Humanities
4 courses · Lake Tahoe Community College · 2026-2027 Catalog
Classes: Winter 2027 · Spring 2027
HUM 101 Ancient Western World
- Units
- 4
- Hours
- 4 hours lecture weekly, 48 contact hours total
- Advisory
- ENGLC1000 or ENG 101 with a "C" or equivalent.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
This course is an interdisciplinary survey of the art, architecture, drama, music, literature, history, and philosophy in early Western civilizations. It will cover the Stone Age, Mesopotamia, Ancient Egypt, various Greek cultures, and the Ancient Roman world. The course will culminate with a study of Judaism, the advent of Christianity, and Early Byzantine and Islamic cultures.
HUM 102 The Middle Ages, Renaissance, and Baroque Eras
- Units
- 4
- Hours
- 4 hours lecture weekly, 48 contact hours total
- Advisory
- ENGLC1000 or ENG 101 with a grade of "C" or better or equivalent.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
This course is an interdisciplinary survey of the relationships between western literature, art, architecture, music, philosophy, history, and religion from the 8th century through the Renaissance and Baroque periods. Topics covered include medieval life and thought, the reign of Charlemagne, renaissance art and humanism, the Protestant and Catholic Reformations, and the Baroque style throughout Western Europe.
HUM 103 The Modern World
- Units
- 4
- Hours
- 4 hours lecture weekly, 48 contact hours total
- Advisory
- ENGLC1000 or ENG 101 with a grade of "C" or better or equivalent.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
This course provides an interdisciplinary survey of the relationships between western literature, art, architecture, philosophy, history, religion, and music from the French Enlightenment through the end of the 20th century. Topics covered will include the American and French Revolutions, Neoclassicism, Romanticism, Realism, Impressionism, the World Wars, and early and late 20th century developments in literature and the arts.
HUM 105 Mythology
- Units
- 4
- Hours
- 4 hours lecture weekly, 48 contact hours total
- Advisory
- ENGLC1000 or ENG 101 and ENGLC1001 or ENG 103 with a "C" or better or equivalent.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
This course is an introduction to the basic mythological themes recurring in literature, music, and the arts of world mythologies, including from ancient Greece, Rome, Mesopotamia, Egypt, East Asia, Africa, Oceania, the Americas, and Northern Europe. It includes the lives and loves of the gods and heroes, their origins, and their development into myths. This course also examines the continued influence of mythological motifs on customs, traditions, beliefs, and values.