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Survey of major movements in philosophy, art, music, architecture, and literature from prehistory to 1300 C.E. Students will explore, analyze, and discuss the era's masterpieces from around the world as well as the historical and cultural influences of the birth of civilization in the Near and Far East, the Classical Eras of Greece, Rome, and China, and the rise of Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam upon such works and the masters who created them.
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Survey of major movements in philosophy, art, music, architecture, and literature from 1800 C.E. to the present. Students will explore, analyze, and discuss the era's masterpieces from around the world as well as the historical and cultural influences of the Romantic Era, colonialism, Freudian theory, World Wars I and II, totalitarianism, postmodernism, and the Information Age upon such works and the masters who created them.
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Explores and analyzes moral issues from various perspectives and examines elements of virtue, duty, obligation, and rights from various classical, traditional, and contemporary systems as presented in Western, Hindu, Buddhist, Confucian, Islamic, and/or African writings, films, literature, and/or practices.
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A weekly presentation/discussion series addressing contemporary issues in American life. The areas and issues contemplated include politics, the family, religion, the environment, health care, the economy and other important issues.
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Instructs and guides students through the first stage in an annual publication process for creating and editing The Salal Review (Lower Columbia College's literary and visual arts magazine). Students in this stage of the publication process work primarily with literary art submissions: marketing for, collecting, critiquing, selecting, editing, and creating a design plan for various forms of poetry and prose to be displayed in the annual printed and digital magazine. Students may repeat HUM 124 for a maximum of two quarters, not to exceed 6 credits total. Credit hour enrollment determines student workload for the publication process. Lab hours are required for this course.
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Instructs and guides students through the second stage in an annual publication process for creating and editing The Salal Review (Lower Columbia College¿s literary and visual arts magazine). Students in this stage of the publication process work primarily with visual art submissions: marketing for, collecting, critiquing, selecting, editing, and creating a design plan for various forms of visual art to be displayed in the annual printed and digital magazine alongside previously selected literary art submissions. Students may repeat HUM 125 for a maximum of two quarters, not to exceed 6 credits total. Credit hour enrollment determines student workload for the publication process. Lab hours are required for this course.
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Instructs and guides students through the third and final stage in an annual publication process for creating and editing The Salal Review (Lower Columbia College¿s literary and visual arts magazine). Students in this stage of the publication process work primarily with multimedia art submissions (not suitable for print): marketing for, collecting, critiquing, and creating a design plan for various forms of multimedia art to be displayed in the annual digital magazine. Students will also finalize the print and digital publication process for the year and host a publication launch party for the campus and community. Students may repeat HUM 126 for a maximum of two quarters, not to exceed 6 credits total. Credit hour enrollment determines student workload for the publication process. Lab hours are required for this course.
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Explores the major religions of the world including Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Shintoism, Sikhism, Confucianism, and Daoism.
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Explores the rich cultural heritage of different nationalities, ethnic groups and regions as expressed through a people's music, literature, film, art and critical writing. Quarterly offerings will focus on different cultural groups and their attempts to develop a rich and complex understanding of human existence.
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Defines and explores examples of creation, flood, and resurrection myths as well as diverse examples of initiation, celebration, religious, and political rites from around the world and across time. The significance of such myths and rites are also explored through the analysis of works of drama, literature, and film.
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