This course surveys the culture, religion and history of India from 1500 BCE to 1700 CE. Focusing primarily on the Indian subcontinent, the course examines the major social, religious, and material factors that shaped the history and culture of this region. We will explore the following themes: the emergence of a Vedic-Aryan culture, the rise of cities, states and the religions of Buddhism and Jainism, the growth of classical Hinduism, the makings of an Indo-Islamic culture, and rise and fall of the Mughal empire.

An historical, cross-cultural, and interdisciplinary approach to the study of families in America. We will examine the histories of various groups, exploring how these experiences have resulted in different family dynamics. We will then take up the question of the continuing relevance of race, ethnicity, and social class to families in America today and to the discussion of family in American politics. (Gen.Ed. HS, DU)

This course is an intensive honors class studying the Christian tradition through an historical lens. The course is ordered chronologically, following the religion as it spread from a local persecuted minority to the world's largest religion. Map quizzes will reinforce the geography of that expansion, and themes will include: Jesus in the Mediterranean world, internal tensions, defining the faith, alliances with political forces, effects on cultures encountered. Art and architecture will illustrate expressions of the faith. (Gen. Ed. HS, DG)

Why have poverty and inequality proven so persistent in modern Latin American history? What strategies have people proposed to deal with these problems, and with what consequences?

Why have poverty and inequality proven so persistent in modern Latin American history? What strategies have people proposed to deal with these problems, and with what consequences?

Why have poverty and inequality proven so persistent in modern Latin American history? What strategies have people proposed to deal with these problems, and with what consequences?

Why have poverty and inequality proven so persistent in modern Latin American history? What strategies have people proposed to deal with these problems, and with what consequences?

Gen Ed HS. This course follows the history of the Roman people from the founding of the city by Romulus in 753 BCE to the conversion of the emperor Constantine to Christianity in 312 CE. We will examine how Roman authors, archaeology, coins, sculpture, and human remains help us understand the Roman past in all its diversity. (Gen. Ed. HS)

This is a stand-alone independent study designed by the student and faculty sponsor that involves frequent interaction between instructor and student. Qualitative and quantitative enrichment must be evident on the proposed contract before consent is given to undertake the study.

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