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HIST-3B-MOD WORLD HIST: 1500-PRESENT-L2-43658
This LATE-START 8-WEEK HYBRID course studies world history from the 1500s to the present. The course focuses on exploring the political, economic, social, and cultural factors that have shaped the historical development of the modern world and examines the impact of issues such as citizenship and sovereignty, class, gender, and race/ethnicity on world history and peoples around the world. Major themes this semester will include historical cause and effect and the difference between intended and unintended consequences. Specific emphasis is placed on developing historical understanding as well as critical thinking and creative thinking skills and practices to become more informed citizens of the world through an examination of early history to better understand what’s shaped the world and the people in it.
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HIST-19-HIST OF CALIFORNIA-L3-43659
This 8-WEEK HYBRID course surveys California history from the beginnings of known human settlement in what is now California to the present. Major themes include the social, cultural, political, and economic factors impacting California and Californians from before colonization to U.S. western expansion to California and globalization. The class will also follow the progression of issues surrounding citizenship and community, race/ethnicity, gender, and class as it has impacted California and special attention is given to California’s emergence as a diverse and multicultural state and world power in its own right. Specific emphasis is placed on students developing historical understanding as well as critical thinking and creative thinking skills and practices to become more informed citizens and gain a deeper understanding of the culture, politics, economics, and societies that have shaped California.