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HUMN 200 - Western Culture to 1600

4 Credit: (4 lecture, 0 lab, 0 clinical) 4 Contact Hours: [ENGL 100  or ENGL 101 ]


This course examines the artistic, literary and philosophical nature of man, integrating material from pre-Renaissance art, literature, music, philosophy and religion.
OFFERED: fall semesters

Course Goals/ Objectives/ Competencies:
Goal 1:  Classify well-known artistic, literary and musical works from the Renaissance.

  1. Classify well-known artistic works.
  2. Classify well-known literary works.
  3. Classify well-known musical works.
  4. Classify well-known philosophical works.

Goal 2:  Classify well-known artistic, literary and musical works from the Baroque, Rococo and Neoclassical/Enlightenment era.

  1. Classify well-known artistic works.
  2. Classify well-known literary works.
  3. Classify well-known musical works.
  4. Classify well-known philosophical works.

Goal 3:  Classify well-known artistic, literary and musical works from the Romantic/Realism era.

  1. Classify well-known artistic works.
  2. Classify well-known literary works.
  3. Classify well-known musical works.
  4. Classify well-known philosophical works.

Goal 4:  Classify well-known artistic, literary and musical works from the Impressionism/Post-Impressionism era.

  1. Classify well-known artistic works.
  2. Classify well-known literary works.
  3. Classify well-known musical works.
  4. Classify well-known philosophical works. 

Goal 5:  Classify well-known artistic, literary and musical works from the first half of the 20th century.

  1. Classify well-known artistic works.
  2. Classify well-known literary works.
  3. Classify well-known musical works.
  4. Classify well-known philosophical works.

Goal 6:  Classify well-known artistic, literary and musical works from the second half of the 20th century and the 21st century.

  1. Classify well-known artistic works.
  2. Classify well-known literary works.
  3. Classify well-known musical works.
  4. Classify well-known philosophical works.

Goal 7:  Expand a vocabulary from which to discuss artistic, literary and musical concepts.

  1. Expand a vocabulary from which to discuss artistic concepts:
    1. Classify media and technique in artistic works.
    2. Classify genre in artistic works.
  2. Expand a vocabulary from which to discuss literary concepts:
    1. Differentiate form in literary genre.
    2. Differentiate meter in poetry.
  3. Expand a vocabulary from which to discuss musical concepts:
    1. Differentiate form in musical pieces.
    2. Differentiate tone color in musical pieces.
    3. Differentiate meter in musical pieces.
    4. Classify motives in musical pieces.
  4. Expand a vocabulary from which to discuss philosophical concepts.

Goal 8:  Show awareness of the relationship between a work of art and the time and place in which it was produced.

  1. Arrange the time/style periods in chronological order.
  2. Classify works according to style/time period.



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