Humanities

This course emphasizes the basic principles and practices of international marketing. Techniques and strategies of operating in a global environment are a primary focus. Areas of concentration include the international legal environment, foreign business customs, political systems, and the U.S. roles in global relations. Prerequisite: BM120 Principles of Marketing.

This course provides knowledge of relevant computer skills and a solid foundation in the terminology and concepts of computer technology. Experience is provided with a variety of microcomputer software applications, including word processing, electronic spreadsheets, graphics, file management, and integrated software. Concepts and terms focus on preparing for a technologically oriented society and using the computer as a tool for productivity, research, and communication.

SO101 is an introductory sociology course. Its main objective is not to make sociologists, but rather to give an understanding of and a feeling for the society in which we live. The concepts and theories discussed in this course relate to humanity, its culture and society, to those forces which contribute to the smooth operation of this society as well as those forces which contribute to conflict and social problems. Key topics include culture, socialization, stratification, population and patterns of social organization. Various forms of media will be used to present the topics of this course.

This course is designed to introduce students to the many and varied facets of psychology. Emphasis throughout the course will be on interactions of individuals in their cultural, social and economic environments as determined by their cognitive, behavioral and emotional experiences and training.

This course presents the biological and evolutionary history of humans. Basic concepts of evolutionary theory, human genetics, human biological adaptation and diversity, and the hominid fossil record are explored. It includes the behavior and ecology of living non-human primates.

This course provides an introduction to the history of art from prehistoric times through the sixteenth century. Classical, Medieval, Renaissance, and Mannerist painting, sculpture, and architecture are covered. Art will be studied within its cultural context and the course will focus on the interrelationship among the arts. Methods include lecture, class discussions, and audio-visual presentations. A field trip to an art exhibit will be included in the course.

This course provides an introduction to the history of art from the seventeenth century to the present. Baroque, Rococo, Neoclassicism, Romanticism, Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, and major twentieth-century styles of painting, sculpture, and architecture will be covered. Art will be studied within its cultural context and the course will focus on the relationship among the arts. Included in the course is a trip to the Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute. Methods include lecture, class discussions, and audio visual presentation.

This course provides an introduction to the history of art from the Seventeenth Century to the present. Baroque, Rococo, Neoclassicisms, Romanticism, Impressionism, Post-impressionism, and major twentieth-century styles of painting, sculpture, and architecture are covered. Art is studied within its cultural context, and the course focuses on the interrelationship among the arts. Students use critical skills to analyze art through reading, writing, and discussion. A field trip to an art exhibit is included. Prerequisite: EN101 English 1.

Studies in Mexican Art & Culture was developed to create an international course for our students. This will enhance our students' cross-cultural skills, language skills, and ability to deal with a culture different from their own. This course is experiential. For example, the students will hear a lecture followed by a discussion on indigenous Mexican cultures, and participate on a guided hike to see and hear about the history and construction of a Toltec pyramid. The course's interdisciplinary nature offers a broad-based appeal in several curricula.

Topics in Humanities will provide the opportunity to explore a specific area or topic in the humanities. Flexibility regarding traditional boundaries of disciplines, genre, time periods, and media will give the student fresh perspectives and knowledge which relate to and illuminate the topic. The course will be taught by a combination of lecture, discussion, writing projects, and media presentations. See Humanities Department Head for current offering. Prerequisites: EN101 and EN102 or permission of the instructor.

This course is designed to develop musical perception, understanding, and appreciation. It is appropriate for those students who have had no formal training in music. The course features direct listening and live performances and demonstrations in classical, romantic and other musical styles. There are quizzes, a midterm and a final exam.

This course is designed to develop perception, understanding, and appreciation of the visual arts. Knowledge regarding the role of the artist in a diverse society through an introduction to Western and non-Western historical and cultural contexts of visual art is developed. Various materials and techniques of art are studied with emphasis on the elements of artistic expression. The elements of art (line, shape, color texture) and the principles of design are studied. A field trip to a gallery exhibit is included. Skill in art is not required.

Students will study the development of the film as a medium of artistic expression. Elements of plot, camera techniques, editing, music, auteur theory, personalities and cinematography will be analyzed and discussed. Feature films will be shown weekly, and students should be prepared to view films out of class at scheduled showings. There will be examinations and an out-of class project.

The classic period of drama will be studied, from the ancient Greek theatre of 400 B.C., to the neoclassic French theatre of the 18th century. The plays, theatres, audiences, and theatrical techniques of such playwrights as Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Aristophanes, Plautus, the medieval playwrights, Shakespeare, Marlowe, Jonson, Racine and Moliere will be discussed. Instruction will be primarily discussions and lectures, with occasional in-class viewing of plays and possible student scene work in selected plays. In addition to papers, exams, and quizzes, the student will be required to attend and critique a play seen outside of class. Prerequisites: EN101 English 1 and EN102 English 2.

The period of drama beginning in the 19th century and running to the present will be studied. Such dramatic movements as Romanticism, Realism, Naturalism, Expressionism, and Absurdity; such playwrights as Goethe, Schiller, Ibsen, Strindberg, Chekhov, O'Neill, Pirandello, Brecht, Williams, Miller, Albee, Shepard, Beckett, Pinter, and Stoppard; and the theatres, audiences and theatrical techniques of the period will be investigated. Instruction will be through discussion, lecture, in-class viewing of plays, and possible student scene work. In addition to papers, exams and quizzes, each student will attend and critique a play seen outside of class. Prerequisite: EN101 English 1 and EN102 English 2.

This course is designed to examine the values and ideas of classical Greece as expressed in sculpture, architecture, literature, philosophy, and mythology. Further, it will relate these values and ideas to the students' own lives and culture. The methods of instruction include readings, class discussion, audio-visual presentations, lectures and individual research. A term project is required. Prerequisites: EN101 English 1 and EN102 English 2.

This course is designed to examine the values and ideas of Medieval and Early Renaissance Europe as expressed in architecture, sculpture, painting, literature, philosophy, and music. Further, it will relate these values and ideas to the students' own lives and cultures. Selected major art, literary, and philosophic works from these periods will be studied. Course activities may include discussions, lectures, class presentations, audio-visual presentations, and papers. Prerequisites: EN101 English 1 and EN102 English 2.

This course is designed to examine the major philosophical positions of the modern age: Darwinism, Marxism, Freudian psychology and Existentialism and to understand how these ideas came into being. The recent past is studied and shown to be the roots of 20th century thought. Close examination of literary, visual and musical texts are accomplished through lectures, discussions and a term paper. Prerequisites: EN101 English 1 and EN102 English 2.

This course is an introduction to western thought. It examines the ideas and systems of the great philosophers from Socrates to Sartre. The course will be taught by lecture and class discussions. In addition to the selected readings, the student will write a full length term paper and have three essay exams. Prerequisites: EN101 English 1 and EN102 English 2 or permission of the instructor.

This course concentrates on an exploration of the questions that human beings face in ethics and morality, religion, politics, the nature of reality, etc. The course will consist of lectures, class discussions, and selected readings both philosophical and literary. There will be a full length term paper and three essay exams. Prerequisites: EN101 English 1 and EN102 English 2 or permission of the instructor.

Students who are participants in MVCC’s semester abroad register for this course before they leave. Prerequisite: Permission of the student’s department head, and the coordinator of International Studies.

Students will study the development of the film as a medium of artistic expression. Elements of plot, camera techniques, editing, music, auteur theory, personalities and cinematography will be analyzed and discussed. Feature films will be shown weekly, and students should be prepared to view films out of class at scheduled showings. There will be examinations and an out-of class project.

This course provides knowledge of relevant computer skills and a solid foundation in the terminology and concepts of computer technology. Experience is provided with a variety of microcomputer software applications, including word processing, electronic spreadsheets, graphics, file management, and integrated software. Concepts and terms focus on preparing for a technologically oriented society and using the computer as a tool for productivity, research, and communication.

SO101 is an introductory sociology course. Its main objective is not to make sociologists, but rather to give an understanding of and a feeling for the society in which we live. The concepts and theories discussed in this course relate to humanity, its culture and society, to those forces which contribute to the smooth operation of this society as well as those forces which contribute to conflict and social problems. Key topics include culture, socialization, stratification, population and patterns of social organization. Various forms of media will be used to present the topics of this course.

This course is designed to introduce students to the many and varied facets of psychology. Emphasis throughout the course will be on interactions of individuals in their cultural, social and economic environments as determined by their cognitive, behavioral and emotional experiences and training.

This course presents the biological and evolutionary history of humans. Basic concepts of evolutionary theory, human genetics, human biological adaptation and diversity, and the hominid fossil record are explored. It includes the behavior and ecology of living non-human primates.

This course provides an introduction to the history of art from prehistoric times through the sixteenth century. Classical, Medieval, Renaissance, and Mannerist painting, sculpture, and architecture are covered. Art will be studied within its cultural context and the course will focus on the interrelationship among the arts. Methods include lecture, class discussions, and audio-visual presentations. A field trip to an art exhibit will be included in the course.

This course provides an introduction to the history of art from the seventeenth century to the present. Baroque, Rococo, Neoclassicism, Romanticism, Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, and major twentieth-century styles of painting, sculpture, and architecture will be covered. Art will be studied within its cultural context and the course will focus on the relationship among the arts. Included in the course is a trip to the Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute. Methods include lecture, class discussions, and audio visual presentation.

Studies in Mexican Art & Culture was developed to create an international course for our students. This will enhance our students' cross-cultural skills, language skills, and ability to deal with a culture different from their own. This course is experiential. For example, the students will hear a lecture followed by a discussion on indigenous Mexican cultures, and participate on a guided hike to see and hear about the history and construction of a Toltec pyramid. The course's interdisciplinary nature offers a broad-based appeal in several curricula.

Topics in Humanities will provide the opportunity to explore a specific area or topic in the humanities. Flexibility regarding traditional boundaries of disciplines, genre, time periods, and media will give the student fresh perspectives and knowledge which relate to and illuminate the topic. The course will be taught by a combination of lecture, discussion, writing projects, and media presentations. See Humanities Department Head for current offering. Prerequisites: EN101 and EN102 or permission of the instructor.

This course is designed to develop musical perception, understanding, and appreciation. It is appropriate for those students who have had no formal training in music. The course features direct listening and live performances and demonstrations in classical, romantic and other musical styles. There are quizzes, a midterm and a final exam.

This course is designed to develop perception, understanding, and appreciation of the visual arts. Knowledge regarding the role of the artist in a diverse society through an introduction to Western and non-Western historical and cultural contexts of visual art is developed. Various materials and techniques of art are studied with emphasis on the elements of artistic expression. The elements of art (line, shape, color texture) and the principles of design are studied. A field trip to a gallery exhibit is included. Skill in art is not required.

Students will study the development of the film as a medium of artistic expression. Elements of plot, camera techniques, editing, music, auteur theory, personalities and cinematography will be analyzed and discussed. Feature films will be shown weekly, and students should be prepared to view films out of class at scheduled showings. There will be examinations and an out-of class project.

The purpose of this interdisciplinary course is both theoretical and practical. The theoretical aspect entails exploring the basic concepts and principles of moral philosophy, the major ethical systems, the challenges against moral philosophy, and the general thinking process for making moral judgments. The practical aspect involves the application of principles and strategies to specific cases derived from the humanities (such as imaginative literature) and from other disciplines (such as science and business). To this end, students are encouraged to raise and answer questions about the subject matter and the case studies, within the general methodology of lectures, discussions, readings and formal and informal writing tasks. Prerequisites: EN101 English 1 and EN102 English 2: Ideas & Values in Literature.

This course is designed to examine the values and ideas of classical Greece as expressed in sculpture, architecture, literature, philosophy, and mythology. Further, it will relate these values and ideas to the students' own lives and culture. The methods of instruction include readings, class discussion, audio-visual presentations, lectures and individual research. A term project is required. Prerequisites: EN101 English 1 and EN102 English 2.

This course is designed to examine the values and ideas of Medieval and Early Renaissance Europe as expressed in architecture, sculpture, painting, literature, philosophy, and music. Further, it will relate these values and ideas to the students' own lives and cultures. Selected major art, literary, and philosophic works from these periods will be studied. Course activities may include discussions, lectures, class presentations, audio-visual presentations, and papers. Prerequisites: EN101 English 1 and EN102 English 2.

This course is designed to examine the major philosophical positions of the modern age: Darwinism, Marxism, Freudian psychology and Existentialism and to understand how these ideas came into being. The recent past is studied and shown to be the roots of 20th century thought. Close examination of literary, visual and musical texts are accomplished through lectures, discussions and a term paper. Prerequisites: EN101 English 1 and EN102 English 2.

This course is an introduction to western thought. It examines the ideas and systems of the great philosophers from Socrates to Sartre. The course will be taught by lecture and class discussions. In addition to the selected readings, the student will write a full length term paper and have three essay exams. Prerequisites: EN101 English 1 and EN102 English 2 or permission of the instructor.

This course concentrates on an exploration of the questions that human beings face in ethics and morality, religion, politics, the nature of reality, etc. The course will consist of lectures, class discussions, and selected readings both philosophical and literary. There will be a full length term paper and three essay exams. Prerequisites: EN101 English 1 and EN102 English 2 or permission of the instructor.

Students who are participants in MVCC’s semester abroad register for this course before they leave. Prerequisite: Permission of the student’s department head, and the coordinator of International Studies.