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Apr 28, 2024
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2020-2021 Catalog [PREVIOUS CATALOG YEAR]
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HUM 100 - Gateway to the Humanities
Description: Introduction to disciplines and careers in the Humanities, serving as an entry point for further study and as an introduction to the thinking skills necessary to succeed in college. Exploration of the fundamental issues and questions that span the Humanities, exploring the commonalities and specifics of each discipline, as well as how those fundamental issues relate to modern questions and problems. Includes transfer opportunities for earning a degree in a discipline of the Humanities and careers for humanities majors.
Prerequisites: Reading Proficiency
Credits: 3
Lecture: 3
Lab: 0
Course Content:
- Interdisciplinarity
- Visual Art and Art History
- The Classics
- Cultural, Environmental, Social, and Political History
- Language and Literature
- Music, Dance, Theater and the Performing Arts
- Philosophy and Religious Studies
- Study skills and research methods in the Humanities
- Fundamentals of critical thinking as a skill and a process
- Careers and degrees in the Humanities
Learning Outcomes:
- Articulate through oral and written forms of communication the value of, and continuous relationship between, human societies and the Humanities. (1-10)
- Use critical thinking skills to examine a topic of enduring human importance through various humanities fields. (1-9)
- Use research and study skills common to humanities disciiplines to collect and evaluate information, and reflect upon discipline-relevant topics. (8-9)
- Develop an individualized educational plan that meets an educational or career goal in the Humanities. (10)
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