Course Descriptions 2024-2025 School Year HISTORY WOH2022  World History Since 1500  3.0   P This course will examine the creation and evolution of the economic, social, political, and cultural structures of the civilizations humans created from 1500 CE to the present day. In addition, the course will analyze the interactions that occurred between these civilizations. As a writing intensive course, this course will allow students the chance to explore the subject through a variety of college-level writing exercises that may include essay exams, book reviews, reaction papers, and other discipline specific writing.... Full Description WOH2040  Contemporary World History  3.0   P This course will examine the major political, social, economic, intellectual and diplomatic developments of the 20th century. Emphasis will be placed on the impact of two world wars, the Russian Revolution, the Cold War, the emergence of Communist China and the rise of the Third World, the decline of Communism in Europe, and the major problems of the post-Cold War world. As a writing intensive course that satisfies the Inquiry and Discourse category of general education, this course will allow students the chance to explore the subject through a variety of college-level writing exercises that will include an original research project and may also include essay exams, book reviews, reaction papers, and other discipline specific writing. The. Full Description AMH2010  United States History to 1877  3.0   P In this course, students will examine United States history from before European contact to 1877. Topics will include but are not limited to Indigenous peoples, the European background, the Colonial Period, the American Revolution, the Articles of Confederation, the Constitution, issues within the new republic, sectionalism, manifest destiny, slavery, the American Civil War, and Reconstruction. As a Writing-Intensive Tier IA course, a goal of AMH 2010 is to help students refine their college-level writing skills. The course is designed so that students use writing to explore and develop their mastery and understanding of course content. Students will experience the ways in which writing can help them learn something — about wh Full Description EUH2001  Survey of Western Civilization 2: Medieval Society to the Enlightenment  3.0   P This class treats the development of Western Society from the time of the Carolingian Empire to the age of Enlightenment. The class concentrates on Europe, but also considers the impact of the West on Africa, America and Asia during the Age of Exploration. Particular attention is placed on feudalism and manorialism, the rise of urban society and the nation state, and the various impacts of the Renaissance, the Reformation, and the Age of Discovery. As a writing intensive course, EUH2001 will allow students the chance to explore the subject through a variety of college-level writing exercises that may include essay exams, book reviews, reaction papers, and other discipline specific writing. The primary General Education learning outcome for. Full Description AMH2020  United States History Since 1877  3.0   P In this course, students will trace the history of the United States from the end of the Reconstruction Era to the contemporary era. Topics will include but are not limited to the rise of industrialization, the United States’ emergence as an actor on the world stage, constitutional amendments and their impact, the Progressive Era, World War I, the Great Depression and New Deal, World War II, the Civil Rights Era, the Cold War, and the United States since 1989. As a Writing-Intensive Tier IA course, a goal of AMH 2020 is to help students refine their college-level writing skills. The course is designed so that students use writing to explore and develop their mastery and understanding of course content. Students will experience̷ Full Description AMH2035  US Modern World Since 1945  3.0   P This course will examine both the major role performed by the United States in world affairs since the end of World War II and the profound changes the nation has experienced on the domestic scene. Among the major issues to consider are affluence and poverty, civil rights and social justice, broader economic and social changes, as well as the political culture that both reflects and shapes these larger historical currents. As a research and writing intensive course, this course will allow students the chance to explore the subject through a variety of college-level writing exercises that will include an original research project and may also include essay exams, book reviews, reaction papers, and other discipline specific writing. The prima Full Description EUH2000  Survey of Western Civilization 1: Ancient Europe and the Near East  3.0   P An introduction to ancient Western civilization, this course examines the religious, political, economic and cultural trends of most importance to the future development of civilization in the West and, indeed, the world. The course considers in particular the early histories of Mesopotamia, Egypt, and Southwest Asia as well as Greek, Hellenistic and Roman histories through the establishment of the Eastern Roman Empire. In particular, the establishment of the great religious traditions of the West (Judaism, Christianity and Islam) is explored. As a writing-intensive course, this course will allow students the chance to explore the subject through a variety of college-level writing exercises that may include essay exams, book reviews, reacti Full Description EUH2002  Survey of Western Civilization 3: French Revolution to the Present  3.0   P This class examines the eighteenth-century revolutions, Napoleon, nineteenth century ideologies, national unification in the nineteenth century, imperialism, twentieth century ideologies, the world wars, and the postwar era including the transition to post-Soviet rule in Eastern Europe. Although the course considers mostly Europe and the United States, the impact of the West on the world via imperialism, decolonization and the Cold War are also considered. As a writing intensive course, EUH2002 will allow students the chance to explore the subject through a variety of college-level writing exercises that may include essay exams, book reviews, reaction papers, and other discipline specific writing. The primary General Education learning outc Full Description WOH2012  World History to 1500  3.0   P This course will examine the creation and evolution of the economic, social, political, and cultural structures of the civilizations humans created from Neolithic times to 1500 CE. In addition, the course will analyze the interactions that occurred between these civilizations. As a writing intensive course, this course will allow students the chance to explore the subject through a variety of college-level writing exercises that may include essay exams, book reviews, reaction papers, and other discipline specific writing.... Full Description ASH2041  Survey of Chinese History  3.0   P This course will examine the creation and evolution of the economic, social, political, and cultural structures of Chinese civilization from Neolithic times to the present as well as the interactions that occurred between China and the rest of the world.... Full Description AMH2091  Survey of African American History  3.0   P This course examines the major political, social, and economic events in African American history. The topics to be treated in this course will include: the African background; slavery; emancipation; the Civil War and Reconstruction; blacks in the twentieth century; the civil rights movement; and social, cultural, and economic aspects of black history.... 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