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History| Course Code | Course Name | Credit Hours | Course Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| B-057 | Introduction to the Humanities | 6 Credits | View Details |
| AAS-085 | Social and Cultural Geography | 6 Credits | View Details |
| B-158 | English Composition | 6 Credits | View Details |
| B-200 | College Algebra | 6 Credits | View Details |
| B-336 | World Religions | 6 Credits | View Details |
| AAS-370 | Ethics | 6 Credits | View Details |
| B-460 | Art Appreciation | 6 Credits | View Details |
| AAS-584 | Pre-Calculus | 6 Credits | View Details |
| B-825 | Human Biology | 6 Credits | View Details |
| AAS-902 | World History | 6 Credits | View Details |
| Courses Code | Courses Name | Credit Hours | Course Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| SS-080 | Introduction to political science | 6 Credits | View Details |
| SS-196 | Introduction to mass communication | 6 Credits | View Details |
| SS-291 | World literature | 6 Credits | View Details |
| SS-381 | Foundations of Sociology | 6 Credits | View Details |
| SS-395 | English rhetoric | 6 Credits | View Details |
| SS-664 | Essentials of General psychology | 6 Credits | View Details |
| SS-777 | Introduction to world history | 6 Credits | View Details |
| SS-812 | Introduction to economics | 6 Credits | View Details |
| Courses Code | Courses Name | Credit Hours | Course Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| HIS-077 | Introduction to History | 6 Credits | View Details |
| HIS-183 | World History I | 6 Credits | View Details |
| HIS-220 | Greek History | 6 Credits | View Details |
| HIS-377 | Introduction to Holocaust Studies | 6 Credits | View Details |
| HIS-533 | American History | 6 Credits | View Details |
| HIS-802 | Western Civilization I | 6 Credits | View Details |
Introduction to the Humanities
Topics Covered in This Course:
- In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
- The art of thinking critically.
- Apollonian reason, dionysian intuition.
- Myth.
- In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Literature.
- Art.
- In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
- Music.
- The theater.
- In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
- The musical stage.
- Television.
- In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
- The cinema.
- Religion.
- Happiness.
- Morality.
- Life and death.
Social and Cultural Geography
Topics Covered in This Course:
- In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Mash-ups using google maps hand-held navigation devices
- In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Mexican perspectives on undocumented immigration
- In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
- Building barriers in the middle east
- In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Using air photos to make the case for war applying the concept of scale to war in iraq
- In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Wal-mart in china
- Locating car parts plants
- Market segmentation
English Composition
Topics Covered in This Course:
- In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Writing to learn
- Critical thinking, reading, and viewing.
- Preparing.
- In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Composing.
- Rewriting.
- Formulating arguments.
- In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
- Using the internet for research
- Evaluating electronic and print sources.
- Apa documentation format.
- In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Cms and cse formats.
- Writing in the disciplines
- Writing in the humanities.
- In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Writing in the natural sciences.
- Writing in the social sciences
- Design principles
College Algebra
Topics Covered in This Course:
- In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Review of the real number system
- Linear equations, inequalities, and applications
- In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Graphs, linear equations, and functions
- In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
- Systems of linear equations
- In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Exponents, polynomials, and polynomial functions
- Factoring
- Rational expressions and functions
- Roots, radicals, and root functions
- In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Quadratic equations and inequalities
- Additional graphs of functions and relations
- Inverse, exponential, and logarithmic functions
- Polynomial and rational functions
- Conic sections and systems of inequalities
- Further topics in algebra
World Religions
Topics Covered in This Course:
- In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Characteristics of basic religions
- Native american religions
- In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
- African religions
- Hinduism
- In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
- Jainism
- Buddhism
- In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Sikhism
- Chinese religions
- In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Shinto
- Zoroastrianism
- Judaism
- Christianity
- Islam
Ethics
Topics Covered in This Course:
- In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
- What is morality?
- Consequentialist -teleological- theories of morality
- Nonconsequentialist -deontological- theories of morality
- In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Virtue ethics
- Absolutism versus relativism
- Freedom versus determinism
- In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
- Reward and punishment
- Setting up a moral system: basic assumptions and basic principles
- The taking of human life
- In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Allowing someone to die, mercy death, and mercy killing
- Abortion
- Lying, cheating, breaking promises, and stealing
- In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Morality, marriage, and human sexuality
- Bioethicsethical issues in medicine
- Business and media ethics
- Environmental ethics
Art Appreciation
Topics Covered in This Course:
- In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Understanding art
- Visual elements
- Organizing principles of design
- In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Drawing
- Painting
- Printmaking
- In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
- Graphic design
- Photography and filmmaking
- Digital art
- In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Sculpture
- Crafts
- Product and clothing design
- In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Architecture
- Designed settings
- Historical styles in western art
- Understanding art on all levels
Pre-Calculus
Topics Covered in This Course:
- In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Graphs
- Function and models
- In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Polynomial and rational functions
- Exponential and logarithmic function
- In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
- Trigonomatic function
- In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Analytic trigonometry
- Polar coordinates; vectors
- Analytic geometry
- In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Systems of equations and inequalities
- Sequences; induction; the bionomial theorem
Human Biology
Topics Covered in This Course:
- In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Why study biology?
- Basics of biology, anatomy, and physiology.
- Determinism, biology, culture, and the ecological perspective.
- In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Biological development and the human lifespan.
- Genetics, evolution, and human behavior.
- Human biology and intellect.
- The human genome project.
- In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
- The biology of disability, health, illness, and treatment.
- Biology and mental illness
- In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Biological elements of drugs, alcohol, and tobacco
- Human sexuality and sexual orientation.
- The biology of aging.
- In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Public health and biology.
- Critical thinking and human biology
World History
Topics Covered in This Course:
- In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
- From human prehistory to the rise of agriculture
- Early civilization
- Nomadic societies
- Classical civilization:china
- In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Classical civilization: india
- Classical civilization in the mediterranean: persia, greece and rome
- TThe classical period: directions, diversities, and declines by 500 c.e.
- The rise of islam: civilization in the middle east
- In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
- India and southeast asia under the impact of islam
- Africa and islam
- East european civilization: byzantium and russia
- Western civilization: the middle ages
- In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics
- The spread of east asian civilization
- Centers of civilization in the americas
- The mongol interlude and the end of the postclassical period
- The west and the world: discovery, colonization, and trade
- Western civilization changes shape in the early modern centuries
- In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
- The rise of eastern europe
- The ottoman and mughal empires
- East asia: vital trends in politics and trade
- The first industrial revolution: western society, 17801914
- World economy and western imperialism: africa and south asia
- The settler societies: the west on frontiers
- The development of latin american civilization
- The middle east and china in the imperialist century
- Russia and japan: industrialization outside the west
- World war i and the end of an era
- The west in the contemporary period
- Eastern european civilization
- East asia in the 20th- 22nd centuries
- India and southeast asia
Introduction to political science
Topics Covered in This Course:
- In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
- A science of politics?
- Theories: classic and modern.
- Nations, states, and governments.
- Individuals and constitutions.
- In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Democracy, totalitarianism, and authoritarianism.
- Political ideologies.
- Political culture.
- Public opinion.
- In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
- Political communication and the media.
- Interest groups.
- Political parties and party systems.
- Elections.
- In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
- The basic institutions of government.
- Legislatures.
- Executives.
- Administration and bureaucracy.
- In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Legal systems and the courts.
- Political economy.
- Violence and revolution.
- International relations.
- The global system.
Introduction to mass communication
Topics Covered in This Course:
- In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
- We the people: media and communication.
- Books.
- Newspapers.
- In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Magazines.
- The movies.
- Radio.
- In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
- Television.
- Music and the recording industry.
- Computers and the internet highway.
- In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Journalism: information and society.
- Public relations.
- Advertising.
- In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Ethics.
- Regulation.
- Mass communication research: from content to effects.
World literature
Topics Covered in This Course:
- In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Roots and rebellions
- In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Gender and identity
- In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
- War and violence
- In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Race and culture
- In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Individualism and community
Foundations of Sociology
Topics Covered in This Course:
- In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
- What is sociology?
- Research methods
- In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Culture, society, and social change
- Socialization
- In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
- deviance and crime
- Interaction, groups, and organizations
- In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Inequalities of social class
- Inequalities of race and ethnicity
- In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Inequalities of gender
- The economy
- The political order
- Marriage and family
English rhetoric
Topics Covered in This Course:
- In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Reading and writing in college
- The reading process
- Reading critically
- In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
- The writing process
- Preparing to write
- Writing effectively
- Revising and editing
- Describing
- In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
- Narrating
- Illustrating
- Analyzing a process
- Comparing and contrasting
- Dividing and classifying
- In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Defining
- Analyzing causes and effects
- Arguing
- Recognizing a research paper
- Avoiding plagiarism
- Finding sources
- Writing a research paper
- Documenting sources
- Introduction
- Subjects and verbs
- In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Fragments
- Fused sentences and comma splices
- Regular and irregular verbs
- Verb tense
- Subject-verb
- More on verbs
- Pronoun problems
- Pronoun reference and point of view
- Pronoun agreement
- Adjectives
- Adverbs
- Modifier errors
- End punctuation
- Commas
- Apostrophes
- Quotation marks
- Other punctuation marks
- Capitalization
- Abbreviations and numbers
- Varying sentence structure
- Parallelism
- Combining sentences
- Standard and nonstandard english
- Easily confused words
- Spelling
Essentials of General psychology
Topics Covered in This Course:
- In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
- The science of psychology.
- How psychologists do research.
- Evolution, genes, and behavior.
- In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Neurons, hormones, and the brain.
- Body rhythms and mental states.
- Sensation and perception.
- In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
- Learning and conditioning.
- Behavior in social and cultural context.
- Thinking and intelligence.
- In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Memory.
- Emotion.
- Motivation.
- In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Theories of personality.
- Development over the lifespan.
- Health, stress and coping.
- Psychological disorders.
- Approaches to treatment and therapy.
Introduction to world history
Topics Covered in This Course:
- In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
- One:
- Two: out of the mud: farming and herding after the ice age
- Three: the great river valleys: accelerating change and developing states
- In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Four:
- Five: rebuilding the world: recoveries, new initiatives, and their limits
- Six: the great schools
- In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
- Seven: the great empires
- Chaptereight:postimperial worlds: problems of empires in eurasia and africa, ca. 200 c.e. to ca. 700 c.e.
- Nine: the rise of world religions: christianity, islam, and buddhism
- In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Ten: remaking the world: innovation and renewal on environmental frontiers in the late first millennium
- Chaptereleven:
- Chaptertweleve:the nomadic frontiers: the islamic world, byzantium, and china ca. 10001200
- In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Chapterthirteen: the world the mongols made
- Chapterfourteen: the revenge of nature: plague, cold, and the limits of disaster in the fourteenth century
- Chapterfifthteen:
- Chaptersixteen: imperial arenas: new empires in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries
- Chapterseventeen: the ecological revolution of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries
- Chaptereighteen:mental revolutions: religion and science in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries
- Chapternineteen:
- Chaptertwenty: driven by growth: the global economy in the eighteenth century
- Chaptertwentyone:
- Twentytwo: the exchange of enlightenment: eighteenth-century thought
- Twentythree: replacing muscle: the energy revolutions
Introduction to economics
Topics Covered in This Course:
- In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Economics: foundations and models
- In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
- In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
- In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
- In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Firms, the stock market, and corporate governance
Introduction to History
Topics Covered in This Course:
- In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
- The dry bones speak.
- From village community to city-state.
- Rivervalley civilizations.
- A polycentric world.
- In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Dawn of the empires.
- Rome and the barbarians.
- In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
- China.
- Indian empires.
- Hinduism and buddhism.
- In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Judaism and christianity.
- Islam.
- Establishing world trade routes.
- In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
- European visions.
- The unification of world trade.
- Migration.
- Political revolutions in europe and the americas.
- The industrial revolution.
- Nationalism, imperialism, and resistance.
- Methods of mass production and destruction.
- World war ii and the cold war.
- Cold war and new nations.
- China and india.
- New public identities.
- Regional identities and the twenty-first century.
World History I
Topics Covered in This Course:
- In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
- The neolithic revolution and the birth of civilization
- The rise of civilization in the middle east and africa
- In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Classical civilization in the eastern mediterranean: persia and greece
- In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
- Religious rivalries and india and rsquo;s golden age
- Rome and its empire
- The peoples and civilizations of the americas
- In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
- The spread of civilizations and the movement of peoples
- The end of the classical era: world history in transition, 200700 c.e.
- The first global civilization: the rise and spread of islam
- In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Abbasid decline and the spread of islamic civilization to south and southeast asia
- African civilizations and the spread of islam
- Civilization in eastern europe: byzantium and orthodox europe
- A new civilization emerges in western europe
- The americas on the eve of invasion
- Reunification and renaissance in chinese civilization: the era of the tang and song dynasties
- The spread of chinese civilization: japan, korea, and vietnam
- The last great nomadic challenges: from chinggis khan to timur
- The west and the changing world balance
- The world economy
- The transformation of the west, 14501750
Greek History
Topics Covered in This Course:
- In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Introduction: a small, far-off land.
- The foundations of greek life.
- In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
- The greeks before history: 10,000-700 bc.
- In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
- Homer.
- In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Religion and myth.
- In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Archaic greece: the age of experiment, 700-480 bc.
- A tale of two archaic cities: sparta and athens, 700-480 bc.
- The peloponnesian war and its aftermath, 431-399 bc.
Introduction to Holocaust Studies
Topics Covered in This Course:
- In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Studying the holocaust
- In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
- The jews
- In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
- Hitler, nazis, germans and jews
- In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
- 1933-41 - a twisted road
- In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Responding to persecution
- The transition to killing
- Responding to murder
- Humanity, modernity, and the holocaust
American History
Topics Covered in This Course:
- In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Alien encounters: europe in the americas
- In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
- American society in the making
- In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
- America in the british empire
- In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
- The american revolution
- In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
- The federalist era: nationalism triumphant
- Jeffersonian democracy
Western Civilization I
Topics Covered in This Course:
- In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
- The birth of civilization.
- The rise of greek civilization.
- In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Classical and hellenistic greece.
- Rome: from republic to empire.
- The roman empire.
- In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
- The early middle ages: creating a new european society and culture -476-1000-.
- The high middle ages: the rise of european empires and states -1000-1300-.
- Medieval society: hierarchies, towns, universities, and families -1000-1300-.
- In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
- The late middle ages: social and political breakdown -1300-1527-.
- Renaissance and discovery.
- The age of reformation.
- In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
- The age of religious wars.
- Paths to constitutionalism and absolutism: england and france in the seventeenth century.
- New directions in thought and culture in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.