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Course Criteria
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The West and the World is a one semester global history course designed for students needing to complete a core requirement in Western Civilization and other World Civilizations. The course introduces students to a broad discussion of the development of Western Civilization and culture within a global context, examining how other, non-Western cultures influenced and shaped the development of the West. Through primary source readings, lectures and discussion, students will study the major world events that helped shape western institutions and influenced the western experience from ancient times to the present. Note: Students completing this course may not receive credit for HIS 114 or HIS 115 or HIS 117 or HIS 118 (3,0) 3 credits
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Analyzes the impact of technology on the major political movements and governmental systems of the modern world since 1900. The course will examine the effects of technology on war, culture, ideology and the future. (3,0) 3 credits
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3.00 Credits
A study of the peoples, cultures, religions, customs and philosophies of India, China, Japan, and southeast Asia, and discussion of the social and political effects of Mongol, Moslem, and Occidental contacts with the Orient. This course fulfills general education competency for "Other World Civilizations". (3,0) 3 credits
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This course examines the birth and development of Islam from its beginnings to the present. Special emphasis will be placed on the interconnection of Islam with Judaism and Christianity, and common basis of monotheism. Topics to be discussed include the Ottoman and Mogul Empires, trade and commerce, urbanization, intellectual movements, and class formation in the Islamic world. (3,0) 3 credits
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A study of the history, peoples, cultures, religions, customs, and contemporary politics of Central Asia (Kasakjstan, Krgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan) as well as the relationship between the region and its neighbors China, Russia, Turkey, and Iran. (3,0) 3 credits
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3.00 Credits
An analysis of immigration in American life, employing studies of demography, colonial settlement, and mass migrations, and describing the ordeal of adjustment, nativism, immigration policy, cultural pluralism, and the shifting ethnic pattern. (3,0) 3 credits
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A survey of religions of the East and the region of the Mediterranean, with discussion of their impact on the lives of individuals, and on cultures and other societies through the interrelationship of value systems. (3,0) 3 credits
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An examination of the historical development of health and medical care in societies, both Western and non-Western, from Ancient Times to Contemporary America. An emphasis on scientific and technological advancement, care of the ill, treatment of disease, and training of health care practitioners. Discussion of the values of each historical period and the relationships between social values, ethics, and prescribed health care. (3,0) 3 credits
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3.00 Credits
This course traces the development of western society from the 16th Century to present, focusing specifically on how scientific and technological developments have shaped modern western society and culture. The course proceeds chronologically from the scientific revolution of the 16th Century to the present atomic age. (3,0) 3 credits
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A historical discussion and analysis of economic develop-ment in the United States, resulting from the contributions of land, labor, capital, business enterprise, and government, and from the nation's attitudes toward work, success, the efforts of the self-made man, and the achievement of the American dream. (3,0) 3 credits
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