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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
This course will focus on the (re)discovery of classicism in German thought and literature, as exemplified by authors such as Lessing, Goethe, Claudius, Schiller, against the backdrop of significant cultural and historical developments. Three credits.
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3.00 Credits
This course will focus on literary developments during the Romantic period (Brentano, Novalis, Eichendorff, H?lderlin, Heine), the renewed focus on German philology and mythology (Jacob Grimm, Schlegel), and also gloss the music and art of the time, against the backdrop of historical developments. Three credits.
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3.00 Credits
The contents of this course will vary, as it will examine in greater detail one particular author (such as, for example, Goethe), or one particular period (such as, for example, Sturm und Drang), or one particular work (such as, for example, Fontane's Effi Briest), or a particular German-related topic (such as, for example, the spelling reform of 2000). Discussion of selected readings; written exams, oral presentations. Three credits.
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3.00 Credits
May be repeated. Variable credit.
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3.00 Credits
Professional work experience in the community which complements and strengthens academic in-class learning. Academic credit is variable depending on the nature and duration of the experience. Students may or may not be compensated depending on the company/ agency/educational setting. Students must receive departmental approval to participate. May be repeated. Variable credit.
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3.00 Credits
This course surveys China, Korea, and Japan from ancient times to the year 1600. It offers an introduction to the social, political, religious, and aesthetic ideas that together have formed the foundations of Chinese and Japanese civilizations. Three credits.
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3.00 Credits
This course covers the histories of China, Korea, and Japan from 1600 to the present. The interaction of these countries with the rest of the world and their modern evolution and development is a central focus. Topics such as communism, the Pacific War, the Cultural Revolution, and the contours of contemporary Asian society are also considered. Three credits.
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3.00 Credits
This course traces the development of British life and institutions from the Celts to the Tudor Revolution in 1485. The lectures will discuss the following topics: early invasions, Anglo-Saxon society, the Norman Conquest, kingship and the royal prerogative, the growth of common law, the development of Parliament, and the role of the Roman Church in English society. The personality of various monarchs and statesmen will be treated in respect to their contribution to the emergence of systematized government. Three credits.
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3.00 Credits
This course covers British history from the Tudors to Margaret Thatcher. Areas to be discussed include: the Reformation of Henry VIII and Elizabeth I, the Puritan Revolution, Industrialism, Victorianism, the 20th century welfare state, the rise and decline of the British empire, the position of Great Britain in the 20th century with emphasis on the British rule in Ireland, World War I, and the European Economic Community. Three credits.
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3.00 Credits
This course surveys the origins, development, and decline of the world’s early civilizations, empires, and regional states. Taking a comparative approach, it examines complex and diverse societies in relation to each other. What geographic, economic, social and cultural factors molded these societies? How have different peoples interpreted, depicted, and shaped the worlds in which they lived? Three credits.
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