Courses

The emergence of a recognizable science and technology in primitive societies; ancient Babylonian, Egyptian, and Greek science, with emphasis on ancient medicine; the foundations of modern science in the Middle Ages.

A comparative study of outstanding figures in the literature and philosophy of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, including such writers as Voltaire, Diderot, Rousseau, Vico, Hume, Gibbon, and Lessing.

Some major European novels of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries; attention to the problems of the novel as a literary form during this period.

This course will provide students with the necessary tools to analyze the evolution of modern Spanish. Attention will be paid to the phonological, morpho-syntactic, and semantic development of Spanish as a Romance language and its lexical expansion.

Historical and contemporary factors that shape families, with special emphasis on the American family. Topics include changes over time, cultures and social classes, and interpersonal issues of family life.

The development of the First World War from its origins to its impact on Europe, the United States, and the world. Military, social, cultural, and political dimensions will be explored.

The study of fossils as they relate to the history and evolution of life on Earth; to geological time; to ancient environments and climates

The causes and unfolding of the French Revolution, its impact on France and Europe during the years of revolution and war, 1789-1815.

The causes and unfolding of the French Revolution, its impact on France and Europe during the years of revolution and war, 1789-1815.

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