You will draw on previous arts an humanities course experiences, returning, for instance, to some of the issues about self and identity raised in AH 150. At the same time, you will look forward to your future and how you will ensure the arts and humanities maintain a continuing place in your daily life. The student will reflect on her own learning in the humanities and assess the impact of that learning on her own personal and professional development. The student will develop and share with her classmates and instructor her understanding of the processes and epistemological assumptions of her discipline as a way of coming to know the world. The student will make judgments about the appropriateness of the various humanities disciplines to the exploration of given issues, and demonstrate her ability to employ discipline frameworks in making cognitive and moral judgments.
Attendance is required.
If you must miss a class because of illness or serious reasons, you must notify the instructor and make arrangements to obtain notes, handouts, and assignments. Students with excessive absences will be asked to withdraw from the course. Preparation for and participation in class discussion is required. Each student will be responsible for designing and leading a seminar session.