Heartland Community College
Master Course Syllabus
Division: Humanities and Fine Arts
COURSE PREFIX & NUMBER: HUMA 203
COURSE TITLE: Non-Western Humanities
DATE PREPARED: October 1995
DATE REVISED: April, 2004
PCS/CIP/ID NO: 11 169999 02
IAI NO. (if available): HF 904N
EFFECTIVE DATE OF FIRST CLASS:
CREDIT HOURS:
CONTACT HOURS:
LECTURE HOURS: 3
LABORATORY HOURS: 0
CATALOG DESCRIPTION (Include specific prerequisites):
Prerequisite: ENGL 101 or equivalent with a grade of “C” or better. Interdisciplinary
survey of the significant intellectual and artistic achievements of several non-Western
cultures (Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, and Latin America) through selected works of
literature, philosophy, visual art, and music and other performing arts, as well as a
comparative examination of their values, motifs, and aesthetics with those of Western
cultural expression.
TEXTBOOKS:
Mackenzie, Lynn. Non-Western Art. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1995.
Ngugi, The River Between. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann, 1965.
Miller, Barbara. The Bhagavad-Gita. New York, NY: Bantam, 1986.
Philip, Marlene. Harriet’s Daughter. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann, 1988.
Recommended:
Solomon and Higgins. World Philosophy. New York, NY: McGraw Hill, 1995.
RELATIONSHIP TO ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS AND
TRANSFERABILITY:
HUMA 203 fulfills 3 of the 9 semester hours of credit in Humanities/Fine Arts required for
the A.A. or A.S. degree. It may be used to satisfy the Humanities or Fine Arts component of
this requirement. HUMA 203 transfers to most Illinois colleges and universities as part of the
General Education Core Curriculum [IAI course no. HF 904N] described in the Illinois
Articulation Initiative. For information regarding particular institutions, students should
consult an academic advisor or refer to the IAI web page at www.itransfer.org. HUMA 203
fulfills the SOAR graduation requirement at Heartland Community College.
COURSE OBJECTIVES (Learning Outcomes)
Students in this course will be able to:
LO
Assessment
Identify important historical, intellectual, and artistic
movements that have taken place in the non-Western
world.
Recognize some of the major works of painting,
architecture, literature, music, and philosophy that have
contributed to non-Western cultures and civilizations.
Articulate and communicate major ideas that have
informed the principal intellectual and aesthetic
movements within non-Western cultures and
civilizations.
Identify the principal artists, writers, statespersons,
philosophers, scientists, and other intellectuals who have
made major contributions to the non-Western humanities.
Relate the art and thought of the past to the art and
thought of later periods and see the continuity between
past cultural achievements and subsequent ones.
Compare non-Western cultural values and achievements
to those of the West, recognizing non-Western
adaptations to and influence on Western culture.
Articulate both in speech and in writing those personal
thoughts and observations that have come about due to
class assignments and discussions.
Identify appropriate topics for scholarly research in
American art, architecture, music, literature, etc.; utilize
standard bibliographic and other research tools; select
suitable sources and methodology; and write papers
presenting the results of your research.
D2
required test items
D1
test items, writing
C1
PS4
extended writing, oral
presentation
D5
test items
D3
research based
writing
PS1
C1
PS4
oral presentations, inclass writing, research
based writing
oral presentation, inclass writing
C6
formal research paper
COURSE/LAB OUTLINE:
I. African Culture
A.
Religion
B.
Philosophy
C.
Literature
D.
Music
E.
Art
II. Asian Culture
A.
Religion
B.
Philosophy
C.
Literature
D.
Music
E.
Art
III. Caribbean Culture
A.
Religion
B.
Philosophy
C.
Literature
D.
Music
E.
Art
IV. Latin American Culture
A.
Religion
B.
Philosophy
C.
Literature
D.
Music
E.
Art
METHOD OF EVALUATION (Tests/Exams, Grading System):
Exams are worth 40% of the final grade, major papers 40%, and class discussion and
participation 20%.
Final grades will be determined according to the following scale:
92-100%
A
83-91%
B
74-82%
C
65-73%
D
Below 65% F
REQUIRED WRITING AND READING:
Each student will write essay exams, including a final exam. There will also be researchbased essays, which total at least 9 typed pages, written in an acceptable documentation
format (e.g. MLA).
Selected essays, short stories, plays, and poems that best define the individual cultures
will be assigned. These will include both in-class and outside readings.