3 courses with the subject FCL, 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.
FCL 103World Mythology3
3 Lecture Hours Description This interdiscplinary course examines in cultural context the traditional stories – myths, legends and folktales – of the Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Incan, Mesoamerican and other civilizations. Students examine mythology from a cross-cultural perspective across a broad range of time periods and cultures. Topics focus on universal ideas, popular belief, superstition, rituals, human sacrifice, fertility, creation, heroes, deities, other-worlds and the socio-cultural basis of myths. Students analyze the connections these stories have with ritual practice and expressions of daily life, art and architecture. In addition, different theories of the cultural meanings and functions of myth are explored in the ancient, past and contemporary world. By studying mythology as an expression of human thought, students better understand themselves and the world in which they live and also appreciate the myths that they have explored as unique expressions of individual cultures. Learning Outcomes
3 Lecture Hours Description This class is designed to increase the students’ knowledge of myths, culture and world view of pre-Hispanic Mesoamerican civilizations. The class will begin with the earliest society the Olmec and move on to Zapotec, Mixtec, Teotihuacan, Toltec, Aztec and Maya. Focus will be placed on the myths, culture and world view of Mesoamerican civilizations. In addition, the religion of these ancient civilizations will be examined and we will learn how cultural ideologies and world view played an important role in the formation of myths. We will also analyze how pre-Hispanic cities (now archaeological sites) were designed (layout, art, iconography) around the civilizations’ mythology, world view and religion. Lastly, we will discuss the effect that the arrival of Europeans had on pre-Hispanic peoples and determine the consequences the Spanish conquest had on the Indigenous peoples of the Americas with reference to both myth and religion from the 16th century to the present. Learning Outcomes
FCL 109"It Wasn't Aliens!" Critically Analyzing Pseudoarchaeology, Myths and Mysteries3
3 Lecture Hours Description This course increases the students' awareness of pseudoarchaeology, myths and mysteries in the 21st century. Did aliens build all the pyramids? Is the world really going to end yet again? Where are Atlantis and El Dorado? In recent years, there has been a steady and significant rise in the popularity of solving "ancient mysteries" and finding "lost civilizations" and "lost cities". Why is this? Why are so many people apt to believe these claims? In this course, students learn how to answer these questions by examining the role that pseudoarcheological theory and myth play through critically analyzing their impact on both history and society as a whole. Students learn how to recognize these claims and are presented with real archaeological, scientific and historical data that is used in order to counter them. By understanding the misuse and misrepresentation of archaeology and history, students become better equipped to critically think about and postulate effective arguments against these theories and claims. Learning Outcomes
