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3.00 Credits
This course focuses on international and global issues in travel as well as its history and ethical implications. The class will also introduce students to the history of travel from ancient times to the present, addressing issues of interconnectedness, interdependence, and inequity among peoples, cultures, and/or nation-states. Inquiry-based learning will be utilized to increase students' knowledge of world geography and international players through the exploration of developed and potential tourist areas. Exploring the history of travel will provide opportunities for students to connect course materials and study the topic from an interdisciplinary perspective. Students will complete a capstone project connecting contemporary issues, as they relate to ethical concerns as well as social, cultural, and economic trends in the business of global travel.
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3.00 Credits
A survey of the political, social, economic, and intellectual history of the United States from pre-Columbian Indians through the period of the Civil War and Reconstruction.
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3.00 Credits
This course is a survey of the political, social, economic, and intellectual history of the United States from pre-Columbian Indians through the period of the Civil War and Reconstruction. This Honors course fosters high-achieving students' growth towards learning outcomes such as: problem solving, often with creative approaches; critical reading and original text analysis; forming judgments based on evidence, often from alternative modes of inquiry or integrative learning; clear, persuasive research writing; oral presentation; and articulate reflection on personal growth. Honors courses are more likely to utilize student-driven active learning, emphasizing exploration and discovery, rather than the acquisition of specific knowledge; faculty might provide projects with no pre-determined conclusion, but with real-world application.
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3.00 Credits
A survey of the political, economic and intellectual history of the United States from the period of Reconstruction until the present. Emphasis is on the rise of industrial America and the growth of the country as a world power in the Twentieth Century.
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3.00 Credits
A survey of the political, economic and intellectual history of the United States from the period of Reconstruction until the present. Emphasis is on the rise of industrial America and the growth of the country as a world power in the Twentieth Century. This Honors course fosters high-achieving students' growth towards learning outcomes such as: problem solving, often with creative approaches; critical reading and original text analysis; forming judgments based on evidence, often from alternative modes of inquiry or integrative learning; clear, persuasive research writing; oral presentation; and articulate reflection on personal growth. Honors courses are more likely to utilize student-driven active learning, emphasizing exploration and discovery, rather than the acquisition of specific knowledge; faculty might provide projects with no pre-determined conclusion, but with real-world application.
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3.00 Credits
This course covers the period from the election of Lincoln in 1860 to the end of reconstruction in 1877. The military history of the war will be studied in its political and social context. Stress will be given to the revolutionary changes brought about by the War, especially those affecting African-Americans. Causes of the Civil War will be studied and how it evolved into a war against slavery.
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3.00 Credits
This course is a chronological survey of the history of African Americans from their African beginnings through their progress in the twenty-first century. Five units in the history of African Americans will be emphasized - becoming African American, antebellum black life, the Civil War and Reconstruction, White Supremacy and legalized injustice, the Civil Rights movement through the modern era.
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3.00 Credits
This course provides a survey of the history of Latin America from pre-Columbian times to the present. Emphasis is placed on the twentieth century. Trends in political, economic, social and cultural development are studied, as well as the relationship between the United States and Latin America.
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3.00 Credits
This course covers the experience of Americans and Vietnamese, soldiers and civilians in the Vietnam War. It has three parts: 1) the origins of American involvement, 1945 1963; 2) the war America waged on the ground and in the air; 3) the impact of the war on American society and government.
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3.00 Credits
A survey of the major civilizations of "monsoon Asia" with the focus on India, China and Japan. This course will emphasize political, economic, social and cultural forces that have shaped Asian civilization. Students will gain a greater appreciation of the differences and similarities between Asian civilization and the rest of the world.
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