IHUM 202
Western Humanities 2: Renaissance to the Present
Comparative Arts and Letters
College of Humanities
Course Description
Western civilization from Renaissance to present from perspective of traditional humanistic values reflected in its arts and ideas. Examines fundamental questions about human experience, formative events in history, and value of important literary and artistic texts.
When Taught
All Semesters/Terms
Grade Rule
Grade Rule 8: A, B, C, D, E, I (Standard grade rule)
Min
3
Fixed
3
Fixed
3
Fixed
0
Title
Figures and Movements
Learning Outcome
Demonstrate factual knowledge of major Western European figures and movements in philosophy, science, literature, art, architecture, and music from approximately 1515 AD/CE to the modern period.
Title
Communication Skills
Learning Outcome
Construct cogent, lucid, and persuasive arguments in essays and short papers combining formal analysis of cultural artifacts with critical evaluation of the Western ideologies that helped produce them.
Title
Analysis
Learning Outcome
Analyze the basic components of a literary work, a painting, or a building through the correct use of appropriate terminology and evaluative models.
Title
Ideologies vs. Artifacts
Learning Outcome
Explain the connections between dominant Western ideologies and cultural artifacts produced from approximately 1515 AD/CE to the modern period
Title
Historical Events
Learning Outcome
Demonstrate factual knowledge of major Western European historical events from approximately 1515 AD/CE to the modern period.
Title
Writing
Learning Outcome
Construct cogent, lucid, and persuasive arguments in essays and short papers combining formal analysis of cultural artifacts with critical evaluation of the Western ideologies that helped produce them
