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  • HUM 100: Introduction to Visual Arts

    3.00 Credits
    Delaware County Community College

    This course introduces students, through a broad overview, to the nature of art, the people who make art, forms of art takes and the cultural significance of art. Students consider the various roles of artists and how those roles evolved historically within a socio-cultural context. Additionally, students will learn how global concerns affecting marginalized populations, politics, economics, technology, and the environment impact the art that is produced. A thorough introduction to the elements and principles of design will lay the foundation for visual literacy on which students will analyze and critique various disciplines including drawing, painting, photography, film, video, sculpture, architecture, crafts, and environmental design. Issues concerning aesthetics, creativity, and perception will also be addressed in this course. NOTE: Alternate pre-requisite - permission of the instructor. Prerequisite:    ENG 100
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  • HUM 121: Myth

    3.00 Credits
    Delaware County Community College

    This writing-intensive course surveys ancient and modern world myths that still have an impact on our self-concepts and/or inform our ideas of society, power, and social structure. Narrative myths are studied as well as their interpretations in visual art and music. Beginning with a focus on Babylonian and Egyptian mythology, the course uses literature, art, music and film to evaluate mythology's place in helping us to understand the human condition and in understanding how humans perceive and structure society. Readings vary from semester to semester, but will include stories from major world mythologies, various geographic regions, and various historical periods, for example Egyptian, Mesopotamian, Greek, Roman, Celtic, Germanic, Asian, North and South American, African, and Australian traditions. Prerequisite:    ENG 100
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  • HUM 141: Film Language

    3.00 Credits
    Delaware County Community College

    This course is intended to engage students in analysis of the film medium, to help them relate the art of film to their lives and their language and to stimulate their appreciation of the visible world. The course includes a brief survey of film history, a study of the subject matter and bias of the documentary film and visible forms of poetry in the art film. NOTE: Alternate pre-requisite - permission of instructor. Prerequisite:    ENG 100
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  • HUM 142: American Cinema

    3.00 Credits
    Delaware County Community College

    This introductory course in film studies surveys American motion pictures as an industry, a form of artistic expression and a powerful cultural and societal influence. Students taking this course as distance learning should be aware of its independent study aspects. Prerequisite:    ENG 100
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  • HUM 160: Introduction to World Religions

    3.00 Credits
    Delaware County Community College

    This course introduces students to the five major religions of the world: Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism and Buddhism. We will read, research and discuss the historical, ethical and spiritual foundation of each religion, its beliefs and practices, in order understand its place in the perennial search for Truth and its relevance in the world today. The goal of this course is to set the stage for authentic inter-religious dialogue to prevent religious conflict and dogmatic discrimination. Prerequisite:    (ENG 050 and REA 050) or ENG 099* or REA 075 or Appropriate Placement Test Scores (*Course(s) May Be Taken Concurrently)
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  • HUM 162: Islam

    3.00 Credits
    Delaware County Community College

    This class is an in-depth analysis of the historical, religious, ethical and political foundations of ISLAM, including the life of the prophet Mohommed, the Qur'an and its various branches, especially Sufism. Prerequisite:    (ENG 050 and REA 050) or ENG 099* or REA 075 or Appropriate Placement Test Scores (*Course(s) May Be Taken Concurrently)
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  • HUM 168: Buddhism

    3.00 Credits
    Delaware County Community College

    This class is an in-depth analysis of the historical, philosophical, religious and ethical foundations of Buddhism, including the life of Gautama Siddhartha, the three major branches of Buddhism (i.e. Theravada, Mahayana and Vajrayana) and Buddhism in the West. Some basic meditation instruction will be included in the course. NOTE: Recommended Pre-Req - HUM 160 Prerequisite:    ENG 100
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  • HUM 205: Latinx Cultures

    3.00 Credits
    Delaware County Community College

    This course provides an overview of the Latino-American cultural heritage. Based on elements from anthropology, culture (both folk and popular), film, folklore, language and linguistics, theater and drama, and literature, the course examines various cultural traditions within Latino-American society. Prerequisite:    (ENG 050 and REA 050) or ENG 099* or REA 075 or Appropriate Placement Test Scores (*Course(s) May Be Taken Concurrently)
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  • HUM 289: China Academic and Exchange Program

    3.00 Credits
    Delaware County Community College

    Enrollment in this special topics seminar is limited to students participating in the Widener/Chongqing Technology and Business University (CTBU) Study Exchange Delaware County Community College students are participants as part of the Widener University contingency. The seminar will be a combination of classes conducted at Widener University and at CTBU. Students will be introduced to some of the unique features of Chinese culture, including art, music, language, cinema, traditional medicine practices and cuisine. Mandarin instruction will involve listening and speaking exercises and Chinese characters recognition. Students will also explore and critically analyze Chinese and Westem perspectives on China's current social and economic issues. Classes will also focus on preparing students for the academic and cultural exchange program experience. Students are required to travel to CTBU in China in for three weeks in Summer I. Classes at CTBU will include Mandarin, martial arts, calligraphy and field trips to historical and cultural landmarks Note: This course is a pilot/special studies course that may or may not transfer. This course cannot be required as a prerequisite course or a program course. One section of this course will be offered in Spring 2017, Spring, 2018 and Spring 2019. Prerequisite:    (((ENG 050 and REA 050) or ENG 099 or REA 075) and (MAT 040 or MAT 050)) or Appropriate Placement Test Scores (*Course(s) May Be Taken Concurrently)
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  • HUM 295: Mindfulness Education and Stress Reduction for College Students: The Art of Breathing

    3.00 Credits
    Delaware County Community College

    This is an inter-discplinary, co-taught course that offers a systematic approach to stress reduction. It is also designed to help students to learn, study, experience and evaluate the numerous benefits of mindfulness practice, such as enhanced critical thinking, improved academic abilities, conflict resolution, increase in personal effectiveness in dealing with life stressors particular to college students. The course is taught by a team of humanities and nursing faculty and will include mindfulness practices, body work (yoga, Tai Chi, Chi Ghong), scientific/clinical neurobiological data collection and evaluation and research on the connection between body and mind, as well as the historical and philosophical roots of mindulness practice. Particular attention will be paid to teaching to reduce test anxiety, especially for high status testing for professional certification such as PRAXIS and NCLEX. Note: This course is a pilot/special studies course that may or may not transfer. This course cannot be required as a prerequisite course or a progam course. One section of this course will be offered in Fall, 2016, Spring, 2017 and, Fall, 2017 Prerequisite:    (ENG 050 and REA 050) or ENG 099* or REA 075 or Appropriate Placement Test Scores (*Course(s) May Be Taken Concurrently)
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