2010 Catalog - Delaware County Community College

122 COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
HIS 242
History Of Ireland II
This course examines the history of Ireland from 1607 to
the present. It encompasses such topics as the reformation
in Ireland, Stuart and Cromwellian Ireland, penal laws, rise
of Protestant nationalism, rebellion and union with Britain,
Catholic emancipation, famine and rebellions, home rule,
Easter Rising, independence and civil strife, the Free State
and Republic, and current problems.
Upon successful completion of this course, students
should be able to:
• Assess the effects of the Stuarts on 17th-century
Irish history.
• Evaluate the impact of Oliver Cromwell and the Rump
Parliament on Irish History.
• Analyze the Rebellion of 1798.
• Describe how the union with Great Britain
was accomplished.
• Detail the Irish Nationalistic movement of the 18th
and 19th centuries.
• Evaluate the role of the Catholic Church in Ireland upon
Irish Nationalist aspirations.
• Assess the Rebellions of the 20th century.
• Analyze and discuss the results of the partition of
northeastern Ireland.
3 Credits 3 Weekly Lecture Hours
HIS 250
Italian Renaissance
This course covers all aspects of the Italian Renaissance,
including politics, science, literature, the arts and cultural
institutions. It encompasses such topics as civic humanism
and the role it played in stimulating cultural life; the significance
of diplomacy; the overall artistic achievements; and
why this amazing period of history unfolded in Italy rather
than in France, England or Germany.
Upon successful completion of this course, students
should be able to:
• Discuss how the Renaissance revival of classical learning
differed from the previous medieval revival.
• Define humanism.
• Assess the achievements and limitations of humanism.
• Compare the similarities and individuality of the
following Italian writers: Dante, Petrarch, Boccaccio
and Pico della Mirandola.
• Discuss the changing role of the Renaissance artist and
intellectual from that of medieval craftsmen and artists.
• Describe Castiglione's ideal of the perfect courtier from
his book The Courtier.
• Explain the economic advantages that made prosperity
boom in Renaissance Italy and its impact on art and
culture.
• Evaluate and describe "civic humanism" and the role it
played in stimulating the cultural life of Italy.
• Discuss the significance of diplomacy in Renaissance Italy.
• Explain and give examples of what Machiavelli considers
"state-craft" to be in his book The Prince.
• Summarize the factors that worked against the political
unification of Italy.
• Explain why the Renaissance began in Italy rather than
France, England or Germany.
• Describe the main characteristics of the artistic change
that took place in 15th-century Italy beginning with
Brunelleschi's Foundling Hospital and Masaccio's. The
Expulsion as the major examples of the shift from Middle
Ages to the Renaissance.
• Evaluate the overall artistic achievement of the Italian
Renaissance.
• Discuss the specific ideas of Vesalius and Galileo.
3 Credits 3 Weekly Lecture Hours
HIS 251
History of Modern China
This course is an introductory study of the history of
China from the seventeenth century to the present.
Specifically, the course seeks to analyze how China has
been able to build a dynamic and growing civilization
amidst rebellion, reform, and revolution. Political,
economic, and social issues will be discussed to gain a
greater understanding and appreciation of Chinese
civilization. Three major themes in the course will deal
with imperialism, nationalism, and modernization. An
effort will be made to understand the political, economic,
and social "self-strengthening" experiments in China
within a global perspective. The final portion of the course
will examine contemporary Chinese society.
Upon successful completion of the course, students
should be able to:
• Explain the conflict between traditional Chinese values
and the introduction of Western ideas.
• Describe the major Chinese attempts to reconcile the
cultural conflicts.
• Explain the importance of the following events in Chinese
history: The Taiping Revolution, Opium Wars, Unequal
Treaties, Boxer Rebellion, Nationalist Movement, World
War I, World War II, Korean War and the Cultural
Revolution. Analyze the emerging position of China with
regard to its domestic and foreign policy.
• Gain a greater appreciation of the important role played
by China in the modern world.
• Utilize a variety of source material to examine modern
Chinese history.
3 Credits 3 Weekly Lecture Hours
HIS 252
Women in History
This is a survey course in Women's History. It will not
only focus on the historical struggles to attain status but
will also examine dominant thought within the discipline
such as feminism, postmodernism, Womanist and global
theories as related to women.
Upon successful completion of this course, students
should be able to:
• Analyze the evolution of the biological, ideological and
political subordination of women.
• Examine the different facets of social activism to achieve
extension of academic and political rights.
• Investigate the dominant issues relating to women such
as health, reproductive rights, employment and violence.
• Contrast the economic and social status women's lives in
different countries and the role of culture in determining
their status.
• Explore the cultural expressions of women that give
definition to their lives.
3 Credits 3 Weekly Lecture Hours
HIS 253
Latino-American History
This course provides an introduction to the history of
Latinos residing in the United States. It covers the Spanish
colonization, the Mexican-American War, Repatriation, the
Latino migration, as well as crucial events that have
influenced the Latino-American experience, such as the
Bracero Program, the Chicano Movement, the War on
Poverty, U.S. foreign policy in Latin America, and various
recent historical developments.
Upon successful completion of this course, students
should be able to:
• Identify and discuss major events that have influenced
Latino-American history
• Demonstrate the ability to contextualize crucial events in
Latino-American history
• Demonstrate an increased understanding of the
experiences of Latinos as U.S. residents and citizens
• Demonstrate knowledge of Latino-American contributions
to life in the United States
• Demonstrate the ability to apply course concepts and use
appropriate terminology
• Complete and present a brief research project on an issue
in Latino-American history
Prereq. ENG 050 and REA 050
3 Credits 3 Weekly Lecture Hours
HIS 254
World Civilization I
An introductory history of the development of the world's
major civilizations to 1500. The course emphasizes the
role of economic, social, and political change throughout
the ancient and medieval periods of world civilization.
Students will gain a greater understanding of the foundations
of world civilizations and cultures.
Upon successful completion of the course, students
should be able to:
• Analyze the development and nature of separate world
cultures created over several centuries.
• Explain the creation of the political, economic, social, and
religious foundations of civilization in the ancient period
(3500 B.C.E. - 500 C.E.).
• View how societies devised different solutions to key
difficulties in forging a durable civilization.
• Examine the role of geography and environment in the
development of diverse civilizations.
• Gain a greater understanding of the roots of the modern
world through the examination of the diversity,
complexity, and individuality of major world civilizations.
• Discuss the implications of early aspects of globalization
in world history.
• Utilize a variety of source material (documents, maps,
Internet sources) to examine ancient and medieval
world history.
Prereq. ENG 050 and REA 050
3 Credits 3 Weekly Lecture Hours
HIS 255
World Civilization II
An introductory history of the development of the world's
major civilizations since 1500. The course emphasizes the
role of economic, social, and political change throughout
modern world history. Students will gain a greater appreciation
for the interaction and interdependence of nations
and cultures within the modern world.
Upon successful completion of the course, students
should be able to:
• Analyze the development and nature of separate world
cultures created over several centuries.
• Understand the creation of a global community from
1500 through the nineteenth century.
• View how societies devised different responses to
globalization.
• Examine the creation of the contemporary world
through analysis of the major historical themes of
the twentieth century.
• Gain a greater understanding of the diversity, complexity,
and individuality of global societies since 1500.
• Utilize a variety of source material to examine modern
world history.
Prereq. ENG 050 and REA 050
3 Credits 3 Weekly Lecture Hours
HIS 256 History of Modern Islam
Special Studies
A survey course explaining the history of the Islam and
the Middle East from the life of the Prophet Mohammed,
through the cultural and political spread of Islamic peoples
into Africa and Europe with the Caliphate An over view of
the Islamic Renaissance of the Early Middle Ages, the
Empires of the Ottomans, Safavids and Moguls and into the
20th century with the rise of oil and secular states. The
course will complement existing courses on the religion
of to show the intersection of religion with political and
cultural institutions as they spread from the core Islamic
lands in the Arabian Peninsula to the broader world.
Upon successful completion of the course, students
should be able to:
• Assess the causes and effects of major events and developments
within the Islamic World and the Middle East.
• Trace the origin and the early history of Islamic culture as
an outgrowth of the life of the Prophet Mohammed and
Arabic culture.
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