The Gentrain (General Education Train of Courses) Program has been provided at Monterey Peninsula College since 1974. It is an interdisciplinary course in Western history, and is presented in four four-week courses each fall and spring semester on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m.
The entire program can be completed in four semesters. It can be taken for credit (one unit per four-week class) or non-credit. A team of four instructors, each with a specialty, discusses literature/drama, philosophy/religion, history, and art. Guest lecturers are added for science presentations. The Gentrain staff also leads Travel/Study trips to sites that have contributed to the development of Western Civilization.
Textbook
The Humanities, Volumes I & II, by Witt, Brown, Dunbar, Tirro, Witt. (on reserve in the MPC Library)
Here is a link to chapter outlines..
Trial Textbook
Student Learning Outcomes
See each Unit's Schedule
Activities
To master the materials of each Unit and to achieve the objectives above, you should
Evaluation
1) The test consists of multiple choices questions drawn from the lectures and the text. It also includes several questions on the Art where you will have to identify the artist, title, era, place, and discuss the work of art and its importance. In addition, there will be several short answer questions from which you will choose two and write one paragraph responses. The short answer questions are worth 9 points each for a total of 50 points 50-43 = A; 42-36= B; 35-29=C; 28-24=D; 23-=F.
If you are taking the three unit, three credit class, you will take an exam at the end of each two week unit and the three grades will be averaged to arrive at your final grade.
DROPPING: If you want to drop the class, it is your responsibility to do so before the end of the second week. If you do not take the final exam, you will receive an F for the class.