Course Syllabus

Syllabus, RSCC, Fall 2019 World Civ HIST.pdf

 Dr. Michael Jimenez 

COURSE DESCRIPTION

​Development of world civilizations and their interrelationships from the earliest beginnings to the sixteenth century. Basic ideas, institutions, personalities, and artistic achievements of these societies.

COURSE PURPOSE

The primary objective of this course is to build a solid knowledge of the people and events that shaped premodern global history.     

STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES 

1. Students will gain experience in critical analysis and interpretation of primary documents, quantitative data, and historical events in order to evaluate hypotheses and develop logical models.
2. Students will develop communication skills through writing exercises and discussion of critical historical events.
3. Students will be equipped to act as better informed citizens and knowledgeable voters through the study of U.S. political traditions and concepts of citizenry.
4. Students will demonstrate the ability to discuss, analyze, and compare and contrast, diverse world cultural, religious, and political traditions.

REQUIRED TEXTBOOKS

Bentley (ed). Traditions & Encounters, Vol I. New York: McGraw Hill, 2014.

Plato, Last Days of Socrates, New York, Penguin, 2003.