HUM 2270H - Honors Humanities (East-West Synthesis)

College of Fine Arts and Humanities

Credit(s): 3
Contact Hours: 47
Effective Term Fall 2022 (610)

Requisites

Prerequisite Appropriate score on the CPT or approval of the Dean.

Course Description

This course is a study of various major non-Western cultures including the Near East, Far East, and Africa, as related to the Western tradition. Emphasis is placed on applying knowledge of non-Western values and ideas relative to Western culture toward constructing a coherent world-view and reaching a deep understanding of self. This course partially satisfies the writing requirements outlined in the General Education Requirements. Credit is not given for both HUM 2270 and HUM 2270H.

Learning Outcomes and Objectives

  1. The student will specify distinctive ideas, values, forms, etc., of selected non-Western cultures as expressed through visual arts, literature, philosophy, religion, and music by:
    1. analyzing selected primary works.
    2. documenting from independent research distinguishing characteristics of the various cultures.
  2. The student will synthesize the historical, religious, philosophical, and artistic relationships among the various cultures by:
    1. seeing cause and effect of historical, philosophical, and artistic changes from age to age.
    2. deriving unifying myths, themes, forms, and ideas from among the various cultures.
    3. organizing information gathered in a) and b) above into a coherent unit.
  3. The student will evaluate non-Western cultural ideas and arts in relation to Western culture and arts by:
    1. contrasting Western scientific history and progress with non-Western religious and artistic tradition.
    2. differentiating humanizing and dehumanizing forces in representative Western and non-Western cultures.
    3. constructing detailed imaginary dialogues between outstanding representative figures of East and West, the Eastern figure to be representative of the major cultures studied.
  4. The student will apply his/her understanding of non-Western Philosophical concepts of self, society, nature and religion toward a broader more coherent understanding of self by:
    1. defining his/her personal values.
    2. comparing his/her values to those of non-Western cultures.
    3. assessing Eastern concepts of the individual's role and place in the universe.
    4. appraising the universal values of spiritual and aesthetic experiences.
    5. constructing or revising a personal world-view.
  5. The student will demonstrate an ability in composition by:
    1. researching the historical, religious, philosophical, and/or artistic relationships among the various cultures using primary and secondary sources.
    2. analyzing the historical, religious, philosophical, and/or artistic relationships among the various cultures using expository writing techniques.
    3. synthesizing the historical, religious, philosophical, and/or artistic relationships among the various cultures using expository writing techniques.
  6. The student will demonstrate an understanding of the humanities as it relates to cultural activities in the community by:
    1. visiting and writing a critical report on some aspect of art on exhibit in a museum preferably including the Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art.
    2. attending and critiquing presentations by the college or the community in the arts, drama, music, preferably including the SPC Music Center, Palladium Theatre, Crossroads Gallery, and Clearwater Fine Arts Auditorium.

Criteria Performance Standard

Upon successful completion of the course the student will, with a minimum 80% accuracy, demonstrate mastery of each of the above stated objectives through classroom measures developed by individual course instructors.

History of Changes

DBT 11/20/86 Effective Session II 1986-87 7/2/87 Deans notes Reviewed C & I 9/25/90 SCN Change 8/29/90 Effective Session I, 1991-92 3 YR C&I Review 8/94 DBT 1/24/96 Effective Session I, 96/97. Effective 20011 (I, 2001) H added to # effective 20022. C&I 6/22/04, BOT 7/27/04, Effective 20041(0340). C&I 4/22/08, BOT 6/17/08, effective 20081(0400). C&I 10/12/2010, BOT 11/16/2010, Effective 20102(0435). C&I Approval: 05/31/2013, BOT Approval: 06/17/2014, Effective Term: Fall 2014 (490). C&I Approval: , BOT Approval: , Effective Term: Fall 2018 (550).
C&I Approval: , BOT Approval: , Effective Term: Fall 2022 (610)

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