HUM 1110 - The Ancient World through the Renaissance
4 Credits
Examines literature and other written works, art, architecture, philosophy, religion, and music in their cultural contexts from ancient cultures, Greece, Rome, the Middle Ages, and the Renaissance: e.g., such works as Greek literature, Roman architecture, the medieval cathedral, renaissance art, and religions and philosophies; and such artists and writers as Plato, Sappho, Michelangelo, Rumi, Machiavelli, and Shakespeare. Covers primarily Western culture with some global culture added.
Major Content Areas
Ancient and Greek.Roman. Medieval and Renaissance. Global.
Learning Outcomes
Describe and analyze major works in the arts, music, literature, religion, and philosophy. Identify historical periods and examine the process by which periods are divided and named and by whom. Relate artistic trends to global cultural and philosophical underpinnings. Describe the influence of global politics, economics, and cultural forces on art, literature, religion, and thought. Demonstrate a knowledge cultural and genre vocabulary; examine how such a cultural vocabulary helps understanding Demonstrate, both in writing and orally, responses to and ideas about culture.
Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MNTC) Goals
06 - Humanities/Fine Arts 08 - Global Perspective
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