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Click on the name of an online course offered at American Community College to view the detailed information; you can also find out about the college or university offering the course by clicking on "School's Profile". |
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World Archaeology (SS187) |
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Humanities & Liberal Arts |
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This course is a worldwide survey of prehistoric cultural adaptations from the first use of bone and stone tools to the ancient mysterious civilizations of Asia, Africa, the Americas, and Europe including recent archaeological discoveries. Emphasis is on the development of technologies, social groups and the patterns of cultural development. Archeological excavation methods and archeological artifacts are discussed in considerable detail. In the second half of this course the student will engage in a ?virtual dig? of a Middle Paleolithic site in France, using a workbook and a CD-Rom. |
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World Architecture (HM236) |
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This course will introduce students to historical and contemporary built environments of non-Judeo-Christian civilizations---primarily Hindu, Buddhist, Islamic and Mesoamerican---as manifestations of cultural history and as responses to environmental determinants. |
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World Civilization before 1650 (HS111) |
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History |
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This course is a survey of the history of the human community from the dawn of civilization to around 1650. Emphasis is placed on the origins and achievements of the core civilizations of Asia, Europe, Africa and the Western Hemisphere. It stresses the interrelations of societies and cultures of the past, comparing and contrasting the experiences of peoples and civilizations with one another.
This course has been evaluated by the American Council on Education. Credit Recommendation - at the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 3 semester hours in History. |
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World Civilization since 1650 (HS112) |
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History |
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This course is a survey course in the history of the human community from circa 1650 to the present. It covers the origins, development and achievements of the major civilizations. This course, stresses the interrelations of societies and cultures of the past, comparing the experience of peoples and civilizations with one another.
This course has been evaluated by the American Council on Education. Credit Recommendation - at the lower division Baccalaureate/associate degree category, 3 semester hours in History. |
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World Literature since the Renaissance (HM212) |
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This course will examine readings in translation selected from a variety of cultures and authors from the 17th century through the 20th century. Representative selections will be drawn from Western and Eastern Europe, India, China, Japan, Africa and the Americas. Readings include the major genres of short story, novel, drama, and lyric verse. Major themes include the changing nature of warfare, the relationship between the citizen and the state, and the pleasures of private life. |
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World Literature through the Renaissance (HM211) |
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Readings in translation from a variety of cultures and authors from the Ancient World through the European Renaissance will be the focus of this class. Representative selections will be drawn from Classical Greece and Rome, China, India, and Western Europe. Readings include the major genres of epic poetry, drama, lyric verse, and prose fiction. Major themes include the warrior ideal, the relationship between the state and the citizen, and the pleasures of private life. |
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