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Survey of colonialism and the roots of American political and economic institutions and values, slavery and racial values, the Revolution, and issues of early nationhood. 5 quarter hours Counts in the Social Science or Humanities Area of General Education Requirements.

Survey of the period leading up to and following the American Civil War: continental expansion; slavery, sectionalism and the Civil War; the effects of industrialization, urbanization, and immigration; populism and Social Darwinism. 5 quarter hours Counts in the Social Science or Humanities Area of General Education Requirements.

In this course, students explore the relationship between history and culture as they survey major events, ideas, movements, and key individuals connected to the process of nation building. Readings and discussions include: the colonization of North America, the American Revolution, Western expansion, the Civil War, World Wars I and II, the Cold War, and the modern era. Pre-requisite(s): None. Co-requisite(s): None. 5 quarter hours

This course explores the city's evolving postwar social and economic environment which shaped its direction and influences its future. Chicago's history and politics have been formed by its connections to globalized circuits of finance, trade, and immigration since the 1850s. We will examine the contours of the new Chicago by exploring the role of race and ethnicity, cultural diversity, globalization, the new Chicago politics, and the transition from production to consumption. Prerequisite(s): None. Counts in the Social Sciences Area of General Education Requirements. 5 quarter hours

This course focuses on state and local governments within the context of the American federal system. Special emphasis is placed on federalism, the constitutional/legal relationships between state and local governments and the institutions, organizational forms and political processes in American state and local government. Counts in the Social Science Area of General Education Requirements. 5 quarter hours

Introduction to major topics in physical anthropology and archeology including theories and processes of biological and cultural evolution of the human species and the theories and methods of uncovering evolutionary processes. Counts in the Social Science Area of General Education Requirements. 5 quarter hours

Introduction to major topics in physical anthropology and aggregate or total sense-all markets taken together. Emphasis will be on contemporary issues such as unemployment, inflation, the business cycle, fiscal and monetary policy, the role of money, financial institutions, government operations, the stock market, gross domestic product, national income and the corporate world. Counts in the Social Science Area of General Education Requirements. Prerequisite: LAM 110 or equivalent. 5 quarter hours

This course provides an understanding of local governments, for example, municipalities, school districts, city and suburban library boards, and park district boards. It looks at different ways these governments influence economic life by taxing, spending, and regulating. Students will learn how each of these activities affects various groups in the population and how people's perception and evaluation of local governments is shaped by the way public officials and members of the media communicate information about them. Counts in the Social Science Area of General Education Requirements. Pre-requisite: None. 5 quarter hours

This introductory course examines the issues of globalization and development through the interdisciplinary lens of economics, geography, and history. Students explore the principles of economics from a non-technical perspective and examine the costs and benefits of globalization; discover economic geography, with an emphasis on the distribution of human populations and natural resources, as well as the challenges related to the use of renewable and non-renewable resources; and debate the role of technological progress in our history and global economic development. Counts in the Social Science Area of General Education Requirements. Pre-requisite(s): None. Co-requisite(s): None. 5 quarter hours

This course is an analysis and study of economic behavior of the individual unit, i.e., the firm and the rational consumer. Microeconomics principles addressed include decision making of the firm, the household, labor, international trade, education and poverty. Special emphasis will be placed on the theory of supply and demand. Prerequisite: LAM 110 or equivalent. 5 quarter hours Counts in the Social Science Area of General Education Requirements.