Course Title: World Civilizations I: D
Title Abbreviation: WORLD CIVILIZATNS I: D
Department: HIST&
Course #: 126
Credits: 5
Variable: No
IUs: 5
CIP: 540101
EPC: n/a
REV: 2018
Course Description
A study of human achievements from prehistoric times through the Middle Ages. Includes the culture and institutions of Mesopotamia, Egypt, India, China, Greece, Rome, and medieval Europe.
Prerequisite
Prerequisite: Appropriate placement or grade of 2.0 or higher in ENGL 099.
Contact Hours (based on 11 week quarter)
Lecture: 55
Lab: 0
Other: 0
Systems: 0
Clinical: 0
Intent: Distribution Requirement(s) Status:
Academic Social Sciences
Equivalencies At Other Institutions
Learning Outcomes
After completing this course, the student will be able to:
General Education Learning Values & Outcomes
Revised August 2008 and affects outlines for 2008 year 1 and later.
2. Critical Thinking
Definition: The ability to think critically about the nature of knowledge within a discipline and about the ways in which that knowledge is constructed and validated and to be sensitive to the ways these processes often vary among disciplines.
Outcomes: Students will be able to . . . 2.1 Identify and express concepts, terms, and facts related to a specific discipline. 2.3 Identify, interpret, and evaluate pertinent data and previous experience to reach conclusions.
4. Community & Cultural Diversity
Definition: Recognizing the value of human communities and cultures from multiple perspectives through a critical understanding of their similarities and differences.
Outcomes: Students will be able to . . . 4.1 Identify and express concepts, terms, and issues associated with the diverse perspectives of race, social class, gender, sexual orientation, disabilities, and culture. 4.2 Understand, value and respect human differences and commonalities as they relate to issues of race, social class, gender, sexual orientation, disabilities and culture. 4.3 Understand the historically and socially constructed nature of—and the meanings attributed to—human differences.
7. Aesthetics & Creativity
Definition: Interpreting human experience through engagement with creative processes and aesthetic principles.
Outcomes: Students will be able to . . . 7.4 Demonstrate an understanding of the role of arts and creative expression in societies.
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