MCCCD Program Description

Ideas and Values in the Humanities

Course: HUM251

First Term: 2000 Fall

Lecture 3 Credit(s) 3 Period(s) 3 Load
Subject Type: Academic
Load Formula: S

Description: An historical analysis of the interrelationships of art, architecture, literature, music, and philosophy from the Renaissance to modern period, including Western and Non-Western cultures

MCCCD Official Course Competencies
1. Describe renaissance influences on the early modern world. (I) 2. Describe the characteristics of the baroque in the arts. (II) 3. Describe influences of the enlightenment. (III) 4. Describe the characteristics of neoclassicism in the arts. (III) 5. Describe the characteristics of romanticism in the arts. (IV) 6. Describe the impact of industrialization on the humanities. (IV) 7. Describe the characteristics of realism in the arts. (V) 8. Describe the characteristics of impressionism in the arts. (V) 9. Describe the impact of modernism on the arts. (VI) 10. Describe the impact of the world wars on the humanities. (VI) 11. Describe the impact of 20th Century philosophies on the arts. (VII) 12. Describe post-modern movements in the arts. (VIII)

MCCCD Official Course Outline
I. Renaissance influences A. Philosophy B. The arts II. The baroque world A. Historical overview B. Philosophy C. The arts III. The age of reason A. Philosophy B. The arts IV. Romanticism and reaction A. Historical overview B. Philosophy C. The arts V. Toward the modern era A. Historical overview B. Philosophy C. The arts VI. The early modern era A. Historical overview B. Philosophy C. The arts VII. The age of anxiety A. Historical overview B. Philosophy C. The arts VIII. The contemporary world A. Philosophy B. The arts

MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: 10/26/1999

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