PHIL 110 - Freshman Topics in Philosophy and the Arts

Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-C1
As part of the Freshman Learning Communities, this course will introduce students to basic concepts in philosophy as applied to the arts through the lens of a particular theme, and in relationship with other disciplines.

Credit Restrictions: Not open to students with credit for PHIL 120 or PHIL 130.
Equivalent Quarter Course: Any one from: PHIL 1005, PHIL 1102, PHIL 1103, PHIL 1104, PHIL 1201, PHIL 1302, PHIL 1303, PHIL 1401.
Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground.
Grading: A-F or CR/NC (student choice).
Breadth Area(s) Satisfied: GE-C1 - Lower Division Arts
Student Learning Outcomes - Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

Introduction to academic, argumentative writing.
Introduction to core understandings of art in philosophical or religious traditions, relevant concepts, and historical context.
Cultivate an openness to the ideas of others and a self-awareness of the strengths and limitations of one’s own aesthetic opinions.
Learn the basics of analyzing the arguments and interpretations of others and creating original arguments and interpretations of one’s own.

C1. Arts Learning Outcomes

Demonstrate an appreciation of the arts using their intellect, imagination, sensibility, and sensitivity;
respond to aesthetic experiences in the arts and develop an understanding of the integrity of both emotional and intellectual responses; and
in their intellectual and subjective considerations, demonstrate an understanding of the relationship among the self, the creative arts, and culture.