COURSES
Humanities (Hum)
1T and 101T. Topics in Humanities (1-4)
Selected topics in the humanities not normally covered by regular course
offerings.
10. Introduction to the Humanities (3)
Interrelationships among art, literature, music, and philosophy, from Greece
and Rome through the Renaissance. General Education BREADTH, Division 6.
11. Introduction to the Humanities (3)
Interrelationships among art, literature, music, and philosophy, from the
17th century Age of Reason to the present. General Education BREADTH, Division
6.
12. Introduction to Asian Humanities (3)
Interrelationships among the verbal and nonverbal arts, the wisdom literature,
and the religions of India, China, and Japan. General Education BREADTH,
Division 6.
14. Introduction to the Humanities: Pre-Columbian America (3)
Interrelationships among the visual arts, literature, myth, and philosophy
in the Pre-Columbian civilizations of the Americas. General Education BREADTH,
Division 6.
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. General Education
CAPSTONE Cluster course.
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. General
Education CAPSTONE Cluster course.
190. Independent Study (1-3; max see reference)
See Academic Placement -- Independent
Study. Approved for SP grading.
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.
118. Folklore in Modern Life (3)
An examination of the role of folklore in modern life, its power to communicate
critical issues through expressive culture, e.g., jokes, legends, folksongs,
graphic arts, and festival; focus on the intellectual currents influencing
the study of folklore provides interdisciplinary perspective.
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.
(See Course Numbering System.)
Humanities (Hum)
300T. Topics in Humanities
(1-3; max total 12 if no topic repeated)
Selected areas in humanities.
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