HUM-HUMANITIES -- 2003-05 Catalog
Humanities Program

HUM 250 Computer Applications in the Liberal Arts (4)

The computer as a problem-solving tool in Liberal Arts research, teaching, data management, scholarship, writing, and other forms of electronic communication. An introduction to microcomputers, networked computer systems, appropriate software, and Internet and WWW resources. The ethical and phenomenological implications of the burgeoning use of technology in the humanities. 3 seminars, 1 laboratory. Prerequisite: ENGL 134.

HUM 302 Human Values in Agriculture (4) GE Area F

Technical aspects of controversial agricultural issues. Identification of value conflicts, comparison of potential impacts, and use of relevant ethical principles. Weighing risks and benefits to resolve the issue. Extensive participation and interaction making oral presentations, role playing, and arguing in public forums. 3 lectures, 1 activity. Prerequisite: Completion of GE Area B and junior standing.

HUM 303 Values and Technology (4) GE C4
(Also listed as HNRS 304)

Humanistic investigation into the theoretical and practical applications of technology with specific reference to the social effects of technological change. For all majors. Non-technical. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: Completion of GE Area A and one course from Area C.

HUM 310 Humanities in World Cultures (4) GE C4

Interdisciplinary examination of the humanities in a selected culture. Special focus on the arts, literature, philosophy and language in that culture. Class Schedule will list topic selected. Repeatable to 12 units with different course titles. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: Completion of GE Area A and one course from Area C.

HUM 312 Humanities in Chicano/a Culture (4) GE C4 USCP

Interdisciplinary examination of humanities in Chicano culture. Special focus on the arts, literature, social situations, and the monolingual and bilingual language aspects in Chicano culture. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: Completion of GE Area A and one course from Area C.

HUM 316 London: From Roman Colony to World Capitol (4) GE D5

Selective examination of the historical and cultural legacy of London within the development of Western civilization as well as its influence on the submission and eventual emergence of the non-Western world in the twentieth century. An analytical and interpretive study of how London shaped the social, economic, political and legal institutions of Western society. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: Enrollment in London Study; completion of GE Area A; completion of two courses in GE Area D/E; junior standing or consent of instructor. Co-requisite: Enrollment in HUM 319.

HUM 319 London Activities (2) (CR/NC)

Analytical and interpretive survey of the principal center of the English speaking world. The development of London from Roman administrative capital to modern cultural, financial and political colossus. Credit/No Credit grading only. 2 activities. Prerequisite: Limited to London Study students.

HUM 320 Values, Media, and Culture (4) GE C4
(Also listed as HNRS 320)

Contemporary popular culture and its relationship to the great art and literature of the past. Discussion of television, films, advertising, best sellers, popular magazines, children's stories, comics, and the great tradition of literature. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: Completion of GE Area A and one course from Area C.

HUM 330 Cal Poly Land: Nature, Technology and Society (4) GE Area F

Scientific investigation of the natural features of the Cal Poly landscape and their transformations by land management technology. Analysis of the environmental, economic, social, and political effects of agricultural, resource extraction and construction technology on that landscape. Emphasis on the educational, land-use and long term planning issues of technology presented by this case study. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: Completion of GE Areas A and B, and junior standing.

HUM 340 The Content of Our Character (4) GE C4

Some of the major heroes of Western literature; Homer's Achilles, Sophocle's Antigone, Socrates, King David, Job, Jesus, Hemingway's Lt. Frederick Henry. How the choices they made reflected the moral beliefs of their day. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: Completion of GE Area A and one course in Area C1 or Area C2.

HUM 350 The Global Environment (4) GE Area F
(Also listed as AG/BUS/EDES/ENGR/SCM 350)

Interdisciplinary investigation of how human activities impact the Earth’s environment on a global scale. Examination of population, resource use, climate change, and biodiversity from scientific/technical and social/economic/historical/political perspectives. Use of remote sensing maps. Sustainable solutions. 3 lectures, 1 activity. Prerequisite: Completion of GE Areas A and B and junior standing.

HUM 361 Modernism (4) GE C4

Interdisciplinary survey of the eighteenth, nineteenth and twentieth-century concepts and cultural movements known as modernism throughout Europe, North America and Latin America. Disciplines may include architecture, art, drama, literature, music, philosophy, and photography. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: Completion of GE Area A and one class from Area C.

HUM 362 Postmodernism (4)

Development, major characteristics, and social implications of this significant movement within twentieth-century thought. Works studied to be chosen from disciplines including art, architecture, literature, music, literary criticism and philosophy. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: Completion of GE Area A.

HUM 400 Independent Study Project (1–2)

Independent study project focusing more than one discipline on a problem in the Humanities. May involve travel and/or independent research. Bibliography and study plan submitted in advance. 1–2 activities. Prerequisite: Junior or senior standing and consent of instructor.

HUM 470 Selected Advanced Topics (2–4)

Focused interdisciplinary study of a problem in the Humanities combining the insight and expertise of more than one discipline, such as history, literature, religious studies, philosophy, fine arts and the sciences. Class Schedule will list topic selected. 2–4 lectures. Prerequisite: Completion of GE Area A and junior standing.

HUM 490 President's Seminar: Science, Society and the University (4) (Also listed as HNRS 490)

Development of higher education in the United States; the role of science and research in the University; and the response of higher education to changing economic, political and social demands. 4 seminars. Prerequisite: Senior standing, GPA of at least 3.0, or consent of instructor.