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4.00 Credits
A survey of European history from the Congress of Vienna to the collapse of Communism. Emphasizes such topics as German and Italian unification, imperialism, the phenomenon of total war, the Bolshevik revolution, Fascism, the Cold War and European revival after 1945, and the collapse of Communism. Offered spring semester.
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4.00 Credits
A study of Asia prior to 1850 focusing on the development of political, economic, social, and cultural institutions. Offering to be determined.
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4.00 Credits
Introduction to the research methods historians use to gather information and interpret historical processes. Practical experience in exploring a variety of primary sources including oral history and historical archives. Introduction to historical reading and reasoning. Offered annually.
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4.00 Credits
This course provides an interdisciplinary platform to explore current topics in Holocaust Studies. Course may be repeated.
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1.00 - 4.00 Credits
This course will provide students with an opportunity to do independent research in Holocaust Studies: library research on a particular topic; analyzing and contextualizing original documents and artifacts that have been donated to Holocaust research centers and related archives. Students might also elect to design an interview study of survivors, children of survivors, or Holocaust refugees, or make an in-depth study of writers, artists, musicians who incorporate Holocaust themes into their works. Since Holocaust Studies is interdisciplinary, this course will allow students to engage in research that spans more than one discipline. Amount of credit established at time of registration. May be repeated as topic varies, but no more than four credits of Independent Study may be applied to the Minor in Holocaust Studies without the approval of the program director. Signatures required: instructor and director of Holocaust Studies minor. Prerequisite: One course in Holocaust Studies. Offered every semester.
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4.00 Credits
This course provides multiple perspectives on the Holocaust, the near extermination of European Jewry and the brutal persecution of an extended mosaic of victims. As a watershed event, the Holocaust has radically affected our fundamental conceptions of human nature, the dimensions of evil, the existence of God, the power of bearing literary witness, the moral and political outlook for the future. Readings span the disciplines of history, psychology, literature, theology, and political science, each providing its own distinctive illumination. Course requirements include exams, papers, journal entries, and a field trip to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. Offered spring semester. Same as: JWST 33 ARLET 337.
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2.00 Credits
Recommended for juniors planning to undertake specialized honors in their senior year. Topics discussed during the weekly colloquium include finding, defining, and sustaining a topic, research methodologies, and approaches to research writing in the various liberal arts disciplines and interdisciplinary areas. In consultation with a faculty adviser, each student constructs an annotated bibliography and produces a thesis prospectus and timetable. The colloquium is organized by the director of the honors program; faculty members from a variety of disciplines join the seminar to lead the discussion on particular topics. Graded Pass/Unsatisfactory. Signature of instructor required for registration. Prerequisite: GPA of 3.1 by the beginning of the spring semester junior year. Offered spring semester.
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4.00 Credits
Open to students enrolled in specialized honors who wish to earn credit for their work. Signature of instructor required for registration. Offered fall semester.
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4.00 Credits
Open to students enrolled in specialized honors who wish to earn credit for their work. Signature of instructor required for registration. Offered spring semester.
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4.00 Credits
The courses in the Western Humanities sequence offer rich possibilities for study. While the time frame for each course (Classical period, Middle Ages, Renaissance to Enlightenment, Modernity) is a constant, the emphasis on specific themes and materials will be determined by the faculty who currently teach the course. Please check the course announcements each semester. Offered fall semester in odd-numbered years.
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