Humanities Curriculum

Humanities 201-202 is designed to assist students to:

• Identify works of art, music, and literature of Western and non-Western cultures from ancient times through the 20th Century;
• Provide opportunities for students to perceive and to analyze characteristics of works of art, music, and literature of western and non-western cultures from Ancient Times through the 20th Century;
• Demonstrate how human knowledge is interrelated domains of thought rather than a series of specialized subjects;
• Enhance opportunities for students to evaluate how men and women of diverse origins have formed their personal beliefs and values.

Humanities 201 Honors and 202 Honors is designed to:

• Provide opportunities for students to engage in challenging academic experiences through stimulating discussions, critical thinking, free inquiry and investigation;
• Assist students in perceiving and analyzing the elements of our value system in terms of individual and collective needs;
• Enhance opportunities for first-hand experiences in the arts (and in science as it pertains to the arts);
• Demonstrate how knowledge is interrelated domains of thought rather than a disconnected series of specialized subjects.

Students attend lectures, special art exhibits, and dramatic and musical presentations both on and off campus.