HIST& 116 - Western Civilization I

Credits: 5
Variable Credit Course: No

Lecture Hours: 55
Lab Hours: 0
Worksite/Clinical Hours: 0
Other Hours (LIA/Internships): 0

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: ENGL 099 with a C or higher (or placement into ENGL& 101).
Distribution Requirements:

Social Sciences Distribution Requirement

Meets FQE Requirement: No
Integrative Experience Requirement: No

Student Learning Outcomes

Become familiar with the facts of the development of the civilizations, which had a major influence on Western development until 1450.
Understand the elements that provide continuity in and between the civilizations that influenced Western development.
Understand the elements that vary significantly from one civilization to another.
Understand the roots to contemporary American culture in the history of Western civilization.
Become better-informed, critical readers of historical sources.
Appreciate the diversity of cultural arrangements and institutions in Western Civilization.
Recognize the common cultural origins and significant differences between the traditions of Judaism, Christianity and Islam.
SOCIAL SCIENCES: Apply concepts from the social sciences to analyze individual or social phenomena, processes, events, conflicts, or issues.

Course Contents

The evaluation of historical sources
The forces that contribute to the rise and fall of civilizations
The agricultural revolution and the dawn of civilization
Ancient Mesopotamian civilizations
Ancient Egypt
Ancient Greece
Ancient Rome
The Middle Ages in Western Europe
The roots of contemporary American culture in the Western past

Instructional Units: 5