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| Semester: | Spring 2021 |
| Number: | 0172-248-001 |
| Instructor: | Nicholas Carbo |
| Days: | Tuesday Thursday 12:15 pm - 1:30 pm |
| Note: | Online, Synchronous |
| Location: | Online |
| Credits: | 3 |
| Course Materials: | View Text Books |
| Description: |
Students examine the significant cultural, historical, social, economic, political, religious and educational issues that contributed to the evolution of a large part of the New World. They learn to identify the American continents and its people and to correct misconceptions about them that may exist. (Learning Goals:G,CO;Distribution Reqs:Humanities) |
| Learning Goals: |
The main student objective is to become acquainted with the subject matter of the text so as to understand and be able to express coherently (orally and in writing) many aspects of the complex meaning of what America is, how it came to be, as well as to have a sense of the many nations it comprises, their people, their origins, cultures and the languages that contribute to its diverse nature, its development, and current relationship to the rest of the world. *The learning goals displayed here are those for one section of this course as offered in a recent semester, and are provided for the purpose of information only. The exact learning goals for each course section in a specific semester will be stated on the syllabus distributed at the start of the semester, and may differ in wording and emphasis from those shown here. |
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