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 Department:    HIST&

 Course #:    118

 Credits:    5

 Variable:     No

 IUs:    5

 CIP:    540103

 EPC:    n/a

 REV:    2021

 Course Description  

Survey of the origins of Western civilization from the end of the French revolution to the present day.

 Prerequisite  

Prerequisite: ENGL 099 with a "C" or higher (or placement into ENGL& 101).

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:

1. Become familiar with the facts of the development of the civilizations, which had a major influence on Western development from 1815 (The congress of Vienna) to present.
2. Analyze how Europe came to spread, influence, and dominate much of the world.
3. Understand the elements that provide continuity within and between the major movements and events of Western history.
4. Understand the elements that changed significantly in Western history over time.
5. Understand the roots of contemporary American culture in the history of Western civilization.
6. Become better-informed, critical readers of historical sources.
7. Appreciate the diversity of cultural arrangements and institutions in Western Civilization.
8. Appreciate the impact of foreign culture and indigenous cultures.
9. SOCIAL SCIENCES: Apply concepts from the social sciences to analyze individual or social phenomena, processes, events, conflicts, or issues.

General Education Learning Values & Outcomes

Revised August 2018 and affects outlines for 2019 and later.

Engage

Definition: Interact with humans and the environment informed by an understanding of equity.

Course Contents

1. The evaluation to historical sources
2. The forces that contribute to the domination of one culture over others
3. The Industrial Revolution
4. European imperialism and colonialism
5. Nineteenth Century Europe, Victorianism
6. European Nationalism
7. The rise of Fascism
8. WWI and WWII
9. Post-War Europe
10. The roots of contemporary American culture in the Western past