5/1/2024 2:47:48 AM	HIST 4.1 Course Outline as of Spring 2002	Changed Course
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  HIST 4.1	Title:  WESTERN CIV TO 1648
Full Title:  History of Western Civilization to 1648
Last Reviewed:11/8/2021

Units		Course Hours per Week			Nbr of Weeks	Course Hours Total
Maximum	3.00	Lecture Scheduled	3.00		17.5 max.	Lecture Scheduled	52.50
Minimum	3.00	Lab Scheduled	0		12 min.	Lab Scheduled	0
		Contact DHR	0			Contact DHR	0
		Contact Total	3.00			Contact Total	52.50
		Non-contact DHR	0			Non-contact DHR Total	0

Total Out of Class Hours:  105.00

Total Student Learning Hours: 157.50

Title 5 Category:  AA Degree Applicable
Grading:  Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:  00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As: 
Formerly:  HIST 4A

Catalog Description:

Survey of Western civilization beginning with Near Eastern civilization and including ancient Greece, Rome, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, and the Reformation.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:

Recommended Preparation:
Completion of ENGL 100B or ENGL 100.

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

Survey of Western Civilization beginning with Near Eastern civilization & including ancient Greece, Rome, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance & the Reformation.

(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Completion of ENGL 100B or ENGL 100.
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;UC.
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP

ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION

Associate Degree:		Effective:	Fall 1987	Inactive:
Area:	E	Humanities
CSU GE:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
	C2	Humanities		Fall 1987
	D	Social Science		Fall 1981	Fall 1987
	D6	History
IGETC:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
	3B	Humanities		Fall 1981
CSU Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 1981	Inactive:
UC Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 1981	Inactive:
C-ID:
CID Descriptor: HIST 170	Western Civilization I	SRJC Equivalent Course(s): HIST4.1

Certificate/Major Applicable: Not Certificate/Major Applicable

COURSE CONTENT

Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

Students will:

1.  Recognize and relate to each other the four basic components of

   history - the political, economic, social, and cultural;

2.  Integrate lecture, text, and audio-visual materials into a

   coherent base for the study of history;

3.  Identify recurrent patterns in history and observe their

   occurrence in later periods and in the contemporary world;

4.  Apply historical knowledge and reasoning to in-class discussions

   of important and controversial problems in the past;

5.  Compare and contrast differing opinions on historical developments

   and distinguish disciplined historical thinking from fable and

   antiquarianism;

6.  Locate on maps the geographical centers of historical development;

7.   Describe the interrelatedness of the political, economic,

    social and cultural aspects of history;

8.   Examine the contributions of women and other under-represented

    groups in the shaping of Western civilization;

9.   Evaluate the importance of interaction between Western and non-

    Western peoples, and judge the effect of such interaction;

10.  Demonstrate critical, independent thinking and analytical skills

    in a variety of written examinations;

11.  Identify the contributions of the past and assess their continu

    influence on the present.

Topics and Scope

1.  The World Before the West:  the Ancient Near East

2.  The Rise of Greek Civilization

3.  Classical and Hellenistic Greece

4.  Rome:  from Republic to Empire

5.  The Roman Empire

6.  The Early Middle Ages (476-1000):  the Birth of Europe

7.  The High Middle Ages (1000-1300):  Revival of Empire, Church

   and Towns

8.  The High Middle Ages:  Society and Politics

9.  The Late Middle Ages and the Renaissance:  Decline and

   Renewal (1300-1527)

10. European Global Expansion, 1450-1650.

11. The Age of Religious Reformation, 1500-1650.

Assignments:

1.  Attend class regularly;

2.  Acquire and/or use college-level notetaking skills;

3.  Read assigned materials in textbook and supplements;

4.  Prepare for written exams with in-class questions and with

   office visits;

5.  Write college-level essay exams and review papers.

Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.

Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing.		Writing 65 - 75%
Essay exams
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.		Problem Solving 10 - 20%
Quizzes
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.		Skill Demonstrations 0 - 0%
None
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 10 - 15%
MAP QUIZZES
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 0 - 0%
None

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

Continuation of Jackson J. Spielvogel WESTERN CIVILIZATION vol. 1 to 1715

4th ed., 2000, West Publishing Co.

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