2012 Catalog PDF - Feather River College

Course Listings
HIST 291 DIRECTED STUDY 1-5 UNITS
HOURS: 18-270
CSU
A student may take advanced course work or complete a student designed project in History after having completed
introductory courses. The topics, learning objectives, educational material(s), number of units to be awarded, and
method of evaluation are determined in a written agreement between the instructor and the student before the
student engages in the learning experience. A “Learning Contract for Directed Studies” must be completed by the
student, approved by the instructor, and Chief Instructional Officer, and placed on file with the Office of Instruction.
HIST 299 SPECIAL TOPICS IN HISTORY 1-3 UNITS
HOURS: 1-3 LEC
Csu, UC, IGETC
Course covers selected topics in regional, national, or world history as the opportunity arises.
HUMANITIES
HUMN 100 ART aPPRECIATION 3 UNITS
HOURS: 3 LEC
CSU (c1), UC, IGETC (3a)
An introductory course for both the general interest and art major student. A survey of the nature and role of the
visual arts in society. An overview of art history, theory, and practices will be covered. The medias of art will also be
explored. Cross-listed with ART100.
HUMN 101 MUSIC aPPRECIATION 3 UNITS
HOURS: 3 LEC
CSU (C1), UC, IGETC (3A)
Designed to increase the student’s understanding and enjoyment of music. Explores various composers and types
of musical styles from early music to the present day. Designed for students with little or no musical background.
HUMN 110 INTRODUCTION TO 3 UNITS
HOURS: 3 LEC HUMANITIES I CSU (C2), UC, IGETC (3b)
An introduction to Western civilization from 3200 BC to 1300 AD. Through lecture, research and examples of the fine
arts of the times, students will learn of Western civilization’s changing culture from the Egyptian Age to the Middle Ages.
HUMN 112 INTRODUCTION TO 3 UNITS
HOURS: 3 LEC HUMANITIES II CSU (C2), UC, IGETC (3B)
An introduction to Western civilization from 1400 CE to the present. Through lecture, research and examples of
the fine arts of the times, students will learn of Western civilization’s changing culture from the Renaissance to the
present, thus enabling the student to better understand his/her own present-day culture.
HUMN 128 FILM aPPRECIATION 3 UNITS
HOURS: 3 LEC
CSU (C1), UC, IGETC (3A)
Analytical and critical survey of a genre of films, including fields of production, direction and acting. Cross-listed as
ENGL128.
hUMN 172 DEMOCRACY IN PRACTICE: 3 UNITS
HOURS: 27 LEC; 54 LAB; 45 FIELD LANDMARKS OF CIVIL RIGHTS CSU
This course will explore “democracy in practice” through lecture and discussion, attendance and participation in a
community political event, and a fully supervised week visiting prominent places in the history of the Civil Rights
Movement in the southern states of the U.S. It will examine how individuals and groups influence major institutional
political changes in local, state and national policy. Each student will be required to pay the cost of airfare, hotels,
meals, and incidental costs of a seven- to ten-day excursion that includes Virginia, Alabama, and Tennessee. Crosslisted
as POL 172 and HIST 172.
General Education/Core Class Identification
The transfer requirements satisfied by FRC courses for California four-year universities or University of Nevada, Reno are
indicated below the unit value of each course. The IGETC pattern applies to both the California State University (CSU) and
University of California (UC) systems, as well as the University of Nevada, Reno. The letters in parentheses indicate any General
Education (GE) Breadth area also satisfied. Please refer to the CSU and IGETC transfer patterns (pgs. 66-69) or meet with
an academic advisor for clarification.
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