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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
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DAS 420 - Primary Texts Seminar

Credits: 3

Emphasizes intellectual history through the lens of social and political development. Students will learn about the impacts of cultural developments such as the awakening of ancient idealism, Rennaissance philosophy and literature, the Scientific Revolution, the Enlightenment, and Postmodern philosophy and art.

Note
This course serves as the capstone class for the Primary Texts Certificate, and students in the program will complete their capstone paper within the context of the class, but the course open to all undergraduate students. This course is cross listed with POLSC 420.
Weekly class discussion is required. All reading materials are supplied by the Primary Texts Certificate program.

Repeat for Credit
N

Typically Offered
Fall

Cross-listed
POLSC 420




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