Revised 4.08

 

Application for Exploration Designation

Core Curriculum: Becoming Responsibly Engaged in the World

Core Committee

 

R:  Arts  and  H: Humanities

 

In which area is this course being proposed?  _____ Arts     _____ Humanities

 

Submit 8 copies of the proposal and the syllabus to the chair of the Core Committee. 

 

I.     BASIC INFORMATION

 

­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­_____________    _________       __________________________________________________

DEPARTMENT    NUMBER       TITLE

 

 

INSTRUCTOR(S) :________________________________________     ­

    

                                ________________________________________       

 

Is this is a new or modified course? ___________ If so, has it been approved by the Curriculum Committee? _________ When? _______________

                                                                       

II.     SIGNATURES

 

____________            _________________________________________

      date                        signature of Department Chair, or Program Director

Signature indicates the proposal has the support of the Department Chair, or Program Director

 

____________            _________________________________________

       date                       signature of Division Chair

Signature indicates curricular, budgeting and staffing issues have been approved.

 

 

III.   FULFILLMENT OF CORE EXPECTATION

 

1.   Please explain how this course will enable students to achieve the Learning Outcomes, using the criteria identified for this Core area. (See attached Application Guidelines)

 

2.   How will this course meet the Writing-Across-the-Core requirements as identified for your department? (Please attach a copy of the current departmental Statement on Writing.)

 

3.   How will this course prepare students for responsible engagement in the world?

 

IV.   SYLLABUS

 

     Please attach a syllabus to this application.

 

Becoming Responsibly Engaged in the World

Application Guidelines for Exploration Designation in Arts and Humanities

Core Committee

INTRODUCTION

To engage in a complex world, responsible citizens explore the Arts and Humanities in order to understand themselves and others. The Arts and Humanities encompass the study of the contexts, processes, practices, and products of human expression and culture. Courses in the Arts explore creative performances, methods, or products by studying the value, style, meaning, and effect of artistic expression, with an emphasis on critical and theoretical perspectives. Courses in the Humanities explore ethical, cultural, historical, and descriptive dimensions of human experience, with an emphasis on methods of reaching a conclusion, formulating an interpretation, or making a judgment in the discipline.

An Exploration Course in Arts and Humanities will meet the following criteria relative to Concordia’s Goals for Liberal Learning:

1.   Emphasize historical, philosophical, or artistic ways of thinking and knowing

                  (GLL 1,3)

2.   Imbue students with an understanding of the importance of multiple perspectives and

      contexts (GLL 3,5)

3.   Incorporate interpretive or aesthetic theories and practices used in the arts and

      Humanities (GLL 2,3)

4.   Use primary sources to engage students in methods of critical thinking that are

      characteristic of the arts and humanities (GLL 2,3,4)

 

An Exploration Course in the Arts will meet the above criteria for all Arts and Humanities exploration courses and also focus specifically and primarily on

  1. Exploring artistic methods and/or products
  2. Studying the value, style, meaning, and effect of artistic expression
  3. Emphasizing critical, theoretical, and practical perspectives

An Exploration Course in the Humanities will meet the above criteria for all Arts and Humanities exploration courses and also focus specifically and primarily on

  1. Exploring ethical, cultural, historical, or descriptive dimensions of human experience.
  2. Studying the context and meaning of events, texts, and cultural objects.
  3. Emphasizing methods of making judgments, formulating interpretations, defending assertions, and reaching conclusions.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Arts Outcomes

  1. Students will demonstrate an awareness of the role and value of artistic expression.
  2. Students will demonstrate an understanding of modes of expression in the visual, literary, or performing arts.
  3. Students will demonstrate the ability to analyze, interpret, critique, or create works of art.

Humanities Outcomes

  1. Student will demonstrate an awareness of multiple perspectives on human experience.
  2. Students will demonstrate an understanding of historical or philosophical modes of inquiry.
  3. Students will demonstrate the ability to use critical interpretation as a method of understanding texts, practices, or artifacts within social, religious, political, or historical contexts.