Great Cities Past and Present

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Great Cities is an interdisciplinary history seminar that explores selected big cities to see how human beings, across the globe, have coped with the pressures of urbanization. The different case study cities are grouped into themes that illustrate varieties of urban growth. The interrelationship of time with money, power, social patterns, and urban design will be explored in each of these examples. Prerequisite Course(s): Prerequisite: Take one course in each group: Group 1 (FCWR 101 or FCWR 111 or WRIT 101 or WRIT 111) and Group 2 (FCWR 151 or FCWR 161 or WRIT 151 or WRIT 161) Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-0-3