World Culture And The Arts –

hum205

(3 credits)

Culture and the arts play a complex role in enriching the human experience. This course will analyze the social role of the arts in the early civilizations through the present day. Learners will explore the key contributions in visual art, architecture, literature, and music of the civilizations presented in this course.

This undergraduate-level course is 9 weeks. To enroll, speak with an Enrollment Advisor.

Topics and Objectives

Humanities and the Arts
- Analyze the relationship between culture and art.
- Explain how works of art reflect human values and belief systems.
Prehistoric, Mesopotamian, and Egyptian Societies
- Analyze the social role of the arts in prehistoric and Mesopotamian civilizations.
- Describe the key contributions of the arts in prehistoric and Mesopotamian civilizations.
- Analyze the social role of the arts in Egyptian societies.
- Describe the key contributions of the arts in Egyptian societies.
Classical Societies
- Analyze the social role of the arts in Classical Greek and Hellenistic civilizations.
- Describe the key contributions of the arts in Classical Greek and Hellenistic civilizations.
- Analyze the social role of the arts in Etruscan civilization, the Roman Republic, and the Roman Empire.
- Describe the key contributions of the arts in Etruscan civilization, the Roman Republic, and the Roman Empire.
Islamic and Indian Civilizations
- Analyze the social role of the arts in Islamic civilizations.
- Describe the key contributions of the arts in Islamic civilizations.
- Analyze the social role of the arts in Indian civilizations.
- Describe the key contributions of the arts in Indian civilizations.
Early Chinese and Japanese Civilizations
- Analyze the social role of the arts in early Chinese civilizations.
- Describe the key contributions of the arts in early Chinese civilizations.
- Analyze the social role of the arts in early Japanese civilizations.
- Describe the key contributions of the arts in early Japanese civilizations.
Middle Ages - Romanesque and Gothic Eras
- Analyze the social role of the arts in the Early Middle Ages.
- Describe the key contributions of the arts in the Early Middle Ages.
- Analyze the social role of the arts in the Late Middle Ages.
- Describe the key contributions of the arts in the Late Middle Ages.
Renaissance - Italy and Northern Europe
- Analyze the social role of the arts during the Italian Renaissance.
- Describe the key contributions of the arts during the Italian Renaissance.
- Analyze the social role of the arts during the Northern European Renaissance.
- Describe the key contributions of the arts during the Northern European Renaissance.
Early and Late 20th Century
- Analyze the social role of the arts during the early 20th century.
- Describe the key contributions of the arts during the early 20th century.
- Analyze the social role of the arts during the late 20th century.
- Describe the key contributions of the arts during the late 20th century.
Role of the Arts in Society
- Trace the development of different art forms within civilizations.

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Transferability of credit is at the discretion of the receiving institution. It is the student’s responsibility to confirm whether or not credits earned at University of Phoenix will be accepted by another institution of the student’s choice.

World Culture And The Arts –

hum205

Humanities and the Arts

Prehistoric, Mesopotamian, and Egyptian Societies

Classical Societies

Islamic and Indian Civilizations

Early Chinese and Japanese Civilizations

Middle Ages - Romanesque and Gothic Eras

Renaissance - Italy and Northern Europe

Early and Late 20th Century

Role of the Arts in Society

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