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HUMN 102 Happiness: A Humanities Approach

This course will examine the concept and study of happiness from a humanities-based perspective, exploring the enduring and contemporary ways in which human beings have defined, sought, attained, and enhanced happiness in their lives. Students will apply their understanding of positive interventions to actions designed to increase their own subjective well-being.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

Eligible to enroll in ENGL 121

Hours Weekly

3 hours weekly

Course Objectives

  1. Identify and apply critical theories and concepts related to the principles, definitions, strategies, and skills of happiness.
  2. Generate ideas, explore possibilities, and consider alternatives toward increasing happiness and overall quality of life.
  3. Analyze and evaluate the roles and value of various concepts such as gratitude, spirituality, flow, altruism, and kindness as they pertain to happiness.
  4. Apply information and ideas about happiness to understand one's own strengths and virtues.

Course Objectives

  1. Identify and apply critical theories and concepts related to the principles, definitions, strategies, and skills of happiness.

    Learning Activity Artifact

    • Writing Assignments
    • Reflective/position papers

    Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

    • Critical and Creative Thinking Rubric

    Critical Thinking

    • CT1
  2. Generate ideas, explore possibilities, and consider alternatives toward increasing happiness and overall quality of life.

    Learning Activity Artifact

    • Writing Assignments
    • Writing assignments/journaling

    Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

    • Critical and Creative Thinking Rubric

    Critical Thinking

    • CT2
  3. Analyze and evaluate the roles and value of various concepts such as gratitude, spirituality, flow, altruism, and kindness as they pertain to happiness.

    Learning Activity Artifact

    • Writing Assignments
    • Writing assignments, analytic research paper (final project)

    Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

    • Critical and Creative Thinking Rubric

    Critical Thinking

    • CT3
  4. Apply information and ideas about happiness to understand one's own strengths and virtues.

    Learning Activity Artifact

    • Writing Assignments

    Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

    • Critical and Creative Thinking Rubric

    Critical Thinking

    • CT4