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| CATALOG INFORMATION
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| Discipline and Nbr:
HUMAN 7 | Title:
INTRO TO HUMANITIES |
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| Full Title:
Introduction to the Humanities |
| Last Reviewed:2/25/2020 |
| Units | Course Hours per Week | | Nbr of Weeks | Course Hours Total |
| Maximum | 3.00 | Lecture Scheduled | 3.00 | 17.5 max. | Lecture Scheduled | 52.50 |
| Minimum | 3.00 | Lab Scheduled | 0 | 6 min. | Lab Scheduled | 0 |
| | Contact DHR | 0 | | Contact DHR | 0 |
| | Contact Total | 3.00 | | Contact Total | 52.50 |
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| | Non-contact DHR | 0 | | Non-contact DHR Total | 0 |
| | Total Out of Class Hours: 105.00 | Total Student Learning Hours: 157.50 | |
Title 5 Category:
AA Degree Applicable
Grading:
Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:
00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As:
Formerly:
HUMAN 30
Catalog Description:
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An introduction to the humanities focusing on the visual arts, drama, film, music, dance, literature, philosophy and religion as forms of human expression. Emphasis will be on understanding and appreciating a variety of cultural expressions within their cultural context. The course may be taught thematically or may focus on a specific period of time.
Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for ENGL 1A or equivalent
Limits on Enrollment:
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
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An introduction to the humanities focusing on the visual arts, drama, film, music, dance, literature, philosophy and religion as forms of human expression. Emphasis will be on understanding and appreciating a variety of cultural expressions within their cultural context. The course may be taught thematically or may focus on a specific period of time.
(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Eligibility for ENGL 1A or equivalent
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;UC.
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION
| Associate Degree: | Effective: | Fall 1981
| Inactive: | |
| Area: | E
| Humanities
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| CSU GE: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
| | C2 | Humanities | Fall 1981 | |
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| IGETC: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
| | 3B | Humanities | Fall 1981 | |
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| CSU Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Fall 1981 | Inactive: | |
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| UC Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Fall 1981 | Inactive: | |
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| C-ID: |
Certificate/Major Applicable:
Major Applicable Course
Approval and Dates
| Version: | 07 | Course Created/Approved: | 8/1/1981 |
| Version Created: | 10/23/2019 | Course Last Modified: | 6/25/2024 |
| Submitter: | Jill Kelly-Moore | Course Last Full Review: | 2/25/2020 |
| Version Status: | Approved Changed Course | Prereq Created/Approved: | 2/25/2020 |
| Version Status Date: | 2/25/2020 | Semester Last Taught: | Fall 2023 |
| Version Term Effective: | Fall 2020 | Term Inactive: | Summer 2025 |
COURSE CONTENT
Student Learning Outcomes:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
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1. Articulate the ways in which the study of Humanities provides diverse ways of
understanding human thought, creativity, and aesthetics in a global and/or historical context.
2. Demonstrate an increased ability to critically interpret and evaluate art forms and
ideas from diverse cultures and historical periods (e.g. visual art, architecture, literature,
philosophy, film, music, dance and theater).
3. Demonstrate how understanding the Humanities can enhance our own creativity and our
appreciation of our own and other cultures.
Objectives:
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At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
1. Analyze representative works of art, drama, film, music, literature,
philosophy, and/or religion and relate those works to their historical and/or
cultural context.
2. Identify commonalities in human experiences and expressions.
3. Examine their own ideas, values, and experiences in comparison
with the ideas, values, and experiences of other human beings in
other cultural settings.
4. Demonstrate in writing the ability to analyze arguments, to examine values and to integrate
materials from more than one discipline.
5. Describe the values, themes, methods, and history of the discipline and
identify realistic career objectives related to a course of study in the
major.
6. Perform research specific to the discipline and use appropriate citation
style, if different than MLA.
Topics and Scope
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I. Primary Works (a minimum of four required)
A. Visual art
B. Music
C. Dance
D. Film
E. Drama
F. Literature
G. Philosophy
H. Religion
II. Cultural Expressions
III. Orientation
A. Values
B. Themes
C. Methods
D. History
IV. Career Objectives
V. Discipline-specific research tools
A. Texts
B. Important periodicals
C. Major indexing sources
D. Standard reference tools
E. Discipline specific tools
F. Major websites
Assignments:
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1. Reading and analysis of assigned primary texts to establish historical or cultural context.
Reading amounts to100 pages per week.
2. Examinations, including quizzes, mid-term, and/or take-home, and final exam
3. Written essays requiring students to compare and contrast, examine ideas, values, beliefs, and
experiences; and/or to integrate two or more disciplines using representative works of literature,
art, music, drama, film, philosophical or religious thought. Writing amounts to 3,000 words total.
4. Participation in cultural activities, including museum visits, concerts, poetry readings,
lectures, and field trips (optional field trips)
5. Creative projects (optional, depending on instructor)
6. Written homework
Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.
| Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing. | Writing
45 - 80% |
| Written homework and Essays | |
| Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills. | Problem Solving
0 - 0% |
| None | |
| Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams. | Skill Demonstrations
0 - 0% |
| None | |
| Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams. | Exams
15 - 50% |
| In class and take home examinations will include objective and essay questions | |
| Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories. | Other Category
0 - 30% |
| Cultural activities, and/or creative projects | |
Representative Textbooks and Materials:
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Arts and Culture: An Introduction to the Humanities, Combined Volume. 4th ed. Benton, Janetta Rebold and DiYanni, Robert, Ph.D. Pearson. 2011 (classic)
The Humanistic Tradition: The Global Village of the Twentieth Century, volume 6. 3rd ed. Fiero, Gloria. William. C. Brown Publishers. 2005 (classic)
Perceiving the Arts: An Introduction to the Humanities. 10th ed. Sporre, Dennis J. Pearson. 2011 (classic)
The course will include some literary texts representing a range of human expression, and may include epic, poetry, drama, short story, novel, autobiography or other literary expression, for example a focus on the 20th century might include works such as:
A Personal Matter. Oe, Kenzaburo. Grove Press, Inc. 1969 (classic)
An Indian Woman in Guatemala. I, Rigoberta Menchu. Verso. 2009 (classic)
Beloved. Morrison, Toni. Vintage Books. 1987 (classic)
Canto General. Neruda, Pablo. 2000 (classic)
The Dubliners. Joyce, James. 2001 (classic)
Memoirs from the Women's Prison. el Sa'Adawi, Nawal. 1994 (classic)
One Hundred Years of Solitude. Marquez, Gabriel Garcia. 2004 (classic)
Things Fall Apart. Achebe, Chinua. 1996 (classic)
The course will include as texts works of visual art, drama, film, and music drawn from the cultures of the world.
OTHER REQUIRED ELEMENTS
| Student Preparation |
| Matric Assessment Required: | E | Requires English Assessment |
| Prerequisites-generate description: | NP | No Prerequisite |
| Advisories-generate description: | A | Auto-Generated Text |
| Prereq-provisional: | N | NO |
| Prereq/coreq-registration check: | N | No Prerequisite Rules Exist |
| Requires instructor signature: | N | Instructor's Signature Not Required |
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| BASIC INFORMATION, HOURS/UNITS & REPEATABILITY |
| Method of instruction: | 02 | Lecture |
| | 72 | Internet-Based, Delayed Interaction |
| | 71 | Internet-Based, Simultaneous Interaction |
| Area department: | HUMAN | Humanities and Religion |
| Division: | 71 | Language Arts & Academic Foundations |
| Special topic course: | N | Not a Special Topic Course |
| Program Status: | 1 | Major Applicable Course |
| Repeatability: | 00 | Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP |
| Repeat group id: | | |
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| SCHEDULING |
| Audit allowed: | N | Not Auditable |
| Open entry/exit: | N | Not Open Entry/Open Exit |
| Credit by Exam: | N | Credit by examination not allowed |
| Budget code: Program: | 0000 | Unrestricted |
| Budget code: Activity: | 4905 | Humanities & Fine Arts |
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| OTHER CODES |
| Disciplines: | Humanities |
| Basic Skills: | N | Not a Basic Skills Course |
| Level below transfer: | Y | Not Applicable |
| CVU/CVC status: | Y | Distance Ed is CVU/CVC Developed |
| Distance Ed Approved: | Y | Either online or hybrid, as determined by instructor |
| Emergency Distance Ed Approved: | Y | Fully Online
Partially Online
Online with flexible in-person activities
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| Credit for Prior Learning: | N | Agency Exam |
| N | CBE |
| N | Industry Credentials |
| N | Portfolio |
| Non-credit category: | Y | Not Applicable, Credit Course |
| Classification: | Y | Liberal Arts and Sciences Courses |
| SAM classification: | E | Non-Occupational |
| TOP code: | 1599.00 | Other Humanities |
| Work-based learning: | N | Does Not Include Work-Based Learning |
| DSPS course: | N | NO |
| In-service: | N | Not an in-Service Course |
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