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3.00 Credits
The role of colonial New England (especially Massachusetts) in early American history. Among the topics considered are Puritanism, politics, crime, punishment, the economy, art and society. Satisfies the Arts and Humanities core requirement. Prerequisites & Notes One core social science course. Crosslisted with AMS 306. (Cr: 3)
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A broad survey of world economic history from the earliest times to the present. The causes and effects of economic change and expansion will be studied. Satisfies the Social Science core requirement. Prerequisites & Notes Crosslisted with IST 310. (Cr: 3)
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3.00 Credits
A topical examination of the complex issues surrounding workers and global economies. Students will read and analyze essays, monographs, and primary sources organized around four focused themes. Issues to be considered include global capitalism, transnational cooperation and conflict, assimilation, resistance, and the social lives of working people. Satisfies the Social Science and Writing Designated core requirements. Prerequisites & Notes Sophomore status. Crosslisted with IST 314. (Cr: 3)
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A survey of the unique set of events, circumstances and struggles that shaped the U.S. in the 1950's and 60's collectively known as the Civil Rights Movement. This course offers an analytical examination of the freedom movement which continues to this day by looking at the African-American struggle for freedom, justice and equality beginning in 1954 with the historic Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision to the present . Satisfies the Arts and Humanities core requirement. Prerequisites & Notes Crosslisted with AMS 317. (Cr: 3)
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3.00 Credits
Surveys the history of American women from the colonial era to the present, analyzing their struggles for gender equity and gains in business, education, politics, athletics and other realms. The course examines women's movements in the 19th and 20th centuries, and the portrayal of women in the media. Adopting a multicultural and multiracial perspective, the course compares and contrasts the experiences of women differentiated by race, ethnicity, class, and geographic region. Satisfies the Social Science core requirement. Prerequisites & Notes Crosslisted with AMS 340. (Cr: 3)
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3.00 Credits
Touching on the history of American labor, technology, business, culture, cities, and design, this course will examine how the automobile has revolutionized American society over the last century. The ways in which an American "car culture" changed social mores, created new leisure opportunities, and spurred the development of suburbs, roadside architecture and auto oriented institutions such as motels and strip malls will also be explored . Satisfies the Social Science core requirement. Prerequisites & Notes Crosslisted with AMS 350. (Cr: 3)
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3.00 Credits
Examines how the environment has shaped history and how human enterprise has impacted the natural world. Course surveys early European attitudes towards nature, but focuses primarily on the United States: Native Americans' relationship with nature; the significance of private property and the frontier; and the environmental consequences of the scientific revolution, industrialization, urbanization, and modern consumer culture. Topics include the history of public parks, water supplies, and sanitation systems in American cities, and the rise of the modern environmental movement. Satisfies the Social Science core requirement. (Cr: 3)
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A full-semester field experience, this course requires that students apply academic theories to the professional work environment. The fourteen-week period is planned with and supervised by faculty and site supervisors. A biweekly, on-campus supervision group provides the opportunity for students to reflect upon their experiences and learning. Students will be responsible for outside reading and writing assignments designed to integrate theory and practice. Prerequisites & Notes All course requirements of the freshman, sophomore, and junior years must be completed, or permission of instructor. Note: students completing a Distance Internship must have reliable internet access; they will be communicating with their instructors via Gull Net. Students must arrange to take Senior Thesis I either the semester before or after the internship. (Cr: 12)
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3.00 Credits
Senior Thesis I is the first phase of a two semester thesis sequence, which provides students with an opportunity to study a specific area within their major more deeply. Students choose a topic in their respective field, and through library research, they write a comprehensive literature review that is then developed into an original thesis project in Senior Thesis II. (Cr: 3)
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3.00 Credits
Developing the concept explored in Senior Thesis I, students will investigate a topic related to History in which they have a particular interest. The outcomes of the project are a scholarly paper and a presentation. Prerequisites & Notes HST 480, HST 489, and all prior coursework. (Cr: 3)
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