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Please see the section on Course Description Symbols and Terms in the University Catalog for an explanation of course description terminology and symbols, the course numbering system, and course credit units. All courses are lecture and discussion and employ letter grading unless otherwise stated. Some prerequisites may be waived with faculty permission. Many syllabi are available on the Chico Web.

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SUBJ NUM Title Sustainable Units Semester Offered Course Flags
HUMN 198 Special Topics   1.0 -3.0 FS  
This course is for special topics offered for 1.0-3.0 units. Typically the topic is offered on a one-time-only basis and may vary from term to term and be different for different sections. See the Class Schedule for the specific topic being offered. 3 hours lecture. (004816)
HUMN 200 Humanities for Life   3.0 FS  
This course investigates the ideas, texts, and practice of the arts and humanities from a variety of cultures and considers their role in leading a balanced, virtuous, and creative life. 3 hours lecture. (021164)
HUMN 220 Arts and Ideas: Ancient/Medieval   3.0 FS  GE
An overview of the artistic and intellectual heritage of the cultures of Egypt, Mesopotamia, Israel, India, China, Greece, Rome, Byzantium, Medieval Europe, and Islam from their origins to 1500 C.E. Comparative analysis of music, art, architecture, and primary texts (theatre, philosophy and religion, literature, history, and political science). 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. (015843)
HUMN 222 Arts and Ideas: Modern   3.0 FS  
An overview of Western Culture from 1500 C.E. to the present, with selected reference to concurrent developments in India, China, Japan, Africa, and The Americas. Serves as a broad introduction to the major forms and types of artistic expression: sculpture, architecture, painting, philosophy, literature, drama, dance, film, and music, and includes comparative analysis of primary texts (theatre, philosophy and religion, literature, history, and political science). 3 hours lecture. (015845)
HUMN 224 Arts and Ideas: Asia   3.0 SP  GE  GC
A comprehensive introduction to Eastern art, literature, and philosophy, as revealed in the civilizations of India, China, and Japan. The course examines the rise of civilization in India, China, and Japan with special focus on Confucius, Lao Tzu, and the Buddha, and follows the development of artistic and intellectual culture down to modern times. 3 hours discussion. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved Global Cultures course. (020684)
HUMN 254 Chicana/o Arts and Ideas   3.0 FA  GE  USD
This course is also offered as CHST 254, FLNG 254.
An overview of Chicana/o art, literature, and ideology. The course examines the trajectory of the Chicano Movement and follows the development of artistic and intellectual culture down to contemporary times. We explore how Chicano literature asks enduring and universal questions and at the same time reflects a specific historical and cultural reality that is fundamental to the United States experience. Reading, discussions, and reports are in English (with some code-switching in Spanish). 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved US Diversity course. (021205)
HUMN 280 International Films   3.0 FS  
This course is also offered as INST 280.
An examination of film as art through investigation of selected cinematographic works from various periods of international and American film history, with emphasis on the analysis of major critical, social, and theoretical concepts. 2 hours discussion, 2 hours activity. (021035)
HUMN 281I Food and Film   3.0 FS  GE  WI
This course explores themes about food in international cinema, with special attention to the social, cultural and historical contex for food as depicted in film, the cultural issues regarding national, ethnic and gender identity, and how the art and history of cinema have presented the many roles that food plays in our lives. 2 hours discussion, 3 hours laboratory.This is an approved Writing Intensive course. This is an approved General Education course. Formerly HUMN 281. (021204)
HUMN 288I International Perspectives on Philosophy and Literature   3.0 FS  GE  WI
Critical reading and discussion of selected literary works, with special emphasis on the clarification and analysis of the philosophical ideas they entail. Readings selected are representative and inclusive of major philosophical views influential in 21st century life with special attention paid to perennial problems for all cultures including love, immigration, aging, family, poverty, and identity. This course blends philosophical works with illustrative and contrasting literary selections. 3 hours lecture.This is an approved Writing Intensive course. This is an approved General Education course. Formerly HUMN 288. (021125)
HUMN 300I Great Books and Ideas: Arts/Humanities   3.0 FS  GE  WI  C
This course advances students exposure to and appreciation of a selection of central works in the disciplines of the Humanities and Arts. The specific content of the course varies by section. Students bring together their experiences throughout the Pathway in order to forge a deeper understanding of the role of Humanities/Arts as an academic discipline and as a lens for apprehending their world. 3 hours lecture.This is an approved Writing Intensive course. This is an approved General Education Capstone course. Formerly HUMN 300. (021104)
HUMN 301 Western Humanities: 1500 to Present   3.0 SP  
An overview of the artistic and intellectual heritage of Western culture from the Renaissance and Reformations of the sixteenth century to the twentieth century. Where appropriate, comparisons are drawn with other world cultures (e.g., Islam, Sub-Saharan Africa, China, Japan, Latin America). 3 hours discussion. (004818)
HUMN 350 British Life and Culture   3.0 SP  
This course gives students a broad understanding of contemporary British social processes; a framework with which to analyse and reflect on their experience of "cultural difference"; and to engage actively in the social ecology of everyday life while studying in London. 3 hours discussion. (004821)
HUMN 398 Special Topics   1.0 -3.0 FS  
This course is for special topics offered for 1.0-3.0 units. Typically the topic is offered on a one-time-only basis and may vary from term to term and be different for different sections. See the Class Schedule for the specific topic being offered. (004822)
HUMN 399 Special Problems   1.0 -3.0 INQ  
This course is an independent study of special problems offered for 1.0-3.0 units. You must register directly with a supervising faculty member. 9 hours supervision. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 6.0 units. Credit/no credit grading. (004823)
HUMN 400 Seminar in Humanities   3.0 FS  GW
Prerequisites: ENGL 130 or JOUR 130 (or equivalent) with a grade of C- or higher.
A seminar devoted to interdisciplinary research in the humanities. Students will write and present a research project on an approved topic of their choice. Required for Humanities majors. 3 hours seminar. This is an approved Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement course; a grade of C- or higher certifies writing proficiency for majors. (004824)
HUMN 401 Senior Thesis in Humanities   3.0 FS  
With the guidance of an instructor, students will undertake research on a subject of their choice. The research will result in a substantial essay which offers an original contribution to knowledge in the field. 3 hours lecture. (004826)
HUMN 489 Internship in Humanities   1.0 -3.0 FS  
This course is an internship offered for 1.0-3.0 units. You must register directly with a supervising faculty member. 9 hours supervision. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 15.0 units. (004827)
HUMN 499 Special Problems   1.0 -3.0 FS  
Prerequisites: Faculty permission.
This course is an independent study of special problems offered for 1.0-3.0 units. You must register directly with a supervising faculty member. 3 hours supervision. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 6.0 units. Credit/no credit grading. (004828)
HUMN 499H Senior Honors Research Paper   3.0 FS  GW
Prerequisites: ENGL 130 or JOUR 130 (or equivalent) with a grade of C- or higher, faculty permission.
To provide an opportunity for students accepted for "Honors in the Major" to prepare and write an Honors research paper on a topic germane to those interests developed during the first three years of work in Humanities. Research and writing will be done under supervision of a faculty advisor and for a total of 6 units in two semesters. 9 hours supervision. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 6.0 units. This is an approved Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement course; a grade of C- or higher certifies writing proficiency for majors. (004829)
HUMN 699P Master's Project   1.0 -3.0 FS  
Prerequisites: See the department secretary.
This course is offered for 1.0-6.0. You must register directly with a supervising faculty member. 9 hours supervision. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 3.0 units. Credit/no credit grading. (015957)
HUMN 699T Master's Thesis   1.0 -3.0 FS  
Prerequisites: See the department secretary.
This course is offered for 1.0-6.0. You must register directly with a supervising faculty member. 9 hours supervision. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 6.0 units. Credit/no credit grading. (004830)
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