HIS 111 World Civilizations I 3 (3-0)
Prerequisites: ENG 085
Corequisites: None
This course introduces world history from the dawn of civilization to the early modern era. Topics include Eurasian, African, American, and Greco-Roman civilizations and Christian, Islamic and Byzantine cultures. Upon completion, students should be able to analyze significant political, socioeconomic, and cultural developments in pre-modern world civilizations. This course has been approved for transfer under the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement as a general education course in Social/Behavioral Sciences for the A.A., A.F.A., and A.S. degrees. This course also satisfies the general education course requirement in Social/Behavioral Sciences for the A.A.S. and A.G.E. degrees.
HIS 112 World Civilizations II 3 (3-0)
Prerequisites: ENG 085
Corequisites: None
This course introduces world history from the early modern era to the present. Topics include the cultures of Africa, Europe, India, China, Japan, and the Americas. Upon completion, students should be able to analyze significant political, socioeconomic, and cultural developments in modern world civilizations. This course has been approved for transfer under the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement as a general education course in Social/Behavioral Sciences for the A.A., A.F.A., and A.S. degrees. This course also satisfies the general education course requirement in Social/Behavioral Sciences for the A.A.S. and A.G.E. degrees.
HIS 121 Western Civilization I 3 (3-0)
Prerequisites: ENG 070 and RED 070, or ENG 075
Corequisites: None
This course introduces western civilization from pre-history to the early modern era. Topics include ancient Greece, Rome, and Christian institutions of the Middle Ages and the emergence of national monarchies in western Europe. Upon completion, students should be able to analyze significant political, socioeconomic, and cultural developments in early western civilization. This course has been approved for transfer under the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement as a general education course in Social/Behavioral Sciences for the A.A., A.F.A., and A.S. degrees. This course also satisfies the general education course requirement in Social/Behavioral Sciences for the A.A.S. and A.G.E. degrees.
HIS 122 Western Civilization II 3 (3-0)
Prerequisites: ENG 070 and RED 070, or ENG 075
Corequisites: None
This course introduces western civilization from the early modern era to the present. Topics include the religious wars, the Industrial Revolution, World Wars I and II, and the Cold War. Upon completion, students should be able to analyze significant political, socioeconomic, and cultural developments in modern western civilization. This course has been approved for transfer under the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement as a general education course in Social/Behavioral Sciences for the A.A., A.F.A., and A.S. degrees. This course also satisfies the general education course requirement in Social/Behavioral Sciences for the A.A.S. and A.G.E. degrees.
HIS 131 American History I 3 (3-0)
Prerequisites: ENG 085
Corequisites: None
This course is a survey of American history from pre-history through the Civil War era. Topics include the migrations to the Americas, the colonial and revolutionary periods, the development of the Republic, and the Civil War. Upon completion, students should be able to analyze significant political, socioeconomic, and cultural developments in early American history. This course has been approved for transfer under the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement as a general education course in Social/Behavioral Sciences for the A.A., A.F.A., and A.S. degrees. This course also satisfies the general education course requirement in Social/Behavioral Sciences for the A.A.S. and A.G.E. degrees.
HIS 132 American History II 3 (3-0)
Prerequisites: ENG 085
Corequisites: None
This course is a survey of American history from the Civil War era to the present. Topics include industrialization, immigration, the Great Depression, the major American wars, the Cold War, and social conflict. Upon completion, students should be able to analyze significant political, socioeconomic, and cultural developments in American history since the Civil War. This course has been approved for transfer under the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement as a general education course in Social/Behavioral Sciences for the A.A., A.F.A., and A.S. degrees. This course also satisfies the general education course requirement in Social/Behavioral Sciences for the A.A.S. and A.G.E. degrees.
HIS 236 North Carolina History 3 (3-0)
Prerequisites: ENG 085
Corequisites: None
This course is a study of geographical, political, economic, and social conditions existing in North Carolina from America's discovery to the present. Topics include native and immigrant backgrounds; colonial, antebellum, and Reconstruction periods; party politics; race relations; and the transition from an agrarian to an industrial economy. Upon completion, students should be able to analyze significant political, socioeconomic, and cultural developments in North Carolina. This course has been approved for transfer under the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement as a premajor and/or elective course requirement for the A.A., A.F.A., and A.S. degrees. NOTE: This course DOES satisfy the general education course requirement in Social/Behavioral Sciences for the A.A.S. degrees ONLY.
