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COURSE OBJECTIVES 

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 Twentieth 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 Twentieth 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.