1. present the basic information of the discipline?
2. present the elements, principles, and history of art, music, theatre, and dance from pre-history to the present?

1. present the basic information of the discipline?
2. present the key matters which are foundational for all areas of human inquiry and experience including the nature of knowledge, belief, and value and the norms governing correct thought and action?
3. present specific views which philosophers have developed about fundamental issues of philosophy, and its methodology, including the study and application of the norms?
4. Present methods for applying both qualitative and quantitative skills analytically and creatively to appropriate subject matter in order to evaluate arguments and construct alternative strategies?

  1)  introduce students to literature as an academic discipline?

  2)  teach basic methods of critical analysis?

  3)  promote understanding and appreciation of literature as an art   form

  4)  illustrate the role of literature in the following contexts:

    a)  historical

           b)  social

  c)  cultural contexts

1. What is the basic information that one should know regarding the fine arts?
2. What are the elements of art, music, theatre, and dance from pre-history to the present?
3. What are the principles of art, music, theatre, and dance from pre-history to the present?
4. What is the history of art, music, theatre, and dance from pre-history to the present?
5. What is the relationship between culture and the arts?

1)    What is the basic information that one should know regarding the philosophical requirement?

2)    What are the key matters which are foundational for all areas of human inquiry and experience including the nature of knowledge, belief, and value and the norms governing correct thought and action?

4. What are specific views developed by philosophers regarding these fundamental issues, its methodology, and the study and application of the norms?
5. What are principles of good thinking in developing and evaluating arguments or reasons offered to support a claim?

      How does this course: 

1)     teach basic methods of critical analysis

2)    promote an understanding and appreciation of literature as an art form

3)    illustrate the role of literature in its historical, social and cultural context

   1)   Students should demonstrate awareness of a wide variety of works in the arts and humanities.

    2)   Students should present and explain the historical and social context in which a given work of art was created

    3)   Students should articulate the meaning/meanings of a given work of art within a historical and social context

     4)   Students should present and explain given works of art in the context of an individual artist’s career, aesthetic convictions and/or personal history.

     5)   Students should articulate the elements which make up works in the various artistic disciplines.

     6)   Students should comprehend historical and social influences upon critical procedures and values applied to the arts.

      7)   Students should apply the principles of critical and aesthetic judgment

      8)   Students should comprehend and articulate the concept of aesthetic principles and the elements which comprise the works within various artistic disciplines

      9)   Students should define principles within an artistic discipline

     10)  Students should demonstrate knowledge of a historical survey of the arts within a culture.

     11)   Students should comprehend the influence of philosophy and its impact on various arts across cultures and within cultures.

     12)   Students should comprehend the relationships between literature and the arts across cultures.

1)   Students should be able to identify philosophical issues.

2)   Students should be able to read philosophical texts and understand contributions of major philosophers.

3)   Students should be able to understand the foundational nature of these thoughts.

4)   Students should be able to understand and evaluate the reasons philosophers have offered for their views.

5)   Students should be able to understand and apply basic guidelines for good thinking and proper action.

6)    Students should be able to identify, construct and evaluate arguments.

7)    Students should be able to understand the nature of inductive and deductive reasoning and valid and sound arguments.

8)    Students should be able to assess claims, hypotheses, theories, theses, and beliefs with reference to the evidence and reasons which support them.

9)    Students should learn to identify and avoid confused thinking in their study of such common fallacies as ad hominem, equivocation, hasty generalization, and false cause.

1)   Students should read a literary text to grasp its content

2)   Students should analyze a literary text to explicate its meaning and identify significant formal and linguistic features

       a.  Students should explain ways a particular literary work reflects and shapes the historical, social and cultural circumstances in which it was produced

       b.  Students should identify representative authors and works in a particular literary tradition

       c.   Students should recognize significant themes and techniques shared by works in a particular literary tradition

1)   course content

2)   critiques of gallery exhibitions, concerts, recitals and dramatic productions

3)   review of syllabi and other written course materials

1)   course content

2)   other related assignments

  1)   review of course content

  2)  student examinations and papers

           3)   faculty surveys, peer review of course materials, student evaluations

1)   expand students’ knowledge of the human condition and human cultures, especially in relation to behaviors, ideas, and values expressed in works of human imagination and thought

2)   engage students in critical analysis, formation of aesthetic judgments, and the development of appreciation of the arts and humanities as fundamental to the health and survival of any society.

3)   provides experiences in both the arts and humanities.

1)   enable students to organize and analyze ideas, information from written texts, visual representations, artifacts, and experimental and statistical materials using logical methods.

2)   enable the student to apply both qualitative and quantitative skills analytically and creatively to appropriate subject matter in order to evaluate arguments and to construct alternative strategies.

1)   expand students’ knowledge of the human condition and human cultures, especially in relation to behaviors, ideas, and values expressed in works of human imagination and thought

2)  engage students in critical analysis, formation of aesthetic judgments, and development of appreciation of the arts and humanities as fundamental to the health and survival of any society

3)  provide experiences in both the arts and humanities

1)   enable students to demonstrate awareness of the scope and variety of works in the arts and humanities

  2)   enable students to understand those works as expressions of individual and human values within an historical and social context

3)   enable students to respond critically to works in the arts and humanities

  4)   enable students to engage in the creative process or interpretive performance and comprehend the physical and intellectual demands required of the writer or visual or performing artist

  5)   enable students to articulate an informed personal reaction to works in the arts and humanities

  6)   enable students to develop an appreciation for the aesthetic principles that guide or govern the humanities and arts

  7)   enable students to demonstrate knowledge of the influence of literature, philosophy, and/or the arts on intercultural experiences.

     This content area has no specifically stated objectives from the  Coordinating Board

1)   enable students to demonstrate awareness of the scope and variety of works in the arts and humanities

  2)   enable students to understand those works as expressions of individual and human values within an historical and social context

3)   enable students to respond critically to works in the arts and humanities

  4)   enable students to engage in the creative process or interpretive performance and comprehend the physical and intellectual demands required of the writer or visual or performing artist

  5)   enable students to articulate an informed personal reaction to works in the arts and humanities

  6)   enable students to develop an appreciation for the aesthetic principles that guide or govern the humanities and arts

  7)   enable students to demonstrate knowledge of the influence of literature, philosophy, and/or the arts on intercultural experiences.

       1)  Which institution(s)?

       2)  Are there pre-requisite requirements for that course?  If yes, what?

      1)  Which institution(s)?

      2)  Are there pre-requisite requirements for that course?  If yes, what?

     1)  Which institution(s)?

     2)  Are there pre-requisite requir4ements for that course?  If yes, what?

     1)  for an existing course

          a.  what has been the grade distribution (last 2 semesters)

          b.  what is the current enrollment (last 2 semesters)

          c.  during what semester(s) is the course offered

         d.  will the course have to be offered with increased frequency

          e. what additional resources will be required to meet the increased frequency

          f.  from where will those resources be obtained

         g.  what courses may be negatively effected by adding this course as a general education requirement

          h. is this course required for a major in an area

          i.  is this course required for a minor in an area

     2)  for a proposed course

         a.  what is the projected enrollment

          b.  in which semester(s) will the course be offered

          c.  what additional resources will be required to offer this course

          d.  from where will those resources be obtained

          e.  what courses may be negatively effected by adding this course as a general education requirement

          f.  is this course required for a major in an area

         g.   is this course required for a minor in an area

     1)  for an existing course

          a.  what has been the grade distribution (last 2 semesters)

          b.  what is the current enrollment (last 2 semesters)

          c.  during what semester(s) is the course offered

        d.  will the course have to be offered with increased frequency

          e. what additional resources will be required to meet the increased frequency

          f.  from where will those resources be obtained

         g.  what courses may be negatively effected by adding this course as a general education requirement

          h. is this course required for a major in an area

          i.  is this course required for a minor in an area

     2)  for a proposed course

         a.  what is the projected enrollment

          b.  in which semester(s) will the course be offered

          c.  what additional resources will be required to offer this course

          d.  from where will those resources be obtained

          e.  what courses may be negatively effected by adding this course as a general education requirement

          f.  is this course required for a major in an area

         g.   is this course required for a minor in an area

     1)  for an existing course

          a. what has been the grade distribution (last 2 semesters)

          b.  what is the current enrollment (last 2 semesters)

          c.  during what semester(s) is the course offered

         d.  will the course have to be offered with increased frequency

          e. what additional resources will be required to meet the increased frequency

          f.  from where will those resources be obtained

         g.  what courses may be negatively effected by adding this course as a general education requirement

          h. is this course required for a major in an area

          i.  is this course required for a minor in an area

     2)  for a proposed course

         a.  what is the projected enrollment

          b.  in which semester(s) will the course be offered

          c.  what additional resources will be required to offer this course

          d.  from where will those resources be obtained

          e.  what courses may be negatively effected by adding this course as a general education requirement

          f.  is this course required for a major in an area

         g.   is this course required for a minor in an area