DIVISION II: Foundations of Humanities
Students should be able to:
1. Use critical thinking strategies to examine how people in different cultures, times and places deal with common human needs and concerns.
2. Use critical thinking strategies to review and evaluate the intellectual, spiritual and ethical concerns of the human experience as recorded in literature, philosophy, religion, history or other similar areas.
Prerequisite: Placement into ENG 1510 or higher.
Note: Prerequisites for courses in this department are not automatically waived for College Guest students and students with a bachelor's degree or higher from a U.S. institution.
In this course we will trace human civilizations from their origins to the era of global interaction (16th century) by exploring their cultural, social, religious, economic and political institutions. We will draw comparisons in order to illustrate the diversity and similarity among civilizations and in order to develop a global view of world systems.
GE Outcomes: Critical Thinking, Global Understanding and Responsibility
Satisfies the foundations of humanities requirement. Satisfies the world cultures requirement.
NAS 204 is a study of the development of Native American history, culture, attitudes and issues from the prehistoric era to the contemporary scene, focusing on native culture in the Great Lakes region. Shared Native world views, contact experience and contributions to world culture are explored.
Students should be able to:
1. Use critical thinking strategies to examine how people in different cultures, times and places deal with common human needs and concerns.
2. Use critical thinking strategies to review and evaluate the intellectual, spiritual and ethical concerns of the human experience as recorded in literature, philosophy, religion, history or other similar areas.
- HIS 1510 - World Civilizations to the Beginning of the Modern Era
Prerequisite: Placement into ENG 1510 or higher.
Note: Prerequisites for courses in this department are not automatically waived for College Guest students and students with a bachelor's degree or higher from a U.S. institution.
In this course we will trace human civilizations from their origins to the era of global interaction (16th century) by exploring their cultural, social, religious, economic and political institutions. We will draw comparisons in order to illustrate the diversity and similarity among civilizations and in order to develop a global view of world systems.
GE Outcomes: Critical Thinking, Global Understanding and Responsibility
- NAS 204 The Native American Experience
Satisfies the foundations of humanities requirement. Satisfies the world cultures requirement.
NAS 204 is a study of the development of Native American history, culture, attitudes and issues from the prehistoric era to the contemporary scene, focusing on native culture in the Great Lakes region. Shared Native world views, contact experience and contributions to world culture are explored.