General Education Application for Course Certification
Course Certification Specific for Fine Arts & Humanities: Visual & Performing Arts
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: VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS Subcategory
Describe how this course meets
each outcome.
What assignments, activities, etc., will
be used to assess student learning of
these outcomes?
Students will:
Describe, interpret, and analyze
creative modes of expression.
Offer multiple solutions to specific
creative problems.
Form and defend judgments about
creative modes of expression.
Compare ideas, issues, or themes
in human civilizations’
achievements.
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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