Stories told in both sacred and secular contexts, along with festivals, foods, music, material objects, and other traditional art forms continue to influence our lives. The minor in folklore and mythology offers students the tools with which to explore the meanings within these seemingly simple, everyday cultural texts and to become more aware of the ways these texts are used by both individuals and institutions for a variety of goals. Committed to interdisciplinary study, this program asks students to study folklore and mythology by juxtaposing the multiple viewpoints available from anthropology, art history, classical studies, literary studies, and religious studies.
Degree Requirements (Catalog Year 2012-2013)
In addition to meeting the following requirements for this degree, students must meet the university requirements for all minors.
Students pursuing this minor must complete 18 credits with a minimum GPA of 2.00. A course used to fulfill the 3 credits of literature required for general education may not also be applied to the minor. To avoid duplication of courses, English majors who choose the folklore and mythology interdisciplinary minor may not select the English Department’s folklore, mythology, and literature concentration.
- One course (3 credits) chosen from: ARTH 102; CLAS 250; DANC 118 (when topic is Afro-Cuban dance); RELI 100, 211, 212
- Four to five courses (12 to 15 credits) chosen from: ANTH 427, 450; ARTH 319, 321,322, 382, 383, 384, 385, 399 (when topic is Medieval Irish art and culture), 482 (when topic is monuments and memory); CLAS 340, 350, 390 (when topic is the Odyssey in film); ENGH 384, 315, 316, 453 (when topic is literary fairy tales), 416, 414, 415, 412; RELI 401
- At most one course (3 credits) of independent study or internship chosen from: ANTH 299, 495; ARTH 393, 490, 491; ENGH 459 (when an approved internship in folklore), 499; or summer field work schools offered by the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress or other institution approved by faculty and taken for credit
Total: 18 credits
Requirements may be different for earlier catalog years. See the University Catalog archives.