SRJC Course Outlines

12/8/2024 11:34:48 AMHUMAN 7 Course Outline as of Fall 2020

Changed Course
CATALOG INFORMATION

Discipline and Nbr:  HUMAN 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 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
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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

Approval and Dates
Version:07Course Created/Approved: 8/1/1981
Version Created:10/23/2019Course Last Modified:6/25/2024
Submitter:Jill Kelly-MooreCourse Last Full Review:2/25/2020
Version Status:Approved Changed CoursePrereq Created/Approved:2/25/2020
Version Status Date:2/25/2020Semester Last Taught:Fall 2023
Version Term Effective:Fall 2020Term 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.

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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:ERequires English Assessment
 Prerequisites-generate description:NPNo Prerequisite
 Advisories-generate description:AAuto-Generated Text
 Prereq-provisional:NNO
 Prereq/coreq-registration check:NNo Prerequisite Rules Exist
 Requires instructor signature:NInstructor's Signature Not Required
   
BASIC INFORMATION, HOURS/UNITS & REPEATABILITY
 Method of instruction:02Lecture
 72Internet-Based, Delayed Interaction
 71Internet-Based, Simultaneous Interaction
 Area department:HUMANHumanities and Religion
 Division:71Language Arts & Academic Foundations
 Special topic course:NNot a Special Topic Course
 Program Status:1Major Applicable Course
 Repeatability:00Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
 Repeat group id:  
   
SCHEDULING
 Audit allowed:NNot Auditable
 Open entry/exit:NNot Open Entry/Open Exit
 Credit by Exam:NCredit by examination not allowed
 Budget code: Program:0000Unrestricted
 Budget code: Activity:4905Humanities & Fine Arts
   
OTHER CODES
Disciplines:Humanities
 Basic Skills:NNot a Basic Skills Course
 Level below transfer:YNot Applicable
 CVU/CVC status:YDistance Ed is CVU/CVC Developed
 Distance Ed Approved:YEither online or hybrid, as determined by instructor
 Emergency Distance Ed Approved:YFully Online
Partially Online
Online with flexible in-person activities
 Credit for Prior Learning:NAgency Exam
NCBE
NIndustry Credentials
NPortfolio
 Non-credit category:YNot Applicable, Credit Course
 Classification:YLiberal Arts and Sciences Courses
 SAM classification:ENon-Occupational
 TOP code:1599.00Other Humanities
 Work-based learning:NDoes Not Include Work-Based Learning
 DSPS course:NNO
 In-service:NNot an in-Service Course

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