Independent reading and/or research under the guidance of a global citizenship faculty member. Refer to the academic policy section for independent study policy. Independent study contract is required. May be repeated for credit.
The story of civilization in the Mediterranean area and Europe from the earliest civilization of Egypt and Mesopotamia, through Greece, Rome, the Middle Ages, Renaissance, and Reformation to about 1600. Restricted to students with freshman and sophomore standing. HA
The story of civilization in the West from about 1600 to the present, including the Enlightenment; the social, political, and industrial revolutions of the 18th and 19th centuries; and the two great wars of the 20th century. Restricted to students with freshman and sophomore standing. HA
This thematic and comparative course surveys broad patterns of human development across cultures, the ways in which civilizations interacted, and recurring processes and problems encountered in global history up to 1500 C.E. Central themes are agricultural revolution, development of global trade networks, and the significance of disease in world history. Students will investigate social, cultural, religious, and political aspects of the different periods covered. Restricted to students with freshman and sophomore standing. HA
This thematic and comparative course surveys broad patterns of human development across cultures, the ways in which civilizations interacted, and recurring processes and problems encountered in global history from 1500 to the present. Central themes are the development of global trade networks, the significance of slavery in different world cultures, the foundations of the modern industrialized world, the rise of nationalism, and the effects of globalization. Students will investigate social, cultural, religious, and political aspects of the different periods covered.
A survey of the political, economic, cultural, and social developments in U.S. history from Pre-Columbian America to the Civil War. Restricted to students with freshman and sophomore standing. HA
A survey of the political, economic, cultural, and social developments in U.S. history from Reconstruction to the present. Restricted to students with freshman and sophomore standing. HA
A survey of Latin American history from Pre-Comlumbian civilizations to the present. The course emphasizes the complex agency of Latin American peoples in their cultural, social, political, and economic interactions. HA
We begin our study with some context: the significant developments that established the social, political, economic, philosophical and religious foundations in which the Jesus movement entered. Combining the evidence from archeological discoveries with advances in scholarship made over the last two centuries in our historical and textual understanding of Christianitys origins, we gain a clearer understanding of the ancient struggle between roman Power and the Jewish peoples passionate belief in a just God.
Same as 217 without the travel and study abroad. HA