Application for Course Addition for Core Curriculum
IV. Humanities and Visual and Performing Arts
The objective of the humanities and visual and performing arts in a core curriculum is to expand students' knowledge of the human condition and human cultures, especially in relation to behaviors, ideas, and values expressed in works of human imagination and thought. Through study in disciplines such as literature, philosophy, and the visual and performing arts, students will engage in critical analysis, form aesthetic judgments, and development an appreciation of the arts and humanities as fundamental to the health and survival of any society (THECB). Students should have experiences in both arts and humanities.
In order for a humanities core course to have a sufficiently literary context, the preponderance of the course should involve students’ reading of primary works in the humanities composed by recognized authors who have demonstrated an ability to address the ideas, intricacies, and implications of human condition through the use of language. In order for students to enrich their engagement with these texts, students should be required to respond to the subject matter presented by these authors in some sort of appropriately developed written response.
Provide a brief course description of the course; identify the course objectives and/or learning activities; and discuss how your plan to assess the course(s) that apply to your area. The Coordinating Board’s Exemplary Educational Objectives for Humanities and Visual and Performing Arts appear in the left-hand column.
In submitting a new course to be included, the Department must develop a rationale of approximately 500 words that indicates that the recommended course fits the spirit of the Humanities and Visual and Performing Arts core.
In addition, please attach a copy of the Master Syllabus.
Rationale:
In addition the Department must indicate course objectives and/or learning activities with short description as well as assessments for at least 5 (more than 50%) of the Exemplary Education Objectives for the Humanities and Visual and Performing Arts.
Exemplary Educational Objectives / Student Learning Outcomes / Learning Activities / Means of Assessment/Evaluation / Criteria for Assessment- To demonstrate awareness of the scope and variety of works in the arts and humanities.
- To understand those works as expressions of individual and human values within an historical and social context.
- To respond critically to works in the arts and humanities.
- To engage in the creative process or interpretive performance and comprehend the physical and intellectual demands required of the author or visual or performing artist.
- To articulate an informed personal reaction to works in the arts and humanities.
- To develop an appreciation for the aesthetic principles that guide or govern the humanities and arts.
- To demonstrate knowledge of the influence of literature, philosophy, and/or the arts on intercultural experiences.
8*. To demonstrate basic technology literacy skills in word processing, presentation, computation and spread sheet; communication, and library research data base.
*Tarleton Technology Literacy Objective