Chandler-Gilbert Community College Course Catalog and Student Handbook for the 2017-2018 year.
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Course Descriptions Course Descriptions Chandler-Gilbert Community College Catalog and Student Handbook 2015-2016 For the most current information regarding course descriptions, log on to www.maricopa.edu/academic/ccta. 527 HIS111 / 3 CREDITS / 3 PERIODS WORLD HISTORY 1500 TO THE PRESENT Survey of the economic, social, cultural, and political elements of world history from 1500 to the present. Prerequisites: None. HIS113 / 3 CREDITS / 3 PERIODS HISTORY OF EASTERN CIVILIZATIONS TO 1850 An examination of the characteristics and development of civilizations, religions and philosophies of the Middle East, India, Far East, and Southeast Asia. From ancient times to the mid-nineteenth century. Prerequisites: None. HIS140 / 3 CREDITS / 3 PERIODS AMERICAN INDIAN HISTORY Survey of American Indian history with emphasis on the last 200 years including developments in the 20th century. Focuses on selected groups such as the Cherokee, Iroquois Confederation, Navajo, Sioux and Indians of the Southwest in relation to cultural, economic, political and social continuity and changes. Topics include development and influence of federal policies, past and present issues confronting Native Americans and how Native American individuals and communities maintain their identities as they confront social changes. Prerequisites: None. HIS201 / 3 CREDITS / 3 PERIODS HISTORY OF WOMEN IN AMERICA Introduction to women's history from the colonial period to the present. Deals chronologically with changes and developments which have influenced the lives of women. Prerequisites: None. HIS242 / 3 CREDITS / 3 PERIODS LATIN AMERICAN CIVILIZATION IN THE POST-COLONIAL PERIOD A survey of the political, economic, and social forces which molded Latin American civilization in the period of the development of Republics. Prerequisites: None. HIS273 / 3 CREDITS / 3 PERIODS US EXPERIENCE IN VIETNAM 1945 - 1975 Survey of the US experience in Vietnam, 1945-1975, in view of political, economic, and social forces of the Cold War. Prerequisites: None. HIS277 / 3 CREDITS / 3 PERIODS THE MODERN MIDDLE EAST Survey of the political and economic development of the Middle East since 1500. Emphasis on the decline of the Moslem empire, the resurgence of contemporary Pan- Arabian, the Palestinian-Israeli question and the impact of oil production on the region and the rest of the world. Prerequisites: None.