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The General Education Requirement
Self Understanding: The Humanities PerspectiveAAS 100 Introduction to African American Studies. 3(3-0)F,S.
This course provides a multidisciplinary introduction of the many dimensions of the African American experience, including the African heritage and diaspora, slavery and freedom, African American artistic and literary expression, and the problem of racism in American society.
ART 371 History of Western Art I. 3(3-0)F,S.
Prerequisite: Completion of Writing II or permission. A survey of the art objects and the cultures which produced them from the Stone Age through the Gothic period.
ART 372 History of Western Art II. 3(3-0).F,S.
Prerequisite: Completion of Writing II or permission. A survey of the art objects and the cultures which produced them from the Gothic period to the Second World War.
ART 384 A History of East Asian Art. 3(3-0)F.
Prerequisite: Completion of Writing II or permission. A survey of the art objects and the cultures which produced them including those of India, China, and Japan.
ENG 200 Cultural Heritage in Literature. 3(3-0)F,S.
Prerequisite: ENG 110 or equivalent. Investigation of the roles that literature plays in shaping, preserving, and contesting culture and society. Study of literacy in the broadest sense and its impacts over a variety of time periods and cultures.
HST 101 Western Civilization I. 3(3-0)F,S.
An overview of the development of the civilizations of the West from their origins in the Near East and Mediterranean to the 16th century.
HST 102 Western Civilization II. 3(3-0)F,S.
The extension and development of Western Civilization from the impact of the Renaissance, Reformation, voyages of discovery, and scientific revolution to the nuclear and computer age.
IDS 397 International Culture and Study Abroad. 3(3-0)F,S,Su.
Prerequisite: permission. An interdisciplinary study of other cultures while living and studying in an international venue. Through history, language, literature, sociology and other disciplines the student will acquire a deeper understanding of another culture and of the American culture. Variable content course. May be repeated once with content change.
LLT 121 Classical Mythology. 3(3-0)F,S.
A study of Greek and Roman myths and legends as they appear in art, music, and literature, especially epic and tragedy.
MUS 345 Music in Western Culture and Society I. 3(3-0)F.
Prerequisite: Writing II or permission. The historical unfolding of western art music and the ways in which culture and society have played a central role in that development. Music from the Middle Ages to the Baroque will be studied from the perspective of the way in which it has been influenced and in turn influenced religion, politics, economics, and other social issues.
MUS 346 Music in Western Culture and Society II. 3(3-0)S.
Prerequisite: Writing II or permission. The historical unfolding of western art music and the ways in which culture and society have played a central role in that development. Music from the Classical era to the Twentieth Century will be studied from the perspective of the way in which it has been influenced and in turn influenced religion, politics, economics, and other social issues.
PHI 115 Ethics and Contemporary Issues. 3(3-0)F,S.
This course examines ethical principles and theories in relation to contemporary moral issues (e.g., euthanasia, capital punishment, economic justice, environmental issues, world hunger). Through a consideration of ideals of justice and human dignity, as well as concepts of rights and responsibilities, it also explores the moral requirements for community and justified political order.
REL 101 The Literature and World of the Old Testament. 3(3-0)F,S.
Literature of the Old Testament including the historical backgrounds.
REL 102 The Literature and World of the New Testament. 3(3-0) F,S.
Literature of the New Testament including the historical backgrounds.
REL 131 Religion in America. 3(3-0)F,S.
Recounts the development of American religious life, describes the variety of religious denominations, and traces the influence of religion on public and private life.
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