2010-11 Course Catalog - Century College

visual art, music, theatre, film, literature,mythology, philosophy and religion. This broadsurvey focuses on the value of the arts inunderstanding human experience and popularculture. The artistic contributions from othercultural areas are considered as points ofcontrast.Note: Attendance at an art gallery, play and/orconcert outside of class time may be required.Introduction to the Humanities:A World ViewHUM 1025 4 CreditsMnTC: Goals 06 & 08This course concentrates on creative worksfrom the areas of Africa, the Americas, Asiaand the Middle East. Topics covered includevisual art, music, theatre, film, literature,mythology, philosophy and religion. This broadsurvey focuses on the value of the arts inunderstanding human experience and popularculture. The artistic contributions from Europeand the United States are considered aspoints of contrast.Note: Attendance at an art gallery, playand/or concert outside of class time may berequired. Recommendation: Assessmentscore placement in RDNG 1000 or above, orcompletion of RDNG 0090 with a grade of“C” or higher; assessment score placement inENGL 1021 or completion of ENGL 0090 with agrade of “C” or higher.Culture and Civilization ofSpanish Speaking PeoplesHUM 1030 3 CreditsMnTC: Goals 06 & 08Taught in English, this course introducesstudents to the culture and civilization of Spainand Spanish-speaking peoples of the Americas.Students study geography, history, politics,economics, arts, and literature to developan awareness of the cultural, religious andsocial values of other cultures. Students willalso examine interconnections with Spanishspeakingpeoples and nations to develop anunderstanding of the responsibility worldcitizens share for our common global future.Culture and Civilization of FrenchSpeaking PeoplesHUM 1035 3 CreditsMnTC: Goals 06 & 08This course is an introduction to the culturesof France and the French-speaking regionsof the world: Europe, North America, theCaribbean, North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa,parts of Asia, and various islands. The study ofgeography, history, arts, and literature will helpstudents develop awareness of the cultural,religious, and social values of other peoples.Students will also explore the responsibilitythat world citizens share for their commonglobal future, by comparing and contrastingtheir own culture with that of French-speakingcultures. The course is taught in English.Culture and Civilization of ChineseSpeaking PeoplesHUM 1040 3 CreditsMnTC: Goals 06 & 08This course serves as an introduction to thevarious cultures of Chinese-speaking peoplearound the world. The study of geography,history, literature, and arts will foster interestin the traditional, religious and social valuesof other cultures. Students will explorethe responsibility world citizens share forour common global future by examininginterconnections with Chinese-speakingpeoples.The Art of FilmHUM 1041 3 CreditsMnTC: Goals 06 & 08This course is an introduction to film as anart form. This course presents the study offilm as a medium for portraying ideas, myths,human concerns, and aesthetic principles.Included in the course are an examinationof film techniques, film theories, and artisticstyles of film such as formalism, surrealism,expressionism, and neorealism.International FilmHUM 1043 3 CreditsMnTC: Goals 06 & 08This course presents a study of film asan art form and as a means of culturalcommunication from an international point ofview. The course is designed to cultivate anability to think about film in a critical way, aswell as to broaden understanding of film andcultures in a global context. Each semestera variety of national cinematic traditions areexamined, including film works from Russia,Eastern Europe, Germany, France, Scandinavia,the United Kingdom, Italy, the Middle East,Asia, and Latin and South America.7 Course DescriptionsAmerican FilmHUM 1045 3 CreditsMnTC: Goals 06 & 07Film is not only for entertainment, it is alsoan art form, a technology, an industry, and amedium of communication and expression. Thiscourse presents a survey of the history of filmin the United States, and is intended to improvevisual literacy so that students will understandand think about film in an intelligent andcritical way. The entire history of Americanfilms is studied, from the early moving-pictureinventions up to the digital revolution. Includedin this course are representative examples ofmajor American filmmakers, film genres, filmtheories, film techniques, and the historical andcultural events that were related to production,exhibition, styles, and the content of films inthe United States from 1895 to the present.African American Cultural PerspectivesHUM 1051 3 CreditsMnTC: Goals 06 & 07This course surveys broad elements ofhumanities that comprise the culture ofAfrican Americans from slavery to presentday. Its aim is to show how elements such asliterature, science, politics, history, religion,music, theater, language, art, television,and motion pictures have contributed to theformation and some current appreciationsand interpretations of African Americanculture. These elements are studied in thecontext of how white culture, though theinstitution of slavery, sharply influenced theseelements, and therefore, African Americanculture itself. The course also focuses onhow African American, European American,and other non-African Americans respond tooverall characteristics of African Americanculture, and how African American culture hasinfluenced the dominant American culture.Independent StudyHUM 1790 1 - 3 CreditsThis course offers students an opportunity fora further in-depth exploration of (an) aspect(s)of culture. This may include art, literature,film, music, theater, philosophy, etc.Prerequisite: Approval of instructor and dean,and completion of a HUM course, with a gradeof B or above.651.779.3300 157