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3.00 Credits
For students who join the Endicott Scholars program after their freshman year, this course examines the concept of "culture" from a range of perspectives drawn from the field of cultural studies. Students will read and interpret cultural texts, examine the culture of their academic discipline, and engage in field-based activities that apply theory to practice. High standards of academic reading, writing, and discussion are expected throughout the course, and students will be asked to complete substantial papers, presentations, and research projects.Prerequisites & Notes Acceptance in the Endicott Scholars Program. Students may not enroll in this class if they have completed either HON 100 or HON 150. (Cr: 3)
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3.00 Credits
Focusing on different themes each semester, this upper level honors seminar builds on the academic foundation of HON100, HON150 and HON200, enabling students to explore concepts and ideas across academic disciplines. Course readings and writings are aimed at the advanced honors student and reflect high academic ability. The course may be taken for credit more than once as long as the course content is new. Satisfies a core elective requirement only. Prerequisites & Notes Acceptance into the Endicott Scholars program and completion of HON100 Honors Seminar I and HON150 Honors Seminar II HON200 Honors Seminar III. (Cr: 3)
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3.00 Credits
A survey of European history from earliest times to the Renaissance. Included in the topics for discussion are Ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece, Rome, the Middle Ages and the rise of Europe in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. Satisfies the Arts and Humanities core requirement. (Cr: 3)
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3.00 Credits
A survey of European developments from the 17th century to the contemporary period. Emphasis will be placed on the "modernization" of European politics and thought, particularly during the Enlightenment, and during the 19th and 20th centuries . Satisfies the Arts and Humanities core requirement. (Cr: 3)
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3.00 Credits
A survey of the early American experience from European discoveries to the Civil War. Topics considered include the Colonial era, the American Revolution, early political developments and the origins of industrialization. Satisfies the Arts and Humanities core requirement. (Cr: 3)
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3.00 Credits
A survey of more recent American history from Reconstruction to our present era. Topics considered include “Big Business,” the Spanish American War, the Progressive Era, World War I, the Depression, the New Deal and World War II . Satisfies the Arts and Humanities core requirement. (Cr: 3)
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3.00 Credits
Introduces students to history through an examination of the connections between societies and the relationships between human beings and the environment. Topics to be considered in this course include: the emergence of homo sapiens, early agrarian societies, the rise of world religions, the function and anatomy of land empires, the relationship between agricultural and pastoral economies, the emergence of global trade, and the nature of European, Asian, African, and American societies, cultures, and intellectual traditions until 1500. Satisfies the Arts and Humanities core requirement. Prerequisites & Notes Crosslisted with IST 110. (Cr: 3)
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3.00 Credits
Surveys world history from the beginning of the Atlantic world system to the present. This course will examine the major questions in the history of the modern world. Topics include: European maritime empires, the rise of Eurasian land empires, environmental change, settlement and displacement, the Atlantic world, the Pacific world, industrialization, global capitalism, and ideas with a global reach. Satisfies the Arts and Humanities core requirement. Prerequisites & Notes Crosslisted with IST 111. (Cr: 3)
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3.00 Credits
Surveys recent trends in historical research and writing and analyzes the contested nature of history and collective memory in contemporary society. Using models of scholarship on history in the United States and abroad, the course will examine the kinds of evidence and prisms (e.g. politics, race, gender, nation, culture) historians use to interpret the past and the kinds of history (e.g. narrative, comparative, biographical) they write. Required of all history majors and minors, but open to any interested students. Satisfies the Social Science core requirement. (Cr: 3)
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3.00 Credits
Each section of this course will explore in depth a different aspect of world history, such as the history of a country, region, cultural or political movement. Course may be taken for credit more than once as long as course content is new. Satisfies the Arts and Humanities and Social Science core requirements. (Cr: 3)
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