Arts, Literature, and Philosophy (ALPs) Minor

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The ALPs minor may be completed by students from any major and is especially recommended to students who want an opportunity to take a secondary focus in the Humanities during their time at Oregon Tech. This secondary focus will give them an opportunity to further explore their passions in the fields of Arts, Literature, and Philosophy while receiving official recognition of their newly-acquired expertise. The minor will give students the ability to take more Humanities classes that are relevant to their major program and their future career goals while instilling in them the knowledge and values associated with a traditional liberal arts education.

The minor requires 18 credit hours, including one of the required courses listed below (3 credits). The remaining courses must be chosen from the following prefixes: ART, HUM, LIT, PHIL. At least 12 of these 15 credit hours must be upper division courses. Transfer students must take at least 9 hours of their minor credits at Oregon Tech to qualify.

Requirements of the Minor

Required Course

(3 credits, one from this set is required, but others can be counted toward electives, below):

HUM 105 - Everyone’s a Critic: Texts, Images, Games Credit Hours: 3
HUM 125 - Introduction to Technology, Society and Values Credit Hours: 3
HUM 147 - Western Culture in the Classical Age Credit Hours: 3 (f/k/a Introduction to Humanities I)
HUM 148 - Western Culture in the Medieval Age Credit Hours: 3 (f/k/a Introduction to Humanities II)
HUM 149 - Western Culture in the Modern Age Credit Hours: 3 (f/k/a Introduction to Humanities III)
LIT 253 - 19th Century American Literature Credit Hours: 3 (f/k/a American Literature I)
LIT 254 - 20th Century American Literature Credit Hours: 3 (f/k/a American Literature II)
LIT 255 - Contemporary American Literature Credit Hours: 3 (f/k/a American Literature III)
PHIL 105 - Introduction to Ethics Credit Hours: 3
PHIL 205 - Introduction to Logic Credit Hours: 3

Electives

(15 credits, at least 12 upper division):

ART 205 - Introduction to Watercolors Credit Hours: 3
ART 210 - Beginning Sculpture Credit Hours: 3
ART 220 - Basic Drawing Credit Hours: 3
ART 226 - Digital Photography Credit Hours: 3
ART 280 - Introductory Painting Credit Hours: 3
ART 282 - Introduction to Acrylic Painting Credit Hours: 3
HUM 105 - Everyone’s a Critic: Texts, Images, Games Credit Hours: 3
HUM 125 - Introduction to Technology, Society and Values Credit Hours: 3
HUM 147 - Western Culture in the Classical Age Credit Hours: 3 (f/k/a Introduction to Humanities I)
HUM 148 - Western Culture in the Medieval Age Credit Hours: 3 (f/k/a Introduction to Humanities II)
HUM 149 - Western Culture in the Modern Age Credit Hours: 3 (f/k/a Introduction to Humanities III)
HUM 235 - Introduction to Film Credit Hours: 4
HUM 245 - Digital Diversity Credit Hours: 3
HUM 335 - Video Game Studies Credit Hours: 3
HUM 366 - Engineering, Business and the Holocaust Credit Hours: 3
LIT 104 - Introduction to Literature Credit Hours: 3
LIT 105 - Introduction to Literature Credit Hours: 3
LIT 106 - Introduction to Literature Credit Hours: 3
LIT 225 - Contemporary Theater: Ashland Plays Credit Hours: 3
LIT 235 - American Multicultural Literature Credit Hours: 3
LIT 253 - 19th Century American Literature Credit Hours: 3 (f/k/a American Literature I)
LIT 254 - 20th Century American Literature Credit Hours: 3 (f/k/a American Literature II)
LIT 255 - Contemporary American Literature Credit Hours: 3 (f/k/a American Literature III)
LIT 266 - Native American Literature and Film Credit Hours: 3
LIT 305 - Ecological Issues in Nature Writing Credit Hours: 3
LIT 315 - Science Fiction Literature and Film Credit Hours: 3
LIT 325 - The Metropolis Credit Hours: 3
LIT 335 - Travel Literature: Fiction and Nonfiction Credit Hours: 3
LIT 345 - Post-Apocalyptic Literature and Film Credit Hours: 3
LIT 367 - Art and Trash in Contemporary Fiction Credit Hours: 3
LIT 373 - British Culture and Literature: Romanticism to the Present Credit Hours: 3
LIT 381 - Contemporary World Literature Credit Hours: 3
LIT 456 - Topics in Film Credit Hours: 3
PHIL 105 - Introduction to Ethics Credit Hours: 3
PHIL 205 - Introduction to Logic Credit Hours: 3
PHIL 215 - Ethical Theory Credit Hours: 3
PHIL 305 - Medical Ethics Credit Hours: 3
PHIL 315 - The Ethics of Emerging Technology Credit Hours: 3
PHIL 325 - Environmental Ethics Credit Hours: 3
PHIL 331 - Ethics in the Professions Credit Hours: 3
PHIL 335 - Philosophy of Science Credit Hours: 3
PHIL 342 - Business Ethics Credit Hours: 3
PHIL 405 - Advanced Logic Credit Hours: 3