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:

Accuplacer (specify test):

Reading College Level CLC or Reading College Level

Score:

6. Prerequisite Courses:

There are no prerequisites for this course.

9. Co-requisite Courses:

There are no corequisites for this course.

II. Transfer and Articulation

1. Course Equivalency - similar course from other regional institutions:

St. Cloud State University, HUMS 250 Introduction to Humanities, 3 credits

3. Prior Learning - the following prior learning methods are acceptable for this course:
CLEP

III. Course Purpose

2. MN Transfer Curriculum (General Education) Courses - This course fulfills the following goal area(s) of the MN Transfer Curriculum:

• Goal 6 – Humanities and Fine Arts
• Goal 8 – Global Perspective

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:

• Identify various works in the humanities as expressions of individual and human values within a social and historical context.  MnTC Goals 6 & 8
• Analyze various works in the humanities as expressions of individual and human values within a social and historical context.  MnTC Goals 6 & 8
• Articulate an informed personal reaction to works in the arts and humanities.  MnTC Goal 6
• Demonstrate knowledge of cultural, social, and religious differences.  MnTC Goal 8
• Demonstrate an awareness of the scope and variety of works in the arts and humanities.  MnTC Goals 6 & 8
• Summarize the major characteristics of various eras in the arts and humanities.  MnTC Goals 6 & 8
• Apply general principles of the arts and humanities to specific works of art or artists.  MnTC Goal 6
• Apply general principles of the arts and humanities to specific works of literature or authors.  MnTC Goal 6
• Apply general principles of the arts and humanties to the performing arts.  MnTC Goal 6

V. Topical Outline

Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.

1. Lecture Sessions

1. The Visual Arts (painting, sculpture, architecture)
   • Classical
   • Medieval
   • Renaissance
   • Baroque
   • Enlightenment
   • Romanticism
   • Realism
   • Impressionism
   • Modernism
2. Music
   • Greek and Roman
   • Medieval
   • Renaissance
   • Baroque
   • Classical
   • Romanticism
   • Modern
3. Drama
   • Greek and Roman
   • Late Medieval
   • Elizabethan
   • French Academy
   • Realist Theater
   • Modern Theater
4. Western Philosophy
   • Epistemology
   • Metaphysics
   • Ethics
5. Comparative Mythology 
   • creation myth
   • vegetative myth cycle
   • heroic quest myth
   • Mythic patterns
6. Literature
   • Greek and Roman
   • Medieval
   • Renaissance
   • Baroque
   • Enlightenment
   • Romanticism
   • Realism
   • Modernism