Course Title: Western Civilization I
Title Abbreviation: WESTERN CIVILIZATION I
Department: HIST&
Course #: 116
Credits: 5
Variable: No
IUs: 5
CIP: 540103
EPC: n/a
REV: 2018
Course Description
Survey of the origins of Western civilization in the Near East, ancient Greece and Rome, through the end of the Middle Ages.
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. 2.2 Analyze issues and develop questions within a discipline.
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 . . . 4.3 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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