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3.00 Credits
Where there's a scandal, there are muckrakers: the journalists, authors, and filmmakers who have investigated and exposed the underbelly of U.S. political corruption, white collar crime, fraud, slum conditions, slavery, abuse, and other social ills. The course examines U.S. issues and trends in social history, explores the writing and journalism that brought "scandals" to the forefront of social consciousness,and questions the extent to which public exposure has ameliorated social ills. Meets LAC outcomes: HCB3, HCB4. 3 crs.
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In the United States, God is in the White House, on MTV, in the movies, and out on the streets. God has become a battleground for the pledge of allegiance, public schools, and monuments in courthouses. But who is God This course will examine Americans' widely diverse, and often competing, images of God, images that often transcend religious boundaries. Students will examine how these images have, both throughout U.S. history and in current times, had direct effect on people's lives. Meets LAC outcome: HCB3. 3 crs.
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The Cold War dominated U.S. life for almost fifty years at a cost of over two trillion dollars. This course will include the origins of the Cold War, the governmental policies, scientific and technological developments, institutions, and programs arising from this new conflict. In addition, students will examine how U.S. society was reshaped by the specter of a cold war that cast a pall over the victorious Allies in World War II. Meets LAC outcome: HCB4. 3 crs.
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The course provides an introduction to history and literature in Eastern Europe since World War II to the present with special focus on the intellectual and political life. Attention will be devoted to traumatic political events and the way they were/are reflected and re-constructed in literature and arts. What was there before communism What was communism Why did it end What was gained and what was lost The approach will be interdisciplinary, incorporating ideas from historians, writers, journalists, anthropologists. Meets LAC outcomes: AIB4, HCA3. A Global Studies course. 3 crs.
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This course examines the history of the people known to the ancients as the Celts from the dimness of antiquity through their migration throughout Europe and into Asia and Northern Africa. Students will explore why classical writers called them one of the "four great barbarian peoples"and the "last stronghold of Hellenistic culture," while Caesarcalled them "illiterate madmen." The course concludes witha look at the contribution of the ancient Celts to Western Civilization. Meets LAC outcome: HCB3. 3 crs.
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This course explores the many relationships between history, food, and technology. Topics include the influence of Columbus' voyages upon European diet; sugar and spice, the motivating factors behind Western exploration and the slave trade; the evolution of national cuisines; and "fast food"and the history of diet and health. Meets LAC outcome: HCB3. 3 crs.
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Beginning with a review of the effect inventions such as the printing press, the steam engine, television, and the computer have had on the way humans think, this course examines how contemporary issues have been affected and shaped by technological change. Meets LAC outcome: HCD3. A Media & Film Studies course. 3 crs.
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A survey of the rise of medicine from the pre-1800 view that disease is caused by an imbalance of "humors" in the body tothe emergence of scientific medicine. Topics include plagues and communicable diseases, doctor-caused illnesses, anatomical discoveries, the development of germ theory, antisepsis, anesthesia, quackery, alternative medicine, aseptic surgery, and drug design. The course will also consider the impact of technologies such as the microscope, stethoscope, x-rays, immunology, and antibiotics. Meets LAC outcomes: HCD3, NWB1. A Science Studies course. 3 crs.
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This course introduces the history of immigration to North America from the time of European colonialism to the present. Whether concerning the slave plantations of Virginia, the potato fields of Ireland, Japanese internment camps in California, or the barrios of East Los Angeles., students will study topics including immigrant life, work, and culture. Additional topics will include the causes of mass migration and its effect on gender and family relations, changing ethnic identity in the United States, and federal immigration policy. Meets LAC outcomes: HCA1, HCB3. An American Ethnic Studies course. 3 crs.
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1.00 Credits
Students will be introduced to the history of the profession, the interior design body of knowledge, professional organizations, licensing and registration issues, academic discipline, and the discipline of the profession. Includes field trips, discussion, and lecture. Open to non-majors. 1 cr.
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