HUMAN- Humanities

EDP, H, IL, SU- This humanities course introduces human-centered design as a methodology for creating sustainable, inclusive, and equitable innovations for complex and interconnected global problems. Students will examine the relationship between humans and designed technological systems and will explore the impacts of these designs on users and their habits, communities, and environments. Projects offer students practice in designing for products, experiences, and solutions.

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): Instructor permission.

IL, RE- The student will identify an opportunity for an internship or volunteer prospect that matches both the outcomes of the program 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. Prerequisite(s): Instructor permission.

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): Instructor permission.

IL, RE- Service 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. Prerequisite(s): Instructor permission.

H- This humanities course provides students with an introduction to the process of creative arts magazine publication. Students will study common college magazine practices and review and assess sample publications. With instructor guidance, students will develop systemic and technical guidelines for submission; define the scope and reach of the publication; create a specific solicitation and marketing plan involving campus resources, including web and social media promotions; and establish roles and responsibilities of the magazine editorial team.

H- In this humanities course, students will study principles of evaluating visual art, poetry, and prose. With the instructor's guidance through assigned readings on the aesthetics of art and creative writing, students will develop an editorial process to assess writing and artwork submitted for publication during the prior quarter. Using the editorial guidelines created in HUMAN 210, students will maintain the consistency and integrity of the submission process in order to make editorial decisions about published content in Cascadia's annual arts magazine, Yours Truly, culminating in a complete rough draft of accepted magazine submissions.

H- This humanities course provides students with an introduction to designing, producing and publishing an annual creative arts magazine that reflects the creative output of the campus community. With the instructor's guidance, students gain knowledge and experience through assigned readings on, and practical application of small press structures, design aesthetics, principles of layout, typography, and color systems. In addition, students learn practical skills in publication budgeting, scheduling, and project management. Students will make all editorial decisions about the design and layout of the previous quarter's selections for Cascadia's annual arts magazine, Yours Truly. Students will familiarize themselves with a professional publication program in order to prepare, proof and edit a manuscript for a designated printer. Students will also participate in a multi-media launch event for the publication in June.

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): Instructor permission.

IL, RE- The student will identify an opportunity for an internship or volunteer prospect that matches both the outcomes of the program 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. Prerequisite(s): Instructor permission.

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): Instructor permission.

IL, RE- Service 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. Prerequisite(s): Instructor permission.

Design problems are human problems, and to design towards an elegant solution is to engage in an iterative process rooted in empathy with the user. In this humanities course, students will gain a deeper understanding of the roles of research, storytelling, and problem solving in design processes. Students will practice defining problems, determining research questions, identifying appropriate design research methodologies, crafting user personas and feature narratives, synthesizing research findings, and producing visuals that communicate design insights and solutions.