Middle Ages: Selected Topics: Jews & Christians

Student Learning Outcomes, Goals, Objectives:

Students successfully completing this course will be able to:

• to provide a general knowledge of the history of the United States, Europe, and the wider world (as we have defined our fields of concentration);
• to teach students to think and read critically and thereby to develop the ability to analyze historical sources and to learn how to construct historical interpretations;
• to improve students’ ability to communicate verbally, visually, and in writing; and,
• to foster the ability to conduct objective historical research.

Course Grading Information:

Activity/Performance Measure	Percentage/Points
Informed Participation	20%
Discussion Posts	20%
2 Short Papers	30% (15% each)
Formal Research Paper	30%

Grading Scale

Percentage	Letter Grade
100-93%	A
90-92%	A-
87-89%	B+
83-86%	B
80-82%	B-
77-79%	C+
73-76%	C
70-72%	C-
67-69%	D+
63-66%	D
60-62%	D-
61% and below	F

Attendance/Participation:

Regular class attendance is a responsibility and a privilege of university education. It is fundamental to the orderly acquisition of knowledge. Students should recognize the advantages of regular class attendance, accept it as a personal responsibility, and apprise themselves of the consequences of poor attendance.

Excessive unexcused absences will result in a lowered final grade. The professor reserves the right to drop students with more than 6 unexcused absences from the course.

Course Materials Purchased by the Students:

No required materials for purchase.