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Aug 14, 2024
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2021-2022 Yavapai College Catalog [PREVIOUS CATALOG YEAR]
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HUM 242 - Humanities II Description: Cultural history of global civilizations from the Fifteenth to the Twenty First century. Scholarly examination of the great literature, philosophy, music, visual arts, and architectural achievements of human society.
Prerequisites: Reading Proficiency
General Education Competency: Diversity
Credits: 3 Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
Course Content:
- The Age of Conquest and its impact on cultures around the world
- Religious and philosophical reformations, revolutions and renaissances
- The development and exchange of aesthetic traditions in art and literature between cultures in global trade and exploration after 1400
- The influence of the environment and the economy on global culture
- Issues of gender, race and class in human civilizations after 1400
- Theories, methods and scholarly writing in cultural history
- Contemporary global issues and problems
Learning Outcomes:
- Classify ideas and artifacts within their respective historical and regional contexts. (1-4)
- Evaluate the diverse influences on the ideas and artifacts created in the global civilizations from the Fifteenth to the Twenty First Century. (1-7)
- Evaluate the relationship between historical events and cultural response. (1-7)
- Employ relevant terminology in oral and/or written arguments. (1-7)
- Identify, analyze, and evaluate major contributors and their contributions to the cultural history of the modern world. (6, 7)
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