Humanities
Class Schedule
2025 Winter Schedule
17 classes scheduled
HUMN 1
CULTURES, CIVILIZATIONS & IDEAS: THE ANCIENT WORLD
4 units
- Description: An interdisciplinary and thematic approach to the history of human culture and ideas. Major eras covered include Mesopotamia, Egypt, China's Han and Tang Dynasties, India's Gupta Empire, Japan's Nara period, Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, and the flowering of world religions. Class discussions, projects, and lectures address the development of worldviews, moral and ethical values, and the arts in civilizations across the globe and throughout time.
- Prerequisite:
- Corequisite:
- Advisory: Advisory: One of the following: ENGL 1A or 1AH or ESLL 26; not open to students with credit in HUMN 1A or 1H.
- Repeatability: Not Repeatable.
- Hours: 4 hours lecture per week. 48 hours total per quarter.
- 17勛圖 GE Area:English
- Transferability: Both
- Transfer GE: Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at:
- 17勛圖 Transfer GE Guide
Department Note:
Section: HUMN-001.-01
Course Number (CRN): 31166
Dates: 1/6/2025 - 3/28/2025
Open
Type
Room
Day & Time
Instructor
5 of 5 waitlist seats open
Modality: In-person
Textbook(s):
Footnote: n/a
Section: HUMN-001.-02W
Course Number (CRN): 31021
Dates: 1/6/2025 - 3/28/2025
Waitlist
Type
Room
Day & Time
Instructor
7 of 10 waitlist seats open
Modality: Fully Online asynchronous
Textbook(s): $0-$50$0-$50 indicates course/section uses materials that may be free of charge or may cost less than $50.
Footnote: This fully online asynchronous class has online activities with weekly requirements and due dates outlined by the course instructor.After registering, find out how to log in to the course site.
Section: HUMN-001.-03W
Course Number (CRN): 32370
Dates: 1/6/2025 - 3/28/2025
Closed
Type
Room
Day & Time
Instructor
0 of 0 waitlist seats open
Modality: Fully Online asynchronous
Textbook(s):
Footnote: This fully online asynchronous class has online activities with weekly requirements and due dates outlined by the course instructor. After registering, find out how to log in to the course site.
Section: HUMN-001.-04W
Course Number (CRN): 32573
Dates: 1/6/2025 - 3/28/2025
Open
Type
Room
Day & Time
Instructor
15 of 15 waitlist seats open
Modality: Fully Online asynchronous
Textbook(s):
Footnote: This fully online asynchronous class has online activities with weekly requirements and due dates outlined by the course instructor.
HUMN 1H
HONORS CULTURES, CIVILIZATIONS & IDEAS: THE ANCIENT WORLD
4 units
- Description: An interdisciplinary and thematic approach to the history of human culture and ideas. Major areas covered include Mesopotamia, Ancient Egypt, China's Han and Tang Dynasties, India's Indus Valley Civilization, the Olmec Civilization of Meso-America, Ancient Greece, and Ancient Rome, as well as the flowering of world religions. As an honors course, this is a full seminar with advanced teaching methods focusing on major writing, reading, and research assignments, student class presentations, group discussions and interactions.
- Prerequisite:
- Corequisite:
- Advisory: Advisory: One of the following: ENGL 1A or 1AH or ESLL 26; not open to students with credit in HUMN 1 or 1A.
- Repeatability: Not Repeatable.
- Hours: 4 hours lecture per week. 48 hours total per quarter.
- 17勛圖 GE Area:English
- Transferability: Both
- Transfer GE: Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at:
- 17勛圖 Transfer GE Guide
Department Note:
Section: HUMN-001H-01H
Course Number (CRN): 31396
Dates: 1/6/2025 - 3/28/2025
Open
Type
Room
Day & Time
Instructor
5 of 5 waitlist seats open
Modality: In-person
Textbook(s):
Footnote: HONORS: Honors courses are open access- they include more advanced and challenging assignments for students seeking additional academic training in preparation for university and college transfer. For more information, and to register as an honors student to receive additional support, please visit the Honors Institute at or call 650.949.7061.
Section: HUMN-001H-2HW
Course Number (CRN): 32369
Dates: 1/6/2025 - 3/28/2025
Closed
Type
Room
Day & Time
Instructor
0 of 5 waitlist seats open
Modality: Fully Online asynchronous
Textbook(s): $0-$50$0-$50 indicates course/section uses materials that may be free of charge or may cost less than $50.
Footnote: This fully online asynchronous class has online activities with weekly requirements and due dates outlined by the course instructor. After registering, find out how to log in to the course site. HONORS: Honors courses are open access- they include more advanced and challenging assignments for students seeking additional academic training in preparation for university and college transfer. For more information, and to register as an honors student to receive additional support, please visit the Honors Institute at or call 650.949.7061.
HUMN 3
WORLD MYTHS IN LITERATURE ARTS & FILM
4 units
- Description: An in-depth study of myths and legends, including, but not limited to, those from ancient Mesopotamia, classical Greece and Rome, Asia, India, Africa, Europe, and the indigenous Americas, and their adaptation in literature, art and film. The course traces both the function and influence of myths from diverse cultural contexts on our understanding of the past and our experience of modern/popular culture.
- Prerequisite:
- Corequisite:
- Advisory: Advisory: One of the following: ENGL 1A or 1AH or ESLL 26 strongly recommended; not open to students with credit in HUMN 3H.
- Repeatability: Not Repeatable.
- Hours: 4 hours lecture per week. 48 hours total per quarter.
- 17勛圖 GE Area:English
- Transferability: Both
- Transfer GE: Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at:
- 17勛圖 Transfer GE Guide
Department Note:
Section: HUMN-003.-01W
Course Number (CRN): 30933
Dates: 1/6/2025 - 3/28/2025
Waitlist
Type
Room
Day & Time
Instructor
5 of 5 waitlist seats open
Modality: Fully Online asynchronous
Textbook(s):
Footnote: This fully online asynchronous class has online activities with weekly requirements and due dates outlined by the course instructor.After registering, find out how to log in to the course site.
Section: HUMN-003.-02W
Course Number (CRN): 31472
Dates: 1/6/2025 - 3/28/2025
Open
Type
Room
Day & Time
Instructor
10 of 10 waitlist seats open
Modality: Fully Online asynchronous
Textbook(s): $0-$50$0-$50 indicates course/section uses materials that may be free of charge or may cost less than $50.
Footnote: This fully online asynchronous class has online activities with weekly requirements and due dates outlined by the course instructor. After registering, find out how to log in to the course site.
HUMN 3H
HONORS WORLD MYTHS IN LITERATURE ARTS & FILM
4 units
- Description: An in-depth study of myths and legends, including, but not limited to, those from ancient Mesopotamia, classical Greece and Rome, Asia, India, Africa, Europe, and the indigenous Americas, and their adaptation in literature, art and film. The course traces both the function and influence of myths from diverse cultural contexts on our understanding of the past and our experience of modern/popular culture. As an honors course, it is a full seminar with advanced teaching methods focusing on major writing, reading and research assignments, student class presentations, group discussions and interactions.
- Prerequisite:
- Corequisite:
- Advisory: Advisory: One of the following: ENGL 1A or 1AH or ESLL 26 strongly recommended; not open to students with credit in HUMN 3.
- Repeatability: Not Repeatable.
- Hours: 4 hours lecture per week. 48 hours total per quarter.
- 17勛圖 GE Area:English
- Transferability: Both
- Transfer GE: Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at:
- 17勛圖 Transfer GE Guide
Department Note:
Section: HUMN-003H-1HW
Course Number (CRN): 31030
Dates: 1/6/2025 - 3/28/2025
Closed
Type
Room
Day & Time
Instructor
0 of 5 waitlist seats open
Modality: Fully Online asynchronous
Textbook(s):
Footnote: This fully online asynchronous class has online activities with weekly requirements and due dates outlined by the course instructor.After registering, find out how to log in to the course site. HONORS: Honors courses are open access- they include more advanced and challenging assignments for students seeking additional academic training in preparation for university and college transfer. For more information, and to register as an honors student to receive additional support, please visit the Honors Institute at or call 650.949.7061.
HUMN 4
TRAUMA & THE ARTS
4 units
- Description: This course applies theories of trauma to representations of trauma and violence in the visual arts, literature, film, and music, with an emphasis on the transformative potential of the creative process. Topics include the representation of war, genocide, and racism. Students will gain acuity to identify, understand, empathize, and respond to traumatic subjectivity, its images, and artistic as well as social intent.
- Prerequisite:
- Corequisite:
- Advisory: Advisory: One of the following: ENGL 1A or 1AH or ESLL 26 strongly recommended; not open to students with credit in HUMN 4H.
- Repeatability: Not Repeatable.
- Hours: 4 hours lecture per week. 48 hours total per quarter.
- 17勛圖 GE Area:English
- Transferability: Both
- Transfer GE: Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at:
- 17勛圖 Transfer GE Guide
Department Note:
Section: HUMN-004.-01R
Course Number (CRN): 30986
Dates: 1/6/2025 - 3/28/2025
Open
Type
Room
Day & Time
Instructor
5 of 5 waitlist seats open
Modality: IN-PERSON some wkly online
Textbook(s):
Footnote: This hybrid class has scheduled meetings both on-campus and synchronous virtual online (e.g., Zoom) live with the instructor on specific days and times, as noted in the class schedule.
HUMN 4H
HONORS TRAUMA & THE ARTS
4 units
- Description: This course applies theories of trauma to representations of trauma and violence in the visual arts, literature, film, and music, with an emphasis on the transformative potential of the creative process. Topics include the representation of war, genocide, and racism. Students will gain acuity to identify, understand, empathize, and respond to traumatic subjectivity, its images, and artistic as well as social intent. As an honors course, it is a full seminar with advanced teaching methods focusing on major writing, reading, and research assignments, student class presentations, group discussions and interactions.
- Prerequisite:
- Corequisite:
- Advisory: Advisory: One of the following: ENGL 1A or 1AH or ESLL 26 strongly recommended; not open to students with credit in HUMN 4.
- Repeatability: Not Repeatable.
- Hours: 4 hours lecture per week. 48 hours total per quarter.
- 17勛圖 GE Area:English
- Transferability: Both
- Transfer GE: Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at:
- 17勛圖 Transfer GE Guide
Department Note:
Section: HUMN-004H-1HR
Course Number (CRN): 31022
Dates: 1/6/2025 - 3/28/2025
Waitlist
Type
Room
Day & Time
Instructor
4 of 5 waitlist seats open
Modality: IN-PERSON some wkly online
Textbook(s):
Footnote: This hybrid class has scheduled meetings both on-campus and synchronous virtual online (e.g., Zoom) live with the instructor on specific days and times, as noted in the class schedule. HONORS: Honors courses are open access- they include more advanced and challenging assignments for students seeking additional academic training in preparation for university and college transfer. For more information, and to register as an honors student to receive additional support, please visit the Honors Institute at or call 650.949.7061.
HUMN 5
CULTURES, CIVILIZATIONS & IDEAS: THE MODERN WORLD
4 units
- Description: An interdisciplinary and thematic approach to the history of human culture and ideas. Major eras covered include the Renaissance, the Age of Encounters, the Enlightenment, the Romantic period, the Industrial Revolution and the dark legacy of colonialism. Class discussions, projects and lectures address the development of worldviews, moral and ethical values and the arts in civilizations across the globe and throughout time.
- Prerequisite:
- Corequisite:
- Advisory: Advisory: One of the following: ENGL 1A or 1AH or ESLL 26; not open to students with credit in HUMN 5H.
- Repeatability: Not Repeatable.
- Hours: 4 hours lecture per week. 48 hours total per quarter.
- 17勛圖 GE Area:English
- Transferability: Both
- Transfer GE: Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at:
- 17勛圖 Transfer GE Guide
Department Note:
Section: HUMN-005.-01
Course Number (CRN): 31110
Dates: 1/6/2025 - 3/28/2025
Open
Type
Room
Day & Time
Instructor
5 of 5 waitlist seats open
Modality: In-person
Textbook(s):
Footnote: n/a
Section: HUMN-005.-02W
Course Number (CRN): 32375
Dates: 1/6/2025 - 3/28/2025
Waitlist
Type
Room
Day & Time
Instructor
10 of 10 waitlist seats open
Modality: Fully Online asynchronous
Textbook(s):
Footnote: This fully online asynchronous class has online activities with weekly requirements and due dates outlined by the course instructor. After registering, find out how to log in to the course site.
HUMN 5H
HONORS CULTURES, CIVILIZATIONS & IDEAS: THE MODERN WORLD
4 units
- Description: An interdisciplinary and thematic approach to the history of human culture and ideas. Major eras covered include China's Qing Dynasty, the people and Empires of North, South and Central America, the Renaissance, the Age of Encounters, the Enlightenment, the Ottoman Empire, the Romantic Period and the Industrial Revolution. As an honors course, this is a full seminar with advanced teaching methods focusing on major writing, reading and research assignments, student class presentations, group discussions and interactions.
- Prerequisite:
- Corequisite:
- Advisory: Advisory: One of the following: ENGL 1A or 1AH or ESLL 26; not open to students with credit in HUMN 5.
- Repeatability: Not Repeatable.
- Hours: 4 hours lecture per week. 48 hours total per quarter.
- 17勛圖 GE Area:English
- Transferability: Both
- Transfer GE: Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at:
- 17勛圖 Transfer GE Guide
Department Note:
Section: HUMN-005H-01H
Course Number (CRN): 31839
Dates: 1/6/2025 - 3/28/2025
Open
Type
Room
Day & Time
Instructor
5 of 5 waitlist seats open
Modality: In-person
Textbook(s):
Footnote: HONORS: Honors courses are open access- they include more advanced and challenging assignments for students seeking additional academic training in preparation for university and college transfer. For more information, and to register as an honors student to receive additional support, please visit the Honors Institute at or call 650.949.7061.
HUMN 6
THE SHOCK OF THE NEW: FROM THE MODERN TO THE CONTEMPORARY
4 units
- Description: An interdisciplinary and thematic approach to the history of human culture and ideas. Major eras covered include: Modernity (from cubism and expressionism to jazz and film), the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany, the Atomic Age, Post-Colonialism (India, Africa, Latin America, the Middle East), Post-Modernity, and the Digital Age. Class discussions, projects, and lectures address the development of worldviews, moral and ethical values, and the arts in Asia, Europe, the Americas, and Africa throughout the 20th century and beyond.
- Prerequisite:
- Corequisite:
- Advisory: Advisory: One of the following: ENGL 1A or 1AH or ESLL 26.
- Repeatability: Not Repeatable.
- Hours: 4 hours lecture per week. 48 hours total per quarter.
- 17勛圖 GE Area:English
- Transferability: Both
- Transfer GE: Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at:
- 17勛圖 Transfer GE Guide
Department Note:
Section: HUMN-006.-01W
Course Number (CRN): 32376
Dates: 1/20/2025 - 3/28/2025
LATE START
Open
Type
Room
Day & Time
Instructor
10 of 10 waitlist seats open
Modality: Fully Online asynchronous
Textbook(s):
Footnote: This fully online asynchronous class has online activities with weekly requirements and due dates outlined by the course instructor. After registering, find out how to log in to the course site.
HUMN 8
EX MACHINA: THE PARADOX OF BEING HUMAN IN THE DIGITAL AGE
4 units
- Description: An inquiry into reality and human culture as a co-construct between technology and art. Through the study of film, video games, and other cultural products, the course traces how social media and artificial intelligence challenge our understanding of what it means to be human and how social engagement in the digital age is altered by the acceleration of time and the collapse of space.
- Prerequisite:
- Corequisite:
- Advisory: Advisory: Demonstrated proficiency in English by placement via multiple measures OR through an equivalent placement process OR completion of ESLL 125 & ESLL 249; not open to students with credit in HUMN 58.
- Repeatability: Not Repeatable.
- Hours: 4 hours lecture per week. 48 hours total per quarter.
- 17勛圖 GE Area:English
- Transferability: Both
- Transfer GE: Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at:
- 17勛圖 Transfer GE Guide
Department Note:
Section: HUMN-008.-01W
Course Number (CRN): 31051
Dates: 1/6/2025 - 3/28/2025
Open
Type
Room
Day & Time
Instructor
10 of 10 waitlist seats open
Modality: Fully Online asynchronous
Textbook(s):
Footnote: This fully online asynchronous class has online activities with weekly requirements and due dates outlined by the course instructor.After registering, find out how to log in to the course site.
HUMN 9
ONCE UPON A TIME? THE IMMORTAL LURE OF FAIRY TALES
4 units
- Description: Interdisciplinary exploration of the origins, structure and function of fairy tales and their enduring influence on contemporary art, film, and gaming. Examines how the fairy tale and its multi-cultural variants dynamically give voice to the universally shared human experience. Interdisciplinary strategies are employed to trace the impact of fairy tales on science fiction, fantasy, dystopia, and horror.
- Prerequisite:
- Corequisite:
- Advisory: Advisory: One of the following: ENGL 1A or 1AH or ESLL 26 strongly recommended.
- Repeatability: Not Repeatable.
- Hours: 4 hours lecture per week. 48 hours total per quarter.
- 17勛圖 GE Area:English
- Transferability: Both
- Transfer GE: Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at:
- 17勛圖 Transfer GE Guide
Department Note:
Section: HUMN-009.-01W
Course Number (CRN): 30935
Dates: 1/6/2025 - 3/28/2025
Waitlist
Type
Room
Day & Time
Instructor
8 of 10 waitlist seats open
Modality: Fully Online asynchronous
Textbook(s):
Footnote: This fully online asynchronous class has online activities with weekly requirements and due dates outlined by the course instructor.After registering, find out how to log in to the course site.