HUM 102 Humanities:Renaissance-Enlight
Examines the connections among arts, ideas and human experiences through study and experience of selected works from Western and non-Western cultures. Emphasizes arts and ideas as reflections of and influences on social and cross-cultural change. Attendance at out-of-class activities is required. Note: Need not be taken in sequence.
Prerequisite
Recommended: College-level reading and writing skills (WR 121Z) are strongly recommended for success in this course.
Notes
Lower Division Transfer (LDT) Course
General Education Requirements
AGS Humanities/Arts, AAS Human Relations, Cultural Literacy AAOT/AAS, AAOT Arts & Letters, AS Western Culture, AS Literature & the Arts, AS Cultural Diversity
Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
Describe how studying humanities, Renaissance to Enlightenment, help us to understand human thought, creativity, and aesthetics in a global and historical context. Interpret artifacts and ideas from different cultures and different times, drawn from art, architecture, literature, philosophy, drama, music, dance and theater through the use of critical reading, writing, and discussion. Participate in activities that encourage personal awareness, growth, and/or creativity through the experience of the humanities, from the Renaissance to the Enlightenment. Write and speak effectively about one's own and others ideas as related to humanities of the Renaissance to Enlightenment. Identify and analyze complex practices, values, and beliefs and the culturally and historically defined meanings of difference.