Arts and Humanities Micro-credential
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  • Level Intermediate
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Arts and Humanities Micro-credential

Issued by Purdue University Global

With a foundation in the arts and humanities, you can become an employee with flexibility in critical thinking, ethical reasoning, problem solving, and openness to experience. A study of the creative elements from the arts and humanities can help you stand out in an economy where more work is mechanized and to be a well-rounded individual with skills in media literacy, finding compromise, listening to other perspectives, and looking ahead to trends and possibilities for the future.

  • Type Validation
  • Level Intermediate
  • Time Months
  • Cost Paid
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Skills

  • Humanities

Earning Criteria

  • HU200: Arts and Humanities - Modern Creative Expressions. As a human, you have the unique ability to appreciate beauty. This course will help you to discover human potential as expressed through the arts and humanities. You will evaluate the impact of creative expression on cultures and investigate how creative expressions broaden perspective. You will analyze forms of creative expression, and discover how to apply this new found insight to your career goals, community, and daily experience.
  • HU245: Ethics. In this course, you will develop sound ethical reasoning and judgment through the study of practical applications of ethical theories. Topics studied include ethics as it relates to business, health care, society, and the environment. Emphasis is on practical applications of ethical principles and analytical methods.
  • HU250: Humanities and Culture. In this course you will be introduced to the humanities through a survey of human social and cultural life in a global setting. By investigating the social, artistic, religious, and economic developments of countries throughout the world, you will better understand each country's cultural identity as well as begin to appreciate cultural continuity and change as defining characteristics of the human experience.
  • HU320: Culture - Religion and Identity. This course provides a journey into the philosophical, historical, and sociological elements of religions that have both influenced and have been influenced by cultures. Through historical accounts, stories, virtual field trips, and philosophical readings, students will discover the values and meaning that religions provide to individual people, and thus the common threads that should allow effective communication.
  • HU345: Critical Thinking. This course provides critical thinking tools to increase proficiency in communication and persuasion for situations in your personal and professional life. You will learn to use informal logic to create effective arguments, evaluate common logical fallacies, and discuss abstract concepts, with a focus on analysis of persuasive techniques in mass media.