| 01-018 |
APC
1
|
LAH
49XX |
Seminar: Latin American History (3
cr.)
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Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
This seminar course involves students in an intensive
study of an aspect of Latin American history. Topics vary
with the instructor. The course may be repeated for credit,
as long as the topic differs, up to a maximum of 3 times.
No new faculty or additional resources are required for
this course.
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|
01-019
|
APC
1 |
EUH
39XX |
European
History Abroad (v. 1-3 cr.) |
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Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
This special topics course involves students in learning
an aspect of European history with all or part of the
course taught on-site in Europe. Topics vary with the
instructor. The course may be repeated for credit up to
a maximum of 6 hours. No new faculty or additional resources
are required for this course.
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| 01-020 |
APC
1 |
EUH
3XXX |
The
Crusades (3 cr.) |
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Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
This course examines the deep roots of the crusading movement
in Western Christian society, the ways in which the crusades
brought three world cultures (the West, Byzantium, Islam)
into contact and confrontation, the type of cultural interaction
that took place, and the continued vitality of the crusading
idea in the expansion of Western Europe. No new faculty
or additional resources are required for this course.
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| 01-021 |
APC
1 |
EUH
3XXX |
Greek
and Roman Myth (3 cr.) |
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Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
This course will provide an introduction to the classical
myths by reading works translated from the Greek and Latin
originals. The class will compare the myths with myth
traditions in other cultures; explore the myths in relation
to the religion, art, history and philosophy of ancient
Greece and Rome; and, by using the insights of comparative
anthropology and psychoanalysis, attempt to illuminate
the underlying structure and significance of the ancient
myths. No new faculty or additional resources are required
for this course.
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| 01-022 |
APC
1 |
EUH
33XX |
Byzantine
History (3 cr.) |
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
The Byzantine Empire upheld the Christian, Greek, and Roman
Traditions of the ancient world and remained the most powerful
and splendid medieval society until the 13th century. The
course examines the ability of the Empire periodically to
renew itself from 325 to 1453. In doing so, we shall not
overlook the artistic, musical and literary achievement
of the Byzantine civilization and the heritage of Byzantium
in later cultures. No new faculty or additional resources
are required for this course.
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| 01-023 |
APC |
ASH 3XXX |
Ancient Near
East (3 cr.) |
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
This course provides an introduction to the history and
cultures of the ancient Near East. Starting with the origins
of civilization in Mesopotamia and Egypt, it traces the
spread of cities, writing and literature, the arts, religion
and thought throughout the Fertile Crescent, to the rise
of Islam. The interactions of the people of the Near East
- the Sumerians, Babylonians, Assyrians, Hittites, Egyptians,
and Hebrews - and the continuity of cultural traditions
in the region will be stressed. No new faculty or additional
resources are required for this course. |
