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Approvals Received:

Department on 09-30-04 by Terri Hawkinson (hawkints@umn.edu)

Curriculum Committee on 10-07-04 by Karen Van Horn (vanhornk@umn.edu)

Approvals Pending:

Curriculum Committee > Campus Assembly > Catalog

Effective Status:

Active

Effective Term:

1059 - Fall 2005

Course:

HIST 3606

Institution:

UMNMO - Morris

Career:

UGRD

College:

MDSS - UMM-Social Sciences, Div of

Department:

249 - UMM-Soc Sciences, Div of-Adm

General

Course Title Short:

Ancient Maya Civilization

Course Title Long:

Ancient Maya Civilization

Max-Min Credits
for Course:

4.0 to 4.0 credit(s)

Catalog
Description:

Introduction to Maya cultural traditions from earliest traces of settlement through Spanish conquest in the 16th century. Archaeological, ethnographical, and historical approaches used to reconstruct ancient Maya civilization.

Additional Course
Information
(for catalog
production):

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Grading Basis:

Stdnt Opt

Honors Course:

No

Delivery Mode(s):

Classroom

Years most
frequently offered:

Every academic year

Term(s) most
frequently offered:

Fall

Component 1:

DIS (no final exam)

Auto-Enroll
Course:

No

Graded
Component:

DIS

Academic
Progress Units:

Not allowed to bypass limits.
4.0 credit(s)

Financial Aid
Progress Units:

Not allowed to bypass limits.
4.0 credit(s)

Repetition of
Course:

Repetition not allowed.

Course
Prerequisites
for Catalog:

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Course
Equivalency:

No course equivalencies

Consent
Requirement:

No required consent

Enforced
Prerequisites:
(course-based or
non-course-based)

No prerequisites

Editor Comments:

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Proposal Changes:

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History Information:

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Assessment
and Goals:

GOALS: To provide a basic introduction to the ancient Maya, from the perspective of history, ethnography, and archaeology. ASSESSMENT: 1) Class participation 2) Series of short papers analyzing Maya history from a wide variety of perspectives.

Rationale for
Changes or
Exceptions:

TO PROVIDE A BASIC INTRODUCTION TO THE ANCIENT MAYA, AN AREA CURRENTLY NOT COVERED BY UMM'S CURRICULAR OFFERINGS. ART HISTORY PARTIALLY COVERED THIS AREA BUT THAT COURSE WAS DROPPED WHEN THE FACULTY MEMBER LEFT UMM.

General Education

Faculty
Sponsor Name:

Harold Hinds

Requirement
this course fulfills:

HIST - HIST Historical Perspectives

Provisional
Approval:

No

Regular
Approval:

Yes; date: Oct 1, 2004