I. General Information
1. Course Title:
Introduction to Humanities
2. Course Prefix & Number:
ENGL 1450
3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:
Credits: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
4. Course Description:
This course is an introductory survey of the genres and themes of the humanities. Readings, lectures, and class discussions will focus on genres such as music, the visual arts, drama, literature, and philosophy. As themes, the ideas of freedom, love, happiness, death, nature, and myth may be explored from a western and non-western point of view.
5. Placement Tests Required:
6. Prerequisite Courses:
ENGL 1450 - Introduction to Humanities
There are no prerequisites for this course.
9. Co-requisite Courses:
ENGL 1450 - Introduction to Humanities
There are no corequisites for this course.
II. Transfer and Articulation
1. Course Equivalency - similar course from other regional institutions:
|
Name of Institution
|
Course Number and Title
|
Credits
|
|
St. Cloud State University
|
HUMS 250 Introduction to Humanities
|
3
|
3. Prior Learning - the following prior learning methods are acceptable for this course:
CLEP
IV. Learning Outcomes
1. College-Wide Outcomes
| College-Wide Outcomes/Competencies |
Students will be able to: |
| Demonstrate oral communication skills |
Present, either individually or as part of a group, information/research about an individual’s work or a specific genre in the humanities. |
| Demonstrate written communication skills |
Write essays and/or response papers which present their analysis or evaluation of various topics or works discussed in class. |
| Apply abstract ideas to concrete situations |
Write essays and/or response papers which present their analysis or evaluation of various topics or works discussed in class. |
| Discuss/compare characteristics of diverse cultures and environments |
Identify different developments and styles found in the various genres of the humanities from various historical periods. |
2. Course Specific Outcomes - Students will be able to achieve the following measurable goals upon completion of
the course:
|
Expected Outcome
|
MnTC
Goal Area
|
|
Identify and analyze various works in the humanities as expressions of individual and human values within a social and historical context
|
6 & 8
|
|
Articulate an informed personal reaction to works in the arts and humanities
|
6
|
|
Demonstrate knowledge of cultural, social, and religious differences
|
8
|
|
Demonstrate an awareness of the scope and variety of works in the arts and humanities
|
6 & 8
|
V. Topical Outline
Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.
1. Lecture Sessions
- The Visual Arts (painting, sculpture, architecture)
- Classical
- Medieval
- Renaissance
- Baroque
- Enlightenment
- Romanticism
- Realism
- Impressionism
- Modernism
- Music
- Greek and Roman
- Medieval
- Renaissance
- Baroque
- Classical
- Romanticism
- Modern
- Drama
- Greek and Roman
- Late Medieval
- Elizabethan
- French Academy
- Realist Theater
- Modern Theater
- Western Philosophy
- Epistemology
- Metaphysics
- Ethics
- Comparative Mythology
- creation myth
- vegetative myth cycle
- heroic quest myth
- Literature
- Greek and Roman
- Medieval
- Renaissance
- Baroque
- Enlightenment
- Romanticism
- Realism
- Modernism
I. General Information
1. Course Title:
Introduction to Humanities
2. Course Prefix & Number:
ENGL 1450
3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:
Credits: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
4. Course Description:
This course is an introductory survey of the genres and themes of the humanities. Readings, lectures, and class discussions will focus on genres such as music, the visual arts, drama, literature, and philosophy. As themes, the ideas of freedom, love, happiness, death, nature, and myth may be explored from a western and non-western point of view.
5. Placement Tests Required:
6. Prerequisite Courses:
ENGL 1450 - Introduction to Humanities
There are no prerequisites for this course.
9. Co-requisite Courses:
ENGL 1450 - Introduction to Humanities
There are no corequisites for this course.
II. Transfer and Articulation
1. Course Equivalency - similar course from other regional institutions:
|
Name of Institution
|
Course Number and Title
|
Credits
|
|
St. Cloud State University
|
HUMS 250 Introduction to Humanities
|
3
|
3. Prior Learning - the following prior learning methods are acceptable for this course:
CLEP
III. Course Purpose
IV. Learning Outcomes
1. College-Wide Outcomes
| College-Wide Outcomes/Competencies |
Students will be able to: |
| Demonstrate oral communication skills |
Present, either individually or as part of a group, information/research about an individual’s work or a specific genre in the humanities. |
| Demonstrate written communication skills |
Write essays and/or response papers which present their analysis or evaluation of various topics or works discussed in class. |
| Apply abstract ideas to concrete situations |
Write essays and/or response papers which present their analysis or evaluation of various topics or works discussed in class. |
| Discuss/compare characteristics of diverse cultures and environments |
Identify different developments and styles found in the various genres of the humanities from various historical periods. |
2. Course Specific Outcomes - Students will be able to achieve the following measurable goals upon completion of
the course:
|
Expected Outcome
|
MnTC
Goal Area
|
|
Identify and analyze various works in the humanities as expressions of individual and human values within a social and historical context
|
6 & 8
|
|
Articulate an informed personal reaction to works in the arts and humanities
|
6
|
|
Demonstrate knowledge of cultural, social, and religious differences
|
8
|
|
Demonstrate an awareness of the scope and variety of works in the arts and humanities
|
6 & 8
|
V. Topical Outline
Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.
1. Lecture Sessions
- The Visual Arts (painting, sculpture, architecture)
- Classical
- Medieval
- Renaissance
- Baroque
- Enlightenment
- Romanticism
- Realism
- Impressionism
- Modernism
- Music
- Greek and Roman
- Medieval
- Renaissance
- Baroque
- Classical
- Romanticism
- Modern
- Drama
- Greek and Roman
- Late Medieval
- Elizabethan
- French Academy
- Realist Theater
- Modern Theater
- Western Philosophy
- Epistemology
- Metaphysics
- Ethics
- Comparative Mythology
- creation myth
- vegetative myth cycle
- heroic quest myth
- Literature
- Greek and Roman
- Medieval
- Renaissance
- Baroque
- Enlightenment
- Romanticism
- Realism
- Modernism