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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
(Meets MnTC Goals 6 and 8) Study of 19th century Western culture, emphasizing ideas associated with the age of romanticism, the development of socialism, feminism, industrialization, and evolutionary theory. Illustrates how 19th century creative achieve-ments like music, art, literature, philosophy, architecture, science, and society cross-influence one another and reflect their times. Provides an understanding of how people inherit as well as create culture and how ideas about humanity add to a continuing dialogue.
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3.00 Credits
(Meets MnTC Goals 6 and 8) Covers the development and transformation of Western culture that began in the 19th century and continues in the 20th century. Illustrates how creative achievements like music, art, literature, philosophy, architecture, science, and society respond and reflect the 20th century experiences of totalitarianism, mass society, modern technology, and world war. Provides an understanding of how people inherit, as well as create, culture, and how new ideas join a continuing dialogue about the human condition.
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3.00 Credits
(Meets MnTC Goals 6 and 8) Prerequisites: ENGL 1121 with a grade of C or better and member of the Honors Program or consent of instructor Directed, in-depth study in the humanities with a focus that is interdisciplinary, with ties to economic and sociological concerns, and pertinent to different international and cultural perspectives.
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3.00 Credits
(Meets MnTC Goal 6) Prerequisite: ENGL 1121, member of the Honors Program, or consent of instructor Experiential study and exploration of a city or cities, usually Minneapolis and St. Paul, through a variety of perspectives including creative endeavors, nature and history of the city, cultural and ethnic diversity, and interpretation of personal emotions and reflections as both observer and participant in city life.
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
(Cross-listed as CHIN 2200, FREN 2200, GERM 2200, SPAN 2200 and SWED 2200) Takes students abroad to study and observe, firsthand, both ancient and modern components of civilizations. When offered as a tour, a classroom segment will precede the trip, covering such topics as a brief history of the area to be visited, cultural differences, etc. No knowledge of the language is required.
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3.00 Credits
(Meets MnTC Goals 6 and 8) Designed to introduce students to Africa. Examines the geographic, historical, and cultural diversity of North, East, West, and South African societies and provides an understanding of modern Africa by exploring African literature, art, music, political and economic structures, and social structures. Applicable to world and global studies requirements.
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3.00 Credits
Study of women within the social and cultural history of Western civilization. Examines women in the sciences and the arts, women in positions of power and subordination, and looks at the question of gender in Western traditions.
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3.00 Credits
(Cross-listed as WOST 2233) (Meets MnTC Goals 6 and 7) Designed to introduce students to issues of gender, class, and race in the United States social and cultural histories. Examines the cultural legacies and traditions which have shaped both the past and present. Provides an appreciation for the role women have had in this country's progress and examines the impacts gender assumptions play in work, social values, and directions for our nation's future.
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3.00 Credits
(Cross-listed as WOST 2234) (Meets MnTC Goals 6 and 8) Introduces the study of gender and women's issues in countries outside the USA. Designed to examine issues of cultural diversity, race, class, religious and social structures, literature and the arts, politics and economic development in countries such as China, Africa, the Pacific Rim, Europe, Russia, and Latin America.
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3.00 Credits
(Meets MnTC Goals 6 and 8) Study, in historical context, of classics of the ancient and medieval worlds-philosophical, political, literary-that have proved of enduring value or influence in molding the civilization of our time. Works will be read either in their entirety or in part (e.g., The Iliad, Oedipus, Plato's Republic, The Bible, The Inferno, More's Utopia, Luther's Address, Dr. Faustu
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