SYLLABUS

INTRODUCTION TO THE HUMANITIES

Course Title: Introduction to the Humanities (Nhập môn Nhân văn học)
Course code: QTR209E
Faculty: Business of Administration
Credit hours: 3
Prerequisite: Not required
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1. INSTRUCTOR(s) INFORMATION
No. Instructors’ name Email Phone number Office

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2. COURSE OBJECTIVES

An interdisciplinary introduction to the humanities, helping learners to

understand the unique characteristics of this science.
Through familiarization with concepts and perspectives of some specific
humanities (Civilization History, Anthropology, Philosophy, Religion, Language,
Literature, Art), students will acquire knowledge and understanding of humanistic
values as well as understand the contribution of humanities to the development of
society.

3. COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

3.1. Learning outcomes about knowledge, skills, autonomy and responsibility

3.1.1. Knowledge
- CLO1: To understand the distinctive characteristics of the humanistic perspective.
- CLO2: To understand the historical and cultural factors, in a global context, that led
to the humanistic perspective.
- CLO3: To understand the differences between the humanistic and other perspectives,
as well as the differences among the humanistic disciplines.
- CLO4: To understand and appreciate the contributions of the humanities in the
development of the political and cultural institutions of contemporary society.

3.1.2. Skills
- CLO5: Cultivate their intellectual reasoning skills, expand their capacity for creative
imagination, develop their reasonable moral sensibilities, and increase their capacity for
sensitive engagement through studying great works of human imagination and reason
(which are to be primarily—although not exclusively—written texts and literature).
- CLO6: To apply the humanistic perspective to values, experiences, and meanings in
one's own life

3.1.3. Autonomy and responsibility

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 - CLO7: Correct understanding of humanities, thereby understand its value to human
life and society
- CLO8: To have the right view of human values to train oneself in personality,
morality, and lifestyle.

4. READING MATERIALS
Compulsory reading(s)
Bộ Giáo dục và đào tạo: Giáo trình Triết học Mác- Lênin (Dùng trong các trường
đại học, cao đẳng), Nhà xuất bản Chính trị Quốc gia, Hà Nội, 2006.
Cartwirght, Mark, Greek Mythology, World History Encyclopedia.
Retrieved 26 March 2018
Jerry H. Bentley and Herbert F. Ziegler, Traditions & Encounters: A Global
Perspective on the Past, Sixth edition. Boston: McGraw-Hill, 2015.
Lewis, Jeff, Cultural Studies: The Basics (2nd ed.). London, 2008. 4.5. Lloyd
Ridgeon, Major World Religions: From Their Origins to the Present. Routledge. pp. 10–
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Pountney, Laura, Introducing anthropology. Maric, Tomislav. Cambridge, UK,
2015.
Ruhrberg, Schneckenburger, Frickke, Honnef, Art of the 20th century, Taschen
Publisher, 2005.
Stefan Helgesson, Mads Rosendahl Thomsen, Literature and the World (1st
Edition), Routledge. 2019.

5. COURSE CONTENT AND SCHEDULE

5.1. Course content

Time Allocation
Hour(s) on the class Self- Contribution
Essays, study
No. Content Practice, exercise, with to CLO
Lecture Seminar Assignments teacher’
(1) … ... s
(2) (3) tutorials
(4)
Lesson 1: Introduction to the
1 2 1 1.5 4.5 1, 7, 8
subject
2 Lesson 2: Anthropology 2 1 1.5 4.5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8
Lesson 2: Anthropology
3 2 1 1.5 4.5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8
(Continued)
Lesson 3: World civilization
4 2 1 1.5 4.5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8
History

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 Lesson 3: World civilization
5 2 1 1.5 4.5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8
History (Continued)
6 Lesson 4: Philosophy 2 1 1.5 4.5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8
7 Lesson 5: Religion 2 1 1.5 4.5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8
8 Lesson 6: Literature 2 1 1.5 4.5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8
9 Lesson 6: Literature (Continued) 2 1 1.5 4.5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8
10 Lesson 6: Literature (Continued) 2 1 1.5 4.5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8
11 Lesson 7: Arts 2 1 1.5 4.5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8
12 Lesson 8: Culture 2 1 1.5 4.5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8
13 Lesson 8: Culture (Continued) 2 1 1.5 4.5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8
14 Lesson 8: Culture (Continued) 2 1 1.5 4.5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8
15 Summarize - Review 2 1 1.5 4.5 1,2,3,4
Total 30 15 22.5 67.5

6. COURSE POLICY
6.1. Missions of students
- Read materials and prepare before attending class.
- Fulfill all assigned tasks.
- Prepare the discussion of the course.
6.2. Regulations of exam
- Students have to attend at least 75% of the total class.
- Fulfill all assigned tasks of the course.
- According to current training regulation;
- Assignments which exceed total number of required page will be deducted 10% of
total point;
- Assignments which are similar at least 50% will be halved;
- Assignments which are similar more than 50% will be zero;
- Students who do not receive assignment, do not submit or miss the deadline will be
zero.

7. COURSE ASSESSMENT
- Score ladder: 10
- Type of assessment

Form Content Criteria Proportion

The number of The number of
Attendance attendances attendances and 10%
participation in all
exercises
Formative Quiz,
midterm
test
Report Presentation Group assignment 30%
(Group Exercises)

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Summative Final test - MCQ + writing - MCQ + writing 60%
or (60 mins)
- Oral test - Answer the
question (5
minutes)
Total: 100%

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