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5.00 Credits
Recommended Preparation: READ 090 or placement in READ 120; ENGL 095 or placement in ENGL& 101 or instructor permission. Completion of or concurrent enrollment in ENGL& 101 recommended. This course offers a survey of the history of the Pacific Northwest region of North America from the arrival of the Original Peoples, approximately 30,000 BCE through European conquest and colonial development, incorporation into the United States, exploitation of natural resources, race, class and gender conflicts as they developed throughout the 19th and 20th Centuries and political, social, and economic development in the 20th Century through the era of the Vietnam War. 5 lecture hours. Satisfies specified elective requirement for the AA degree.
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Recommended Preparation: READ 090 or placement in READ 120; ENGL 095 or placement in ENGL& 101 or instructor permission. Completion of or concurrent enrollment in ENGL& 101 recommended. This course offers an overview of Native-American history, culture, politics and the interactions of Native-Americans and the peoples who arrived after them. The course places an emphasis on political and social events and persons critical to the history of Native-Americans and the larger culture. The course also places an on-going emphasis on the history of Native-Americans in the Pacific Northwest and the Olympic Peninsula. 5 lecture hours. Satisfies social science distribution area A requirement or specified elective for the AA degree.
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Recommended Preparation: READ 090 or placement in READ 120; ENGL 095 or placement in ENGL& 101 or instructor permission. Completion of or concurrent enrollment in ENGL& 101 recommended. An introduction to the political, social, economic, and intellectual history of Europe in the Twentieth Century. The course will cover the background to World War I, the era of the World Wars, the rise of Communism and Fascism, the Welfare State, European imperialism, and Europe's role in the global environment of the 1990's. Important social and intellectual movements will be discussed in their political context. 5 lecture hours. Satisfies specified elective requirement for the AA degree.
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Recommended Preparation: READ 090 or placement in READ 120; ENGL 095 or placement in ENGL& 101 or instructor permission. Completion of or concurrent enrollment in ENGL& 101 recommended. This course is an introduction to the history of gender relations in Europe and America. It will combine material traditionally covered in "History of Women" courses with discussion of the relations between the sexes, and discussion of how sex roles have changed over time in different cultures. 5 lecture hours. Satisfies specified elective requirement for the AA degree.
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Recommended Preparation: READ 090 or placement in READ 120; ENGL 095 or placement in ENGL& 101 or instructor permission. Completion of or concurrent enrollment in ENGL& 101 recommended. An introduction to Latin American studies. The first half of the quarter focuses attention on Pre- Columbian civilizations, especially the Maya. The second half of the quarter explores Modern Latin America from the time of the colonial period and focuses on independence movements, nation building, and the problems of the last two centuries. 5 lecture hours. Satisfies social science distribution area A requirement or specified elective for the AA degree.
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5.00 Credits
Recommended Preparation: READ 090 or placement in READ 120; ENGL 095 or placement in ENGL& 101 or instructor permission. Completion of or concurrent enrollment in ENGL& 101 recommended. This course offers an overview of African-American history, from African origins to the end of the Civil War. The course will analyze the political, economic, social, and cultural responses of both individuals and groups of African-Americans as they encountered European culture and survived through 250 years of slavery in the United States. 5 lecture hours. Satisfies social science distribution area A requirement or specified elective for the AA degree.
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5.00 Credits
Recommended Preparation: READ 090 or placement in READ 120; ENGL 095 or placement in ENGL& 101 or instructor permission. Completion of or concurrent enrollment in ENGL& 101 recommended. This course offers an analysis of the various movements and trends for liberation pursued by African-Americans from Reconstruction through the 1970's. We will look at the political, economic, social, and cultural responses of both individuals and groups of African-Americans, and examine the parallel responses of the majority White culture (racists and anti-racists) to these liberation movements. 5 lecture hours. Satisfies social science distribution area A requirement or specified elective for the AA degree.
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5.00 Credits
Recommended Preparation: READ 090 or placement in READ 120; ENGL 095 or placement in ENGL& 101; or instructor permission. Completion of or concurrent enrollment in EGNL& 101. This is a survey of the history of Great Britain with an emphasis on England and will deal with a variety of historical approaches; social history, popular culture, institution and legal history, as well as political history. The class will start with prehistoric Britain and move through the various waves of conquerors until Great Britain emerges. It will review the impact of nationalism, imperialism, colonialism, especially in Ireland, wars in the 20th century, and the rise of the modern English welfare state until the Thatcher years. 5 lecture hours. Satisfies social science distribution area A requirement or specified elective for the AA degree.
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5.00 Credits
Recommended Preparation: Placement in ENGL 095. This class is designed to give students a basic understanding of all classifications of drugs. Topics to be covered include the biology of drug action, effects of drugs on the body, dependence and treatment, alternatives to drug use, and drugs and the law. Types of drugs discussed will range from prescription drugs, to alcohol, to illegal drugs, and over-the-counter drugs. 5 lecture hours. Satisfies specified elective requirement for the AA degree.
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5.00 Credits
This course encompasses a total wellness concept of one's physical, mental and emotional well being. Students will examine major health issues of contemporary society. Students will also learn to make responsible lifestyle decisions that will directly affect their quality of life and attainment of well being. 5 lecture hours. May be used as a general elective in the AA degree or to satisfy PE requirement for all degrees. (Does not satisfy the one activity credit of PE required for the Associate of Applied Science Nursing Degree)
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