Distance Education at West Los Angeles College

  HUMANITIES 30 – THE BEGINNINGS OF CIVILIZATION

3 Units, (UC:CSU)

Instructor: A. Taylor taylora@wlac.edu


General Information:

This course takes place entirely online. No on-campus visits are required. 

The course begins on January 3rd.  You must access the course by January 9th.

Newly enrolled students must email the instructor to confirm enrollment.  Please do this now by clicking here: taylora@wlac.edu.

 

Students who do not email the instructor by January 9th will be dropped.

 


Course Description:

This survey of the cultural heritage of Western Civilization, from ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia and Greece to the Early Renaissance, presents a history of cultures and values with emphasis on artistic, literary, musical, religious and philosophical traditions using a wide variety of audio/visual materials.


Required Materials:

Gloria Fiero
The Humanistic Tradition, vol 1
ISBN 0072910127
McGraw/Hill12007

Note: earlier edition OK.


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