FLORIDA STATE COLLEGE AT JACKSONVILLE
COLLEGE CREDIT COURSE OUTLINE
COURSE NUMBER:
HUM 2210
COURSE TITLE:
Humanities: Prehistory to the 15th Century
PREREQUISITE(S):
Qualify for enrollment in ENC 1101
COREQUISITE(S):
None
CREDIT HOURS:
3
CONTACT HOURS/WEEK:
3
CONTACT HOUR BREAKDOWN:
Lecture/Discussion:
3
Laboratory:
Other ____________:
FACULTY WORKLOAD POINTS:
3
STANDARDIZED CLASS SIZE
ALLOCATION:
25
CATALOG COURSE DESCRIPTION:
HUM 2210 is a survey of cultural forms, practices, and expressions from the Paleolithic era to the High Middle
Ages. The course emphasizes both the contributions to and interplay between major cultures of the Global
North in shaping the Western World’s narrative of civilization. As a humanities course, HUM 2210 will study
societies of the Ancient and Medieval world through analysis and investigation of their achievements, to
include their philosophy, art, architecture, literature, and/or other cultural expressions.
SUGGESTED TEXT(S):
Main texts vary due to the multidisciplinary approach.
Materials are generally available as either:
A.
B.
integrated texts incorporating representative samples
of disciplines or
separate columns for disciplines included in the
course
Matthews/Platt, Western Humanities, Vol. I, McGraw-Hill
Book Company, Current Edition.
Cunningham & Reich, Culture & Values, Vol. I, Harcourt
Brace & Company, Current Edition.
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SUGGESTED TEXT(S): (continued)
Benton/DiYanni, Arts & Culture, Vol. I, Prentice-Hall,
Current Edition.
Lamm, Humanities in Western Culture, Vol. I, McGraw-Hill
Book Company, Current Edition.
Fiero, Glorida, The Humanistic Tradition, McGraw-Hill
Book Company, Current Edition.
Sayre, Henry, The Humanities: Culture, Continuity &
Change, Pearson, Current Edition.
IMPLEMENTATION DATE:
November 14, 1987
REVIEW OR MODIFICATION DATE:
Fall Term, 2002 (20031)
Spring Term, 2005 (20052)
Fall Term, 2006 (20071) (was HUM 2211)
Spring Term, 2007 (20072) - Gordon Rule
Fall Term, 2008 (20091) - Outline Review 2007
Fall Term, 2014 (20151) – Proposal 2014-41
Fall Term, 2015 (20161) – Outline Review 14-15
Fall Term, 2015 (20161) – Proposal 2015-01
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Course Rationale and Approach:
HUM2010, as well as all Humanities General Education courses, approaches the concept of culture as a
system of meanings allowing groups and individuals to give significance to the world and mediate their
relationships with each other and their known universe. Humanities courses are distinguished from traditional
Liberal Arts disciplines through an emphasis on interdisciplinary and comparative cultural contexts. Through
these approaches to cultural texts and artifacts, the humanities attempt to investigate, contest, deconstruct,
analyze, and synthesize the phenomena of human agency and subjectivity both within and between cultures.
By pursuing these forms of inquiry we may better understand our world and our places within it.
Acknowledged Approaches to the Humanities may include:
•Understanding and appreciating outstanding cultural expressions of the humanistic tradition.
•Interpreting and evaluating works of art, works of music, philosophical arguments, religious beliefs, and/or
social theories.
•Comparing and contrasting expressions of art, music, literature, philosophy and/or religion.
•Identifying causal influences in the chronological development of arts and/or ideas.
•Recognizing the relationships between cultural expressions and their contexts.
Note: as a Humanities General Education course it is expected that the students will engage in significant
writing to meet the area and course level objectives.
COURSE TOPICS
The course outline may be organized according to themes or areas of focus that an instructor may be using; it
may be organized chronologically; or it may be a combination of approaches. Topical approaches can also be
utilized. The following is an example using the chronological approach.
Suggested Topics will be distributed over a 45-hour Semester
I.
Introduction to the study of Human Culture
2-3
II.
Prehistory and early cultures
7-10
Paleolithic-neolithic cultures
The roots of civilization. Areas may include
but are not limited to: Egypt, Mesopotamia, early
Aegean-Minoan, early civilizations of
Asia and the Americas
1-2
6-9
Greek and Roman periods
18-21
Greece: cultural overview; art,
architecture; letters; drama;
Hellenic period; monasticism
6-9
Rome
Hebraic-Christian
Buddhism
Islam
6-9
III.
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Suggested Topics (continued):
IV.Cultural developments during the Middle Ages
Early Middle Ages – Romanesque periods:
feudalism, monasticism
12-15
6-7
Late Middle Ages - Gothic period.
6-9
MULTIPLE ASSIGNMENTS
“Multiple assignments” is defined as the students’ ability to demonstrate mastery of college level writing skills
through successful completion of substantial writing assignments integrated within the curriculum of the
designated Gordon courses.
TYPES OF ASSIGNMENTS
HUMANITIES
Essays
Journals
Process Papers
Case Studies
Reports
Think Pieces
Written Examinations
Reviews
Research Papers
Interviews
Quizzes
Discussion Question Responses
Attendance at Cultural Events
RUBRIC
HUMANITIES
Evaluation of competency in college-level writing skills shall be based on students’ ability to complete
a writing assignment that demonstrates a proficiency in:
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Clearly defining a central idea or thesis
Providing adequate support for the central idea or thesis
Organizing clearly and logically
Writing using the conventions of standard written English
Submitting an assignment using the appropriate format as required by the Professor
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Course Learning Outcomes and Assessment
SECTION 1
Semester Credit Hours (Credit):
Contact Hours (Workforce):
th
Humanities: Prehistory to the 15 Century
Course Prefix and Number:
HUM 2210
Course Title:
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SECTION 2a (To be completed for General Education courses only.)
TYPE OF COURSE (Place an “X” in the box next to those that are applicable.)
General Education Core (If selected, core discipline area will be identified in Section 4.)
X
General Education (If selected, you must also complete Section 4, Section 5, and Section 8)
SECTION 2b
TYPE OF COURSE (Place an “X” in the box next to those that are applicable.)
A.A. Elective
A.S. Required Course
A.S. Professional Elective
A.A.S. Required Course
A.A.S. Professional Elective
Technical Certificate
PSAV/Clock Hour/Workforce
Upper Division/Bachelors
Development Education
Apprenticeship
Other:
If selected, use this space to title “other” option.
SECTION 3
INTELLECTUAL COMPETENCIES (Place an “X” in the box next to those that are applicable.)
X
Reading
Speaking
X
Writing
Listening
X
Critical Analysis
Qualitative Skills
Information
Literacy
Ethical Judgement
Scientific Method of
Inquiry
Working
Collaboratively
SECTION 4 (To be completed for General Education courses only.)
GENERAL EDUCATION DISCIPLINE AREA (Place an “X” in the box next to those that are applicable.)
Communications
X
Humanities
Mathematics
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Natural Sciences
SECTION 5 (To be completed for General Education courses only.)
GENERAL EDUCATION LEARNING OUTCOME AREA (Place an “X” in the box next to those that are applicable.)
Communication
X
Critical Thinking
Information Literacy
Scientific and Quantitative Reasoning
X
Global Sociocultural Responsibility
SECTION 6
LEARNING OUTCOMES
TYPE OF OUTCOME
(General Education,
Course or Program)
Demonstrate proficiency in critical thinking
General Education
Demonstrate understanding of Global
Sociocultural Responsibility
General Education
Recognize the relationships between cultural
expressions and their contexts
Program/ Course
METHOD OF ASSESSMENT
Tests, Exams, Quizzes, and/or Written
Assignments (may include in-class essays,
journals, papers, and/or research projects)
Tests, Exams, Quizzes, and/or Written
Assignments (may include in-class essays,
journals, papers, and/or research projects)
Tests, Exams, Quizzes, and/or Written
Assignments (may include in-class essays,
journals, papers, and/or research projects)
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SECTION 6 (Continued)
LEARNING OUTCOMES
TYPE OF OUTCOME
(General Education,
Course or Program)
Understand cultural expressions
Program/ Course
Interpret and evaluate cultural artifacts and/or
their contexts for significance
Program/ Course
Recognize the important contributions of the
classical world; understand and analyze specific
primary texts from the classical world
Recognize the important contributions of the
medieval world; understand and analyze
specific primary texts from the medieval world
Course
Course
METHOD OF ASSESSMENT
Tests, Exams, Quizzes, and/or Written
Assignments (may include in-class essays,
journals, papers, and/or research projects)
Tests, Exams, Quizzes, and/or Written
Assignments (may include in-class essays,
journals, papers, and/or research projects)
Tests, Exams, Quizzes, and/or Written
Assignments (may include in-class essays,
journals, papers, and/or research projects)
Tests, Exams, Quizzes, and/or Written
Assignments (may include in-class essays,
journals, papers, and/or research projects)
SECTION 7
Faculty name(s):
John A. Woodward
Date:
Fall 2014
CS20150615
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SECTION 8 (To be completed for General Education Courses only.)
KNOWLEDGE AND VALUE (Place an “X” in the box to indicate primary or secondary option.)
KNOWLEDGE
Global and Historical Knowledge and Understanding
 Comprehends a general knowledge of the nature, origins and contributions of
major civilizations
 Comprehends the workings and interrelations of personal, business and
government economies
 Comprehends political, social and economic systems and their effects upon
society
Primary
Secondary
N/A
X
X
X
Cultural and Aesthetic Knowledge and Understanding
 Comprehends the contributions of the arts and humanities to the human
experience on a personal, national or global level
 Comprehends the historical development of the arts and sciences
 Comprehends religious and cultural systems and their effects upon society
Primary
Human Awareness and Understanding
 Comprehends the dynamics of human behavior and the process of increasing
self-awareness, growth and development
 Comprehends the stages of human development and the dynamics of human
relationships in diverse cultures
 Comprehends the factors that promote physical, mental and social well-being
Primary
Mathematics, Science and Technology
 Comprehends the basic concepts and investigative processes of the natural
sciences
 Comprehends the breadth, significance and development of the mathematical
sciences
 Comprehends the ways science and technology have shaped and continue to
reshape human cultures and the environment
Primary
Secondary
N/A
X
X
X
Secondary
N/A
X
X
X
Secondary
N/A
X
X
X
VALUE
Description
Primary
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Intellectual honesty
Curiosity and openness to new ideas
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Recognition of one’s own creative potential
Acceptance of and respect for differences among people and cultures
Civic Engagement
Lifelong Learning
Secondary
N/A
X
X
X
X
X
X
SECTION 9
Faculty name(s):
John A. Woodward
Date:
Fall 2014
CS20150615
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