The Humanities is an interdisciplinary study of the arts including music, drama, and theater. The Humanities Department offers a variety of courses to awake the senses and challenge the imagination!

Humanities Courses

HUM. 106 THE AWAKENING OF INDIVIDUALITY (3)
(Credit/No Credit or letter grade.)
Three lecture hours per week. Recommended: Eligibility for ENGL 836.
An interdisciplinary exploration of individuality and self-reliance aimed at creating greater self-awareness and critical thinking. Various concepts of individuality are explored along with an examination of trends which destroy it. Creative alternatives aimed at increasing individuality are developed. Partially fulfills general education requirements in the Humanities. Transfer credit: CSU (C2).

HUM. 115 INTRODUCTION TO THE ARTS — LIVE! (3)
(Credit/No Credit or letter grade.)
Three lecture hours per week plus attendance of six to eight events. Recommended: Eligibility for ENGL 836.
A broad survey of the arts including music, dance, theater, films, and visual arts with an emphasis on developing arts appreciation both in theory and through attendance and critiques of live performances and exhibits. Partially satisfies the general education requirement in the area of the Humanities. Transfer credit: UC; CSU (C2).

HUM. 116 CHILDREN’S ARTS APPRECIATION (3)
(Credit/No Credit or letter grade.)
Three lecture hours per week. Recommended: Eligibility for ENGL 836.
General survey of art forms for children with an emphasis on arts appreciation. Children’s literature, music, art, dance, theater, and film will be discussed and analyzed. Opportunities for exploring children’s arts in the Bay Area will be identified. Partially fulfills the general education requirement in the Humanities. Transfer credit: CSU (C2).

HUM. 117 THE ARTS, THE SENSES AND THE IMAGINATION (3)
Three lecture hours per week. Recommended: Eligibility for ENGL 836.
Exploration and development of skills necessary for arts appreciation. Promotes growth in the areas of sensory awareness, perception, discrimination, interpretation of meaning in works of art, and the importance of the arts in society. Areas of study selected from film, music, poetry, fiction, architecture, painting, drawing, dance, drama, and domestic arts. Partially satisfies general education requirement in the area of the humanities for the Associate Degree. Transfer credit: CSU (C1).