Program

Education Programs: Pilot Grants - Education

Period of Performance

1/1/1979 - 5/31/1980

Funding Totals

$39,877.97 (approved)
$39,877.97 (awarded)


FRESHMAN COURSE IN WESTERN CULTURAL HERITAGE

FAIN: EP-*1241-78

College of New Rochelle (New Rochelle, NY 10805-2330)
Elizabeth B. Brophy (Project Director: February 1978 to October 1990)

To establish a committee drawn from Art, Classics, English, History, Philosophy and Science faculties to refine and amplify humanities curriculum. To offer a pilot freshmen course beginning with the Old Testament and Ancient Greece, and proceeding chronologically with selected topics through to modern times. Concentration on primary sources, with provisions for duplicating otherwise unavailable materials and strengthening library holdings.