KERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT – CERRO COSO COLLEGE

HIST C103H COURSE OUTLINE OF RECORD

1. DISCIPLINE AND COURSE NUMBER:

   HIST C103H

2. COURSE TITLE:

   Western Civilization I Honors

3. SHORT BANWEB TITLE:

   Western Civ I: Honors

4. COURSE AUTHOR:

   Rosenberg, Donald

5. COURSE SEATS:

   -

6. COURSE TERMS:

   30 = Spring; 50 = Summer; 70 = Fall

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. The honors course provides more content and requires greater intensity and depth of study than the non-honors class.

12. GRADING METHOD

    Default:

    S = Standard Letter Grade

    Optional:

     

    A = Audit;P = Pass/No Pass

13. TOTAL UNITS:

    4

14. INSTRUCTIONAL METHODS / UNITS & HOURS:

    Lecture

    72

    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.
    4. For the honors section: critically assess the important cultural contributions of each historic epoch covered in the topical course outline.

23. REQUISITES

    Limitation on Enrollment (e.g. Performance tryout or audition):

    
    Acceptance for the Honors program or eligibility for this honors course as determined in consultation with the instructor.
    

    Advisory:

    Writing - 1 Level Prior to Transfer
    Reading - 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

      J:  For the honors section, coverage of the important cultural contributions of each of the periods of study listed above.  For example,

    1.  The Sumarians and the epoch of Gilgamesh

    2.  The Odyssey and the Ancient Greeks

    3.  Plutarch and the Ancient Romans

     

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

    1. Discussion;
    2. Lecture;
    3. Outside reading;
    4. Written work;
    5. 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. For the honors section: 4. Research and prepare an oral presentation on a selected historical/cultural topic selected in consultation with the instructor.

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.
    
    For the honors section:
    Students are expected to understand and apply the historical tenets and ideas discussed in class and the readings. The students need to be able to identify and explain the historical significance of important ideas, developments, and continuing trends in their work. This can be tested for example through 1) an oral presentation that the student has researched; 2) prepared class discussion assignments where students may be presented with leading questions for discussion based on the material from each section; 3) and an additional research paper where students will be required to prepare a paper on a cultural/historical topic selected after consultation with the instructor.

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
    Homer. (2011) The Odyssey, 1st, Simon and Brown
    Euripides. (2011) The Plays of Euripides, 1st, Univ. of Toronto Libraries
    

    Manuals

    Periodicals

    Software

    Other

29. METHOD OF DELIVERY:

    Face to face;

30. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

    History (Masters Required);Humanities (Masters Required);Interdisciplinary Studies (Masters Required);Social Science (Masters Required);

31. APPROVALS:

    Origination Date

    04/22/2011

    Last Outline Revision

    12/04/1998

    Curriculum Committee Approval

    05/06/2011

    Board of Trustees

    06/09/2011

    State Approval

    06/20/2011

    UC Approval

    70 = Fall 2001

    CSU Approval

    70 = Fall 2001

    IGETC Approval

    70 = Fall 2001

    CSU GE Approval

    70 = Fall 2001

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• Course Change Justification

• Course ID (CB00)

  CCC000047040

• TOP Code (CB03)

  2205.00 - History;

• Course Credit Status (CB04)

  D - Credit - Degree Applicable;

• Course Transfer Status (CB05)

  A = Transferable to both UC and CSU

• Course Units of Credit Maximum High (CB06):

  4

• Course Units of Credit Minimum Low (CB07):

  4

• Course Basic Skills (BS) Status (CB08):

  N = Course is not a basic skills course.

• SAM Code (CB09):

  E = Non-Occupational;

• Cooperative Education Course Status (CB10):

  Not part of Coop Work Exp;

• Course Classification Code (CB11):

  Liberal Arts and Sciences;

• Course Special Status (CB13):

  N - Not Special;

• CAN Code (CB14):

• CAN-Code Seq (CB15):

• Course Prior to College Level (CB21):

  Not Applicable;

• Course Non-Credit Category (CB22):

  Not Applicable, Credit Course;

• Funding Agency Category (CB23):

• Course Program Status (CB24):

  1 - Program Applicable;