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Course Name
Long Title
Min Credits
Description
Requisites
SEM-162
Rise of Atlantic World
3
Through a careful analysis of primary sources and interpretive essays , this course examines developments in the Atlantic World across four continents ( Europe , Africa , North America , and South America ) throughout the period from about 1450 to about 1830 . It takes a comparative cross-cultural and transnational approach that emphasizes ideas and institutions . Some of the topics covered are : the origins of the Atlantic world ; European colonial expansion ; the Columbian exchange ; migrations of peoples ; Atlantic economies ; religion , culture , and society ; imperial conflicts ; and independence movements . A colloquium approach is used rather than a lecture format . Students will actively read , reflect upon , and respond to course material . This course focuses on Racism , which is one of the five critical concerns of the Sisters of Mercy : Earth , nonviolence , women , racism , and immigration . This course meets the University ' s definition of writing intensive .
ENG-101 ( Required , Previous ).
SEM-163 Immigration & Ethnicity in Amer . History 3
Through a careful analysis of primary sources and interpretive essays , this course examines the history of the United States as an experience of immigration and ethnicity from the colonial period to modern times . It takes a comparative cross-cultural approach that emphasizes identity , ideas , and institutions . Some of the topics covered include : settlers , servants , and slaves ; citizenship and migration ; European migration and national expansion ; national citizenship and federal of immigration ; colonialism and migration ; immigrant incorporation , identity , and nativism ; and patterns of inclusion and exclusion . A colloquium approach is used rather than a lecture format . Students will actively read , reflect upon , and respond to course material , rather than merely receive information that is presented to them . This course focuses on immigration , which is one of the five Critical Concerns of the Sisters of Mercy : earth ; nonviolence , women , racism , and immigration . This course meets the University ' s definition of writing intensive .
Take ENG-101 . ( Required , Previous ).