Maricopa Community Colleges  HUM125   19964-99999 

Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 2-27-1996

HUM125  1996 Summer I – 1999 Fall

LEC  3.0 Credit(s)  3.0 Period(s)  3.0 Load  Acad

The Urban Experience

Examines the urban experiences' representation in and influence on the arts; considers such subjects as the physical environment of the city, language, ethnic diversity, values, perception of time and space, relationship between the individual and the community. Lecture and discussion on various art forms, including literature, visual arts, music, dance, film, and theater.

Prerequisites: None.

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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:

 

HUM125  1996 Summer I – 1999 Fall

The Urban Experience

 

1.

Describe the evolution of the American city. (I)

2.

Identify factors that contribute to the urban experience. (II)

3.

Define and describe the urban experience. (II)

4.

Analyze the representation and influence of the urban experience in selected works of art, drawn from a variety of mediums. (III, IV)

5.

Identify specific ways in which art reflects the urban experience. (III, IV)

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MCCCD Official Course Outline:

 

HUM125  1996 Summer I – 1999 Fall

The Urban Experience

 

I. Evolution of the American City

II. Urban Experience

A. Physical environment of the city

B. Language

C. Ethnic Diversity

D. Values

E. Perception of time and space

F. Relationship between the individual and the community

G. Work

H. Recreation

I. Other

III. Representations of the Urban Experience in Selected Works of Art

IV. Influence of the Urban Experience in Selected Works of Art

 

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