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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
3 hours; 3 credits. A history of modernity since 1500: from Europe's expansion and the emergence of the Atlantic world to a global society. Early modern societies, cultures, and state structures. Effects of trade, colonialism, and slavery. Enlightenment and revolutions. Comparative industrialization and urbanization. Nationalism, internationalism, and totalitarianism. Demography, environment, and gender. (Not open to students who have completed Core Studies 4).
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3.00 Credits
3 hours; 3 credits Introduction to social science concepts through the study of power, authority, and social organization in U.S. society. Emphasis on the interaction of government and civil society. Readings focus on primary documents concerning the role of social class, race, and gender in the construction of social and political inequality. (Not open to students who have completed Core Studies 3.)
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3.00 Credits
3 hours; 3 credits Art and architecture of Egypt from the end of the New Kingdom to the Arab conquest. Use of archaeological evidence to analyze Egypt's global connections with Africa, the Near East, and the Mediterranean. Application of recent interdisciplinary approaches such as postcolonialism and gender theory to the archaeology of a central non-Western culture of the ancient world. Prerequisite: Junior standing and satisfaction of all lowertier requirements in Philosophical and Social Inquiry.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours; 3 credits Comparative study of the classical philosophies of China and India. Such philosophical issues as the nature of reality, the self, knowledge, ethics, society, the good life, and enlightenment in writings associated with Confucius, Lao-tzu, Chuang-tzu, the Hindu sages who composed the Vedas and Upanishads, the Buddha, and others. Prerequisite: Junior standing and satisfaction of all lowertier requirements in Philosophical and Social Inquiry.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours; 3 credits Formation of Latin@ diasporas in the United States. Legacy of indigenous societies, colonization. African diasporas in Latin America. Racial formation. Latin American societies. Demographic patterns, (im)migration, settlement and community development. Issues of citizenship, racism, and discrimination. Transnationalism and transnational identities. (Not open to students who have completed Core Curriculum Upper Tier 20.04) Prerequisite: Junior standing and satisfaction of all lowertier requirements in Philosophical and Social Inquiry.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours; 3 credits Examination of the history and present-day realities of Core Curriculum 79 the diverse cultures comprising the global Spanishspeaking community: Spain, Latin America, and the Caribbean, Spanish-speaking Africa, and the US Latino populations. Topics include language and empire, colonialism, economic and social structures of power, religion, the role of women, racial and ethnic identity, migration and immigration, and the role of the artist in society. (Not open to students who have completed Core Curriculum Upper Tier 20.03.) Prerequisite: Junior standing and satisfaction of all lowertier requirements in Philosophical and Social Inquiry.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours; 3 credits Comparative study of cultures by exploring Jewish diaspora, the cultures in which Jews found themselves, and variations in development as a result of location. Influences, differences, and similarities of immigrant and local populations. Prerequisite: Junior standing and satisfaction of all lowertier requirements in Philosophical and Social Inquiry.
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3.00 Credits
3 lecture hours; 3 credits An exploration of the art and architecture of the Silk Road from China into Central Asia, with some attention to exports to Europe, from the Han Dynasty (2nd century BCE) until the Mongols (13th century CE). Subjects covered: the history of art, the rise and interaction of Islam and Buddhism, and the economic and diplomatic context that facilitated the development and expansion of the Silk Road, the Silk Road today. Prerequisite: Junior standing and satisfaction of all lowertier requirements in Philosophical and Social Inquiry.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours lecture; 3 credits The formation of Caribbean societies and their impact on the United States. Migration to the United States, its selection process and settlement patterns. The transformation of immigrants in the United States and their transformation of American society. Prerequisite: Junior standing and satisfaction of all lowertier requirements in Philosophical and Social Inquiry.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours; 3 credits Multidisciplinary exploration of the cultures and history of at least two societies.Thematic emphasis. Themes drawn from issues such as colonization, gender, urbanization, social movements, race and ethnic relations, north-south/east-west dyads, religion, nationalism, geography, encounter, diasporic communities, coreperiphery, modernity and modernization, globalization, and transnationalism. A minimum of two world areas chosen from Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Latin America, the Middle East and the Pacific Islands. Comparison of selected cultural clusters and social themes. Prerequisite: Junior standing and satisfaction of all lowertier requirements in Philosophical and Social Inquiry.
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