Rochester Community and Technical College · Courses
HUM
11 courses with the subject HUM, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
HUM 1001Introduction to Hispanic Cultures (MnTC 06, 08)3
3 hours lecture/week - Common Course Outline This course is a comparative study of Hispanic cultures and societies exploring geographical, historical, socio- economic, political, and religious issues, as well as the regional customs and interpersonal relations of the Hispanic world. Because these courses are taught in English (may include basic Spanish expressions), they are particularly suitable for students who have never studied a foreign language. (
HUM 1111Western Humanities I: Antiquity to 1616 (MnTC 06, 08)3
3 hours lecture/week - Common Course Outline This course covers the history of Western humanities including visual art, music, theater, literature, religion, and philosophy from around 1000 BCE until the death of Shakespeare in 1616. Works may be drawn from the ancient Near East, classical Greece and Roman, and the European Middle Ages and Renaissance. The course may also introduce students to selected works from non-Western cultures as a point of comparison. (
HUM 1112Western Humanities II: 1617 to the Present (MnTC 06, 08)3
3 hours lecture/week - Common Course Outline This course covers the history of Western humanities including visual art, music, theater, literature, religion, and philosophy from 1617 to the present. While the focus will be on authors and artists from Western Europe, the Americas, and Australia, the course may also include selected works from non-Western cultures as a point of comparison. Note: Students do not need to take HUM 1111: Western Humanities I in order to take this class. (
3 hours lecture/week - Common Course Outline This course is an introduction to the methods, techniques, and scope of the study of the humanities, surveying a range of artistic forms with an emphasis on the relationship between form and meaning as well as on the development of each person's critical and analytical skills for interpretation of those forms. Recommended: College level reading and writing. (
3 hours lecture/week - Common Course Outline This course explores Native American life from diverse cultural and academic perspectives in both historical and contemporary terms. Students will learn about aspects of tribal life and history such as philosophy, spirituality, arts and literature, sovereignty, political life, education, and community. (
None) (Other Requirements: College-level reading and writing)
HUM 1200Artistic Responses to Social Issues (MnTC 06, 07a, 07b)3
3 hours lecture/week - Common Course Outline This course is designed to help increase an understanding of how Fine Arts (which may include creative writing, and the performing and visual arts) reflect and can impact current events relating to human rights, diversity, anti-racism and intersectionality, and other social issues. Students will drive the focus of the course through their research and group collaboration. Students will research historical and contemporary issues as a foundation to working together to develop arts-based group and/or individual projects as statements to encourage societal awareness, impact, and reconciliation. RECOMMENDED ENTRY SKILLS/KNOWLEDGE: College level reading and writing recommended. (
3 hours lecture/week - Common Course Outline This course explores ideas about compassion and the ¿good life¿ as they are expressed through literature, art, music, religion, philosophy, and/or other modes of humanistic inquiry. Students will reflect on questions such as the following: What is compassion? Do humans have a duty to be compassionate? Why does compassion matter? Readings, discussions, videos, and lectures will be drawn from diverse approaches, time periods, and academic disciplines. College-level reading and writing skills are required. (
3 hours lecture/week - Common Course Outline This course will provide students with a comprehensive understanding of civility within diverse professional, social, and personal settings through the exploration of works in the humanities and fine arts, including various contemporary media. Students will develop their communication skills and their understanding of behavior, respect, and tolerance in relationships and diverse social systems. College-level reading and writing required. (
4 hours lecture/week - Common Course Outline This course is designed to provide emerging and existing leaders the opportunity to explore the concept of leadership and to develop and improve their leadership skills. Students will explore leadership theories and group dynamics while developing a personal leadership philosophy and an awareness of the moral and ethical responsibilities of leadership. Students will develop an awareness of one's own ability and style of leadership while practicing leadership skills. (
HUM 2121Women's Issues Around the World (MnTC 06, 08)3
3 hours lecture/week - Common Course Outline This course focuses on contemporary topics and social justice issues that affect women domestically and/or globally. Possible course topics include female circumcision, human trafficking, domestic violence, reproductive control, maternity care, immigration, honor killings, plastic surgery, sexual health, access to education, and other current issues that impact the lives of women. Students will explore such social, political, and cultural issues through the lenses of the humanities and the efforts of organizations and communities, locally and globally, to improve women's lives. (
