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2026-2027 DCTC Catalog 
  
2026-2027 DCTC Catalog

HUMA 1100 - Introduction to Humanities



4 Credits
This course emphasizes eight disciplines as they have grown and influenced each other and the societies that produced them through the ages in western history. These disciplines are: literature, art, architecture, philosophy, music, science, religion, and technology. The course will include analysis of written text, pictures, and ideas.

Learning Outcomes
Analyze which periods and cultures influenced each time period.

Identify the societal and cultural influences on the humanities during various time periods.

Identify art and architecture from various time periods.

Analyze the influences of each time period on other time periods.

Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MNTC) Goals
08 - Global Perspective

06 - Humanities/Fine Arts