Building the department map…
Building the department map…
Department paths
Courses with no prerequisites inside the department that unlock the most downstream work.
The shortest canonical route from each entry point to a gateway course.
Each of these unlocks the largest share of downstream work on this map. Courses from other departments can appear here when they genuinely gate HUM coursework.
Generated from Pennsylvania State University’s catalog, prerequisite, and concentration data. Spotted an error? Departments can adjust labels, ordering, and notes without a code change, so contact us.
Intro tiers at the top, advanced work below; arrows point from a prerequisite to the course it unlocks. Courses from other departments appear where they gate HUM work. Click any course to see what it requires and unlocks without leaving this page; hovering lights up its neighbors. The lists on this page carry the same courses in text form.
Showing the 4 HUM and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 14 more HUM courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.
The concentrations and majors that build on HUM, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.
Prescribed Coursesall required
Prescribed Courses: Require a grade of C or better
Additional Courses2 required · verify with the official sheet
Additional Courses: Require a grade of C or better; Select two Humanities (HUM) courses of the following:
Supporting Courses and Related Areas2 required · verify with the official sheet
Select 12 credits in one of the four following areas and 9 credits in a second area:; History and Global Cultures; HIST, CMLIT, and SPAN courses; Performing and Visual Arts and Art History; ART, ARTH, INART, MUSIC, AND THEA courses; Philosophy and Religious Studies; PHIL and RLST courses; Literature and Writing; ENGL and CMLIT courses; Select 12 credits from AMST, ART, ARTH, CAS, CHNS, CMLIT, COMM
Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.
The deepest prerequisite chains in HUM. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.
2 courses deep, ending at HUM 200N
2 courses deep, ending at HUM 220N
All HUM courses in the Penn State catalog
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Use your school emailNo section schedule with instructor names for HUM yet.
No clubs or organizations on record under HUM yet.
This shows once five students share their club memberships.
HUM does not run a page here yet. When it does, its events show up here and on the Penn State campus feed.