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Humanities, B.A. requirements

The 2026-27 catalog, with the courses that satisfy each requirement and which ones are offered this term.

Why the catalog year matters

Your catalog year is the year you started at SDSU, and it decides which rules apply to your degree, not the current semester's course list. Always check the requirements for your own catalog year - see every catalog year on file for this program.

18 Units Selected From

Course
HUM 322 - LGBT History and Culture
3 unitsOpen seats
LGBT 322 - LGBT History and Culture
3 unitsOpen seats
HUM 360 - Animal Humanities
3 unitsNot offered
HUM 370 - American Culture
3 unitsNot offered
REL S 405 - Faith and Hope (D)
3 unitsNot offered
HUM 406 - Renaissance and Self
3 unitsNot offered
HUM 407 - Rationalists and Romantics
3 unitsOpen seats
HUM 408 - The Modern
3 unitsNot offered
HUM 409 - The Future
3 unitsOpen seats
HUM 410 - Studies in Popular Culture
3 unitsOpen seats
HUM 411 - Understanding Evil
3 unitsOpen seats
REL S 411 - Understanding Evil
3 unitsOpen seats
HUM 412 - Science and the Humanities
3 unitsNot offered
HUM 413 - Theory in the Humanities
3 unitsOpen seats
HUM 580 - Topics in the Humanities
3 unitsNot offered
CLASS 350 - Classics and Cinema
3 unitsNot offered
CLASS 360 - Sex, Gender, and the Erotic in the Ancient World
3 unitsOpen seats

Arabic

20 units
Course
ARAB 101 - Elementary Arabic I
4 unitsNot offered
ARAB 102 - Elementary Arabic II
4 unitsOpen seats
ARAB 201 - Intermediate Arabic I
4 unitsNot offered
ARAB 202 - Intermediate Arabic II
4 unitsOpen seats

Chinese

23 units
Course
CHIN 101 - Elementary Chinese I
5 unitsNot offered
CHIN 102 - Elementary Chinese II
5 unitsOpen seats
CHIN 201 - Intermediate Chinese I
5 unitsNot offered
CHIN 202 - Intermediate Chinese II
5 unitsOpen seats

Elective Approval

No course list published for this category.

French

23 units
Course
FRENC 100A - Elementary French I
5 unitsOpen seats
FRENC 100B - Elementary French II
5 unitsOpen seats
FRENC 201 - Readings - Francophone Culture
3 unitsOpen seats
FRENC 210 - French Grammar
3 unitsOpen seats
FRENC 221 - Speaking and Writing French
4 unitsOpen seats

German

24 units
Course
GERMN 100A - First Course in German
5 unitsOpen seats
GERMN 100B - Second Course in German
5 unitsOpen seats
GERMN 202 - Readings in German
3 unitsNot offered
GERMN 205A - Third Course in German
4 unitsOpen seats
GERMN 205B - Fourth Course in German
4 unitsOpen seats

Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement

Course
HUM 390W - Writing in the Humanities
3 unitsOpen seats

Greek

16 units
Course
CLASS 101G - Ancient Greek I
5 unitsNot offered
CLASS 202G - Ancient Greek II
5 unitsOpen seats
CLASS 303G - Reading Greek Prose
3 unitsNot offered
CLASS 304G - Reading Greek Poetry
3 unitsOpen seats

Impacted Program

No course list published for this category.

International Experience

No course list published for this category.

Italian

24 units
Course
ITAL 100A - Elementary Italian I
5 unitsOpen seats
ITAL 100B - Elementary Italian II
5 unitsOpen seats
ITAL 201 - Reading and Speaking Italian
3 unitsOpen seats
ITAL 211 - Intermediate Italian I
4 unitsNot offered
ITAL 212 - Intermediate Italian II
4 unitsOpen seats

Japanese

23 units
Course
JAPAN 111 - Elementary Japanese I
5 unitsNot offered
JAPAN 112 - Elementary Japanese II
5 unitsOpen seats
JAPAN 211 - Intermediate Japanese I
5 unitsNot offered
JAPAN 212 - Intermediate Japanese II
5 unitsOpen seats

Korean

23 units
Course
KOR 101 - Elementary Korean I
5 unitsNot offered
KOR 102 - Elementary Korean II
5 unitsOpen seats
KOR 201 - Intermediate Korean I
5 unitsNot offered
KOR 202 - Intermediate Korean II
5 unitsOpen seats

Language Requirement

14 units

No course list published for this category.

Latin

16 units
Course
CLASS 101L - Latin I
5 unitsNot offered
CLASS 202L - Latin II
5 unitsOpen seats
CLASS 303L - Reading Latin Prose
3 unitsNot offered
CLASS 304L - Reading Latin Poetry
3 unitsOpen seats

Major

Course
HUM 390W - Writing in the Humanities
3 unitsOpen seats
HUM 400 - Senior Seminar
3 unitsOpen seats

Nine Units from

Course
HUM 130 - The Jewish Heritage
3 unitsNot offered
JS 130 - The Jewish Heritage
3 unitsNot offered
HUM 140 - World Mythology
3 unitsOpen seats
HUM 201 - The Body: Identity, Crisis, Resistance
3 unitsNot offered
CLASS 140 - Introduction to Classics
3 unitsNot offered
ECL 270 - Introduction to Comparative Literature
3 unitsOpen seats
HIST 100 - World History
3 unitsOpen seats
HIST 101 - World History
3 unitsOpen seats
HIST 106 - Western Civilization Since the Sixteenth Century
3 unitsNot offered
REL S 101 - World Religions
3 unitsOpen seats
WGSS 101 - Introduction to WGSS: Social Structures and Movements
3 unitsOpen seats
WGSS 102 - Introduction to WGSS: Key Concepts
3 unitsOpen seats

Persian

16 units
Course
PERS 101 - Elementary Modern Persian I
4 unitsOpen seats
PERS 102 - Elementary Modern Persian II
4 unitsOpen seats
PERS 201 - Intermediate Persian I
4 unitsNot offered

Portuguese

19 units
Course
PORT 101 - Elementary Portuguese I
5 unitsNot offered
PORT 102 - Elementary Portuguese II
5 unitsOpen seats
PORT 203 - Intermediate Portuguese I
3 unitsNot offered
PORT 204 - Intermediate Portuguese II
3 unitsNot offered
PORT 311 - Advanced Reading, Writing, and Grammar
3 unitsNot offered
PORT 312 - Advanced Listening and Conversation
3 unitsNot offered

Preparation for the Major

12 units
Course
HUM 101 - Introduction to Humanities
3 unitsOpen seats
HUM 102 - Global Humanities
3 unitsNot offered
HUM 103 - Introduction to Public Humanities
3 unitsNot offered
HUM 130 - The Jewish Heritage
3 unitsNot offered
JS 130 - The Jewish Heritage
3 unitsNot offered
HUM 140 - World Mythology
3 unitsOpen seats
HUM 201 - The Body: Identity, Crisis, Resistance
3 unitsNot offered
CLASS 140 - Introduction to Classics
3 unitsNot offered
ECL 270 - Introduction to Comparative Literature
3 unitsOpen seats
HIST 100 - World History
3 unitsOpen seats
HIST 101 - World History
3 unitsOpen seats
HIST 106 - Western Civilization Since the Sixteenth Century
3 unitsNot offered
REL S 101 - World Religions
3 unitsOpen seats
WGSS 101 - Introduction to WGSS: Social Structures and Movements
3 unitsOpen seats
WGSS 102 - Introduction to WGSS: Key Concepts
3 unitsOpen seats

Russian

23 units
Course
RUSSN 100A - Beginning Russian 1
5 unitsNot offered
RUSSN 100B - Beginning Russian 2
5 unitsOpen seats
RUSSN 200A - Intermediate Russian 1
5 unitsNot offered
RUSSN 200B - Intermediate Russian 2
5 unitsOpen seats

Spanish

25 units
Course
SPAN 101 - Introduction to Spanish I
4 unitsOpen seats
SPAN 102 - Introduction to Spanish II
4 unitsOpen seats
SPAN 201 - Intermediate Spanish I
4 unitsOpen seats
SPAN 202 - Intermediate Spanish II
4 unitsOpen seats
SPAN 211 - Intermediate Conversation and Reading
3 unitsOpen seats
SPAN 212 - Intermediate Conversation and Writing
3 unitsOpen seats
SPAN 301 - Advanced Conversation and Reading
3 unitsOpen seats
SPAN 302 - Advanced Conversation and Writing
3 unitsOpen seats

Upper Division

No course list published for this category.

This checklist reflects San Diego State's published catalog for 2026-27 and may not capture every substitution, waiver, or advisor-approved exception. Confirm anything that affects graduation with your own advisor or degree audit.