HUMAN- Humanities

H- A humanities cultural studies course based on the concept of place, the local and global culture, story, history and personal geography. The course is heavily experiential and writing intensive. The course will utilize the moment provided by the student's perspective from being inside or outside of her/his place/culture to examine her/his personal, local, regional and national place in a global society. The student will engage in critical and comparative inquiry based on the chosen readings, invited speakers, and out of class learning environments/activities. The primary focus throughout the course will be on knowledge of self as a global citizen. Incorporating community-based and project-based learning, this course will involve students in partnerships with people from a 'local' community through gathering story and oral history as research. Art, film, literary forms, primary sources and personal narrative from local/regional artists/writers/performers will be viewed as primary texts. This course is particularly designed for students who are 'out' of their 'local' or 'place', e.g., study abroad students or international students attending Cascadia but is not limited to this cohort.
Prerequisite(s): None.

H- This humanities course is a study of the history of cultural attitudes toward the environment in the United States as well as a variety of historical instances in which those attitudes were put into practice. The course will also look at the clash of attitudes toward the environment and how those conflicts play out in the United States politics. While the course will focus on the United States, it will also look at the global consequences of US policy and practice. The approach will be interdisciplinary, drawing from the fields of history, politics, philosophy, and cultural studies. Incorporating project-based learning, this course will involve students in fostering environmental awareness in their own lives.
Prerequisite(s): None.

EDP, H, IL- This humanities course introduces students to the terms, strategies, and methodologies of Cultural Studies. Students will explore how cultural texts such as literature, film, visual art, digital media, music, and performance are consumed, produced, distributed, and responded to by diverse communities, with a special emphasis placed on the cultural texts of US-based social movements. Students will examine how identities, ideas, and events are represented by dominant meaning-makers and the ways that particular communities resist this representation and create alternative texts. Students consider the impact of race, gender, ethnicity, sexuality, class, education, ability, and institutional affiliations on access to resources, power, and privilege. This course includes an Integrated Learning project.
Prerequisite(s): None.

RE- Students will research and produce or perform a project in a humanities subject or an interdisciplinary topic emphasizing the humanities in some way. The content, learning outcomes, and assessment methods of the project are developed by the supervising instructor and student(s). 
Prerequisite(s): Permission of Instructor or Division Chair/Dean.

IL, RE- The student will identify an opportunity for an internship or volunteer prospect that matches both the outcomes of the area of interest and the student’s interests.  Together with an instructor, the student will complete a written contract that specifies the learning outcomes and defines the duration of the course and the credits to be granted upon successful completion. This course is aimed toward students who are doing an internship for the first time. 
Prerequisite(s): Permission of Instructor or Division Chair/Dean.

RE-The instructor, possibly in collaboration with students, designs course content, activities and learning outcomes that address a new topical or thematic approach to the humanities. Students will develop learning, thinking, communicating and interacting abilities.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of Instructor or Division Chair/Dean.

IL, RE- Community-based learning provides a mechanism to combine academic studies with community service. In concert with a faculty advisor and community agency representative, students develop and apply skills and expertise from the humanities in a community setting. The student will be involved in defining the project scope and will be required to travel off-campus to the service site. This course is aimed towards students who are doing independent community-based learning for the first time. 
Prerequisite(s): Instructor or Division Chair/Dean.

RE- Students will research and produce or perform a project in a humanities subject or an interdisciplinary topic emphasizing the humanities in some way. The content, learning outcomes, and assessment methods of the project are developed by the supervising instructor and student(s).
Prerequisite(s): Permission of Instructor or Division Chair/Dean.

IL, RE- The student will identify an opportunity for an internship or volunteer prospect that matches both the outcomes of the area of interest and the student’s interests. Together with an instructor, the student will complete a written contract that specifies the learning outcomes and defines the duration of the course and the credits to be granted upon successful completion. This course is aimed toward students who are doing an internship for the second time. 
Prerequisite(s): Permission of Instructor or Division Chair/Dean.

RE- The instructor, possibly in collaboration with students, designs course content, activities, and learning outcomes that address a new topical or thematic approach to the humanities. Students will develop learning, thinking, communicating, and interacting abilities.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of Instructor or Division Chair/Dean.

IL, RE- Community-based learning provides a mechanism to combine academic studies with community service. In concert with a faculty advisor and community agency representative, students develop and apply skills and expertise from the humanities in a community setting. The student will be involved in defining the project scope and will be required to travel off-campus to the service site. This course is aimed towards students who are doing independent community-based learning for the second time. 
Prerequisite(s): Permission of Instructor or Division Chair/Dean.