Semester General Education Courses - Ohio University

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AH 2130 History of World Art 2CP 4 0 Covers art and architecture that are located on six of the seven continents
(with the exception of Antarctica) and which date from the Neolithic period (ca
4000 BCE) to the present. Informing the course is the important notion of
plurality in the consideration not only of art and objects but also in the areas of
religion, philosophy, and cultural practices.
AH 3310 Pre-Columbian Art 2CP 3 0 Preconquest art of Mexico, Central and South America.
AH 3400 Asian Art History 2CP 3 0 Art of India, China, and Japan.
ANTH 1010 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology 2CP 3 0 Students learn about the core concepts used in cultural anthropology and how
anthropologists study human cultures and societies. Consideration is given to
the relevance of anthropological theories, methods, and ethics in the context
of contemporary culture change, taking into account processes of colonialism,
globalization, and development. Students gain an appreciation of the broader
goals of cultural anthropology to record cultural patterns and behaviors,
represent a variety of voices and perceptions, explain cultural processes, and
develop a fundamental understanding of human diversity.
ANTH 2020 Introduction to World Archaeology 2CP 3 0 Basic concepts; how archaeologists reconstruct extinct societies and explore
cultural evolution.
ARAB 1110 Elementary Arabic I 2CP 4 0 First course in a two-semester first year sequence.
ARAB 1120 Elementary Arabic II 2CP 4 0 Second course of two-semester first-year sequence.
ARAB 2110 Intermediate Arabic I 2CP 4 0 First course of two semester intermediate-level sequence.
ARAB 2120 Intermediate Arabic II 2CP 4 0 Second course of two semester intermediate-level sequence.
CHIN 1110 Elementary Chinese I 2CP 4 0 Study of spoken and written Mandarin.
CHIN 1120 Elementary Chinese II 2CP 4 0 Study of spoken and written Mandarin.
CHIN 2110 Intermediate Chinese I 2CP 4 0 First course of two-semester intermediate-level sequence.
CHIN 2120 Intermediate Chinese II 2CP 4 0 Second course of two-senster intermediate-level sequence.
CLAR 1110 The Wonders of the Ancient Mediterranean 2CP 3 0 Provides a broad overview of the archaeology of the Mediterranean world from
the time of the Old Kingdom in Egypt (3rd millennium BC) to the early
Byzantine period (6th century AD). Organized around iconic structures from
the main cultures and time periods covered. Each site will be used individually
as a vehicle for studying broader aspects of the society that produced it.
Explores why it is particularly significant and representative of that society.
Questions include: Why were lists of "wonders" made in the first place? What
was the political significance of creating a "wonder"? What effect did the
original Seven Wonders have on the monuments that came later? What effect
did the wonders have on the modern imagination and the archaeologists
devoted to rediscovering them?
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