SRJC Course Outlines

12/7/2024 6:17:46 AMHUM 7 Course Outline as of Summer 2025

Changed Course
CATALOG INFORMATION

Discipline and Nbr:  HUM 7Title:  INTRO TO HUMANITIES  
Full Title:  Introduction to the Humanities
Last Reviewed:2/25/2020

UnitsCourse Hours per Week Nbr of WeeksCourse Hours Total
Maximum3.00Lecture Scheduled3.0017.5 max.Lecture Scheduled52.50
Minimum3.00Lab Scheduled06 min.Lab Scheduled0
 Contact DHR0 Contact DHR0
 Contact Total3.00 Contact Total52.50
 
 Non-contact DHR0 Non-contact DHR Total0

 Total Out of Class Hours:  105.00Total 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 7

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
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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
 
CSU GE:Transfer Area Effective:Inactive:
 C2HumanitiesFall 1981
 
IGETC:Transfer Area Effective:Inactive:
 3BHumanitiesFall 1981
 
CSU Transfer:TransferableEffective:Fall 1981Inactive:
 
UC Transfer:TransferableEffective:Fall 1981Inactive:
 
C-ID:

Certificate/Major Applicable: Major Applicable Course



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.

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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.

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