Humanities HUMN

HUMN 001 What It Means To Be Human

Units

3

Hours

3 hours lecture weekly, 54 contact hours total

Prerequisite

ENGL C1000

Transfers to

CSU, UC

General Education: SCC: Area 3; Cal-GETC: Area 3B

Explores what it means to be human by examining human life in several ways such as humans as social beings, language users,thinkers, myth makers, aggressors and peace makers, revolutionaries, scientists, creators, and media creators and consumers. Inquiry into each category will involve critical thinking, artistic sensitivity, and historical perspective.

Not on the Spring 2026 schedule.

HUMN 002 Humans as Creators: The Media of Creativity

Units

3

Hours

3 hours lecture weekly, 54 contact hours total

Transfers to

CSU, UC

General Education: SCC: Area 3; Local District Requirement - Cross-Cultural Studies; Cal-GETC: Area 3B

An exploration of the varieties of ways in which humans demonstrate their creative abilities ranging from a study of the creative process itself to an examination of creativity in the arts, in the sciences, and in human organization.

Not on the Spring 2026 schedule.

HUMN 003 Journey in a Multicultural Landscape

Units

3

Hours

3 hours lecture weekly, 54 contact hours total

Transfers to

CSU, UC

An interdisciplinary course designed to help students recognize and explore sites of multicultural interaction and conflict in the U.S. by examining at least three different racial and ethnic cultures present in America as well as cultural issues of gender, disability, class, religion, sexual orientation, and age. Inquiry into the process of the making and representation of cultural artifacts will enable critical appraisal and appreciation, interpersonal sensitivity and multicultural perspectives on trends and significant events in a multicultural American context.

Not on the Spring 2026 schedule.