HUM 201 - American People

5.0 Credits
Explores literary and popular expressions of American culture in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Prerequisite: Placement in ENGL& 101 (was ENGL 105).

Course Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Demonstrate comprehension of course readings. [REASON]
Identify American cultural values, assumptions and characteristics as expressed in course readings. [REASON]
Explain how cultural expressions in course readings reflect their historical contexts. [REASON]
Apply course concepts to course readings in analytical essays and a major class project. [COMMUNICATE]
Collaborate with others in producing and presenting the class project. [COMMUNICATE]
Explain how texts read for the course and for the project reflect the experiences and perceptions of diverse groups within American culture at a particular time and place. [EXPLORE]
Use visual images to demonstrate diverse perspectives in American culture. [EXPLORE]