Lake-Sumter Community College Course Syllabus
Introduction to Humanities: Renaissance Through
Modern Times
Course / Prefix Number
HUM 1230
CRN:
10437
Credit:
3
Term:
Fall: T H 8:00 to 9:20 AM
This course focuses on the major artistic, musical, literary, and intellectual developments of
Western civilization from the Renaissance through the present.
Course Catalog
Description:
Course Title:
Dr. Michael E Morse
Instructor:
Office Location:
Faculty
Office,
Room 6
Contact Information:
morsem@lscc.edu
Phone: 352-356-6304 (email
preferred)
Office Hours:
9:30 to 12:00 M W
3:30 to 4:30 W
1:00 to 3:00 T H
All students are required to use LakerMail for official college e-mail communications.
See the college webpage for instructions on activating LakerMail.
Prerequisites:
Textbook and Other
Course Materials:
Technology and Online
Computer Access
Requirements:
Course Objectives:
(what the course will do)
Student Learning
Outcomes (SLOs)
Assessed in this Course:
(what the students take
with them beyond this
course)
Academic Integrity:
Important Information
for Students with
Disabilities:
None
The Humanities in Western Culture, 4th edition, by Robert C. Lamm
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To introduce students to the cultural traditions of Western civilization from the Renaissance
through the 21st Century, specifically as those traditions are expressed in themes and patterns
in painting, sculpture, architecture, literature, music, and philosophy.
Creativity: After successful completion of this course, the student should demonstrate
originality in their work or in strategies to solve problems, and/or assess outcomes, and /or
apply multiple solutions.
The successful functioning of the academic community demands honesty, which is the basis
of respect for both ideas and persons. In the academic community, there is an ongoing
assumption of academic integrity at all levels. There is the expectation that work will be
independently thoughtful and responsible as to its sources of information and inspiration.
Honesty is an appropriate consideration in other ways as well, including but not limited to the
responsible use of library resources, responsible conduct in examinations, and the responsible
use of the Internet. (See college catalog for complete statement.)
Any student with a documented disability who requires assistance or academic
accommodations should contact the Office for Students with Disabilities immediately to
discuss eligibility. The Office for Students with Disabilities (OSD) is located on the Leesburg
Campus, but arrangements can be made to meet with a student on any campus. An
appointment can be made by calling 352-365-3574 and specific information about the OSD
and potential services can be found at www.lscc.edu, then go to “Quick Links” and click on
Disability Services.
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The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) (20 U.S.C. § 1232g; 34 CFR
Part99) is a Federal law that protects the privacy of a student’s education records. In order for
Privacy Policy (FERPA): your information to be released, a form must be signed and in your records located in the
Admissions/Registrar’s Office.
Attendance / Withdrawal
Policies:
Regular attendance is essential to success in the course. The 10% attendance grade will be
calculated as follows: missing no more than two classes, A; 3 classes, B; 4 classes, C; 5
classes, D; 6 or more classes, F. School policy mandates that a student who stops attending
class without officially withdrawing will earn an F.
Withdrawal Deadline:
Monday October 31st
Methods of Evaluation:
Grading Scale:
There will be three tests, which are worth 30 points each. Each test will have a written
component that will be handed out prior to the test and will be handed in with each test. 10
points will be class attendance and participation in discussion. The total then is 100 points.
ASSESSMENT & GRADING: 90-100% = A; 80-89% = B; 70-79% = C; 60-69% = D; 59% or
below = F
Week I August 22: Introduction to the Course: Read Introduction, Chapter 17: Renaissance
Art: A New Golden Age:
Week II August 29th The Early Renaissance, Ghiberti, Donatello, and Masaccio:
WeeK III September 5: (no class on the 5th Labor Day) The High Renaissance in Italy:
Leonardo, Michelangelo, Bramante: Mannerism in Italy.
Week IV September 12: Chapter 16: A New Way of Looking at the World: Age of Discovery
and Literary figures of Significance: Reformation and New Ideas
Week V: September 19: A Case Study: England’s’ Reformation: Great writers of the
Renaissance: Chapter 18: Renaissance, Music; Court and Church: Review for Test I
Test I: Essays are due today well!!!!!
Week VI: September 26: Chapter 19: Shadow and Substance Literary Insights into the
Renaissance: Writers continued: Chapter 20: Science, Reason, and Absolutism:
Absolutes Politics and Science: Natural Philosophy, Newton, Locke, and Adam Smith
Course Calendar:
Week VII October 3: Chapter 21: Art: Baroque, Rococo, and Neoclassical: Caravaggio,
Bernini, and Absolutists art Dutch baroque: The Rococo and Neoclassical Architecture
Week VIII October 10: Chapter 22: Music: Baroque, Rococo and Classical: The French and
American revolutions
Week IX October 17: Chapter 23: Revolution, Romanticism, And Realism: Napoleon and
European Monarchs The end of an Era: Test II Papers are Due!!!!!!
Week X October 24: LAST DAY TO WITHDRAW 31ST World War I and the Balkan Tinderbox.
Chapter 24: Romanticism in Music: The Romantic Movement Philosophy, Science and Social
Thought’s Marx, Darwin, Liberalism.
Week XI October 31: All Hallows Eve (Halloween): Chapter 25: Nineteenth-Century Art:
Conflict and Diversity: Romanticism and Realism in art: Impressionism: Post-Impressionism
Week XII November 7: Chapter 26: Things Fall Apart: The Center Cannot Hold: Historical
Overview: Modern Science and changing culture: Einstein: The New Science of Chaos: Freud
Week XIII November 14: Chapter 27: Ideas and Conflicts that Motivate the Twentieth
Century: Philosophy Soren Kierkegaard: Religion and Civil Rights: Gender Issues: Racism
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Week XIV November 21: Chapter 28, 29, and 30: Art in the Twentieth Century: Shock Waves
and Reactions: German Expressionism: Cubism: Photography and Piet Mondrian: Dada,
Surrealism: Dali, Meret Oppenheim, And Realism in America: The Ash Can School: Mexican
Social Realists (Thanksgiving break from 4:30 pm November 23 to 27)
Week XV November 28th Chapters 31, Architecture: The International Style: Abstract
Expressionism Pop Art and Op Art: Fantasy and Expressionism: Environmental Art, Organic
Architecture and Modernism: Chapters 32, 33, and 34. The Post Modern World: Post
Modern Artists: Postmodern Architecture: and the 21st Turn of a new Century: Modern Music
Review for Final Exam: End of Classes
Week XVI Tuesday December 6th : Final Exam: 8:00 AM
Student conduct: We have a limited amount of time and a great deal of material to cover,
and these policies are designed with the goal of minimizing disruptions to our shared learning
environment. Therefore, I will not tolerate talking, texting, sleeping, reading newspapers or
anything else, or doing outside work.
Cell phones are absolutely forbidden. Turn them off during class. If you expect a critical
message, inform me of that possibility, set your phone to vibrate mode, and quietly exit the
room to deal with the situation if the call should come. Texting interferes with student focus
and retention, and is unacceptable classroom behavior.
No children are allowed in class. Please make arrangements. Children are extremely
disruptive to other students.
No personal note passing in class.
Classroom Rules and
Policies:
If you sleep, expect to be awakened. If you sleep repeatedly, expect to be asked to see me
after class.
Content Caveat: The coursework will include social, political, military, and
cultural history. The instructor employs an expansive, wide-ranging approach
to lectures, and thus may draw from a wide range of sources and topics in
class, and may touch on a variety of disciplines and subjects. The past is not
always easy or clear, so expect to be offended at least once during the
semester. This is inevitably unintentional, but likely to occur because of the
nature of the material. The instructor may not have the same religious,
political, or social views as you. If you are not open to other perspectives, and
do not want to be offended, or believe you might have a problem with this
throughout the semester, please drop the course now. The instructor makes
no apologies for being a thoughtful, complicated human being and expects
you to be thoughtful and respectful to those with whom you may not agree.
Violence Statement:
Syllabus Disclaimer:
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Lake-Sumter Community College has a policy of zero tolerance for violence as stated in
College Board Rule 2.17. Appropriate disciplinary action will be taken in accordance with
Board Rule 2.17.
Information contained in this syllabus is, to the best knowledge of this instructor, considered
correct and complete when distributed to the student. The instructor reserves the right, acting
within policies and procedures of Lake-Sumter Community College, to make necessary
changes in course content or instructional techniques without prior notice or obligation to the
student.
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