Western Culture & the Arts: Beginnings through the Middle Ages (HUM 120)

Introduction to Theater (HUM 131)

Western Culture & the Arts: Renaissance through the 20th Century (HUM 121)

Women and Creativity (HUM 142)

Contemporary Culture & the Arts (HUM 122)

Introduction to Film (HUM 160)

Introduction to Art (HUM 123)

World Mythologies ( HUM 210)

Introduction to Music (HUM 125)

Topics in Humanities (HUM 290)

This survey course explores the cultural accomplishments of Western civilization from its beginnings in Mesopotamia through the Middle Ages. The visual arts, music, literature, theater, architecture, and philosophy will all be studied in historical context. Three credit hours. No prerequisites.

HUM 120 counts toward the Humanities and the Fine Arts requirement.

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This survey course explores the great artistic and intellectual accomplishments of Western civilization from the Renaissance through the 20th Century. This is an interdisciplinary class emphasizing the visual arts, literature, drama, philosophy, architecture, and music. Three credit hours. No prerequisites.

HUM 121 counts toward the Humanities and the Fine Arts requirement.

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The emphasis of this course is the culture and arts of the last 50 years. This course is interdisciplinary in nature. It includes literature, music, drama, visual arts, architecture, TV, film, and cultural theory. It also examines the forces that influences the arts and helps students to appreciate and critically evaluate contemporary culture. Three credit hours. No prerequisites.

HUM 122 counts toward the Humanities and the Fine Arts requirement.

Note: Each instructor develops his or her own focus for HUM 122.
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This course examines art as a reflection of the culture, past and present, with attention to geographic conditions, social, economic and religious forces. Three credit hours. No prerequisites.

HUM 123 counts toward the Fine Arts requirement.

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Music will be examined through a basic stylistic survey of the vocabulary of sounds (rhythm, pitch, intensity, and timbre), instruments, and forms as illustrated by music from medieval times to the present. Music of Western civilization will be emphasized and compared to music from other cultures. Three credit hours. No prerequisites.

HUM 125 counts toward the Fine Arts requirement.

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This course provides a discussion of the theory of knowledge, ethics, aesthetics, and metaphysics as exemplified by selected leading philosophers. Three credit hours. No prerequisite.

Note: Each instructor develops his or her own focus for HUM 127. Please contact the instructor for information on the class focus and books.

HUM 127 counts toward the Humanities requirement.

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RHC

Jon Benson

This course is a general survey of dramatic art, covering components of acting, directing, stagecraft, makeup, and other aspects of theatrical productions. This is not a performance course. Three credit hours. No prerequisites.

HUM 131 counts toward the Fine Arts requirement.

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This class will explore creative work done by women in literature, art, music, film, and philosophy. It may also explore how women’s creativity is manifested through the shaping of community and domestic institutions and through domestic arts.
The focus may be either historical or contemporary. Three credit hours. No prerequisites.

HUM 142 counts toward the Humanities and the Fine Arts requirement.

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This course examines the history, theory and art of film through basic film language, such as editing, camera movement, lighting and sound, and related topics, in order to improve understanding of the cinematic medium and
to increase enjoyment of this art form. Three credit hours. No prerequisites.

HUM 160 counts toward the Fine Arts requirement.

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What are the 1E1 and 1E2 Interim Courses?

These Courses begin on May 15, 2006 and end on June 1, 2006

These courses meet 10 days over a three-week period.

For Two-weeks the class meets 3 days for four hours per class.

For one-week the class meets 4 days for four hours per class.