EUH 1000: WESTERN CIVILIZATION I
(3 credit hours)

CATALOG DESCRIPTION: This is a survey of Western Civilization stressing early development, diffusion of cultural institutions, and the emerging national monarchies to 1600. The subjects covered include Ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece, Rome, Byzantium, and Islam.   Emphasis is placed on the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, the Protestant Reformation, and the Commercial Revolution.

STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES:  In the 5^th century B.C., Socrates said, “The unexamined life is not worth living.”  In the early 20^th century Harvard philosopher George Santayana warned us that people who forget about the past are condemned to repeat it.  This course hopes to enhance the students’ understanding of human nature and Western culture to be better informed citizens of our democracy and to enjoy a life worth living.  As the Roman historian Livy (59 BCE-17CE) said, "The study of history is the best medicine for a sick mind; for in history you have a record of the infinite variety of human experience plainly set out for all to see; and in that record you can find for yourself and your country both examples and warnings, fine things to take as models, base things, rotten through and through, to avoid."

Therefore, students, upon completion of the course, will have demonstrated by multiple/choice tests or essays the ability: 

1. To demonstrate critical thinking skills in regards to topics in history. 

2. To identify the evolutionary origins of Homo sapiens. 

3. To appraise the contributions of the Ancient Near East to the West. 

4. To evaluate the innovations of the Greeks in government, art, and philosophy that qualify them to be called our intellectual ancestors.  

5. To illustrate with examples the contributions of the Romans in the areas of law, government and engineering. 

6. To illustrate the distinctive innovations of the Judeo-Christian worldview that qualifies calling the Hebrews our spiritual ancestors (especially transcendent theology). 

7. To describe and explain the Medieval World in its formation of universities, towns and nation-states.  

8. To assess the view of the Renaissance as a change of worldview (especially values and the nature of human beings) from a Medieval one, especially after the despair of the Fourteenth Century.  

9. To evaluate and describe the split in Western Christianity that resulted from the Protestant Reformation.

10. To explain, identify, and/or describe the sudden expansion of Westerners beyond their borders during the Age of Exploration from 1450-1750.

Room: 104 Social Sciences Building.

Text: Western Civilization, Vol. 1, by Jackson Spielvogel, 7th ed., 2009, Thomson Wadsworth, ISBN:-13: 978-0-495--50285-2;  ISBN:-10: 0-495-50285-5.

Instructor: Dr. Richard Baldwin, Professor of History.

Office Hours:  SS107, MW 8:00-9:30 AM; M-R 2:00-3:00 PM; F 8:00-11:00AM (Summer: 8:30-9:30AM, M-R)

Phone: 769-1551, x6005.

E-mail: Use the ANGEL internal email for your class.  To make sure your email is not deleted as junk mail, include the class and period in the subject line of your email and your name in your message. Your emails will be answered within 48 hours (excluding weekends).

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 Attendance:  More than four unexcused absences, or two for summer classes, will result in withdrawal from the course.  A tardy is counted as an absence unless the student informs the professor immediately after class of their presence.  Two tardies is counted as an absence.  It is your responsibility to acquire any missed class notes from another student.

Withdrawals. Two withdrawals are permitted per credit course.  Students are also allowed to repeat courses where “D” and “F” grades were earned in order to improve their grades.  Students are limited to two (2) repeat attempts per course.  The last grade earned (not the highest grade) is counted as the final grade.  On the third attempt, students must pay fees at 100 percent of the full costs of instruction (equivalent to out-of-state tuition) and will receive a grade for the course.  Please be concerned about withdrawals. When admitting students into certain programs, universities may calculate withdrawals as grades.
    There are two kinds of withdrawals---student and administrative.

1. Student Withdrawal - Student completes a withdrawal form and submits the form to the Office of Admissions and Records before the scheduled withdrawal deadline published in the college catalog. Student withdrawals initiated prior to the scheduled withdrawal deadline will be recorded as "W."
2. Administrative Withdrawal - Students who miss one-eighth of the classes for unexcused reasons will be administratively withdrawn. If students fail to attend class (or post in an online class) for the first two weeks, they will be administratively withdrawn.  Administrative withdrawal means no refund of tuition. Administrative withdrawals initiated after the published withdrawal deadline will be recorded as "W" if passing and "F" if failing. The withdrawal deadline for an off-term, distance education or condensed semester is midterm for the course or the date of the second examination, whichever occurs first.

Grade: The final grade for the course will be determined by the average of the following: the three highest of the four major exams, and the final exam. There are no make-up exams.  Grading scale will be A (90-100), B (80-89), C (70-79), D (60-69), F (59 and below). [one way to prepare for these exams is to make up flash cards;  here is a site on which you can do that and even create your own tests over those cards:  www.Quizlet.com]

DISABILITY STATEMENT: Any student who feels she or he may need an accommodation based on the impact of a disability should contact the Office of Disability Support Services at 850-872-3834 or in the Student Union East room 59. The Office of Disability Support Services will coordinate reasonable accommodations for all students with documented disabilities.

CELL PHONE AND LAPTOP POLICY:  CELL PHONES ARE NOT PERMITTED. TURN THEM OFF, MUTE THEM, AND DO NOT ATTEMPT TO ANSWER THEM. ANYONE CAUGHT USING A CELL PHONE DURING CLASS WILL BE ASKED TO LEAVE OR DURING AN EXAM WILL RECEIVE A FAILING GRADE FOR THAT EXAM.   Students may use laptops in Social Sciences classes for note-taking purposes only.  Other uses of laptop computers during class are prohibited.  No laptops may be used during a test or while going over a test's answers, without the explicit permission of the instructor.

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