HUMANITIES
HUMN 210 Introduction to Logic and Critical Thinking Skills (2 cr. hrs.)
Prerequisite(s): College Writing (WRIT 120) and Learning Strategies (PF 321).
The goal of this course is to help you improve as a critical, logical thinker. You will be introduced to the art of formulating and assessing arguments according to the standards of logical thinking and critical analysis. You will discover how to apply these valuable skills to your studies and everyday life, learning how to overcome obstacles to critical thinking, and how to avoid being deceived by means of misleading reasoning.
HUMN 211 Introduction to Ethical Analysis and Reasoning (2 cr. hrs.)
Prerequisite(s): College Writing (WRIT 120) and Learning Strategies (PF 321).
The goal of this course is to help you improve your ethical analysis and reasoning skills. You will be introduced to the art of formulating and assessing ethical arguments according to the standards of logical thinking and critical analysis. In this course, you will discover how to apply the following questions to your job and everyday life. Why do we need ethics if we have laws to govern our behavior? Does the majority view determine what is ethical and what is not? Are feelings, desires, and preferences reliable ethical guides? Is it ever appropriate to criticize another individual’s (or culture’s) ethical judgment? Are people always responsible for their actions? Do human beings have a natural tendency to good, a natural tendency to evil? both? neither? Is there a single moral code that is binding on all people, at all times, and in all places?
HUMN 218 World Religions (4 cr. hrs.)
Prerequisite(s): Basic Learning Strategies (PF 121) or Learning Strategies (PF 321) and College Writing (WRIT 120). Not open to students with credit for HUMN 318.
A comparative study of the founders, sacred writings, beliefs and practices of some of the major world religions: Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Islam, Judaism and Christianity. This course enables the student to study and compare the leading religions of the world in light of their historical and cultural backgrounds. Students will be encouraged to explore faith traditions other than their own. Common themes across religions, spiritual practice, and current related cultural and political issues will also be considered.
HUMN 232 Introduction to Literature (4 cr. hrs.)
Prerequisite(s): College Writing (WRIT 120).
In this course, students will analyze works from the three major literary genres: poetry, drama, and fiction. Students will become familiar with standard vocabulary and approaches specific to the field of literary criticism and consider the importance of literature in contemporary society. The goal of this course is to encourage students to read for pleasure (engage with the text on an emotional level) while also moving towards a more objective consideration of literature by introducing the fundamentals of close reading and literary analysis.
HUMN 240 Popular Culture (4 cr. hrs.)
Prerequisite(s): Basic Learning Strategies (PF 121) or Learning Strategies (PF 321) and College Writing (WRIT 120). Not open to students with credit for HUMN 341.
An introductory course that examines basic concepts in popular culture studies and the role popular arts and artifacts play in shaping cultural values. The course covers basic theories and approaches to topics like best sellers, popular music, popular art forms, cultural heroes from the sports and entertainment worlds and other popular phenomena.
HUMN 246 Film Appreciation (4 cr. hrs.)
Prerequisite(s): College Writing (WRIT 120). Not open to students with credit for HUMN 346.
This course is an introduction to the art of film intended to enable students to become more knowledgeable, appreciative and critical viewers. The course covers the major areas of film: narrative, documentary, animated and experimental. While some film history is covered, this course emphasizes understanding key elements in the filmmaking process: scripting, filming, editing, acting, directing, promoting and distributing. Students will be required to view and write critical reviews of films screened both in and out of class.
HUMN 305 Global Issues (4 cr. hrs.)
Prerequisite(s): College Writing (WRIT 120) and Learning Strategies (PF 321). Not open to students with credit for PF 305.
This course provides students with a coherent sense of the past and present human societies drawn from five cultural areas: Asia, Africa, Europe, North America and South America. It also reviews the diversity of traditions that have formed the world and continue to interact in it today. Through the synthesis of connections, influences and parallels among cultures, students will gain an understanding of how to communicate in a culturally diverse world.
HUMN 345 Philosophy of Science (4 cr. hrs.)
Prerequisite(s): College Writing (WRIT 120), Introduction to Logic and Critical thinking Skills (HUMN 210), and Introduction to Ethical Analysis and Reasoning (HUMN 211).
The goal of this course is to help students sharpen their critical thinking skills by covering key principles of knowledge, reasoning, and evidence. Students will be introduced to the characteristics, methodology, and limitations of science in contrast to other alleged sources of knowledge like faith, intuition, mysticism, perception, introspection, memory, and reason. Students will discover how to apply these valuable principles to their studies and to everyday life, learning how to overcome obstacles to critical thinking and how to avoid being deceived by means of bogus sciences and extraordinary claims.
HUMN 480 Special Topics in the Traditional Humanities (1-4 cr. hrs.)
Prerequisite(s): Determined on a course-by course basis and published online in the trimester Course Schedule.
A variable content classroom course in Traditional Humanities in which students pursue topics or subjects of current interest that are not part of the regular curriculum. A specific course description will be published online in the Course Schedule for the trimester the course is offered.
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