3 hrs lecture Humanities 22 introduces, through lectures and student research, classical civilizations, particularly the cultures of Greece and Rome. Specific emphasis is placed on the influences exerted on the modern world in art, law, government and administration, philosophy, medicine, literature, science, foods, and language. This course studies the evolution of humanistic values, aesthetics, and art from early Greek Humanism to the Renaissance of 1500. This course studies the evolution of humanistic values, aesthetics, and art from the Renaissance to 20th Century. Through the Arts looks to the humanities for the subjective insights necessary for an understanding of ourselves and our society.
Special emphasis is placed on the study of Western art.
Artists, scholars, and critics from the representative art forms present the lecture series which is enhanced with a rich diversity of visual and aural experiences. This course studies major figures, problems, or movements affecting the social, political or aesthetic sensibilities of modern culture. These courses will serve to expand and enrich our lives. Specific topics may be from, but not limited to, the general areas of Honors, History, Humanities, Sociology, Tourism and Travel, Art, Drama, Music, Philosophy, English, Foreign Languages, Speech, and Telecommunications. A materials fee may be required.