Humanities
Arts & Humanities Division
- HUMAN 205 Life & Culture for Study Abroad . V1-5 CR
- Designed to enhance students' knowledge, understanding, and appreciation of people, culture, and life in other parts of the world, as part of an on-site travel study or travel learning program. Examines the identified subject as a total cultural product that may include history, geography, language, literature, music, art, architecture, religion, politics, etc. Introduces unique cultural aspects within a broad world context and in contrast to American culture and prepares students for a living and learning experience in that culture. Students learning activities may include lecture-discussion-participation, analysis of readings and films, exams, and research projects.
- HUMAN 210 Francophone Cultures . 5 CR
- Enhances students' knowledge, understanding, and appreciation of francophone cultural groups and their importance in our world. Focus is on French-speaking peoples, and places where the French colonial influence is still present-including an overview of the history, traditions, customs, socio-political conditions, and artistic and literary contributions of francophone cultural groups. Other topics include study of francophone literature and essays in translation, relevant films, participation with guest speakers, and a research project on a specific francophone region, cultural group, or topic of interest.
- HUMAN 220 British Life & Culture . 5 CR
- Provides a broad background to promote understanding of British culture and civilization. Takes a historical, social, and cultural approach to analyzing contemporary British society and examines traditions and institutions to give insights into contemporary British life. Students learning activities include lecture-discussion-participation, analysis of readings and films, field trips, site visits and walking tours, exams, and individual and group research and reports.
- HUMAN 224 Australian Life & Culture . 5 CR
- Course enhances students' knowledge, understanding, and appreciation of the culture and cultural groups of Australia. Examines Australia as a total cultural product, including history, geography, literature, music, art, architecture, religion and politics, and incorporates information about uniquely Australian sub-cultures and the development of a unique Australian civilization within the context of world events. Learning activities include lecture-discussion-participation, analysis of readings and films, exams, and a research project.
- HUMAN 228 Modern Tibetan History & Culture . 5 CR
- Students learn about Tibet and Tibetans, their way of life and culture before the Chinese invasion and occupation and subsequent journey into exile of H.H. the Dalai Lama and over 100,000 Tibetans into India, Nepal and Bhutan and later to the west. Students learn about the Tibetan community in exile and the Tibetan's efforts to maintain their identity and culture in exile through an educational system designed to bring up the Tibetan children as Tibetans. Students study the teachings of His Holiness the Dalai Lama to get an understanding of Tibetan culture and world view.
- HUMAN 230 Central American Perspectives . V1-5 CR
- Provides a broad background to promote understanding of culture and civilization in Central America. Examines traditions and institutions, takes a historical, social, and cultural approach to analyzing contemporary Central American issues, and gives insights into contemporary life. Students learning activities include lecture-discussion-participation, analysis of readings and films, field trips, site visits and walking tours, exams, and individual and group research and reports.
- HUMAN 260 Honors Colloquium . 5 CR
- Focuses on different ways of thinking and learning through examination of the BCC Honors annual study topic. Various approaches from an economic, sociological, literary, and technological perspective are used to provide an interdisciplinary view. Includes guest speakers from the campus and the larger community. Students produce a research project. Prerequisite: ENGL 201 with a C- or better and a 3.5 cumulative GPA or higher.