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5.00 Credits
1492-1828 Survey of colonialism and the roots of American political and economic institutions and values, slavery and racial values, the Revolution, and issues of early nationhood. Counts in the Humanities or Social Sciences Areas of General Education Requirements. 5 quarter hours
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1828-1898 Survey of the period leading up to and following the American Civil War: continental expansion; slavery, sectionalism and the Civil War; the effects of industrialization, urbanization, and immigration; populism and Social Darwinism. Counts in the Humanities or Social Sciences Areas of General Education Requirements. 5 quarter hours
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1898 to the present Survey of significant domestic and foreign policy developments of the twentieth century: Progressivism; the emergence of the U.S. as a global power; World War I and II; immigration and labor issues; the Depression; the civil rights movement and the urban crisis. Counts in the Social Sciences Area of General Education Requirements. 5 quarter hours
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This course focuses on state and local governments within the context of the American federal system. Special emphasis is placed on federalism, the constitutional/legal relationships between state and local governments and the institutions, organizational forms and political processes in American state and local government. Counts in the Social Sciences Area of General Education Requirements. 5 quarter hours
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Introduction to major topics in physical anthropology and archeology, including theories and processes of biological and cultural evolution of the human species and the theories and methods of uncovering evolutionary processes. Counts in the Social Sciences Area of General Education Requirements. 5 quarter hours
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This course is an analysis and study of the economy in the aggregate or total sense - all markets taken together. Emphasis will be on contemporary issues such as unemployment, inflation, the business cycle, fiscal and monetary policy, the role of money, financial institutions, government operations, the stock market, gross domestic product, national income and the corporate world. Prerequisite: LAM110 or equivalent. Counts in the Social Sciences Area of General Education Requirements. 5 quarter hours
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This course provides an understanding of local governments, for example, municipalities, school districts, city and suburban library boards, and park district boards. It looks at different ways these governments influence economic life by taxing, spending, and regulating. Students will learn how each of these activities affects various groups in the population and how people's perception and evaluation of local governments is shaped by the way public officials and members of the media communicate information about them. Prerequisite: None. Counts in the Social Sciences Area of General Education Requirements. 5 quarter hours
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This course is an analysis and study of economic behavior of the individual unit, i.e., the firm and the rational consumer. Microeconomics principles addressed include decision making of the firm, the household, labor, international trade, education and poverty. Special emphasis will be placed on the theory of supply and demand. Prerequisite: LAM110 or equivalent. Counts in the Social Sciences Area of General Education Requirements. 5 quarter hours
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Comparative cross-cultural study of three selected nations representing different areas of the world. Investigation of varying ideological, political, social, and economic factors. At least two of three nations covered are non-Western. Prerequisite: Introductory social science course. Counts in the Social Sciences Area of General Education Requirements. 5 quarter hours
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Pre-Western inheritance from the Near Eastern cultures and Greco-Roman world; the transition to the Middle Ages; the development of the medieval institutions and values and their decline during the periods of the Renaissance and Reformation. Prerequisite: Introductory social science course. Counts in the Humanities or Social Sciences Areas of General Education Requirements. 5 quarter hours
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