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COURSE DESCRIPTION

The Introductory Arts and Humanities Seminar introduces students to questions about the place of the arts, humanities, and communication in a life well lived, in the university, and in the broader society. How do we make sense of the world through art and literature? How does familiarity with history help us place current events in a meaningful context? What concepts and terms do we use to arrive at our moral, ethical, aesthetic, and religious values? How might we communicate that meaning and those concerns to others in oral, written, and visual ways? Students participate in small group work, regular reading and writing, engaging discussions, and campus events. Over the term, they develop an academic ePortfolio, where they collect, select, and reflect on their learning. Throughout the class, students work closely with faculty and peers to critically examine the place of the liberal arts in higher education, relate their own goals to the curriculum, and become active participants in the School of Arts and Humanities.  3.000 Credit hours.

MY COURSE DESCRIPTION

The Introductory Arts and Humanities Seminar is all about understanding your place in your major here at UNE. Through the use of introspective and retrospective assignments students learn what they want to do, who they want to be, and how they as people see the world. Over the three months, students will learn how to interact with society from an arts and humanities perspective, they will learn to work with their peers and connect with faculty, or those who are above them in their major. They will learn how to use the ePortfolio to build an academic “portfolio”, that will collect their work over the years and allow them to reflect upon completion. The main focus is how to connect the Arts and Humanities to life outside of the classroom, and why it is such a necessary field to take.