General Education Application for Course Certification
Course Certification Specific for Fine Arts & Humanities: Historical Understanding
This document should only be used as a working document to prepare the course certification information for
submission. Upload the information online at: https://spaces.utc.edu/sites/genedcomm/
Course Department, Course #, Name, CRN:
A separate document is required for each section/CRN unless the course is coordinated and has a common syllabus and
assessments across all sections. If available, sample assignments (3-5, planned or completed [student work]) should also be
submitted. Syllabi will be pulled from institutional files and DO NOT need to be submitted. Courses can qualify in more than
one category/subcategory.
Fine Arts & Humanities: OVERALL CATEGORY OUTCOMES
Students will:
Describe the forms and limits of knowledge in the arts and the humanities.
Identify the relationships among ideas, text, and artistic works and their cultural and historical contexts.
Recognize and evaluate competing interpretations of texts broadly defined.
Compare the differences and commonalities among the various disciplines in the Fine Arts and Humanities.
Apply the techniques of interpretation and analysis characteristic of disciplines in the Fine Arts and Humanities to explore
significant issues, texts, and artistic works.
Communicate the results of their inquiries and analyses in writing,
Fine Arts & Humanities: HISTORICAL UNDERSTANDING Subcategory
Describe how this course meets
each outcome.
What assignments, activities, etc.,
will be used to assess student
learning of these outcomes?
Students will:
Explain concepts such as cause and
effect, change over time, context, and
contingency.
Explain the varieties of historical
evidence and assess their strengths and
limitations.
Analyze and interpret primary and
secondary source material, distinguish
between them, and place them in
context.
Evaluate multiple perspectives that
emerge from differing narratives and
sources.
Follow and construct logical and
coherent historical arguments.
Articulate the relationship between the
past and the present.
If the course has been offered before, include 3-5 student samples of the completed assessments, if available.
By typing my name in the field below, I indicate agreement that this course meets institutional
standards for general education and this proposal has my support for the course for use in the general
education curricula.
Dept. Head/Director Name:
Date Approved:
Dean Name:
Date Approved:
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