Announcement of Courses

• HUM 7. Comparative Religions
• HUM 8. Philosophies of Religions
• HUM 11. Music, Art, and Literature: Traditional Concepts
• HUM 12. Music, Art, and Literature: Modern Concepts
• HUM 20. Bay Area  Arts
• HUM 25. Women in the Arts
• HUM 35. North American Indian Contemporary Music, Art and Literature
• HUM 41A.Western Cultural Values
• HUM 41B. Western Cultural Values
• HUM 48. African American Music, Art, and Literature

HUM 7. Comparative Religions (3)
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A survey of the world religions: Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. CSU/UC

HUM 8. Philosophies of Religions (3)
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A study of religious philosophies through a close examination of the literature of world religions. The sacred records and the lives, works, and teachings of the great teachers of world religions. CSU/UC

HUM 11. Music, Art, and Literature: Traditional Concepts (3) fa
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An introduction to traditional concepts in the humanities embracing the visual arts, music, literature, and the cross-cultural life of the community. Development of awareness for both cultural diversity and shared concepts. Background for guided discussions and study provided through the use of recordings, readings, slides, tape recording, films, as well as field trips (on the students' own time) to museums, concerts, and plays. CSU/UC

HUM 12. Music, Art, and Literature: Modern Concepts (3) sp
Lec-3, field trips .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..P/NP available
An introduction to modern concepts in the humanities embracing the visual arts, music, literature, and the cross-cultural life of the community. Development of awareness for both cultural diversity and shared concepts. Background for guided discussions and study provided through the use of recordings, readings, slides, tapes, films, as well as field trips (on the students' own time) to museums, concerts, and plays. CSU/UC

HUM 20. Bay Area Arts (3)
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Special studies in the Bay Area and how the forms of architecture, art, music, literature, and other aesthetic expressions define our regional culture and our position in the broader international field of the arts. CSU/UC

HUM 25. Women in the Arts (3)
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Examination of the creative process by studying the history of women in the arts from pottery, ritual chants, and storytelling to painting, sculpture, jazz, novels, and performance art. Recognized "greats" as well as anonymous women of diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds. Films, tapes, slides, and a field trip to complement class lectures and discussions. CSU/UC

HUM 35. North American Indian Contemporary Music, Art, and Literature (3)
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A study of contemporary North American Indian literature, visual art, music, and dance. Focus on the way contemporary artists express their cultural tradition through their art works. Background for guided discussion and study provided through the use of readings, slides, tapes, films as well as field trips (on the students' own time) to museums, concerts, and dance performances. CSU/UC

HUM 41A. Western Cultural Values (3) fa
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Advise: ENGL 96 or placement in ENGL 1A
The evolution of Western consciousness from Paleolithic times to the Renaissance. Emphasis on the creations of those artists and thinkers whose styles and modes of thought reflect the cultural temper of their times. CSU/UC

HUM 41B. Western Cultural Values (3) sp
Lec-3, field trips .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. P/NP available
Advise: ENGL 96 or placement in ENGL 1A
HUM 41A not prerequisite to 41B.
The evolution of Western consciousness from the Renaissance to the present. Emphasis on the creations of those artists and thinkers whose styles and modes of thought reflect the cultural temper of the times. CSU/UC

HUM 48. African American Music, Art, and Literature (3)
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A study of significant works in African American literature, philosophy, art, and music through an examination of examples and a comparison with other cultural expressions in the United States. Readings, recordings, slides, films, and field trips (to museums, exhibits, concerts, plays, etc.) as background for guided discussions, study, and writing. CSU/UC