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May 02, 2024
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HIS 110 - Western Civilization:Ancnt to Early Mod
Last Date of Approval: Fall 2020
3 Credits
Total Lecture Hours: 45
Total Lab Hours: 0
Total Clinical Hours: 0
Total Work-Based Experience Hours: 0
Course Description:
This course is a comprehensive study of the major political, social, economic, cultural and philosophical movements in Western Civilization from the Stone Age to the Age of Enlightenment. Throughout this course, students must read primary and secondary sources through a critical lens and use critical thinking skills to solve problems. Additionally, this course reinforces students written communication skills through essays and verbal communication skills through class discussions and presentations. Importantly, students are asked to think critically, consider the viewpoints of others, and effectively express themselves, all of which will benefit them in the classroom, in life, and in the workforce.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: None
Mode(s) of Instruction: traditional/face-to-face, virtual, and/or online
Credit for Prior Learning: There are no Credit for Prior Learning opportunities for this course.
Course Fees: None
Student Learning Outcomes and Objectives:
Student Learning Outcomes:
- Understand and discuss major themes of Western Civilization.
- Identify broad patterns in Western Civilization.
- Develop an ability to engage critically with others who often do not share the same interpretations of events.
- Apply insights and themes from history to students’ daily lives.
- Develop skills in historical analysis.
- Reading and interpreting primary sources as well as historical scholarship.
- Writing and constructing well-grounded arguments based on historical evidence.
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