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HUMANITIES

 

HUMANITIES COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

 

1 CULTURAL PATTERNS OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION (3) UC:CSU

Lecture: 3 hours

An introduction to the general concepts of the humanities. Music, painting, sculpture, and architecture are studied and compared in relation to their background, medium, organization, and style. Included is a survey of the most productive periods of Western history, from classical Greek through the Medieval period. Stress is placed on awareness of difference in cultural heritage, values, and perspective as revealed in the arts.

 

2 STUDIES IN SELECTED CULTURES (3) UC:CSU

Lecture: 3 hours

Students study in-depth the social, political, economic and cultural features of a particular culture or set of related cultures. Customs, traditions, values, historical events and trends, religious traditions, pop culture practices, achievements and trends in the arts and the sciences of the culture(s) studied are also examined. Western, Eastern, Mid-Eastern, African and other cultures and societies both past and present may be studied.

 

60 PEOPLE AND THEIR WORLD: TECHNOLOGY AND THE HUMANITIES (3) UC:CSU

Lecture: 3 hours

This course involves students in a study of the urban environment and society. The approach is interdisciplinary involving art, music, literature, drama, philosophy, technology, and history. The goal is to explore and to understand the interaction between the individual and society as well as interrelationships existing between the humanities and technology.