HUM 251 - Western Humanities I

1. Identify major works of art and literature through the early Christian era.
2. Explain recurrent themes in the culture development of the periods.
3. Discuss the inter-relationships among art, literature, and culture.
4. Express the identities of major works, recurrent themes, and inter-relationships in essay format.

1. Intensive Writing and Critical Inquiry
   1. Producing written discourse in more than one assignment through papers, reports, quizzes, tests, etc., which includes a minimum word standard of 3000 words.
   2. Written assignments emphasize critical inquiry which includes the gathering, interpreting, and evaluating of evidence.
   3. Includes a formal out of class paper of at least 1,500 words which requires critical inquiry and where the writer develops and supports a main idea.  
   4. Explicit writing instruction with timely feedback to help students improve their writing and critical inquiry skills is part of the course’s content.
   5. The evaluation of written assignments must include the overall quality of written work and critical inquiry, as measured by a rubric
   6. At least 50% of the student’s grade must be based on the written work and critical inquiry assignments.
2. Ancient Near Eastern Civilizations
   1. Sumero-Babylonian – (Epic of Gilgamesh)
   2. Egyptians
   3. Hebrews – (Hebrew Scriptures)
   4. Art
3. Greek Civilization
   1. Minoan-Mycenean
   2. Homeric – (Homer)
   3. Hellenic
      1. Sophocles
      2. Aristophanes
      3. Plato
   4. Hellenistic - (Aristotle)
   5. Art
4. Roman Civilization
   1. Early Rome and the Republic
   2. Imperial Rome – (Virgil s Aeneid)
   3. Other works by Roman authors
   4. Art
5. Early Roman Christian Civilization
   1. Christian Scriptures
   2. St. Augustine
   3. Other early Christian works
   4. Art