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HISTORICAL AND
CULTURAL PERSPECTIVES[HCP
BIN]
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The
Historical and Cultural Perspectives bin offers courses that
focus primarily on human cultural evolution. Cultural
evolution is defined broadly as the on-going human activity of
strategies and methods for meeting human needs (e.g.,
providing food, clothing, and shelter; the search for order;
controlling and interacting with nature; the search for
meaning in life; the search for peace and security). The
subject content of this bin may be covered by a variety of
courses and experiences that utilize a number of methods
(e.g., study of great books; study of language; special topic
seminars; field experience; independent study). |
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HCP 531-532 |
Great Books |
three credit hours
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This
approach conceives of great books as social artifacts produced
by societies. Within these artifacts are preserved important
components of a people’s culture, the learned and shared ideas
that describe, explain, and give meaning and purpose to life.
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HCP 533-534 |
Language |
three credit hours
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Language is
the most pervasive aspect of human culture. Language
facilitates the accumulation and storage of a social heritage,
and the transmission of that social heritage form one
generation to the next. This approach utilizes the study of
language as a method of studying the social heritage of
different societies.
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HCP 590 |
Special Topics |
three credit hours
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Human
history is living history. The seminar approach allows us to
explore special topics on the developing trends and events in
the human experience |
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HCP 593-594 |
Field Experience |
three credit hours
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The field
experience approach utilizes the participant observation
method primarily. This approach emphasizes learning through
experience.
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HCP 598-599 |
Independent Study |
three credit hours
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Independent
but guided study or examination of a topic related to
historical or cultural perspectives. There would be extensive
readings leading to a major paper or project. The project
would be under the direction of a faculty member in the
discipline.
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