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Nov 21, 2024
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2024-2025 College Catalog
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HIS 201 - Western Civilizations to 1660
Credits: 3
Lab/Lecture: Three lecture.
Interdisciplinary approach to the history and development of Western civilizations from the ancient civilization of Egypt and Mesopotamia to 1660 or the dawning of modern Europe.
Course Outcomes:
Students will be able to:
- describe and explain the connections between disciplines, cultures, institutions,modes of consciousness, and the environment which enhance our understanding of western civilization;
- identify and define the major forces that have shaped western civilization as well as the theories explaining how these forces interact;
- discuss connections between disciplines, cultures, institutions, world views, and the environment which explain western civilization;
- explain the complexity and diversity of Western civilizations;
- demonstrate through discussion, papers, and exams the capacity for independent thought in connecting human experience and understanding;
- utilize historical evidence and theories to explain the present.
General Education: Social/Behavioral Sciences.
Special Requirement(s): Contemporary Global/International Awareness or Historical Awareness.
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