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Discipline: Degree: AA - Liberal Arts Emphasis Humanities - A8984

Course Name	Course Number	Objectives
A History of Greek and Roman Art and Architecture	AHIS 10	Students will be able to identify through analysis the role of visual art and culture (religious, political, economic, social, educational, etc.) in art and and cultures. Students will be able to identify formal elements and differentiate styles among cultures over time. Students completing an assignment in Area C (Arts) courses will be able to analyze modes of artistic expression
American Folk Music	MUS 14B	Describe the role of religion in the development of American song culture Review and analyze the social context of American folk music. Aurally identify the musical characteristics of these various folk music styles. Students will be able to recognize the genre and subgenres of the various American folk musical styles discussed in class. Examine these folk music styles in the broader context of American political, social, and cultural history. Describe and identify, using appropriate terminology, some of the many folk music styles of the United States.
American Sign Language 1	SIGN 101	Students will move away from a pathological view of Deaf People, seeing Deaf people as defective, and towards a Cultural view, seeing Deaf people as individuals with a unique linguistic and cultural background. Students will be able to identify immediate and extended family signs. Students completing the course will be able to identify the influence of culture on human expression.
American Sign Language 2	SIGN 102	By the end of SIGN 102, American Sign Language 2, 70% of students will be able to successfully comprehend a signed presentation that locates objects in a room. Students will properly mark the topic in ASL sentences using non-manual markers. Students will be able to identify the influence of culture on human expression.
Continuing Elementary Arabic	ARAB 2	Students will listen to 20 statements in Arabic as stated by the instructor and will have to determine whether or not the written English meaning is true or false. (Active) Students will be able to recombine learned material and vocabulary to write simple sentences on familiar topics with a focus on elements from daily life without being able to sustain sentence-level writing all the time. Students will demonstrate the ability to tell time using the correct expressions in Modern Standard Arabic. Students will demonstrate comprehension of simple sentences related to everyday topics, based on the vocabulary and sentence structures they have learned. Students will demonstrate acquired knowledge of Arabic vocabulary and grammatical structures by reading, comprehending, and translating Arabic sentences into English. Students will show understanding of basic facts about Arab culture as taught in a continuing elementary level language class. Students will read a text related to one of the topics from relevant chapters in the text Students will be acquainted with basic facts about the Arabic culture as taught in a continuing beginning level class.
Continuing Elementary Chinese	CHIN 2	Students will read and comprehend the vocabulary as presented in context. Students will be able to recall different type of Verbs. The students will be able to comprehend the target language. Students will be able to recognize Chinese characters, words and comprehend the reading materials through the application of grammatical patterns they acquired. Students will be acquainted with basic facts about the Chinese culture as taught in a continuing beginning level class.
Continuing Elementary French	FRCH 2	Students will be able to use their knowledge in French 2 to demonstrate understanding in French by reading several paragraphs and answering a multiple choices questions. Students will be able to answer questions about the French culture. Beginning to use language creatively, student will be able to write about personal past events and relate other people's past stories. Students will be acquainted with the basic characteristics of the cultures of several francophone countries as taught in a second semester class. Students will answer 50 multiple choice questions using the vocabulary as presented in a context. Students will be able to understand and use most elementary structural concepts and rules. Students will be able to understand novice-high level written texts. Using mostly learned phrases, students will be able to talk about their past, present or future immediate environment.
Continuing Elementary German	GERM 2	Students will read and comprehend the vocabulary as presented in context. Students will demonstrate intermediate written communication of simple to complex sentences and utilize German vocabulary related to everyday topics, based on the vocabulary and sentence structure they have learned. Beginning to use language creatively, students will be able to write about personal past events. Students will read a text related to chapters 7 and 8 in Treffpunkt Deutsch and answer questions based on the text. Students will read a text related to one of the topics from chapters 5-8 in Treffpunkt Deutsch. Knowledge of the German culture. Students will be able to identify key elements of the German culture. Students will be able to recall the forms of the Preterite & Imperfect Tense of Regular and Irregular Verbs.
Continuing Elementary Italian	ITAL 2	Students will be able to answer questions about Italian culture. In this exercise students identify the passato prossimo with avere and irregular past participles. Students will be able to identify the meaning of terms in the target language Students will read and comprehend the vocabulary as presented in context.
Continuing Elementary Japanese	JAPN 2	Students will be able to recall the forms of the Preterite & Imperfect Tense of Regular and Irregular Verbs. Students will read and comprehend the vocabulary as presented in context. Students will demonstrate writing ability by composing simple sentences related to everyday topics, based on the vocabularies and sentence structures they have learned. Students will be acquainted with the basic characteristics of the culture as it relates to festivals and events as taught in a second semester class. Japanese 2 students will demonstrate their comprehension of a paragraph containing Japanese 2 vocabulary and grammar at a continuing elementary level (See ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines)
Continuing Elementary Spanish	SPAN 2	Students will read and comprehend the vocabulary as presented in context. Students will demonstrate reading comprehension of an continuing elementary Spanish text. As a result of taking this course, the students will be able to comprehend and identify certain cultural aspects of the countries in this course: Guatemala, Chile, Costa Rica, Peru, Argentina and Panama. Students will be able to recall the forms of the Preterite & Imperfect Tense of Regular and Irregular Verbs. Students will demonstrate correct usage of the preterit versus the imperfect tense. Students will demonstrate reading comprehension of a Continuing Elementary Spanish text.
Continuing Spanish for the Spanish Speaking	SPAN 2S	Students will be able to form and / or identify the present perfect of verbs. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the application of the rules of accent mark in Spanish. Students will be able to identify the direct and indirect object nouns in series of sentences and replace the nouns with objective pronouns. Including the "se" in the combinations: lo, la, las, & los. Students will comprehend the plot of a short story. In an embedded test, students will have to identify the word that is correctly accented. Students will correctly identify if and where a written accent mark is required.
French Culture Through Cinema	FRCH 60	Students will be able to analyze the historical, social, and philosophical background of French-speaking movies from different francophone countries as well as the psychological motivations of the characters in the movies. Students will be able to analyze different themes of the French culture through movies by comparing them with a non-French movies (American, Chinese, Arabic, Hispanic...) The history of French (and to a lesser degree of American) Cinema, from its start in Paris, to the present time. Students will be able to analyze the historical, social, and philosophical background of French-speaking movies from different francophone countries as well as the psychological motivations of the characters in the movies. The history of French (and to a lesser degree of American) Cinema, from its start in Paris, to the present time. Students will be able to analyze the historical, social, and philosophical background of French-speaking movies from different francophone countries as well as the psychological motivations of the characters in the movies. Students learn vocabulary associated with making movies and with discussing movies as works of art.
History of Africa	HIST 35	Students completing relevant assignments in Area D2 courses will analyze the relationship between social, political, and/or economic institutions and human behavior. Students completing an assignment in Humanities Area C will be able to identify the influence of culture on human expression Students will be able to identify and evaluate major agents of change/reform in African History Students will be able to identify through analysis the role of institutions (religious, political, economic, social, educational, etc.) in the development of African culture.
History of Asian Art	AHIS 9	Students will be able to identify through analysis the role of visual art and culture (religious, political, economic, social, educational, etc.) in art and cultures. Students will be able to identify formal elements and differentiate styles among cultures over time.
History of Jazz	MUS 12	Students who complete MUS 12 will be able to identify the jazz style of a piece of music when one minute from each piece is played in class during the final exam. Students who complete MUS 12 will be able to identify the solo or featured musical instrument when one minute of each of two recordings including featured instruments are played in class during the final exam. Differentiate between musical styles and performers Evaluate and assess the artistic and musical skills of various live performers. Discuss the origins of jazz and the cultural and sociological significance of the music. Explain musical characteristics and identify musical instruments common to various styles of jazz. Compare and contrast soloists associated within the same historical style period. Explain general musical concepts including pitch, rhythm, melody, harmony, form and syncopation.
History of Mexico	HIST 19	Students completing an assignment in Humanities Area C will be able to identify the influence of culture on human expression. Students completing relevant assignments in Area D2 courses will analyze the relationship between social, political, and/or economic institutions and human behavior. Students will be able to identify and evaluate major agents of change/reform in Mexican History Students will be able to identify through analysis the role of institutions (religious, political, economic, social, educational, etc.) in the development of Mexican culture. Students completing relevant assignments in Area D2 courses will analyze the relationship between social, political, and/or economic institutions and human behavior
History of Modern Art	AHIS 6	Evaluate the benefits and drawbacks of some of the various approaches used in the study and interpretation of Modern and Post-Modern art. Synthesize ideas and knowledge into a written format, striving for clarity of expression, Summarize and evaluate the strength of various hypotheses presented in scholarly writings on Western art. Analyze works of art in terms of knowledge acquired through class lecture and discussion, readings and comparison with other works of art. Analyze the two basic movements in Modern art (abstraction and expressionism) and demonstrate an ability to apply this knowledge to various artists/artwork and cultural trends from the Early Modern period through WWII. Analyze the influence of photography on the emergence of Modern art. Apply the proper artistic vocabulary in order to describe and analyze works of art. Know the various aesthetic criteria by which Modern and Post-Modern art has been evaluated and discuss them in their cultural context. Identify works of art, their artistic style and their socio-political and cultural context. Students will be able to identify formal elements and differentiate styles among cultures over time. Students will be able to identify through analysis the role of visual art and culture (religious, political, economic, social, educational, etc.) in art and and cultures.
History of Modern Art - Honors	AHIS 6H	Students will be able to identify formal elements and differentiate styles among cultures over time. Students will be able to identify through analysis the role of visual art and culture (religious, political, economic, social, educational, etc.) in art and and cultures.
History of Modern Asia	HIST 11	Students completing relevant assignments in Area D2 courses will analyze the relationship between social, political, and/or economic institutions and human behavior Students will be able to identify through analysis the role of institutions (religious, political, economic, social, educational, etc.) in the development of Asian culture. Students completing an assignment in Area C (Arts) courses will be able to analyze modes of artistic expression Students will be able to identify and evaluate major agents of change/reform in Asian History
History of Native Americans	HIST 44	Students completing relevant assignments in Area D2 courses will analyze the relationship between social, political, and/or economic institutions and human behavior Students will be able to identify through analysis the role of institutions--religious, political, economic, social, educational, etc.) in the development of Native American culture. Students will be able to identify and evaluate major agents of change/reform in Native American History
History of Precolumbian Art	AHIS 12	Students will be able to identify through analysis the role of visual art and culture (religious, political, economic, social, educational, etc.) in art and and cultures. Students will be able to identify formal elements and differentiate styles among cultures over time. Students completing an assignment in Area C (Arts) courses will be able to analyze modes of artistic expression
History of Precolumbian Art - Honors	AHIS 12H	Students will be able to identify through analysis the role of visual art and culture (religious, political, economic, social, educational, etc.) in art and and cultures. Students will be able to identify formal elements and differentiate styles among cultures over time. Students completing an assignment in Area C (Arts) courses will be able to analyze modes of artistic expression
History of Premodern Asia	HIST 10	Students will be able to identify through analysis the role of institutions (religious, political, economic, social, educational, etc.) in the development of Asian culture. Students will be able to identify and evaluate major agents of change/reform in Asian History Students completing an assignment in Humanities Area C will be able to identify the influence of culture on human expression Students will be able to identify and evaluate major agents of change/reform in Asian history. Students completing relevant assignments in Area D2 courses will analyze the relationship between social, political, and/or economic institutions and human behavior.
History of Theater Arts	THTR 10	Synthesize the specific form of dramatic literature to the theatrical concerns of its epoch. Read and analyze representative examples of major Western dramaturgy. Analyze processes by which modern dramaturgy has developed. Synthesize relationships between the theatrical arts and the contemporary concerns of each period. Students who complete THTR 10 will be able to explain how the theater reflects its surrounding culture. Students who complete THTR 10 will know the social and political conditions that led to the Golden Era of theater. Analyze the process whereby Western theatrical arts developed through theory, architecture, and dramaturgy. Students will be able to analyze modes of artistic expression. Students who complete THTR 10 will be able to explain how the theater reflects its surrounding culture. Students who complete THTR 10 will know the social and political conditions that led to the Golden Era of theater.
History of Western Art: Prehistoric Through Gothic	AHIS 4	Synthesize ideas and knowledge about Ancient, Classical, or Medieval art and architecture into a written format, striving for clarity of expression, organization and relevance of arguments. Analyze the art and architecture of the Ancient, Classical or Medieval periods in terms of knowledge acquired through class lecture and discussion, readings and comparison with other works of art. Analyze religious iconography in the arts of the Middle Ages and relate it to written sources from the period. Use proper artistic vocabulary to describe and analyze works of art. Recognize benefits and drawbacks of various approaches used in the study and interpretation of Western art. Recognize iconographic themes and discuss them in their cultural contexts. Identify works of art, their artistic style and their cultural contexts. Describe the role of magic and ritual in prehistoric art. Students completing an assignment in Area C (Arts) courses will be able to analyze modes of artistic expression. Students will be able to identify formal elements and differentiate styles among cultures over time. Students will be able to identify through analysis the role of visual art and culture (religious, political, economic, social, educational, etc.) in art and and cultures.
History of Western Art: Prehistoric Through Gothic - Honors	AHIS 4H	Students completing an assignment in Area C (Arts) courses will be able to analyze modes of artistic expression. Students will be able to identify through analysis the role of visual art and culture (religious, political, economic, social, educational, etc.) in art and and cultures. Students will be able to identify formal elements ande differentiate styles among cultures over time.
History of Western Art: Renaissance Through Modern	AHIS 5	Students will be able to identify through analysis the role of visual art and culture (religious, political, economic, social, educational, etc.) in art and and cultures. Students will be able to identify formal elements and differentiate styles among cultures over time. Students completing an assignment in Area C (Arts) courses will be able to analyze modes of artistic expression Identify the connection between the cultural movements of the Renaissance and the emergence of a naturalistic, idealized and humanized artistic style. Identify works of art, their artistic style and their cultural context in the periods addressed. Recognize benefits and drawbacks of various approaches used in the study and interpretation of Western art. Recognize iconographic themes and discuss them in their cultural contexts. Utilize proper artistic vocabulary to describe and analyze works of art. Analyze and synthesize the basic goals of Modern art and explain how it differs in content and style from artistic styles that preceded it. Analyze art in terms of knowledge acquired through class lecture and discussion, readings and comparison with other works of art. Summarize and evaluate the strength of various hypotheses presented in scholarly writings on Western art. Synthesize ideas and knowledge into a written format, striving for clarity of expression, organization and relevance of arguments.
History of Western Art: Renaissance Through Modern - Honors	AHIS 5H	Students will be able to identify through analysis the role of visual art and culture (religious, political, economic, social, educational, etc.) in art and and cultures. Students will be able to identify formal elements and differentiate styles among cultures over time. Students completing an assignment in Area C (Arts) courses will be able to analyze modes of artistic expression
History of Women and Gender in Art	AHIS 3	Students will be able to identify formal elements and differentiate styles among cultures over time. Students will be able to identify through analysis the role of visual art and culture (religious, political, economic, social, educational, etc.) in art and and cultures.
History of Women and Gender in Art - Honors	AHIS 3H	Students will be able to identify formal elements and differentiate styles among cultures over time. Students will be able to identify through analysis the role of visual art and culture (religious, political, economic, social, educational, etc.) in art and and cultures.
History on African, Oceanic, and Native American Art	AHIS 11	Students will be able to identify through analysis the role of visual art and culture (religious, political, economic, social, educational, etc.) in art and and cultures. Students will be able to identify formal elements and differentiate styles among cultures over time.
Intermediate Chinese	CHIN 3	Students will be able to recall of different aspects of verbs Students will be acquainted with basic facts about the Chinese culture as taught in a intermediate level class. Students will read and comprehend the vocabulary as presented in context. Students will be able to recognize Chinese characters, words and comprehend the reading materials through the application of grammatical patterns they acquired. The students will comprehend the target language.
Intermediate French	FRCH 3	Students will be able to write (using somewhat creative language) about present, future, past and hypothetical events. Students will be able to evaluate the cultures of several francophone countries as taught in an intermediate level course. Students will find the vocabulary words from a reading as it is presented in context. Students will be able to understand and apply most intermediate level structural concepts and rules. Students will be able to understand intermediate level written texts. Students will be able to talk about past, present or future events in their own and other people's lives. Students will present sketches in class using the vocabulary and grammar as presented in context. Students will be able to answer questions about the French culture. Students will be able to use their knowledge in French 1 to demonstrate understanding in French by reading several paragraphs and answering a multiple choices questions.
Intermediate German	GERM 3	Students will read and comprehend the vocabulary as presented in context. Students will be able to recall the forms of the Future Tense of Regular and Irregular Verbs. Students will present sketches in which they demonstrate their oral proficiency in grammar and understanding of German culture. Students will read a text related to the topics from chapter 11 in Treffpunkt Deutsch Students will read a text related to one of the topics from chapters 9-12 in Treffpunkt Deutsch. Students will be able to identify key elements of the German culture.
Intermediate Italian	ITAL 3	Students will be able to answer questions about Italian culture. Students will be able to recall the forms of the Future Tense of Regular and Irregular Verbs. Students will read and comprehend the vocabulary as presented in context. Students will be able to read a text on a familiar topic fluently. Students will read and comprehend the vocabulary as presented in context. Students will be able to compose a three paragraph essay in which they independently use the present subjunctive correctly
Intermediate Japanese	JAPN 3	Students will demonstrate writing ability by composing simple sentences related to everyday topics, based on the vocabularies and sentence structures they have learned. Japanese 3 students will demonstrate their comprehension of a paragraph containing Japanese 2 vocabulary and grammar at a intermediate level (See ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines) Students will be able to answer questions about the Japanese culture. Students will present sketches in class using the vocabulary and grammar as presented in context. Students will read and comprehend the vocabulary as presented in context. Students will be able to recall the short forms of Regular and Irregular Verbs.
Intermediate Spanish	SPAN 3	Students will read and comprehend the vocabulary as presented in context. As a result of taking this course, the students will be able to comprehend and identify certain cultural aspects of Mexico, Columbia, Venezuela, Nicaragua, la Republica Dominicana and El Salvador. Students will be able to recall the forms of the Present Subjunctive Mode/Tense of Regular and Irregular Verbs. Students will demonstrate correct usage of the present indicative versus present subjunctive. In an embedded quiz, 80% of students will have at least 80% correct answers, which reflect their understanding of the reading. Students will demonstrate knowledge of various cultural aspects in several Hispanic countries. These countries will include Colombia, Venezuela, Bolivia, Nicaragua, República Dominicana, El Salvador, Honduras, Paraguay, and Uruguay.
International Relations	POLI 9	Define, explain, analyze and compare core theories in International Relations and explain which theory best describes international relations and why. Analyze and evaluate key topics such as globalization, conflict, cooperation, diplomacy, international law, human rights, and international political economy. Describe the roles of national, international, transnational and sub-national actors in promoting or hindering international cooperation. Describe the International Relations concept Levels of Analysis and argue which level, or levels, best explains and analyzes international relations. Students demonstrate comprehension of two theories of International Relations, able to argue which theory best explains International Relations support said argument with appropriate evidence. Explain the impact of important historical events on the contemporary study of international relations and world politics. Analyze the relationship between social, political and/or economic institutions and human behavior. Demonstrate a basic knowledge of the United Nations, World Trade Organization, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, the Cold War and its Aftermath, the politics of the Middle East and American foreign policy. Explain two theories of International Relations and argue which theory best explains International Relations and support said theory with appropriate evidence. Explain the impact of important historical events on the contemporary study of international relations and world politics. Demonstrate a basic knowledge of the United Nations, World Trade Organization, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, the Cold War and its aftermath, the politics of the Middle East and American foreign policy.
Introduction to Ancient Philosophy	PHIL 20A	Students will be able to analyze philosophical systems of thought from ancient times to the end of the Medieval period. (Rev. 6/2020) Students will be able to analyze the major philosophers from ancient times to the end of the Medieval period. (Rev. 6/2020) Students will be able to write philosophical essays, which reveal improved skill in the presentation and evaluation of arguments, where the students clearly and effectively present their own philosophical position. (Rev. 6/2020) Students will be able to synthesize philosophical perspectives in relation to their own lived experience in which they apply knowledge, skills, and virtue to their own lives. (Rev. 6/2020)
Introduction to Ancient Philosophy - Honors	PHIL 20AH	Students will be able to write philosophical essays, which reveal improved skill in the presentation and evaluation of arguments, where the students clearly and effectively present their own philosophical position. (Rev. 6/2020) Students will be able to synthesize philosophical perspectives in relation to their own lived experience in which they apply knowledge, skills, and virtue to their own lives. (Rev. 6/2020) Students will be able to analyze philosophical systems of thought from ancient times to the end of the Medieval period. (Rev. 6/2020) Students will be able to analyze the major philosophers from ancient times to the end of the Medieval period. (Rev. 6/2020)
Introduction to Cinema	LIT 15	Students completing an assignment in Humanities Area C will be able to identify the influence of culture on human expression. Students will write a literary analysis.
Introduction to Ethics	PHIL 12	Students will be able to analyze primary texts in ethics. (Rev. 6/2020) Students will be able to apply moral reasoning to contemporary ethical issues and moral problems. (Rev. 6/2020) Students will be able to analyze major philosophical schools of thought, including Virtue Ethics, Deontological Ethics, and Utilitarianism. (Rev. 6/2020) Students will be able to analyze the ideas of the major moral philosophers. (Rev. 6/2020)
Introduction to Ethics - Honors	PHIL 12H	Students will be able to apply moral reasoning to contemporary ethical issues and moral problems. (Rev. 6/2020) Students will be able to analyze major philosophical schools of thought, including Virtue Ethics, Deontological Ethics, and Utilitarianism. (Rev. 6/2020) Students will be able to analyze primary texts in ethics. (Rev. 6/2020) Students will be able to analyze the ideas of the major moral philosophers. (Rev. 6/2020)
Introduction to Modern Philosophy	PHIL 20B	Students will be able to analyze philosophical systems of thought from Renaissance to the contemporary period. (Rev. 6/2020) Students will be able to analyze the major philosophers from the Renaissance to the contemporary period. (Rev. 6/2020) Students will be able to write philosophical essays, which reveal improved skill in the presentation and evaluation of arguments, where the students clearly and effectively present their own philosophical position. (Rev. 6/2020) Students will be able to synthesize philosophical perspectives in relation to their own lived experience, in which they apply knowledge, skills, and virtue to their own lives. (Rev. 6/2020)
Introduction to Modern Philosophy - Honors	PHIL 20BH	Students will be able to analyze the major philosophers from the Renaissance to the contemporary period. (Rev. 6/2020) Students will be able to write philosophical essays, which reveal improved skill in the presentation and evaluation of arguments, where the students clearly and effectively present their own philosophical position. (Rev. 6/2020) Students will be able to synthesize philosophical perspectives in relation to their own lived experience, in which they apply knowledge, skills, and virtue to their own lives. (Rev. 6/2020) Students will be able to analyze philosophical systems of thought from Renaissance to the contemporary period. (Rev. 6/2020)
Introduction to mythology	LIT 36	Students completing an assignment in Humanities Area C will be able to identify the influence of culture on human expression. Students will write a literary analysis.
Introduction to Western Classical Music	MUS 100	Students will understand the cultural and social trends of the major style periods in music history (Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical/Enlightenment, Romantic, Modernism, and Postmodernism), and relate these issues to the critical analysis of a musical work. Students will be able to aurally identify the instruments of the symphony orchestra. Students will understand the musical trends of the major style periods in music history (Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical/Enlightenment, Romantic, Modernism, and Postmodernism), and relate these issues to the critical analysis of a musical work. Identify musical compositions or performances. Critically analyze live or recorded musical examples. Recognize major composers of each style period, including the Classical and Baroque eras, and identify aspects of their lives that affected their music. Recognize and define musical elements relating to rhythm, melody, dynamics, tone color, and harmony and identify concepts in musical examples. Students will be able to accurately relate the musical elements of a work to its structure and/or compositional techniques, including but not limited to programmatic content and form.
Introduction to Western Classical Music - Honors	MUS 100H	Students who complete MUS 13H will be able to identify the style period (medieval, Renaissance, baroque, classical, romantic, 20th century, or 21st century) during which each of three pieces of music was composed when one minute from each piece is played in class during the final exam. to accurately relate the musical elements of a programmatic work to its narrative compare and contrast the reception of a musician (or a group of musicians) in different ethnic and nationalistic cultures within a historical period Students who have completed MUS 13H will be able to identify the solo or featured musical instrument when one minute of each of two recordings including the instruments are played in class during the final exam. identify trends (i.e. reception, repertoire) within a period
Italian Culture Through Cinema	ITAL 60	Students will correctly identify the veracity of statements pertaining to Italian history and culture as pertinent to the films viewed in class. Acquaintance with History of Italian Cinema The history of Italian Cinema, from Neorealism to the present time. Students will be able to analyze the historical, social, and philosophical background of Italian-speaking movies from different regions of Italy as well as the psychological motivations of the characters in the movies.
Major World Religions	PHIL 15	Students will be able to compare and contrast a variety of religious themes. (Rev. 6/2020) Students will be able to analyze primary religious text. (Rev. 6/2020) Students will understand the impact of religion in the world at large. (Rev. 6/2020) Students will be able to identify the practice, belief and history of the major world religions, including Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Jainism, Taoism, Confucianism, Judaism, Christianity and Islam. (Rev. 6/2020)
Major World Religions - Honors	PHIL 15H	Students will be able to compare and contrast a variety of religious themes. (Rev. 6/2020) Students will be able to analyze primary religious text. (Rev. 6/2020) Students will understand the impact of religion in the world at large. (Rev. 6/2020) Major World Religions Students will be able to identify the practice, belief and history of the major world religions, including Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Jainism, Taoism, Confucianism, Judaism, Christianity and Islam. (Rev. 6/2020)
MUS 106 Western Music History II: 1750 to Present	MUS 106	Synthesize the contributions of important composers and assess ways in which their context affected their music. Distinguish different instrumental timbres. Analyze and evaluate the structure and form of the music being studied. Define technical musical terms and make use of those terms in written reports. Analyze basic elements of musical sound such as rhythms, melody, tonality, and harmony as those elements apply to Western music in the 19th and 20th centuries as well as non-western music that influenced that music. describe the use of text painting in a song by relating specific musical elements to textual ones. to accurately describe developments in music history by relating them to cultural, social, scientific, and/or economic circumstances of the period MUS 11B students will be able to identify the style period (classical, romantic, and 20th/21st centuries) during which each of three pieces of music was composed when one minute from each piece is played in class. MUS 11B students will be able to identify the solo or featured musical instrument when one minute of each of two recordings including those instruments are played in class.
Performance of Literature	SPCH 4	Students will critique videotaped performances of their literature performances using an appropriate theoretical framework. Demonstrate effective use of voice, body, facial expressions, focal points, emphasis, and integration of manuscript during performance Students will be able to analyze modes of artistic expression. Students will construct a program of literature that advances an argument. Students will be able to classify literature into the poetry, drama or prose genre Students will be able to edit a text for performance. Students will be able to compose an original introduction for a literary selection. Students will identify the central theme of a literature selection. Students will evaluate performances of literature using an appropriate critical framework. Students will express subtext of written literature. Students will feel more confident. Students will perform in front of a live audience. Students will examine the relationship between culture and communication. Students will be able to use electronic resources to conduct research.
Political Theory I - Ancient to Contemporary	POLI 5	Students will be able to assess and classify contemporary political ideas in terms of their theoretical and philosophical origins. Students will be able to analyze the development of political theory and its impact on the historical development of governmental institutions.
Rock Music History and Appreciation	MUS 15	Students who complete MUS15 will be able to identify the rock style of each of three pieces of music when one minute from each piece is played in class during the final exam. Identify important writers and producers of rock music. Understand and identify the African and European influences that came together to establish Rockabilly. Students will be able to analyze whether folk music is a medium that is at its best when being expressed through challenging periods (like the '60s) or whether it is music for all time. Students who complete MUS 15 will be able to identify the solo or featured musical instrument when one minute of each of two recordings including those instruments are played in class during the final exam. Evaluate the sociological trends as reflected in musical styles and song lyrics. Synthesize the different musical genres that came together to create rock music, including blues and country, and discuss the continuing influences of those styles on current music. Identify various people important in the creation of rock music and the musical instruments they play(ed). Define the musical characteristics such as form and instrumentation of various different rock styles.
Spanish for the Spanish Speaking	SPAN 1S	Embedded in the final exam will be statements that include the use of an anglicism. Students will choose from a list of several words the expression from standard/conventional Spanish that would replace the anglicism. Students will correctly choose the word from conventional Spanish that replaces the anglicism used. Embedded in the final exam there will be statements that include the use of anglicisms. Students will choose from a list of several words the expression from standard/conventional Spanish that would replace the anglicism. Spanish 11 students will recognize the need of a written accent on the stressed syllable every time a word breaks this phonetic accent rule. Students will be required to apply the phonetic accent rules by writing an accent mark on the words that require it or recognizing the words where the written accent is properly applied. The SPAN 11 faculty will embed ten words and two sentences into a final exam.
Survey of Shakespeare	LIT 10	Students will write a literary analysis. Students completing an assignment in Humanities Area C will be able to identify the influence of culture on human expression.
The Bible as Literature: New Testament	LIT 47	Students completing an assignment in Humanities Area C will be able to identify the influence of culture on human expression. Students will write a literary analysis.
The Bible as Literature: Old Testament	LIT 46	Students completing an assignment in Humanities Area C will be able to identify the influence of culture on human expression. Students will write a literary analysis.
The Wild West - A History, 1800-1890	HIST 16	Students will be able to explain and evaluate the story of America's westward advance as part of the wider story of the development of the American nation and its democracy. Analyze how different historians have assessed the history of the American West and its influence upon the development of the American nation and democracy. Using both primary and secondary sources, students will be able to determine and critically analyze competing perspectives on the history, culture, and society of the American West.
Western Music History I: Antiquity to 1750	MUS 105	MUS 11A students will, upon hearing a one-minute excerpt of pre-assigned music repertoire along with the excerpted score between the Medieval and late Classical periods, be able to identify the compositional techniques and stylistic characteristics unique to the period. MUS 11A students will, upon hearing a one-minute excerpt of pre-assigned music repertoire along with the excerpted score between the Medieval and late Classical periods, be able to describe the stylistic characteristics unique to the genre and period. test Define technical musical terms and make use of those terms in written reports. Analyze basic elements of musical sound such as rhythms, melody, tonality, harmony, and counterpoint as those elements apply to a variety of examples both western and non- western Distinguish different instrumental timbres. Analyze and evaluate the development of structure and form in the music of the time periods being studied. Synthesize the contributions of important composers, their works, and formal structures.
World Architecture I	ARCH 250	Students will be able to compare the architecture of ancient and classic civilizations. Students will be able to analyze the influence of vernacular construction techniques and materials in the architectural development of ancient and classic civilizations. Students will identify the major architectural works of ancient and classic civilizations. Students will identify the major architectural works of ancient and classic civilizations. Students will be able to compare the architecture of ancient and classic civilizations. Students will identify the major architectural works of ancient and classic civilizations.
World Architecture II	ARCH 251	Students will summarize in their own words contemporary reviews of architecture using appropriate vocabulary. Students will be able to describe the impact of the Industrial Revolution on architectural design and theory. Students will be able to identify the major architectural works from the Renaissance .
World History: Early Modern to the Present	HIST 4	Students will be able to identify through analysis the role of institutions (religious, political, economic, social, educational, etc.) in the development of World cultures. Students will be able to identify and evaluate major agents of change/reform in World History. Students completing relevant assignments in Area D2 courses will analyze the relationship between social, political, and/or economic institutions and human behavior Students completing relevant assignments in Area D2 courses will analyze the relationship between social, political, and/or economic institutions and human behavior. Students completing an assignment in Area C (Arts) courses will be able to analyze modes of artistic expression.
World History: Early Modern to the Present - Honors	HIST 4H	Students completing an assignment in Ara C (Arts) courses will be able to analyze modes of artistic expression Students completing relevant assignments in Area D2 courses will analyze the relationship between social, political, and/or economic institutions and human behavior Students completing an assignment in Humanities Area C will be able to identify the influence of culture on human expression Students will be able to identify through analysis the role of institutions (religious, political, economic, social, educational, etc.) in the development of World cultures. Students will be able to identify and evaluate major agents of change/reform in World History
World History: Prehistoric to Early Modern	HIST 3	Students completing relevant assignments in Area D2 courses will analyze the relationship between social, political, and/or economic institutions and human behavior Students completing an assignment in Humanities Area C will be able to identify the influence of culture on human expression Students will be able to identify through analysis the role of institutions (religious, political, economic, social, educational, etc.) in the development of World cultures. Students will be able to identify and evaluate major agents of change/reform in World History
World History: Prehistoric to Early Modern - Honors	HIST 3H	Students completing relevant assignments in Area D2 courses will analyze the relationship between social, political, and/or economic institutions and human behavior. Students will be able to identify and evaluate major agents of change/reform in World History Students completing an assignment in Humanities Area C will be able to identify the influence of culture on human expression Students will be able to identify through analysis the role of institutions (religious, political, economic, social, educational, etc.) in the development of World cultures.
World Literature	LIT 11A	Students will analyze major themes and concerns in world literature before 1750. Students completing an assignment is Humanities Area C will be able to identify the influence of culture on human expression. Students will write a literary analysis.
World Literature	LIT 11B	Students completing an assignment in Humanities Area C will be able to identify the influence of culture on human expression. Students will write a literary analysis.
World Music	MUS 14A	Students who complete MUS14A will be able to identify the ethnological classification (chordophone, aerophone, idiophone, or membranophone) of each of two musical musical instruments when recordings of each are played in class during the final exam. Students who complete MUS 14A will be able to identify the ethnic culture that produced each of three pieces of music when one minute from each piece is played in class during the final exam.

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