Students will also become knowledgeable about Jewish society in Eastern and Western Europe, the Holocaust, and American Jewry. A general survey of the history and philosophy of the Islamic religion. Students acquire knowledge about and gain an understanding of Islamic history, Islamic principles and practices, Islamic law, Islamic relationship to other religions, and Islam in the context of the modern world. A survey of United States history commencing with the European background and first discoveries. The pattern of colonization and the development of American institutions are followed throughout the colonial period and the early national experience to 1877.
Students also gain an understanding of the constitutions of the United States and Wyoming.
Special emphasis is given to the revolutionary-constitutional period. ENGL 1010, or its equivalent, is recommended. A study of events from the Reconstruction era to the present day including political, economic, and social aspects of American life and the development of the United States as a world power. Students also gain an understanding of the constitutions of the United States and Wyoming. ENGL 1010, or its Prerequisite, is recommended.