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Course Criteria
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4.00 Credits
An examination of themes in American intellectual history, including systems of ideas such as Puritanism, Enlightenment thought, Transcendentalism, Social Darwinism, and Pragmatism; particular concepts such as vision of the New World, the myth of the West, and liberal versus conservative interpretations of the American experience; the lives and works of outstanding American intellectuals. Prerequisites: HIS 120 and 121, or consent of instructor. Spring, odd years.
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4.00 Credits
An examination of the African American experience in U.S. society from the 17th century to the present. Focuses on African origins and traditions, patterns of slavery, work, religion, freedom, resistance, and civil rights. The course will also highlight the cultural heritage of African American music, literature, and film. Prerequisites: HIS 120 and HIS 121, or consent of instructor. Spring, even years.
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3.00 Credits
This course will survey the history of women in the United States from the colonial era through the civil rights movement of the 1950s -'60s. The course will focus especially on the role of women in various socialmovements including: the movement to abolish slavery, the fight for women's suffrage, reformist movements of the early twentieth century and the modern feminist movement. Students will have the opportunity to pursue a research paper on the social issues addressed in the life/work of an activist of their choosing. Same as HIS 332. Satisfies social sciences exploratory requirement. Prerequisites: HIS 120, HIS 121, or consent of instructor. Fall, odd years.
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4.00 Credits
From the fall of the Roman Empire in the west (fifth century) to the Age of Reason (18th century), with emphasis on Charlemagne, feudalism, the development of the Church, the High Middle Ages, the Renaissance, the Reformation, and various dynasty struggles. Prerequisite: LA 102 or consent of instructor. Fall, odd years.
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4.00 Credits
European history from 1350 to 1848, introducing some of the foundational concepts of European development experienced through the Renaissance, Protestant and Catholic Reformations and the Scientific Revolution, up to the age of democratic revolutions. Satisfies intercultural exploratory requirement. Prerequisite: LA 102 or consent of instructor. Fall, even years.
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3.00 Credits
A probe into the German bid to dominate Europe by force, beginning with the process of creating the modern German state in the mid-to-late 19th century and focusing on the two world wars, the Nazi dictatorship, and the Holocaust. Satisfies intercultural exploratory requirement. Prerequisite: LA 102 or consent of instructor. Spring, even years.
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3.00 Credits
Explores the importance of the economic integration of western Europe following World War II, the creation of welfare states, the cold-war division of Europe into NATO and the Warsaw Pact countries, the collapse of the eastern block, and the integration of the eastern European countries into the modern European community. Satisfies intercultural exploratory requirements. Prerequisite: LA 102 or consent of instructor. Spring, odd years.
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3.00 Credits
Survey of Russian history with equal emphasis on the imperial and Soviet periods. Russia's cultural and political relationships with the West, on the one hand, and with its Asian imperial possessions, on the other hand, are prominent themes of the course. Satisfies intercultural exploratory requirement. Prerequisite: LA 102 or consent of instructor. Fall, even years.
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4.00 Credits
The history of China, Japan, and Korea, with most emphasis on the 20th.- century conflict between China and Japan, World War II in the Pacific, and the Communist regime in China. Satisfies intercultural exploratory requirement. Prerequisites: LA 102 or consent of instructor. Fall, odd years.
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4.00 Credits
The history of the Middle East from the time of Muhammad to the present. Extensive treatment is given to the 19th.- and 20th.-century roots of the present-day crises in the region. Satisfies intercultural exploratory requirement. Prerequisite: LA 102 or consent of instructor. Spring, odd years.
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