3 credits
Summer 2025 Distance Learning HumanitiesUpper Division
A multi-disciplinary course that introduces students to the history of the human-horse relationship in a global context. Because the history of horse and human interaction is so broad and so important to the development of civilization, the course will include a broad view of horses in the context of agriculture, transportation, sport, culture and art. Permission of instructor required.
Learning Outcomes1Interpret and explain the integral role horses have played in human civilization.
2Compare the roles of horses in Asia, Europe and the Americas through history.
3Analyze the impact of horses on the political, social and cultural environments in different parts of the world.
4Develop a logical argument as to why horses still have a role in international society in the contemporary historical period.
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