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2015-2016 Undergraduate Bulletin 
    
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HIST 020 - (HP) Understanding Today’s World

Semester Hours: 3
Fall, Spring
Contemporary issues seen in relation to their historical contexts and origins. Themes will vary, depending on faculty member and relevant global events, and have included presidential politics, the war on terror, popular culture in Latin America, the welfare state and social inequality, Islam and the West, migration, genocide, and natural disasters. 

Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
[Formerly (HP) The Present in Historical Perspective.]


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