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COURSES
Humanities (Hum)
10. Introduction to the Humanities (3)
Interrelationships among art, literature, music, and philosophy, from Greece
and Rome through the Renaissance.
11. Introduction to the Humanities (3)
Interrelationships among art, literature, music, and philosophy, from the
17th century Age of Reason to the present.
100. African Humanities (3)
Explores interrelationships among the visual arts, music, literature, and
religion-philosophy throughout key periods of African civilization from
the earliest times to the present.
140. Tradition and Change in China and Japan (3)
(Same as Anth 186.) Examines the current aspirations and problems of the
Chinese and Japanese in terms of their traditional cultures, and explains
how their histories, values, world views, and intellectual traditions affect
their life-styles and their international relations today.
150. Indic Cultures and Traditions (3)
(Same as Ling 110.) Study of the cultures and traditions of the Indian Subcontinent
as part of the common human heritage, and for informed perspectives on international
issues. Understanding of peoples of South Asia: their lifestyles, world
views, and experiences; the development of their intellectual, aesthetic,
and spiritual traditions; and their current aspirations and problems.
180. Global Interdisciplinary Humanities: Interrelationships among
World Cultures (3)
Exploring interrelationships among world cultures - Western, Far Eastern,
African - by examining common traits and ideas, societal structures, and
archetypal forms among them.
CAPSTONE: Interdisciplinary (IntD)
104. Humanities in the Middle Ages and Renaissance (3)
An examination of art, literature, philosophy, and music and their interrelationships
in European culture during the Middle Ages and Renaissance.
108. Humanities in the Ancient World (3)
An examination of art, literature, philosophy, and music and their interrelationships
in the ancient world (Sumer, Babylonia, Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece).
Critical Thinking course.
112. Humanities During the Baroque and Enlightenment (3)
An examination of European and American art, literature, philosophy, and
music and their interrelationships during the period from the late 16th
century through the 18th century.
116. Humanities in the Modern World (3)
An examination of art, literature, philosophy, and music and their interrelationships
in the Western world during the 19th and 20th centuries.
123. The American Experience: Beginnings to World War I (3)
Survey of the principal experiences and intellectual movements that have
formed the American character, as illustrated through American literature,
music, and the arts, serious and popular, from the formation of the colonies
to the outbreak of World War I.
124. The American Experience: World War I to the Present (3)
Survey of the principal experiences and intellectual movements that have
formed the American character, as illustrated through American literature,
music, and the arts, serious and popular, from World War I to the present
time.
130. Latin American Cultures and Traditions (3)
A study of Hispanic cultural and aesthetic trends and practices as seen
in the popular and formal arts and other styles of Hispanic thought, feeling,
and expression.
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