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HIS 1113 – Western Civilization I:  A survey of the history of civilization in the early Western World to about 1600 A.D., including Ancient Near East and Middle Eastern civilization, Ancient Greece, Rome, the Middle Ages, and the Renaissance and Reformation. (3 hours lecture)

HIS 1123 – Western Civilization II:  A survey of the history of civilization in the modern Western World since about 1600 A.D., including the Age of Discovery, the Age of Absolutism, the Age of Revolution, the Nineteenth Century, the Era of the World Wars, and the Postwar World. (3 hours lecture)

HIS 1163 – World Civilization I:  A survey of world civilizations from pre-historic through 1648 C.E., including cultures of Asia, Africa, the Americas, and Europe.   (3 hours lecture)

HIS 1173
World Civilization II:  A survey of world civilizations from 1648 C.E. to the present, including cultures of Asia, Africa, the Americas, and Europe. ( 3 hours lecture)

HIS 1613 – Afro-American History:  A critical survey of the African American experience from civilizations in North and West Africa to the present , examining cultural, economic, political, and social roles as contributing forces in America from New World explorations to the present. (3 hours lecture)

HIS 2213 – American (US) History I:   A survey of American History from the Age of Discovery and Colonization through the Civil War and Reconstruction, or until 1877.  ( 3 hours lecture)

HIS 2223 – American (US) History II:  A survey of the history of the United States since the Civil War and Reconstruction, or since 1877 to the present.  (3 hours lecture)

HIS 2813
Special Problems in History/Social Sciences:  Special topics in History/Social Science.  Topics will vary from semester to semester.  No topic may be repeated twice in a two year period.  This course may not fulfill a History requirement at a 4 year institution.  Some topics include Studies in Civil War and Reconstruction, Studies in Women’s History,  and Principles of Social Science.

PHI 1113 – Old Testament Survey:  A survey study of the Old Testament with emphasis upon its religious, literary, and historical value.  Law, Prophets, and Writings considered.(3 hours lecture)

PHI 1133 – New Testament Survey:  This is a study of the New Testament coving the life of Christ and the establishment of the early church as presented in the Gospels, Acts, and the other New Testament books. (3 hours lecture)

PHI 2113 – Introduction to Philosophy I: An introduction to and exploration of values, ethics, and social justice.   This study is the basis of philosophical justification with an emphasis on reasoning and developing one’s own value system.. (3 hours lecture).

PHI 2123
Introduction to Philosophy II:  An alternative to or a continuation of Introduction to Philosophy I.  This course will focus on the nature of knowledge with an emphasis on developing sound reasoning skills.  (3 hours lecture)

PHI 2613 – World Religions:  A Comparative Introduction:  An introductory survey of the psychology, sociology, and commonalities of seven major world religions, and the traits most religions  have in common.  (3 hours lecture)

PHI 2713 – Logic:  The principles and methods of sound reasoning with an emphasis on practical application.  Areas of study will include induction, symbolic logic, language, critical thinking skills, and common fallacies of reasoning.  (3 hours lecture).

PSC 1113 – American National Government:  A survey of U.S. government, with emphasis on its history, principles, structure, and functions. (3 hours lecture)

PSC 1123
American State and Local Government:  A survey of the relationship between state and federal governments and between their subdivisions, organizations and functions of the legislative, executive, and judicial units; and suffrage and elections.  (3 hours lecture)

PSC 2113
Comparative Government:  (Prerequisite:  PSC 1113) A description and comparison of the principles, structure, and operation of selected political systems.  ( 3 hours lecture)


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