There are no course prerequisites for Introduction to the Humanities II. A passing score or the equivalent on the reading portion of the TSI test is required.

There is a Course Calendar with WEEKLY DISCUSSIONS and ASSIGNMENTS.

Participation in online discussions and completion of assignments by the posted due date is imperative to success in this course.

Landmarks in Humanities, 5th Edition, by Gloria K. Fiero. McGraw-Hill, 2021.
Landmarks in Humanities eBook through Connect / McGraw-Hill, accessible through our course
Blackboard site. 

The course is a "First Day Access" or "Inclusive" course, so automatically with tuition,
you should be set with your textbooks — the ebooks will be available to you through our course
Blackboard site. Some more details are here: https://www.austincc.edu/academic-and-career-
programs/first-day-classes If you choose to "opt-out" of First Day Access and have questions about
materials, please contact your professor

A study of representative samples of literature, art, and music of various periods and cultures from the early modern world to today’s current events.  It is the study of the interrelationships of the arts and their philosophies and how they emphasize an understanding of human nature and values. 

• Orientation

Module One:
• Rebirth: The Age of the Renaissance
• Reform: The Northern Renaissance and the Reformation
• Encounter: Contact and the Clash of Cultures

Module Two:
• Baroque: Piety and Extravagance
• Enlightenment: Science and the New Learning
• Romanticism: Nature, Passion, and the Sublime

Module Three:
• Materialism: The Industrial Era and the Urban Scene
• Modernism: The Assault on Tradition
• Globalism: Information, Communication, and the Digital Revolution

As a result of having taken this course, students should be able to:

• Students will be able to demonstrate an appreciation of art in its different forms (visual, aural, etc.) throughout history.
• Student will demonstrate general knowledge of assigned time periods and their major artistic and cultural accomplishments.
• Students will demonstrate an understanding of how context affects the text (form) and subtext (meaning) of human artistic creations.
• Students will form a personal explanation of why (or if) the study of Humanities is necessary for education and societal growth.

Discipline Objectives/Outcomes

• Students will be able to identify a variety of significant works of art from various times and places in human history.
• Students will demonstrate the ability to associate works of art with their cultural context.
• Students will be able to discuss the relationship between the arts and human nature and values.