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'''Humanities A''' was a predecessor of the modern [[Lit Hum]] component of the [[Core Curriculum]]. It was developed by [[Mark Van Doren]] from its own predecessor, [[John Erskine]]'s [[General Honors]] class, and became a required yearlong course for [[Columbia College]] freshmen on [[September 23]], [[1937]], along with [[Humanities B]], which was meant to educate students in art and music.  
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'''Humanities A''' was a predecessor of the modern [[Lit Hum]] component of the [[Core Curriculum]]. It was developed by [[Mark Van Doren]] from its own predecessors, [[General Honors]] and the [[Colloquium on Important Books]], and became a required yearlong course for [[Columbia College]] freshmen on [[September 23]], [[1937]], along with [[Humanities B]], which was meant to educate students in art and music.  
  
 
==See also==
 
==See also==
 
*[[History of the Core Curriculum]]
 
*[[History of the Core Curriculum]]
  
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Latest revision as of 11:43, 22 November 2012

Humanities A was a predecessor of the modern Lit Hum component of the Core Curriculum. It was developed by Mark Van Doren from its own predecessors, General Honors and the Colloquium on Important Books, and became a required yearlong course for Columbia College freshmen on September 23, 1937, along with Humanities B, which was meant to educate students in art and music.

See also