Intercultural Humanities II (3) (A.A.). This course meets Area IV requirements of the A.A./A.A.S./A.S. general education requirements.

This course presents an intercultural survey of the humanistic arts and letters from the perspective of various global cultures that may include the West, the Middle East, Africa, the Americas and the Far East from Byzantium to the Enlightenment.

The humanistic arts, which are taught, include the visual arts (painting, sculpture, architecture, photography, and film); the performing arts (music, dance, and theatre); and the literary arts (poetry and prose). Closely allied to these arts are philosophy, religion, and history.

Given the nature of a survey class we will be covering much of the material in the text, but I will also be giving you supplemental information and handouts. My goal is for you to have an experience with the arts, which were produced by the many cultures that we will be studying. We can choose to spend more time on any area we are covering. Just ask.

TEXT: The Humanistic Tradition by Gloria Fiero. Please purchase volume III and IV. Unless otherwise indicated please read all the materials in the chapters. The text information will be supplemented by web postings, videotapes, slides, and pertinent films. Some of these tapes are available in the MCC library.

2. to gain knowledge of the basic elements or tools the author/artist uses to create his/her work.

3. to create an awareness of the different ways of seeing and interpreting the visual and literary arts.

PREREQUISITES : ENC 1101 and concurrent registration or completion of ENC 1102.

GENERAL EDUCATION / GORDON RULE
This course meets the General Education Humanities requirement and fulfills the international/intercultural requirement. This course also meets the Florida State Board of Education Gordon Rule which requires students to complete six semester hours of English and six semester hours of additional coursework in which the student must demonstrate college-level writing skills.

The MCC Division of Arts and Letters & Social and Behavioral Sciences requires a minimum of 6,000 words in each of these Gordon Rule courses. A grade of C or better is required for credit in Gordon Rule classes. This course also meets the 6000 word written assignment provision. A grade of "C" is necessary to meet this requirement.

A 90-100, B 80-89, C 70-79, D 60-69, F below 60

Journal Assignments = 10%
Unit Tests = 60%
Final Paper = 30%

Unit tests will be drawn from the text, handouts, slides and lectures. Tests will consist of identifying slides, defining terms, describing the contributions by significant historical figures or events, and essay questions. Study guides are posted on the web site within each unit. We will have an exam after each major unit.

If you have an extreme circumstance that causes you to miss an exam, make up exams must be taken within ten days of the original exam date. Make up exams will include the identify and all the essay questions. You will be responsible to go to the Testing Center in the Korcheck building to schedule your test time and to get a testing referral form. After you fill it out the form either give it to me or leave it in my mailbox. No make up exams will be permitted during finals week.

Punctual and regular attendance is essential to your success. While the films and slides may not be complex in themselves, it will be exceedingly difficult for me to explain to you what we did in the class that you missed. We also will have class discussions related to the journal questions that will require your attendance. Therefore, unless you discuss your attendance with me, after you miss more than 6 hours, regardless of the reasons, you be dropped from the class. Please contact me if you anitcipate a conflict. If you exceed the number of allowable absences after the drop period you will be assigned a failing grade.

Withdrawal Policy: In accordance with Manatee Community College policy as stated in the college catalogue, students may withdraw from any course or all courses without the academic penalty of a WF by the withdrawal date deadline as listed in the Manatee Community College academic calendar. This semester, that date is March 25th, 2010. While you must take responsibility for initiating the withdrawal procedure, I strongly encourage you to talk with me first. If you remain in the course after that date, you will be given a grade.

In addition, you should note that the instructor may also withdraw you for violating policies, procedures or conditions of the class as outlined in our class syllabi and that such action could affect financial aid eligibility. As soon as the student exceeds the allowable absences (above), he/she will be dropped from the course. Throughout your community college career in Florida, you may accumulate only two W's in any course; on your third attempt at any course in which you have two W's, you must be given a grade.

WHEN AN ABSENCE IS "EXCUSED," IT IS STILL AN ABSENCE. THE TERM, "EXCUSED," ONLY MEANS THAT ONE IS PERMITTED TO MAKE UP WORK MISSED.

Note: an absence from a Tuesday-Thursday class constitutes 1 1/3 hours.

Please be considerate of others by polite and attentive behavior in class including no active cell phones. Students are expected to abide by the "Code of Conduct" specified in the Student Handbook.

7:30-8:30 a.m. and noon-12:30 p.m. MWF or by appointment,
7:30-8:30 a.m. and -12:30- 1:00 p.m. T-TH or by appointment.

Email: Please communicate with me by using your official SCF email address.

There are ten journal assignments worth 10% of your grade. You will need to have a completed journal in order to recieve a grade in the class. Each journal is assigned a 10 point value. You will find the journal assignments posted on the web site along with the due date in the appropriate units. The assignments need to be TYPED and placed into a double pocket paper folder. Affix the question at the top of the page or replicate the web page and staple it to your assignment. Try to answer each of the questions thoughtfully using the proper spelling, punctuation, and sentence structure. At the bottom center of the last page of each assignment indicate the number of words that you have written. The minimum word count for each journal assignment is 250 words.

Place your essay in a notebook that includes the journal question index. As a reader you are asked to read the entry and make comments if you wish. You will also be asked to note on the journal question index the journal length and indicate whether or not the question is attached. If you are missing the question or word count you will loose five points. If your assignment is not submitted on time you will need to add 100 words and turn the assignment into the instructor the next class period. You have one class period to submit your late journal or you will forfeit the journal point value.

The student, at the successful completion of this course, should be able to:

1.   Demonstrate the knowledge of the basic vocabulary used to identify the essential       characteristics of art, architecture, and literature.
2.   Discuss the various developments in the humanistic arts as they are affected by        historical, social, political, religious, and economic events of the times.
3.   Describe knowledge of the major humanistic arts from Byzantium through the Enlightenment.
4.   Identify the major trends and contributions in the humanistic arts from Byzantium through the        Enlightenment.
5.   Compare and contrast the humanistic arts that were produced by the state, the church, and        the masses.
6.   Theorize about the significance of creativity in the human experience.
7.   Discuss the interdependency of world cultures and their relationships in the arts.
8.   Create a research project using both traditional and online research tools, which discusses in        depth a humanistic art representing the contribution of a culture, artist, writer, architect, or             musician of the student's choosing.
9.   Demonstrate college level writing skills through the execution of research project, exams               and/or journals.
10. Fulfill the writing requirements as mandated by SBE 6A-10.30.

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