance: AHS 161, CPLT 150J, ENGL 153, 154, FREN 155, HISE 131, MUS 101A, SPN 140 (E-Z), HMSS 195 (8 units).

Two-field Option

1.  Upper-division requirements (56 units)Twenty-eight (28) units in each of two fields, supervised by a faculty advisor

2.  The Committee may require upper-division courses beyond those indicated above if the topic of study requires specific language, quantitative, or methodological proficiency.