2012 Catalog PDF - Feather River College

Course Listings
HIST 111 MEDIEVAL & EARLY MODERN 3 UNITS
HOURS: 3 LEC CIVILIZATIONS CSU (c2, d6), UC, IGETC (3b, 4s)
This course is a survey of world history from the early medieval period to the late 18th century. The course will examine
the political, economic, religious and social structures that shaped civilizations in the Islamic world, Europe, Asia,
Africa, and the Americas. The course will also cover the seventh-grade history/social science curriculum in California
public schools for students pursuing a teaching credential.
HIST 112 MODERN WORLD HISTORY 3 UNITS
HOURS: 3 LEC CSU (C2, D6), UC, IGETC (3B, 4f)
A survey of world history from the French Revolution to the present examining the central issues that have shaped
the world for the past two centuries. Topics will include industrialization and globalization, revolution and war,
imperialism and post-colonialism, nationalism and the clash of ideologies, and the individual and the state.
HIST 120 WOMEN IN AMERICAN HISTORY 3 UNITS
HOURS: 3 LEC CSU (d4, D6), UC, IGETC (4d, 4F)
A multicultural review of the role, status and contributions of women in American history from colonial times to
present. Emphasis is on the political, social, cultural, and economic conditions that produced the attitudes and
actions by and about women.
HIST 130 NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY 3 UNITS
HOURS: 3 LEC
CSU (D6), UC, IGETC (4F)
Survey of history of Native Americans from Columbus to present. Deals with Indian environment, culture, economy
and way of life. Covers Spanish, French and British periods of contact with a greater emphasis on Indian-American
period. Native American leaders, tribes, and nations and their relationship to the Federal Government from 1790 to
the present are emphasized.
HIST 140 CALIFORNIA HISTORY 3 UNITS
HOURS: 3 LEC
CSU (D6), UC, IGETC (4F)
The history and development of California from the pre-contact era to the present. Includes pre-Columbian, Spanish,
Mexican and American periods. Course will survey the changes as they occurred from simple agrarian economy to the
agricultural-industrial political economy of today. Course will also examine California institutions, the environmental
issues of the state’s development, and the historical and present multicultural environment of California.
HIST 160 HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN WEST 3 UNITS
HOURS: 3 LEC
CSU (d6), UC
Survey of the history of the American West from Pre-Columbian cultures to the present. Examines the evolution of
the western frontier, patterns of European-Indian interaction, the role of the federal government in the West, as well
as the importance of the railroads, mining, ranching, and farming. Also explores the impact of the West and its myths
on modern America.
HIST 170 WASHINGTON D.C. WEEK: 3 UNITS
HOURS: 3 LEC “DEMOCRACY IN PRATICE” CSU
This course will explore “democracy in practice” through lecture and study, attendance and participation in a local
government or community political event, and a fully supervised and coordinated week in Washington, D.C. It will
explore the behavior of key actors in national government institutions. It also will examine how individuals and
groups can affect and are affected by the institutions and people of national and local government. The course
would be especially helpful to any who aspire to a career in education. Each student shall be required to pay for the
cost of airfare, hotel, meals and incidentals for the trip to Washington, in addition to regular college fees.
HIST 172 DEMOCRACY IN PRACTICE: 3 UNITS
HOURS: 3 LEC LANDMARKS OF CIVIL RIGHTS CSU
This course will explore “democracy in practice” through lecture and discussion, attendance and participation in a
community political event, and a fully supervised week visiting prominent places in the history of the Civil Rights
Movement in the southern states of the U.S. It will examine how individuals and groups influence major institutional
political changes in local, state and national policy. Each student will be required to pay the cost of airfare, hotels,
meals, and incidental costs of a seven- to ten-day excursion that includes Virginia, Alabama, and Tennessee. Crosslisted
as POL 172 and HUMN 172.
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