HUMN 101 Introduction to the Humanities

This introductory course in the humanities develops knowledge, creative and critical thinking skills, and diverse perspectives in the exploration of human expression and our search for meaning.​

Credits

3

Hours Weekly

3 hours weekly

Course Objectives

1. Identify and organize information and humanistic ideas related to various genres of the arts.
2. Generate and address ideas about the diverse human experience through time as expressed in the arts.
3. Critically analyze and consider connections among works of visual art, performance art, and/or literature.
4. Create and reflect upon expressions of contemporary human experience and the search for meaning in relation to other time periods and contexts.

Course Objectives

1. Identify and organize information and humanistic ideas related to various genres of the arts.

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Writing Assignments

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Critical and Creative Thinking Rubric

   Critical Thinking

   • CT1
2. Generate and address ideas about the diverse human experience through time as expressed in the arts.

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Writing Assignments

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Critical and Creative Thinking Rubric

   Critical Thinking

   • CT2
3. Critically analyze and consider connections among works of visual art, performance art, and/or literature.

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Writing Assignments

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Critical and Creative Thinking Rubric

   Critical Thinking

   • CT3
4. Create and reflect upon expressions of contemporary human experience and the search for meaning in relation to other time periods and contexts.

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Writing Assignments
   • Exams

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Critical and Creative Thinking Rubric

   Critical Thinking

   • CT4