KERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT – CERRO COSO COLLEGE

HIST C103 COURSE OUTLINE OF RECORD

  1. DISCIPLINE AND COURSE NUMBER:
    HIST C103
  2. COURSE TITLE:
    Western Civilization I
  3. SHORT BANWEB TITLE:
    Western Civ I
  4. COURSE AUTHOR:
    Rosenberg, Donald
  5. COURSE SEATS:
    -
  6. COURSE TERMS:
    70 = Fall; 30 = Spring; 50 = Summer
  7. CROSS-LISTED COURSES:
  8. PROPOSAL TYPE:
    CC Course Revision
  9. START TERM:
    70 = Fall, 2011
  10. C-ID:
  11. CATALOG COURSE DESCRIPTION:
    This course covers the growth of European civilization. Social, political, and cultural developments are integrated with the introduction of ideas and institutions basic to the understanding of one''s own heritage. This course also covers the development of Western Civilization from the earliest times to the close of the Middle Ages.

  12. GRADING METHOD

    Default:
    S = Standard Letter Grade
    Optional:
     
    P = Pass/No Pass;A = Audit
  13. TOTAL UNITS:
    3

  14. INSTRUCTIONAL METHODS / UNITS & HOURS:

    Lecture
    54
    Lab
    Activity
    Open Entry/Open Exit
    Volunteer Work Experience
    Paid Work Experience
    Non Standard
    Non-Standard Hours Justification:

  15. REPEATABILITY

    Type:
     
    Non-Repeatable Credit
  16. MATERIALS FEE:
    No
  17. CREDIT BY EXAM:
    No
  18. CORE MISSION APPLICABILITY:
    Associate Degree Applicable (ADA);CSU Transfer
  19. STAND-ALONE:
    No

  20. PROGRAM APPLICABILITY

    Required:
     
    Elective:
    Liberal Arts: Arts & Humanities AA (AA Degree Program)
    Liberal Arts: Social & Behavioral Sciences AA (AA Degree Program)

  21. GENERAL EDUCATION APPLICABILITY

    Local:
    CC GE Area II: Social & Behavioral Science = Historical;
    IGETC:
     
    IGETC Area 3: Arts and Humanities = 3B: Humanities;
    CSU:
    CSU GE Area D: Social, Political, and Economic Institutions and Behavior, Historical = D6 - History;
    UC Transfer Course:
     
    CSU Transfer Course:

  22. STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES—Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to

    1. Identify and explain the major developments and particular characteristics of the various cultures covered in the topical outline.
    2. Analyze the major components of each epoch.
    3. Relate the significant trends, developments, and events on the assigned periods to today's world and to the future.

  23. REQUISITES

    Advisory:
    Reading - 1 Level Prior to Transfer
    and Writing - 1 Level Prior to Transfer

  24. DETAILED TOPICAL OUTLINE:

    Lecture:

     A:  Basic components of history

    1 What is history and why study history

    2 Critical thinking--knowledge vs. methodology

                    3 The past, present, and future

    B:  "Western" and non-Western civilization

     1 What does western civilization mean?

                     2 What does western civilization mean today?

     3 A new global or world civilization today.

    C:  The ancient Near East

     1 Ancient Egypt:  religious power in an agrarian society    

     2 Ancient Mesopotamia:  political power in an agrarian society

     3 Hebrews and Phoenicians: Only exceptions in the historical development of the ancient Near East

     4 Contributions of the ancient Near East to history

    D:   Ancient Greece

                1 Greek Ideals and Myths:  Birth of an Urban Civilization         

                2 Greek Contribution to History:  ANCIENT ATHENS--5th C. B.C.

                3 Odyssey and its importance as the Greek "Bible"

                4 Greek Freedom:  Arete, Moira, Balance, Center, Ethos, Justice, Good, Truth, and HUBRIS      
                   and the end of Greek Civilization

                5 Hellenic and Hellenistic Cultures--Comparison and Contrasting

                6 Euripides' assigned plays and their meaning for the Ancient Greeks and for History.

    E:  Roman Civilization

     1 Rise and fall of Ancient Rome

    2 Roman Republic and Roman Empire

    3 Originality of Ancient Rome

                    4 Christianity and the Soul:  Comparison and contrasting to the Hebrews

                    5 Division of the Roman Empire:  East and West

    F:  Survival of Roman Empire in the East

                1 Comparison with the survival of Roman Empire in the West

                2 Authoritarian Political and Religious state

    G:  Medieval Civilization

                1 Rise of Medieval towns

                2 Rediscovery of the past

                3 Gothic Civilization and Church

                4 14th Century and Collapse of Medieval Culture

    H:  Renaissance

                1 Rebirth of Ancient Greek and Roman Cultural Ideals

                2 Role of Florence in the Renaissance

                3 15th Century Urban Civilization and its importance in History.

    I:  Reformation

                1  The New Historical Forces and the New Religion

                2  Geneva and the birth of the modern world

     

  25. METHODS OF INSTRUCTION--Course instructional methods may include but are not limited to

    1. Discussion;
    2. Lecture;
    3. Other Methods: Classroom Lectures and discussion of course topics Textbook reading assignments Reading Supplementary material related to course objectives and topics

  26. OUT OF CLASS ASSIGNMENTS:  Out of class assignments may include but are not limited to

    1. Reading an assigned article related to the concepts that will be covered in a certain segment of class and answering questions based on the student's understanding of the article. 2. Researching a historical event or figure and preparing comments on it. 3. Preparing for a debate on an issue covered in the class.

  27. METHODS OF EVALUATION: Assessment of student performance may include but is not limited to

    A. Examinations-including both long and short essays that measure students’ ability to identify key events and trends in Western Civilization
    B. Short thought papers on selected topics covered in class
    For example: Write a three page paper comparing the accomplishments of ancient Greece and the Middle Ages?
    C. Quizzes requiring students to write in class essays on selected topics
    For example: Explain how “Homer’s Odyssey contributed to the greatness of ancient Athens in the fifth century BC.

  28. TEXTS, READINGS, AND MATERIALS: Instructional materials may include but are not limited to

    Textbooks
    Kagan, D., et al. . (2009) The Western Heritage: Volume 1, 10th, Prentice-Hall
    Euripides. (2011) The Plays of Euripides, 1st, Univ. of Toronto Libraries
    Homer. (2011) The Odyssey, 1st, Simon and Brown
    Manuals
    Periodicals
    Software
    Other
  29. METHOD OF DELIVERY:
    Online with some required face-to-face meetings (“Hybrid”);Online (purely online no face-to-face contact) ;iTV – Interactive video = Face to face course with significant required activities in a distance modality ;Face to face;
  30. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
    History (Masters Required);

  31. APPROVALS:

    Origination Date
    04/22/2011
    Last Outline Revision
    09/21/2008
    Curriculum Committee Approval
    05/06/2011
    Board of Trustees
    06/09/2011
    State Approval
    06/20/2011
    UC Approval
    50 = Summer 2000
    CSU Approval
    50 = Summer 2000
    IGETC Approval
    50 = Summer 2000
    CSU GE Approval
    50 = Summer 2000