Office: Wilson 354
Phone: 335-4915
Course Objectives/Approaches:
General Education 110 and 111 (World Civilizations to 1500 and World
Civilizations Since 1500) cover not only the political history of the major
world civilizations, but socioeconomic, environmental, and cultural aspects
(art, music, architecture, and literature) as well. In addition, the course
attempts to foster critical thinking skills (comparing and contrasting,
synthesizing, evaluating and prioritizing evidence) in order to prepare WSU
students for the Real World in which these are the very skills employers seek
in our graduates. A complete list of lecture topics for both courses can be
accessed on the WWW using the following URL: http://www.wsu.edu/~swansl.
Texts:
Craig, et.al. - The Heritage of World Civilizations, 5th edition, Vol.
I for Gen. Ed. 110 And Vol. II for 111
Brians, et. al. - Reading About the World,
Vol. I for Gen. Ed. 110 and Vol. II for 111
Assignments:
Gen Ed. 110:
Gen. Ed. 111:
First Mid-term - 21%
First Mid-term - 20%
Second Mid-term - 21%
Second Mid-term - 20%
Third Mid-term - 21%
Third Mid-term - 20%
Map Quizzes - 12%
Map Quizzes - 16%
Library Project - 14%
Cultural Project - c. 13%
Journals - 11%
Journals - c. 11%
Special Features:
Computerized multimedia approach, incorporating music and projected images into
lectures.
Course Syllabus and related materials
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