Getting InHumanities
Humanities is an interdisciplinary study of human thought and culture, such as philosophy, literature, and the arts. Students take humanities courses to explore the discipline and to satisfy general education requirements. With a bachelor's degree in humanities, students pursue careers in education, communication, art, and public relations as well as professional positions in museums, theatres, and art centers.
Contact Information
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Department Chair: Susan Herrmann Dean: Dana Smith |
Department: Letters Office: Building 3600, (760) 795-6874 |
Courses
HUMN 101: Introduction to the Arts
Units: 3
Prerequisites: None
Advisory: Eligibility for ENGL 100.
Acceptable for Credit: CSU, UC
Lecture 3 hours. (1504.00)
A general introduction to interdisciplinary humanities, this course explores at least six humanities subjects, such as literature, music, architecture, theater, dance, film, art, philosophy, photography, and/or landscape design. An entree to cultural literacy, this course studies how the humanities reveal and sustain both the framework of society and culture and some essential elements of our individual humanness, including creativity and a sense of the aesthetic.
HUMN 201: Humanities of the Western World: Pre-History Through the Middle Ages
Units: 3
Prerequisites: None
Advisory: Eligibility for ENGL 100.
Acceptable for Credit: CSU, UC
Lecture 3 hours. (1504.00)
This course surveys major works, figures, styles, and events in the liberal and fine arts from the Early Mediterranean, Hellenic, Hellenistic, Roman, and Medieval eras. Students will study a wide range of examples of creative genius from such fields as art, literature, music, philosophy, history, theater, and architecture to better understand the past and widen their cultural horizons.
HUMN 202: Humanities of the Western World: The Renaissance to the Twentieth Century
Units: 3
Prerequisites: None
Advisory: Eligibility for ENGL 100.
Acceptable for Credit: CSU, UC
Lecture 3 hours. (1504.00)
This course surveys major works, figures, styles, and events in the liberal and fine arts from the Renaissance, Neo-Classical, Romantic, and Modern eras. Students will study a wide range of examples of creative genius from such fields as art, literature, music, philosophy, history, film, theater, and architecture to better understand the past and engage themselves more intelligently in the humanities of today.
HUMN 205: Women in Western Art and Literature
Units: 3
Prerequisites: None
Acceptable for Credit: CSU, UC
Lecture 3 hours. (1504.00)
A survey and examination of the art and literature of western civilization from a feminist theoretical viewpoint, with an emphasis on the construction of gender and the framework of historiography throughout the centuries.
HUMN 250: American Studies
Units: 3
Prerequisites: None
Advisory: Eligibility for ENGL 100.
Acceptable for Credit: CSU, UC
Lecture 3 hours. (1504.00)
This course is an interdisciplinary study of American identity as expressed through culture. It explores materials from American philosophy, religion, music, art, architecture, history, and literature. Special attention is given to ideas that have shaped American self-identity and experience in the past and that continue to do so in the present. Survey - roughly 1588 to 1877.
HUMN 251: American Studies
Units: 3
Prerequisites: None
Advisory: Eligibility for ENGL 100.
Acceptable for Credit: CSU, UC
Lecture 3 hours. (1504.00)
This course is an interdisciplinary study of American culture. It explores materials from American philosophy, religion, music, art, architecture, history, and literature. Special attention is given to ideas and problems that have shaped American self-identity and experience in the past and that continue to do so in the present. Survey - roughly 1877 to 1989.
HUMN 292: Internship Studies
Units: 0.5-3
Prerequisites: Complete 6 units at MCC prior to internship; permission of instructor and department chair required.
Corequisite: Must currently be enrolled in 3 units and complete 60 hours of non-paid or 75 hours of paid work per unit of credit.
Acceptable for Credit: CSU
(1504.00)
Individualized study linking classroom learning to the workplace. Approval form must be signed by instructor and department chair before registration. (May be taken for a total of 12 units.)
HUMN 293: Topics in Humanities
Units: 1-3
Prerequisites: None
Repeatability Rule: Allow four completions in any combination of HUMN 293, HUMN 296.
Lecture 1 hour.
Lecture 2 hours.
Lecture 3 hours. (1504.00)
A study of relevant topics in the discipline not covered in the current selection of courses. Designed to meet special needs; content determined by participating faculty members in consultation with students and the community. Non-transfer topics only.
HUMN 296: Topics in Humanities
Units: 1-3
Prerequisites: None
Repeatability Rule: Allow four completions in any combination of HUMN 293, HUMN 296.
Acceptable for Credit: CSU
Lecture 1 hour.
Lecture 2 hours.
Lecture 3 hours. (1504.00)
A study of relevant topics in the discipline not covered in the current selection of courses. Designed to meet special needs; content determined by participating faculty members in consultation with students and the community.
HUMN 298: Directed Studies in Humanities
Units: 1-3
Prerequisites: Permission of instructor and department chair.
Acceptable for Credit: CSU
Laboratory 3 hours.
Laboratory 6 hours.
Laboratory 9 hours. (1504.00)
Individualized study, project, or research in area of particular interest to the student and not included in the regular courses of the college. Approval form must be signed by instructor and department chair before registration.
