Catalog 2011 - 2012

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HIS 202 The United States to 1877

Surveys the cultural, political, social and economic developments in this country from the discovery of America through Reconstruction.

Credit Hours: 4

HIS 203 The United States Since 1877

Surveys the urbanization and industrialization of the nation and its rise to world power.

Credit Hours: 4

HIS 205 Indians/Native Americans of North America

A study of North American Indian history and culture from pre-contact times to the present. Covers Native American contributions to civilization; wars, removals and forced assimilation; and modern political activism.

Credit Hours: 4
(IG) (NW)

HIS 206 Slavery and Racism in the Early Americas: A Comparative Perspective

A study of the development of slavery and relations between European Americans and African Americans in British, Spanish, and Portuguese America from the beginning of European settlement in the New World until the abolition of slavery in the mid-19th century.

Credit Hours: 4
(IG) (NW)

HIS 210 American Military History

A study of the development of American military institutions, policies, experience and traditions in peace and war from colonial times to the present.

Credit Hours: 4

HIS 212 Witchcraft and Magic in the Early Modern Atlantic World

A study of the development of witchcraft accusations, beginning with continental Europe in the 15th and 16th centuries and continuing with the later scares in England and New England. Particular emphasis will be given to international comparisons and to the changing social, cultural and economic positions of women.

Credit Hours: 4
(IG)

HIS 214 Russia's Modern Centuries

This course surveys the political, economic, social, intellectual, cultural and diplomatic history of Russia in the Imperial, Soviet and post-Soviet periods.

Credit Hours: 4
(W) (IG) (NW)

HIS 215 Women in American History

A survey of women's accomplishments, lifestyles, changing image and struggle for equality and recognition from colonial times to the present.

Credit Hours: 4

HIS 216 Economic History of the United States

A study of American economic developments and their impact on social and political conditions.

Credit Hours: 4
(W)

HIS 217 China's Modern Centuries

This course surveys the interplay between China and the outside world from before the Opium War through the late Imperial period, early Republic, Nationalist regime, Japanese invasion, Nationalist-Communist civil war, and the People's Republic, to the present.

Credit Hours: 4
(W) (IG) (NW)

HIS 218 History of the Islamic World

A study of Muslims in world history from the 7th to the 21st centuries. This course explores the history of Islamic societies and of Muslims in local and global contexts, including the Middle East, Africa, Central and South Asia, and the West. The course addresses selected topics such as politics and statecraft; religious and cultural traditions and varieties; gender roles; and the challenges and choices that Muslim societies and individuals have faced in classical, early modern, and modern times. Materials include film, fiction and political writing as well as primary historical documents and secondary history textbooks.

Credit Hours: 4

HIS 221 Japan's Modern Centuries

This course surveys Japanese history from the coming of the Western gunboats in the 1850s through the Meiji restoration, the early development of international trade and democracy, the rise of militarism in the 1930s, World War II, the American Occupation, the economic "miracle" and the troubled 2000s.

Credit Hours: 4
(W) (IG) (NW)

HIS 222 Fascism and Nazi Germany

A study of the rise and fall of the Third Reich and the legacy of Hitlerism.

Credit Hours: 4
(W) (IG)

HIS 225 The Age of the Civil War

A study of mid-19th century America, with particular emphases on the political developments, changing regional economies, patterns of interracial, interethnic and interclass relationships, as well as the course of military events during the Civil War.

Credit Hours: 4

HIS 227 Traditional China

This course covers an examination and analysis of traditional Chinese history.

Credit Hours: 4

HIS 232 Imperialism and Nationalism in Asia and Africa

This course examines Western imperialism and the nationalistic responses of colonized peoples in order to understand the past and relate it to the present. It examines the British Raj or rule in India as a case study of how imperial rule is imposed and maintained, and the Indian independence movement (especially but not exclusively as led by Mahatma Gandhi) as a model of colonial resistance. The course then examines the different imperial systems Europe imposed on Africa, the struggle by African colonies for self-determination, and the search for identity and stability by newly independent African nations. Included in this last discussion is an exploration of democratic systems as a political solution for countries dealing with the legacy of imperialism.

Credit Hours:

HIS 260 The Holocaust

This course covers the abuse and systematic extermination by the Nazis and their collaborators of millions of Jews, Gypsies, Slavs and other peoples of Europe. It deals with Germany and other parts of Europe under Nazi domination.

Credit Hours: 4
(W) (IG)

HIS 275 The Civil Rights Movement

This course focuses on the struggle for racial equality and freedom in the American South after World War II. It also helps students comprehend this struggle within the broader context of post-Civil War American race relations.

Credit Hours: 4

HIS 296 America and Vietnam

An examination and analysis of America's role in the Vietnam Conflict. Equivalent to GWA 296

Credit Hours: 4
(IG) (NW)

Cross Listed Courses

GWA 296