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Official Course Syllabi 2020-2021 
    
Official Course Syllabi 2020-2021 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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HIST 1500 - Western Civilization to 1648

Credit Hours: 4.00


Prerequisites: None

(formerly HIST 1100)

The evolution of Western Civilization and its development from ancient times through the reformation.

Contact Hours: 4
Billable Contact Hours: 4
OUTCOMES AND OBJECTIVES
Outcome 1: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to demonstrate knowledge of the political, economic, social, spiritual, intellectual, and military histories of the following people:

Prehistoric man The Greeks
The people of Mesopotamia The Romans
The Egyptians The Muslims
The Hebrews The Europeans of the Middle Ages
The Phoenicians The European Renaissance
The Romantic Era The Christian Reformation

Objectives: For each of the above peoples, students will:

  1. Explain and analyze the political history.
  2. Explain and analyze the social history.
  3. Explain and analyze the spiritual history.
  4. Explain and analyze the intellectual history.
  5. Explain and analyze the military history.

Outcome 2: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to demonstrate knowledge of contributions of the following people to the evolution of Western culture:

Prehistoric man The Greeks
The people of Mesopotamia The Romans
The Egyptians The Muslims
The Hebrews The Europeans of the Middle Ages
The Phoenicians The European Renaissance
The Romantic Era The Christian Reformation

Objectives: For each of the above peoples, students will:

  1. Explain and analyze the contributions to the political evolution of Western culture.
  2. Explain and analyze the contributions to the social evolution of Western culture.
  3. Explain and analyze the contributions to the spiritual evolution of Western culture.
  4. Explain and analyze the contributions to the intellectual evolution of Western culture.
  5. Explain and analyze the contributions to the military evolution of Western culture.

COMMON DEGREE OUTCOMES
(Bulleted outcomes apply to the course)

  • 1. The graduate can integrate the knowledge and technological skills necessary to be a successful learner.
  • 2. The graduate can demonstrate how to think competently.
  1. The graduate can demonstrate how to employ mathematical knowledge.
  • 4. The graduate can demonstrate how to communicate competently.
  • 5. The graduate is sensitive to issues relating to a diverse, global society.

COURSE CONTENT OUTLINE
  1. Prehistory
  2. Mesopotamia
  3. Egypt
  4. Greece
  5. Rome
  6. Early Middle Ages
  7. Late Middle Ages
  8. Renaissance
  9. Reformation

Primary Faculty
Broyles, Michael
Secondary Faculty

Associate Dean
Williams-Chehmani, Angie
Dean
Pritchett, Marie



Official Course Syllabus - Macomb Community College, 14500 E 12 Mile Road, Warren, MI 48088



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