Western Civilizations from 1660

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Three lecture. Interdisciplinary approach to the history and development of Western civilizations from 1660 to the present. Students will be able to: describe and explain the connections between disciplines, cultures, institutions, modes of consciousness, and the environment which enhance our understanding of western civilization; identify and define the major forces that have shaped western civilization as well as the theories explaining how these forces interact; discuss connections between disciplines, cultures, institutions, world views, and the environment which explain western civilization; explain the complexity and diversity of Western civilization; demonstrate through discussion, papers, and exams the capacity for independent thought in connecting human experience and understanding; utilize historical evidence and theories to explain the present. General Education: Social and Behavioral Sciences, Institutions in the Americas