2013-2014 Official General Catalog [Archived Catalog]
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HUM 101 - Western Humanities I
Critical analysis of western culture through a thematic investigation of literature, philosophy, music, and the arts as found in the ancient Near East, classical Greece and Rome, and Medieval Europe.
Credits: 3
Hours
3 Class Hours
Course Profile
Learning Outcomes of the Course:
Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to:
1. Describe and apply some of the fundamental principles in understanding the arts and humanities.
2. Identify some of the major periods in the history of Western humanities, from the Ancient world to the Renaissance.
3. Identify some of the major stylistic conventions in the arts and humanities of each historical period.
4. Identify some of the influences of the arts and humanities from those periods on the contemporary world.
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