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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
Students will discuss the period of unprecedented stability in Europe that followed Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo, demonstrate an understanding of the Age of Imperialism, with its transformative effects on African and Asian societies. The course will also cover the contemporaneous wars of independence in Latin America, and the growing interdependence between that region and the United States. In the twentieth century, the course will discuss the two World Wars, the Cold War, and the growing importance of foreign policy relationships in the Middle East.
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3.00 Credits
Students will demonstrate an understanding of the ideas and ideals that have helped to transform the world during the Twentieth Century. Often called "the people's century," the last hundred years have witnessed profound changes in thought, ranging from Freud to post-modernism, a transition in art from Impressionism to Andy Warhol, and the evolution of musical traditions from Ragtime to Rap. At the same time, women and people of color have attained new rights and embraced new roles in societies around the world. And, while the United States has successfully exported mass culture to the rest of the planet, people in many nations have reacted negatively - and sometimes violently - to what they perceive as American social and cultural hegemony.
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3.00 Credits
Students will exhibit an understanding of the indigenous inhabitants of the Americas, and discuss the period of interaction with Europeans (British, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Dutch, and Russians) that accompanied the Age of Exploration. Beginning with the American and Haitian revolutions, the course will describe the creation of new governments in the United States, Latin America, and the Caribbean. Trans-Atlantic commerce and the slave trade will also be covered in this class.
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3.00 Credits
An exploration of the conjoined and interdependent nature of the economic, political, religious, social, and cultural traditions of the nations and the regions bordering the Pacific Ocean.
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3.00 Credits
A topical survey of world historical developments since the end of the Second World War. This course will deal with the birth and death of the Cold War, decolonization, north/south rivalry, ethnic and cultural conflict, nuclear proliferation, trends in international trade, technological transfer and development, the rise of the Pacific Rim, conflict in the Middle East, and international relations since the end of the Cold War.
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
Special topics in American or world history. Offered by the department on a demand basis.
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
Special Topics in the History of Science and Technology. Offered by the department on a demand basis. Other Relevant Course Descriptions: Core Courses International Studies (SIS) Modern Languages (FREN, SPAN) Political Science (POLS) Social Sciences (including ANTH, ES, GEOG, PSYC, RELG, STS)
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1.00 Credits
A part of this course is devoted to an orientation to the department, to college policy, and to expectations for students. The rest of the course is devoted to an orientation to the field of Industrial Engineering.
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3.00 Credits
As a study of descriptive and inferential statistics and applied probability, the course includes measures of central tendency and variability, statistical sampling and estimation, probability distributions, introduction to hypothesis testing and non-parametric statistics. Industrial applications rather than theoretical developments are emphasized. Computer based solution techniques are used when appropriate. This is the first of a two-course sequence.
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4.00 Credits
As an introduction to industrial systems and processes, this course will explore the basic production processes from the viewpoint of systems and design. The role and responsibilities of a graduate will be explored as well as the principles related to human, quality, and organizational, legal and ethical aspects of professional practice. The design and operation of production processes are studied as they relate to the areas in manufacturing, distribution and service industries.
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