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  • HIS 282: Women in the United States II

    3.00 Credits
    Adelphi University

    3 credits An examination of the experiences of women in the United States, 1900 to the present, with emphasis on work, family, political activities, education, sexuality, and health. The Political Science Department accepts this course as an elective for political science majors and minors.
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  • HIS 290: Special Topics:The Sixties

    3.00 Credits
    Adelphi University

    3 credits An examination of the post-World War II “baby-boom” culture, followed by in-depth study of the civil rights movement, rock and roll and American culture, Vietnam, the revival of feminism, and youth culture and counter-culture. The phenomenon of the 1960s in America will be related to its immediate antecedents and to larger issues and trends in American history.
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  • HIS 301: United States Diplomatic History Until 1914

    3.00 Credits
    Adelphi University

    3 credits Study political environments, events, personalities, economic trends, and ideological and cultural forces that shaped United States policies from the War of Independence to the 20th century. Examine diplomacy from narrative and cross-cultural perspectives; understand the American worldview by reading a novel, a play and viewing works of art.
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  • HIS 329: History of American Ideas

    3.00 Credits
    Adelphi University

    I3 credits Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. The course explores the origins of, and tensions within, major currents of American thought through 1865. Rather than cover every “idea” that helped shape th e country 痵 early moral, economic, social and political values, we will focus on in-depth explorations of a limited number of important issues, events, personalities and intellectual postures. We will read books and articles by historians whose work was especially creative, controversial and influential, such as Gordon Wood on the American Revolution, Stanley Elkins on slavery, Henry Nash Smith on images of the frontier, the west and violence, Perry Miller on Puritanism and American destiny, among others. In addition, there will be readings from crucial thinkers such as Emerson, Franklin, Thoreau, Jefferson, Lincoln, and Melville on the evolution of economic individualism, personal freedom, nationalism, and conflicts and contradictions concerning American “character
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  • HIS 330: History of American Ideas

    3.00 Credits
    Adelphi University

    II3 credits Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. This course investigates the ways in which certain ideas (from the theory of evolution in the 19th century to neoconservative political thought in the 21st century), when placed within specific historical contexts, helped fashion the values, ambiguities, tensions, continuities and incongruities of the American society.
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  • HIS 418: Seminar United States History

    3.00 Credits
    Adelphi University

    3 credits Prerequisite: Permission of instructor required. Students will do original research and write a scholarly paper on selected topics in American diplomatic history.
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  • HIS 443: Seminar in European History

    3.00 Credits
    Adelphi University

    3 credits Prerequisite: Permission of instructor required. The seminar will focus on primary source research and historical criticism on the origins of World War II.
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  • HIS 533: Special Studies in American History I

    3.00 Credits
    Adelphi University

    3 credits This seminar covers American history from Colonial America through the Civil War. This course does not cover every topic, but is instead a thematic exploration of the most relevant historical problems during this era. The goal of this seminar is to introduce graduate students, prospective teachers, and educators, to a variety of problems and questions represented by contemporary writing on American history. By becoming familiar with these questions, students can separate one historical school from another, thus bringing more depth to their ability to prepare data-based questions and shape their own history courses. Students can choose from several topics discussed weekly during class and write papers, utilizing the suggested primary source material, interpretive essays, and texts, provided prior to each week’s session.
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  • HIS 534: Special Studies in American History II

    3.00 Credits
    Adelphi University

    3 credits This seminar covers the Civil War to the present. It does not cover every topic, but is instead a thematic exploration of the most relevant historical problems during this era. The goal of this seminar is to introduce graduate students, prospective teachers, and educators, to a variety of problems and questions represented by contemporary writing on American history. By becoming familiar with these questions, students can separate one historical school from another, thus bringing more depth to their ability to prepare data-based questions and shape their own history courses. Students can choose from several topics discussed weekly during class and write papers, utilizing the suggested primary source material, interpretive essays, and texts, provided prior to each week’s session.
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  • HON 101,102: The Modern Condition I,II

    4.00 Credits
    Adelphi University

    4 credits The Modern Condition I and II is a sequence of courses, normally taken in the freshman year, that examines the major social, cultural, and scientific transformations identified with modernity, with primary focus on the twentieth century. The body of works studied include readings from significant intellectual, literary, and political figures of the era, as well as important works of art, film, and music. The objectives are to introduce students to the challenges of our time, and to cultivate the capacity for critical analysis using a variety of perspectives.
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