4/24/2024 2:34:02 PM	HIST 4.1 Course Outline as of Spring 2004	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		6 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:

This survey of Western civilization begins with Near Eastern civilization and includes ancient Greece, ancient Rome, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance and the Reformation.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:

Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for ENGL 1A or equivalent

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

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

(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Eligibility for ENGL 1A or equivalent
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: Major Applicable Course

COURSE CONTENT

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

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

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 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. Identify the contributions of the past and assess their continued

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

2.  Read assigned materials in textbook and supplements (50-75 pgs. a

   week)

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

   office visits;

4.  Write college-level essay exams.

5.  Quizzes

6.  A 5 - 7 page paper will be assigned and may be drawn from reaction,

   analytical, or research papers and will show topics covered and

   critical comparison.

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 20 - 25%
Reaction, analytical, or research papers.
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.		Problem Solving 0 - 0%
None
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 75 - 80%
Essay Exams, Quizzes
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 0 - 0%
None

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

Lynn Hunt, THE MAKING OF THE WEST, vol. I, to 1740. First ed., 2001,

 Bedford St. Martins.

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