By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:

• Competency 1: Describe the historical development of the humanities from the pre-historic era to the present.
  • Describe the influence of philosophical reasoning on the development of modern science.
• Competency 2: Examine the forms of expression that instantiate the arts and humanities.
  • Distinguish intrinsic from instrumental goods in human thought.
  • Explain the use of scientific reason in an effort to control the natural world.
• Competency 3: Integrate the humanities with everyday life.
  • Assess the role of philosophy and science in contemporary life.
• Competency 4: Communicate effectively in forms appropriate to the humanities.
  • Write coherently to support a central idea in appropriate format with correct grammar, usage, and mechanics.