12/27/2024 9:22:31 AM	HUMAN 7 Course Outline as of Fall 2008	Changed Course
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  HUMAN 7	Title:  INTRO TO HUMANITIES
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
		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:

An introduction to the humanities focusing on the visual arts, drama, film, music, dance, literature, and philosophy/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:

The visual arts, drama, film, music, dance, literature, and philosophy/religion as forms of human expression within a cultural context.  

(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:
	C2	Humanities		Fall 1981
IGETC:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
	3B	Humanities		Fall 1981
CSU Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 1981	Inactive:
UC Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 1981	Inactive:
C-ID:

Certificate/Major Applicable: Major Applicable Course

COURSE CONTENT

Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

In this course, the student will:

1.    Analyze representative works of art, drama, film, music, literature,

     and or philosophy/religion and relate  those works to their historical and/or cultural context.

2.    Identify commonalities in human experiences and expressions.

3.   Examine his or her 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, compare and contrast,

     to weigh arguments, to examine values, and to integrate materials

     from more than one discipline.

5.   Participate in the humanities outside of class by attendance at

     museums, lectures, forums, performances, films, poetry readings,

     etc., as well as (optional) scheduled field trips.

6.   Describe the values, themes, methods, and history of the discipline and

     identify realistic career objectives related to a course of study in the

      major.

7.   Perform research specific to the discipline and use appropriate citation

     style, if different than MLA.  

Topics and Scope

1.    The course will focus on primary works of visual art, music, dance,

     film, drama, literature, and philosophy/religion which represent a

     variety of cultural expressions and may include the cultural

     expressions of Asia, Africa, Europe, the Americas, and island

     peoples.

2.    Works may be drawn from any time period.

3.    Selected works will be studied within their cultural context.

4.    The course may be structured thematically or chronologically,and

      may focus on a particular time period.

5.    The course will be interdisciplinary and integrative.

6.    The course may include an analytical or theoretical structure

     for approaching the study of the Humanities or the study of culture.

7.    The course materials and approach may vary somewhat from instructor

     to instructor.

8.   Orientation to the values, themes, methods, and history of the discipline

     and identification of realistic career objectives related to a course of

     study in the major.

9.   Introduction to discipline-specific research tools, including seminal

     books, important periodicals, major indexing sources, professional or

     trade organizations, standard reference tools, discipline specific tools,

     and major web sites.  

Assignments:

1.    Careful reading and analyis of assigned primary texts.

2.    Reading assignments related to establishing historical or cultural

     context.

3.    Examinations, including quizzes, mid-term, final, and/or take-home

     exam.

4.    Written essays requiring students to analyze representative works of

     literature, visual art, music, drama, film, or philosophy/religion.

5.    Written essays requiring students to compare and contrast; examine

     ideas, values, beliefs, and experiences; and/or to intergrate two or

     more disciplines.

6.    Participation in cultural activities, including museum visits,

     concerts, poetry readings, lectures, and field trips (optional field

     trips).

7.    Creative projects (optional, depending on instructor).  

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, Essay exams, Term papers, Essays, Take-home essay exams
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%
Multiple choice, True/false, Matching items, Completion, Short answer
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 5 - 30%
Field trips, cultural activities, and/or creative projects

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

The Humanistic Tradition:  The Global Village of the Twentieth Century, volume 6., edition 3.  Fiero, Gloria.   William. C. Brown Publishers:  2005.

 

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:

I, Rigoberta Menchu:  An Indian Woman in Guatemala.  1987.

Things Fall Apart.  Achebe, Chinua.  1996.

The Dubliners.  Joyce, James.  2001.

Canto General.  Neruda, Pablo.  2000.

A Personal Matter.  Oe, Kenzaburo.  1994

One Hundred Years of Solitude.  Gabriel Garcia Marquez. 2004.

Beloved.  Morrison, Toni.  1998.

Memoirs From the Women's Prison.  Nawal, el lSa'Adawi.  1994.

 

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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