HUM2230 The Humanities II

Course Syllabus

II. COURSE DESCRIPTION
Prerequisite: Satisfactory completion of ENC1101 with a grade of “C” or higher. In addition, successful completion of HUM2211 is strongly recommended.
The course focuses on the Renaissance to the Modern periods of man’s culture and history. As a continuation of Humanities I, it is designed to acquaint the students with literature, philosophy, art, and music in the Renaissance, Baroque, Neoclassical, Romantic, Impressionistic, and Modern periods. Major emphasis is placed upon mature understanding and enlarged appreciation of man’s cultural heritage. HUM2230 meets half (3,000 words) of the 6,000-word writing requirement of SBE Rule 6A-10.30 and is required for the AA degree.

III. PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES
Upon completion of this course the student will be able to:
1.Recognize the painting, sculpture and architecture of the Renaissance and be able to explain their significance in that cultural epoch.
2. Explain how selected literary masterpieces and music of the Renaissance reflect the concerns of that cultural epoch.

3. Recognize the painting, sculpture, and architecture of the Baroque period and be able to explain their significance in that cultural epoch.
4. Explain how selected literary masterpieces and music of the Baroque period reflect the concerns of that period.

5. Learn to recognize the painting, sculpture and architecture of the Neo-Classical period.
6. Explain how selected literary masterpieces and music of the Neo-Classical period reflect the concerns of that period.
7. Recognize painting, sculpture and architecture of the Romantic period and be able to explain the significance of that period.
8. Explain how selected literary masterpieces and music of the Romantic period reflect the concerns of that period.
9. Recognize the basic elements of Realistic, Impressionistic and 20th Century painting and be able to explain its significance to that period.

10. Explain how selected masterpieces of 20th Century literature reflect the concerns of the contemporary world.

IV. Required Books and Materials:

Matthews, Roy T. and F. Dewitt Platt. The Western Humanities. 5th ed. McGraw Hill, 2004. ISBN 0-07-255632-2
Readings in The Western Humanities the 5th ed volume II Early Renaissance through Post Modernsm
College level Dictionary and Thesaurus
The latest edition of The Bedford Handbook or another MLA reference text. All research papers must meet MLA standards.

Required Technology:

Students are not required to have a personal computer, a particular computer program, or Internet access at their home. However, students are required to have dependable regular access to these things, whether at home, on campus, or somewhere else.

V. COURSE CONTENT

            The Early Renaissance
            The High Renaissance in Italy
            The Renaissance in the North
            The Baroque World
            The 18th Century: From Reason to Revolution
            The Romantic Era
            Toward the Modern Era- Between the World Wars-The Contemporary Contour

VI. CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION

Grading Criteria:

50%: Average of 5 Exams
50%: Average of 10 Module Postings and Replies

Grading Scale:

A 90-100
B 80-89
C 70-79
D 60-69
F 59-0

*Attendance Policy:

Although this is an online class and you will not be attending in the traditional sense, this course does have an attendance policy and in keeping with SJRCC's attendance policy, you may be dropped for non-attendance. I understand that you might not have a PC, but it's imperative that you log in twice a week. Following the assignment critera that I have given you will help you fulfill this requirement. According to SJRCC's Student Handbook:

"If a student accumulates recorded absences totaling three or more instructional hours during the withdrawal period, the instructor may initiate an official warning to the student that he/she has reached the limit of allowed recorded absences. Further, the loss of instructional time through absences will result in the student being withdrawn from the course."

During a traditional-length semester, three instructional hours of attendance equals one week's missed work. If you miss a week's worth of work in an online class, you may receive a warning for non-attendance, and if you miss more than one week's work in an online class, you may be dropped from the course due to non-attendance.

*Academic Integrity, Plagiarism, and Cheating:

Academic Integrity: Students in this class must know, observe, and not compromise the principles of academic integrity. It is not permissible to cheat, to fabricate or falsify information, to submit the same academic work in more than one course without prior permission, to plagiarize, to receive unfair advantage, or to otherwise abuse accepted practices for handling and documenting information. The grade for this course includes the judgments that the student’s work is free from academic dishonesty of any type. Violations or infractions will be reported to the VP for Student Affairs and may lead to failure of the course and other sanctions imposed by the college.

*Plagiarism and Cheating: Plagiarism, according to the SJRCC Student Handbook includes, but is not limited to, "the use, by paraphrase or direct quotation, of the published or unpublished work of another person without full and clear acknowledgement. It also includes the unacknowledged use of materials prepared by another person or agency engaged in the selling of term papers or other academic materials." Plagiarism and cheating are absolutely unacceptable and will not be tolerated. Students are expected to write their own original work for each college course. Under no circumstances are students to use anyone else's work other than their own to submit to class. Doing so will result in a failure not only of the work but also in the course.