HIST 332 - Tolerance and Intolerance in the Roman Empire

Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-C
To 600 C.E. History of tolerance/persecution in the Roman period through Late Antiquity; the persecution of the Christians by Roman officials; of Christians by Christians; and the persecution of other groups by the Christians. Roman law and punishment.

Strongly Recommended Preparation: Upper division status (greater than 60 earned semester units) and completion of lower division Area C requirements.
Prerequisites: Completion of GE Areas A1, A2, A3 and B4 with grade C- (CR) or better.
Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground, or Entirely Online, or Hybrid.
Grading: A-F or CR/NC (student choice).
Breadth Area(s) Satisfied: GE-UD-C - Upper Division Arts or Humanities
Student Learning Outcomes - Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

Discuss Roman History from about 200 AD through the end of Late Antiquity (600 AD).
Utilize basic analytic concepts for assembling, organizing, and interpreting historical evidence
Critically analyze Roman history through literature, archaeology, art, and through primary and secondary texts, both in your own work and that of your classmates
Investigate Roman history with the use of digital tools
Make connections between what happened in the ancient world to what is happening today.
Compare and contrast different viewpoints of what happened in Roman history and to come to your own conclusion, based on the available evidence.
Think creatively about these issues and to form your own opinions.

UD-C. Upper-division Arts or Humanities Learning Outcomes

demonstrate an understanding of and ability to apply the principles, methodologies, value systems, and thought processes employed in the arts and humanities;
analyze cultural production as an expression of, or reflection upon, what it means to be human; and
demonstrate how the perspectives of the arts and humanities are used by informed, engaged, and reflective citizens to benefit local and global communities.