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Course Codes: PR-Prerequisite; CI-With consent of the instructor; CC-With the consent of the chairperson; CR-Corequisite; Lec.-Lecture; Lab.-Laboratory; Demo.-Demonstration; Pro.-Problem; Dis.-Discussion; 6A-Satisfies Gordon Rule; EC-Satisfies English Composition; QM-Satisfies Quantitative Methods; NS-Satisfies Natural Sciences; SS-Satisfies Social Sciences; HP-Satisfies Historical Perspectives; FA-Satisfies Fine Arts; AF-Satisfies African, Latin American, Middle Eastern, or Asian Perspectives; XMW-Major Works and Major Issues; XLW-Literature and Writing.

USF 1995-96 Undergraduate Catalog - Pages 165 - 166

HUMANITIES COURSES

HUM 2024 THE ARTS -FA (3)

Analysis of selected works of literature, music, film, and visual art, representing artists of diverse periods, cultures, genders, and races. Especially recommended for students who later take 4000-level Humanities courses.

HUM 2930 SELECTED TOPICS (1-4)

An introductory course dealing with a recurrent theme in the arts or focusing on a particular artistic center (a nation or city at a particular time). May be repeated for credit with change of content. May be repeated up to 8 credit hours.

HUM 3214 STUDIES IN CULTURE: THE CLASSICAL THROUGH MEDIEVAL PERIODS -HP (3)

A survey of literature and the arts of ancient Greece, Rome, and medieval Europe. Issues to be examined may include the dialogue between local traditions and cosmopolitan cultures, the relationship of the individual to society, and the bases for moral values.

HUM 3243 STUDIES IN CULTURE: THE RENAISSANCE THROUGH THE NINETEENTH CENTURY -HP (3)

A historical survey of the visual arts, literature, music and thought of Europe from the Renaissance through the nineteenth century. Issues to be examined may include the relationship between science and the arts and the consequences of the growing contacts among world civilizations.

HUM 3251 STUDIES IN CULTURE: THE TWENTIETH CENTURY -6A -HP (3)

Analyses of selected works of twentieth century art, including films, paintings, music, and literature, in the context of major political, social, and economic events, such as war, depression, totalitarianism, and technological change.

HUM 3271 THE CULTURE OF THE EAST AND WEST I -AF (3)

A comparative treatment of music, visual arts, theatre, literature, and philosophy in the East and West, proceeding chronologically from Ancient times through the Middle Ages, emphasizing Europe and India.

HUM 3273 THE CULTURE OF THE EAST AND WEST II -AF (3)

A comparative treatment of music, visual arts, theatre, literature, and philosophy in the East and West, proceeding chronologically from the Renaissance through the present, emphasizing Europe, the United States, and India.

HUM 4402 HUMANITIES IN THE ORIENT: INDIA (4)

PR: Sophomore standing or CI. Examples from the arts and letters of India and the relationship of these arts to the Hindu and Buddhist philosophy-religions.

HUM 4404 HUMANITIES IN THE ORIENT: CHINA (4)

PR: Sophomore standing or CI. Examples from the arts and letters of China; their relationship to Taoism, Confucianism and other Chinese philosophies; Western influences on twentieth century Chinese arts and letters.

HUM 4405 HUMANITIES IN THE ORIENT: JAPAN (4)

PR: Sophomore standing or CI. Examples from the arts and letters of Japan, their relationship to Zen Buddhism and other Japanese philosophy-religions; Western influences on twentieth century Japanese arts and letters.

HUM 4433 CLASSICAL ARTS AND LETTERS I (4)

PR: Sophomore standing or CI. A study of the poetry, drama, philosophy, historical writing, painting, sculpture and architecture of ancient Greece, including such authors as Homer, Sophocles, and Plato, and monuments such as the Parthenon.

HUM 4434 CLASSICAL ARTS AND LETTERS II (4)

PR: Sophomore standing or CI. A study of the poetry, drama, philosophy, historical writing, painting, sculpture and architecture of ancient Rome, including such authors as Virgil, Livy, and Cicero, the monuments of Rome, Pompeii, and Herculaneum.

HUM 4435 MEDIEVAL ARTS AND LETTERS I (4)

PR: Sophomore standing or CI. A study of the culture of Europe and the Mediterranean world from the 4th to 11th centuries through readings of early Medieval historians, poets, and theologians, as well as the study of illuminated manuscripts, mosaics, painting and architecture.

HUM 4436 MEDIEVAL ARTS AND LETTERS II (4)

PR: Sophomore standing or CI. A study of the culture of Western Europe from the 9th to 14th centuries. Readings will include poetry and religious works; examples of painting, architecture, sculpture and music will be studied.

HUM 4437 RENAISSANCE ARTS AND LETTERS I (4)

PR: Sophomore standing or CI. A study of the Italian Renaissance, 1300-1580, emphasizing Humanism, painting, architecture, literature, music and sculpture. Special study will be done of Petrarch, Giotto, DaVinci, and Michelangelo.

HUM 4438 RENAISSANCE ARTS AND LETTERS II (4)

PR: Sophomore standing or CI. A study of the Northern Renaissance, 1400-1580, as exemplified in Germany, France, the Netherlands, England, and Spain. The course includes painting, architecture, literature and music, with special study of Durer, Van Eyck, El Greco, and Bosch.

HUM 4440 ARTS AND LETTERS IN THE 17TH AND18TH CENTURIES (4)

PR: Sophomore standing or CI. This course includes the arts, literature, and music of the Baroque, Rococo, and Neo-Classical periods with special study of Rubens, Rembrandt, Bach, Haydn, and Mozart.

HUM 4442 ARTS AND LETTERS OF THE ROMANTIC PERIOD (4)

PR: Sophomore standing or CI. Continental masterworks of fiction, painting, and music in the context of European cultural history from the French Revolution to the Revolutions of 1848.

HUM 4444 NINETEENTH CENTURY ARTS AND LETTERS (4)

PR: Sophomore standing or CI. A study of continental literary, musical, and artistic masterworks from the Revolutions of 1848 until the outbreak of World War I.

HUM 4445 TWENTIETH CENTURY ARTS AND LETTERS I (4)

PR: Sophomore standing or Cl. Analysis of selected works of twentieth century art. The course will focus on a particular phase in the development of modernism, a set of themes, or certain stylistic aspects of various arts of the twentieth century.

HUM 4446 TWENTIETH CENTURY ARTS AND LETTERS II (4)

PR: Sophomore standing or Cl. Analysis of selected works of twentieth century art. The course will focus on a particular phase in the development of modernism, a set of themes, or certain stylistic aspects of various arts of the twentieth century.

HUM 4452 HUMANITIES IN AMERICA I (4)

PR: Sophomore standing or CI. Study of selected works of art, tracing the course of westward expansion in civilization, and the interaction between the arts and the sciences in American ways of life and work, 1790-1890.

HUM 4455 HUMANITIES IN AMERICA II (4)

PR: Sophomore standing or CI. Study of selected works, tracing the course of expansion in the production and enjoyment of works of art, and interaction between the idealistic and pragmatic concerns for development of the arts in the 20th century.

HUM 4462 LATIN AMERICAN ARTS AND LETTERS I (4)

PR: Sophomore standing or CI. Analysis of selected Latin American works of art in their cultural context, with emphasis on major art forms selected from the Pre-Columbian period.

HUM 4464 LATIN AMERICAN ARTS AND LETTERS II (4)

PR: Sophomore standing or CI. Analysis of selected Latin American works of art in their cultural context, with emphasis on major art forms selected from the colonial through contemporary periods.

HUM 4905 DIRECTED STUDY (1-4)

PR: CI. Specialized individual study determined by the student's needs and interests.

HUM 4930 SELECTED TOPICS IN HUMANITIES (1-4)

PR: Sophomore standing or CI. This course will deal with a recurrent theme in the arts as, for example, love or death, or will focus on artistic centers such as Renaissance Florence or Paris in the 1920s. Topics will vary; course may be repeated for credit with change of content.

HUM 4931 SEMINAR IN HUMANITIES -6A (4)

PR: Humanities major or CI; Senior standing. Discussion of interdisciplinary humanities. Includes essay.

HUM 4938 MAJOR ISSUES IN THE HUMANITIES -XMW (3)

The study of an important topical issue in the Humanities. Materials representing diverse views relating to that issue will be read, and works of art in different media that have relevance to the debate will be studied. Available to majors and non-majors. May be repeated up to 6 credit hours with change in content.

HUM 4941 STUDY ON LOCATION (1-4)

The art of a culture will be examined during travel in groups, led by an instructor, to important cities or sites. Monuments, museums, architecture, plays, and/or concerts will be studied. Reading assignments and lectures.


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