HST 101 History of Western Civ

This course identifies and analyzes the origins and development of western civilization from its beginning through the High Middle Ages. It includes analysis of culturally and historically diverse practices, values, and beliefs among the civilizations of Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, and Rome.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

Recommended: College-level reading and writing skills (WR115 Introduction to College Writing and WR121 English Composition are strongly recommended for success in this course.

Offered

Offered Fall & Winter only

Notes

Lower Division Transfer (LDT) Course

General Education Requirements

AAS Human Relations, AS Social Process/Institution, AGS Social Science, AAOT Social Sciences, AS Liberal Arts Core 4, Cultural Literacy AAOT/AAS, AS Liberal Arts Core 2, AS Western Culture,

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
Students will understand the connections between past events and contemporary events. Students will learn that their personal/family history is tied to the history of civilization itself. Students will learn about and write about the lessons which previous civilizations can teach us and how to apply these lessons to our current civilizationäó»s challenges and the challenges of the 21st century. Students will learn that civilization is a recent and ongoing experiment which has created new relationships between humanity and nature which are highly problematic. Students will learn that our current civilization is the result of influences from many previous civilizationsäóîthat civilizations do not simply äóìrise and falläó but in fact continue on in terms of their influence in many areas of life. Students will learn that our current civilization is the result of influences from many previous civilizationsäóîthat civilizations do not simply äóìrise and falläó but in fact continue on in terms of their influence in many areas of life.