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.

This course gives an understanding of and a feeling for the society in which we live. The concepts and theories discussed relate to humanity, its culture and society, and to those forces that contribute to the smooth operation of this society as well as those forces that contribute to conflict and social problems. Topics include culture, socialization, stratification, population, and patterns of social organization.

This course introduces the many and varied facets of psychology. Emphasis is 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 introduces the history of art from the Seventeenth Century to the present. Topics include Baroque, Rococo,Neoclassicisms, Romanticism, Impressionism, Post-Impressionism,Twentieth-Century, and non-Western examples of painting, sculpture, and architecture. Art is studied within its cultural context with a focus on the interrelationship among the Arts. A field trip to an art exhibit is required. Prerequisite: EN101 English 1:Composition.

This international course enhances cross-cultural skills, language skills, and an understanding of Mexican culture. Topics include indigenous and modern Mexican art and culture, and conversational Spanish.

This course explores a specific area or topic in the Humanities. Flexibility regarding traditional boundaries of disciplines, genre, time periods, and media give fresh perspectives and knowledge that relate to and illuminate the topic. See the Humanities Department Head for the current offering. Prerequisite: EN102 English 2: Ideas &Values in Literature.

This course develops musical perception, understanding, and appreciation. It features direct listening and live performances, and demonstrations in a variety of musical styles. It is appropriate for those with no formal musical training.

This course develops perception, understanding, and appreciation of the visual arts through an examination of the role of the artist in a diverse society. The artist is considered within cultural context through an introduction toWestern and non-Western art history.Materials and techniques of art are studied with emphasis on the fundamental elements of artistic expression. A field trip to a gallery exhibit is required. Skill in art is not necessary.

This course examines the development of film as a medium of artistic expression. Topics include cinematic vocabulary, camera techniques, editing, sound, auteur theory, and personalities. Feature films are analyzed during the laboratory component.

This course covers the classic period of drama from the ancient Greek theater of 400 B.C.E. to the neo-classic French theater of the Eighteenth Century.Major plays and playwrights from world theaters are discussed. Prerequisite: EN102 English 2: Ideas &Values in Literature.

This course explores the period of drama beginning in the Nineteenth Century and running to the mid-Twentieth Century.Major plays and playwrights from world theaters are discussed. Prerequisite: EN102 English 2: Ideas &Values in Literature.

This course examines the values and ideas of classical Greece as expressed in sculpture, architecture, literature, philosophy, and mythology. Selected major art, literary, and philosophic works from the period are studied. Links to current thought are examined. Prerequisite: EN102 English 2: Ideas &Values in Literature.

This course examines the values and ideas of Medieval and Early Renaissance Europe as expressed in art, literature, philosophy, and music. Selected major art, literary, and philosophic works from these periods are studied. Links to current thought are examined. Prerequisite: EN102 English 2: Ideas &Values in Literature.

This course examines the major philosophical positions of the Modern Age in an effort to understand how these ideas came into being. Topics include Darwinism,Marxism, Freudian psychology, and Existentialism. The recent past is studied and shown to be the root of current thought. Prerequisite: EN102 English 2: Ideas &Values in Literature.

This course provides an historical survey ofWestern thought from the Pre-Socratics to contemporary Philosophers. Metaphysics, epistemology, social and political philosophies, and their leading practitioners are examined. Prerequisite: EN102 English 2: Ideas &Values in Literature.

This course provides a topical examination of ethics and morality, religion, and social and political philosophies and their impact on contemporary thought. Conflicts between differing schools of thought and their societal implications are stressed. Prerequisite: EN102 English 2: Ideas &Values in Literature.

Students who participate in the MVCC semester abroad register for this course before they leave. Prerequisite: Permission of the student’s Department Head and International Studies Coordinator.

This course examines the development of film as a medium of artistic expression. Topics include cinematic vocabulary, camera techniques, editing, sound, auteur theory, and personalities. Feature films are analyzed during the laboratory component.

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.

This course gives an understanding of and a feeling for the society in which we live. The concepts and theories discussed relate to humanity, its culture and society, and to those forces that contribute to the smooth operation of this society as well as those forces that contribute to conflict and social problems. Topics include culture, socialization, stratification, population, and patterns of social organization.

This course introduces the many and varied facets of psychology. Emphasis is 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 international course enhances cross-cultural skills, language skills, and an understanding of Mexican culture. Topics include indigenous and modern Mexican art and culture, and conversational Spanish.

This course explores a specific area or topic in the Humanities. Flexibility regarding traditional boundaries of disciplines, genre, time periods, and media give fresh perspectives and knowledge that relate to and illuminate the topic. See the Humanities Department Head for the current offering. Prerequisite: EN102 English 2: Ideas &Values in Literature.

This course develops musical perception, understanding, and appreciation. It features direct listening and live performances, and demonstrations in a variety of musical styles. It is appropriate for those with no formal musical training.

This course develops perception, understanding, and appreciation of the visual arts through an examination of the role of the artist in a diverse society. The artist is considered within cultural context through an introduction toWestern and non-Western art history.Materials and techniques of art are studied with emphasis on the fundamental elements of artistic expression. A field trip to a gallery exhibit is required. Skill in art is not necessary.

This course examines the development of film as a medium of artistic expression. Topics include cinematic vocabulary, camera techniques, editing, sound, auteur theory, and personalities. Feature films are analyzed during the laboratory component.

This interdisciplinary course is both theoretical and practical. The theoretical aspect entails exploring the basic concepts and principles of 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. Prerequisite: EN102 English 2: Ideas &Values in Literature.

This course examines the values and ideas of classical Greece as expressed in sculpture, architecture, literature, philosophy, and mythology. Selected major art, literary, and philosophic works from the period are studied. Links to current thought are examined. Prerequisite: EN102 English 2: Ideas &Values in Literature.

This course examines the values and ideas of Medieval and Early Renaissance Europe as expressed in art, literature, philosophy, and music. Selected major art, literary, and philosophic works from these periods are studied. Links to current thought are examined. Prerequisite: EN102 English 2: Ideas &Values in Literature.

This course examines the major philosophical positions of the Modern Age in an effort to understand how these ideas came into being. Topics include Darwinism,Marxism, Freudian psychology, and Existentialism. The recent past is studied and shown to be the root of current thought. Prerequisite: EN102 English 2: Ideas &Values in Literature.

This course provides an historical survey ofWestern thought from the Pre-Socratics to contemporary Philosophers. Metaphysics, epistemology, social and political philosophies, and their leading practitioners are examined. Prerequisite: EN102 English 2: Ideas &Values in Literature.

This course provides a topical examination of ethics and morality, religion, and social and political philosophies and their impact on contemporary thought. Conflicts between differing schools of thought and their societal implications are stressed. Prerequisite: EN102 English 2: Ideas &Values in Literature.

Students who participate in the MVCC semester abroad register for this course before they leave. Prerequisite: Permission of the student’s Department Head and International Studies Coordinator.