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Here is some initial information
about this course. As the course's starting date approaches,
further info may be added to this page.
More detailed
information will be provided in
class, in the course syllabus, and on the course's Blackboard site. |
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Blackboard Log In.
Instructions on how to access this
course's Blackboard site may be found at the
Log-In Instructions page.
Textbooks, etc.
Note:
So that we can get started in an
efficient manner,
please bring your
textbooks with you to the first class meeting.
Required Textbooks and Music CDs:
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Carol
Strickland, The Annotated Mona Lisa: A Crash Course in Art
History from Prehistoric to Post-Modern, 2nd ed.,
Andrews McMeel Publishing. (ISBN-13: 978-0740768729)
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Beaumarchais,
The Barber of Seville and The Marriage
of Figaro, Penguin Classics. (ISBN-13:
978-0140441338)
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The
Western World (Literature Selections for HUM 120), Penguin Custom Editions. This
custom text is available only through the
Cuyamaca College Bookstore.
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Music CDs.
Only the CDs specified below will correctly match the course
assignments.
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A-Z
of Classical Music,
Naxos (No. 8.555319-20)
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Mozart,
Symphonies Nos. 40 and 41, Naxos (No. 8.550299)
Required Dictionary. You
may purchase the below-listed dictionary or--at
your option--access it online at
m-w.com. This is the
required
dictionary for use in preparing course assignments:
A Heads-Up about
Required Use of Internet and E-Mail.
In order to fulfill the requirements of this course, you will need
to utilize the Internet and e-mail.
It is the responsibility of the
student to ensure that she/he has consistent and reliable access to
an appropriately functioning computer with Internet connection for
completing Internet-based assignments on schedule, as well as for
receiving communications from the instructor. Lab computers,
Internet access, and wifi hotspots, are available on campus at
Cuyamaca College, should you need them during the first two weeks of
class. In Paris, computers with Internet
connection will be available on the premises of the Accord Language
School, and wifi access for laptops will be available in our main
classroom at the Théâtre du Gymnase. Wifi service may also be
provided in some of the student lodgings in Paris, but if it
is not, then Internet access will be readily available in Internet
cafes and other locations throughout Paris. If you possess a
laptop computer with wireless capability, you are encouraged to
bring it with you to Paris (transporting it preferably in your
carry-on baggage).
Course Syllabus.
To download a pdf file of the HUM 120 course
syllabus, please click
here.
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