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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: Completion of RDG 001and/or RDG 002. This course explores major social, economic and political developments in the history of the various Latino communities of the United States from the mid-19th century to the present. Attention is given to such long-term processes as community formation, Latino immigration to the U.S., religion, and group identity. SUNY GEN ED-n/a; NCC GEN ED-SBS, PLDI
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Prerequisites: Completion of RDG 001and/or RDG 002. A survey of Native peoples in United States history and popular culture, from contact to the present. Emphasis centers on comparing and contrasting the different Native American groups in the United States; their respective responses over time to the influx of peoples from outside the western hemisphere, and the developing relationship between these groups and what became the dominant political and social U.S. institutions and people. There will be a special emphasis on indigenous peoples of Long Island particularly and New York generally. In addition, this course will look at the ever-changing images and/or stereotypes of Native Americans in U.S. culture. SUNY GEN ED-GSBS, GAMH; NCC GEN EDSBS, PLDI
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: Completion of RDG 001and/or RDG 002. (Dual listed with POL 111) A review of the development of what is now Nassau County from pre-Colonial times to the present day. Emphasis is placed upon the governmental-administrative structure of the county and the major problems facing urban-suburban communities. Field trips and guest speakers are utilized to complement classwork. SUNY GEN ED-GSBS; NCC GEN ED-SBS
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: Completion of RDG 001and/or RDG 002. This course examines major developments in world history, from the emergence of the earliest civilizations to about 1500 C.E. How various civilizations conceptualized and responded to issues such as the nature of god(s), human nature, gender roles and relationships, and the environment are explored. Technological developments and economic, political, and social structures are also studied. SUNY GEN ED-GSBS, GOWC; NCC GEN EDGLNW, SBS, PLDI
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: Completion of RDG 001and/or RDG 002. This course examines important developments and interactions in world history from the age of exploration and European expansion to the present. Major formative elements of the modern world such as industrialization, democracy, imperialism, nationalism, secularism, feminism, socialism, fascism, human rights, and technological developments are explored. SUNY GEN ED-n/a; NCC GEN ED-GLNW, SBS, PLDI
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: HIS 176 or permission of Chairperson, completion of RDG 001and/or RDG 002. (Dual listed with AFR 141) A survey of the African American experience since the Reconstruction Era to the post World War II period and the current scene. Emphasis centers on the Civil Rights Movement, the Harlem Renaissance, the Black Revolution and the philosophies of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, Jesse Jackson, Angela Davis, Cynthia Boston, Willie McGee and the "exiled" leaders of the contemporary scene. SUNY GEN ED-GSBS, GAMH; NCC GEN EDSBS, WESH, PLDI
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: Completion of RDG 001and/or RDG 002. (Dual listed with AFR 200) An historical examination of the image, role and treatment of the Black Woman in America from the Age of Slavery to the advent of the feminist movement and the contemporary scene. Emphasis centers on the burdens of racism, sexism, single-parent motherhood, welfare, Black female and male relationships, sterilization, the Black family and the issues of Black Women's liberation, women's lib and the ERA amendment. SUNY GEN ED-GSBS, GAMH; NCC GEN EDSBS, WESH, PLDI
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: HIS 178 or AFR 200 or permission of instructor, completion of RDG 001and/or RDG 002. (Dual listed with AFR 201) An historical continuation of the History of the Black Woman, from 1900 to the Post World War II Era, the decade of the 1990's & the contemporary scene. Emphasis centers on her problems, roles, experiences in America, her changing role in the workplace, church, professions, society and the current Black Feminist. SUNY GEN ED-GSBS, GAMH; NCC GEN EDSBS, WESH, PLDI H I S 1 8 0 Alternate Years Health, Disease and Western History 3 Cr. Prerequisites: Completion of RDG 001and/or RDG 002. In all eras disease has been a shaper of human affairs. It has affected the life of empires and the outcome of wars, helped alter the economy and the structure of society, and evoked outbursts of mass unrest. It continues to challenge the development of civilization. The course examines the impact of disease on Western history; the efforts of Western society to deal with disease through magic, religion, and science; and the role of disease as the theme of art, literature and popular culture. SUNY GEN ED-GSBS, GWEH; NCC GEN EDSBS, WESH
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3.00 Credits
This course examines the evolution of sports in the context of American history. From the colonial era to the present, sports have been a mirror of the larger history of the nation. The course traces the growth of sports, both amateur and professional with an emphasis on the refining rules and organization, the role of the media and the changes that have taken place within the sporting world. SUNY GEN ED-n/a; NCC GEN ED- SBS
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: Completion of RDG 001and/or RDG 002. The course focuses on the new civilization which emergen from the ruins of the Greco-Roman world. The role of the Medieval church, feudalism, chivalry, and witchcraft in shaping this seminal period is explored together with the medieval worlds contribution to the making of modern day political, economic and cultural traditions. SUNY GEN ED-GSBS, GWEH; NCC GEN EDSBS, WESH
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