Fossil Ridge High School – Contemporary Humanities
Apr 2026 · 2nd Semester
Students will study the history of Western Civilization through the literary, philosophical and artistic expressions of major historical periods. The student will examine a variety of responses to the universal questions that humans have explored through the humanities. This course is a continuation of the first-semester Classical Humanities, studying the development of Western Civilization in the 17th, 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. At FRHS: This course will focus on European contributions to the Humanities from the Enlightenment to World War Two. It is recommended, but not required, that students first take World History or CP (College Prep) World History.
Grades: 10, 11 & 12
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