HUMN 1

About this course

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.

Enrollment availability changes frequently. Confirm status in the official FHDA registration system before enrolling.

Prerequisites

The Foothill catalog lists no prerequisite for this course.

Advisory: “Advisory: One of the following: ENGL C1000 or C1000H or ESLL 26; not open to students with credit in HUMN 1A or 1H.”

Transfer pathways that use HUMN 1

ASSIST maps HUMN 1 to a requirement in 15 published pathways from Foothill College.

• Leadership StudiesFoothill → Humboldt State
• Bachelor of Science Major in Mathematics with Departmental HonorsFoothill → University of the Pacific
• CSU General EducationFoothill → CSU Stanislaus
• Environmental Economics and PolicyFoothill → UC Berkeley
• Microbial BiologyFoothill → UC Berkeley
• Environmental SciencesFoothill → UC Berkeley
• Sustainable Environmental DesignFoothill → UC Berkeley
• ArchitectureFoothill → UC Berkeley
• Nutrition & Metabolic BiologyFoothill → UC Berkeley
• Landscape ArchitectureFoothill → UC Berkeley
• Society and EnvironmentFoothill → UC Berkeley
• Molecular Environmental BiologyFoothill → UC Berkeley
• Genetics and Plant BiologyFoothill → UC Berkeley
• Urban StudiesFoothill → UC Berkeley
• Conservation and Resource StudiesFoothill → UC Berkeley