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Click on the name of an online humanities & liberal arts undergraduate course to view the detailed information; you can also find out about the college or university offering the category by clicking on "School's Profile". |
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American Literature before the Civil War (HM201) |
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American Community College |
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This course offers an introduction to American literature from the colonial period to the romantic. The Puritan ethic will be explored, using the sermons, diaries, and poetry of early American authors. The political writings of such revolutionaries as Ben Franklin and Thomas Paine are covered, as well as the imaginative writings of those from Edgar Allan Poe to Nathaniel Hawthorne. The slave narratives that preceded the Civil War will also be investigated. (Student Note 1: This is a required course for students enrolled in the Bachelor of Arts Degree in English. This course may be completed to meet a General Education literature and humanities requirement or taken as an elective.)
This course has been evaluated by the American Council on Education. Credit Recommendation - at the lower division Baccalaureate/associate degree category, 3 semester hours in English or Humanities. |
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American Literature before the Civil War (HM201) |
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Humanities & Liberal Arts |
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American Public University |
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This course offers an introduction to American literature from the colonial period to the romantic. The Puritan ethic will be explored, using the sermons, diaries, and poetry of early American authors. The political writings of such revolutionaries as Ben Franklin and Thomas Paine are covered, as well as the imaginative writings of those from Edgar Allan Poe to Nathaniel Hawthorne. The slave narratives that preceded the Civil War will also be investigated. |
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American Literature from the Civil War to the Present (HM202) |
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Humanities & Liberal Arts |
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American Community College |
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This course examines the rapid social and technological changes that have taken place in American culture during the mid-to-late nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and how these upheavals have been expressed in our nation's literature. (Student Note 1: This is a required course for students enrolled into the Bachelor of Arts Degree in English. This course may be completed to meet a General Education literature and humanities requirement or taken as an elective.) |
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American Literature from the Civil War to the Present (HM202) |
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Humanities & Liberal Arts |
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American Public University |
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This course examines the rapid social and technological changes that have taken place in American culture during the mid-to-late nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and how these upheavals have been expressed in our nation's literature. |
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American National Government (POS 2041) |
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Florida Metropolitan University |
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A study of the Constitutional structure and dynamics of the American Federal system; included is an examination of the current structure, organization, powers, and procedures of the American national government. |
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American Poetry I (EN303) |
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Humanities & Liberal Arts |
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American Public University |
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This is a course on the major American poets, poetic style, and poetry from early American history through contemporary times. This course is a pre-requisite for EN340, American Poetry II. |
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American Poetry II (EN340) |
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Humanities & Liberal Arts |
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American Public University |
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This course explores major American poets, their poetic style and the meaning of their works through the perspective of various literary periods: 18th Century, Romantic, Victorian, Modern, Post-Modern, and Contemporary. |
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American Political and Social Nonfiction (EN301) |
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Humanities & Liberal Arts |
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American Public University |
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This course will focus on American written works that captured or influenced cultural, social, political, or economic events in America from historical through modern times. The course also looks at the lasting social influence of the written word in America. |
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American Politics (0513-211) |
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Roosevelt University |
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A study of the American national political system, its theoretical foundations and institutions, and the contemporary issues that confront it. Class 4, Credit 4 (offered quarterly) |
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American Popular Culture (SS312) |
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American Public University |
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This course is a contemporary study of popular culture in America and how some phenomena form the basis of cultural expression and cultural conflict. Students will examine the modern American culture. Students reflect upon social theories from past and recent authors in order to ?read? and ?think about? popular culture in new ways and participate in experiences from our material culture: movies, television, music, advertising, magazines, and ?zines,? as well as alternative cultures, such as internet culture. Students are asked to situate popular culture within its historical, political, and economic context and their personal lives. |
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American Romanticism (HM280) |
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American Community College |
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Through the reading of primary texts and the analysis of visual arts, sudents in American Romanticism will explore ideas central to the evolution of American culture through some of America's most treasured works. |
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American Romanticism (HM280) |
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Humanities & Liberal Arts |
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American Public University |
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Through the reading of primary texts and the analysis of visual arts, students in American Romanticism will explore ideas central to the evolution of American culture through some of America's most treasured works. |
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Ancient and Medieval Art (HM270) |
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Humanities & Liberal Arts |
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American Community College |
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This course will survey the arts of Egypt, the Near East, Classical Greece and Rome, and Medieval Europe, from about 2500 BC to about 1400 AD. Topics for consideration include the great variety and richness of artistic expression of these different cultures, and some of the general problems of how art historians understand and write about art. There will be a thorough examination of the social context of art: its historical circumstances, context, patronage, the influence of the individual artist, and the role of those who have been the patrons and viewers of art. There will be an examination of what constitutes understanding and explanation in art history, as the individual approaches a work of art and attempts to grasp its various meanings. Works of sculpture, architecture, wall and vase painting, mosaic, manuscript illumination, and other media will be examined, in an attempt to understand the works in their physical, historical and social context. |
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Ancient and Medieval Art (HM270) |
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Humanities & Liberal Arts |
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American Public University |
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This course will survey the arts of Egypt, the Near East, Classical Greece and Rome, and Medieval Europe, from about 2500 BC to about 1400 AD. Topics for consideration include the great variety and richness of artistic expression of these different cultures, and some of the general problems of how art historians understand and write about art. There will be a thorough examination of the social context of art: its historical circumstances, context, patronage, the influence of the individual artist, and the role of those who have been the patrons and viewers of art. There will be an examination of what constitutes understanding and explanation in art history, as the individual approaches a work of art and attempts to grasp its various meanings. Works of sculpture, architecture, wall and vase painting, mosaic, manuscript illumination, and other media will be examined, in an attempt to understand the works in their physical, historical and social context. |
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Apocalyptic Biblical Literature (RE423) |
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Humanities & Liberal Arts |
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American Public University |
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This course is a study of the language, imagery, symbolism, literary style and historical context of the apocalyptic literature of the Old and New Testaments. |
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Appreciating the Visual Arts (HU1003) |
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Northcentral University |
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Surveys the visual arts in the areas of painting and sculpture from classical antiquity to the present with emphasis on the art form as communication. |
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Art Appreciation (HM240) |
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American Community College |
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This course provides a survey of the visual arts. Students will learn how to look at, write about, and interpret major works of art from throughout the world. Topics will include the political, social, religious, cultural, and aesthetic functions of painting, sculpture, filmmaking, photography and other media. No prior art classes or experiences are required. |
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Art Appreciation (HM240) |
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American Public University |
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This course provides a survey of the visual arts. Students will learn how to look at, write about, and interpret major works of art from throughout the world. Topics will include the political, social, religious, cultural, and aesthetic functions of painting, sculpture, filmmaking, photography and other media. No prior art classes or experiences are required. |
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Art History and Criticism (HUM1017) |
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Amberton University |
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This course will provide the student with the basic knowledge necessary to evaluate a given piece of artwork based upon multiple disciplines including art history, aethetics, religion, psychology, and literature. |
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Aviation Literature (HM287) |
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American Community College |
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Through close reading of primary texts and analysis of some visual arts, this course is an exploration of ideas central to the evolution of culture through major works that feature aspects of aviation. |
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