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Course Criteria
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A survey of nineteenth and twentieth century Asian history with a special emphasis on China and Japan. Concentration will be placed on the political, social, economic and cultural development of China since the Ch'ing dynasty with an emphasis on the development of modern Chinese nationalism and on the theory and practice of Maoism; and the background and significance of the Meiji Restoration and Japanese modernization, the fall of the Japanese empire and the emergence of Japan as an "economic superpower." Three class hours a we ek.3 credits Sprin
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PeoplesThis course will examine the history of the indigenous people of North America from archaic times to the present. Students will study the unique culture and civilizations of Amerindian peoples north of the Rio Grande River before and after contact with European culture and society. Three class hours a week. 3 credits Fall
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3.00 Credits
HistoryA one-semester course on a specified topic or period of history. Topic to be announced each semester. Three class hours a week. 3 credits Not offered every year
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3.00 Credits
HistoryA one-semester course on a specified topic or period of history, which has been given a cultural diversity designation by the College. Topic to be announced each semester. Three class hours a week. 3 credits Not offered every year
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3.00 Credits
HistoryA seminar course in which students discuss a topic or topics based on selected readings. Prerequisite: Three credits in HST or AMC. One class hour a week. 1 credit Not offered every year
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1.00 Credits
EnglandThis course will offer a general overview of the history of Southern New England from precontact to the present. This course will concentrate on Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut with an emphasis on public history (history which is visible to people in their daily lives). Major topics will include a consideration of the indigenous peoples of the area (the Narragansett, the Wampanoag, the Pequot, the Massachusetts, the Nipmuck, and other tribal peoples of the area), the colonial development of Southern New England, the industrial revolution in New England, the ethnicity of the region, and the importance of the Southern New England area to the social, cultural, political, and economic development of the United States. 1 credit Fall, Spring
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3.00 Credits
HistoryAn examination of the cultural, economic, and political significance of immigration and ethnicity in American life. The course will explore those historical forces which led millions of people to migrate to, and settle in, the United States. It will include study of all major ethnic and racial groups which have contributed to the creation of a multiethnic, multicultural, and multiracial society in the United States. Three class hours per week. 3 credits Spring
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3.00 Credits
ArtsA one-semester course on a specified topic or period in the arts, literature, philosophy, or the humanities. Topics or major themes are announced each semester. Prerequisite: ENG 12. Three class hours a week. 3 credits Fall, Spring
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3.00 Credits
MassachusettsUsing cross-disciplinary modes of inquiry to approach case studies, this course offers students a range of methods and tools for exploring and researching the ethnic and regional history of the Commonwealth and the histories of specific ethnic groups within it. Students examine the following topics: (im)migration; identity, acculturation and assimilation; technology and work; religious identity and practice. This course pays special attention to the experiences of African Americans, Cambodians, Cape Verdeans, French Canadians, Irish, Mi'kmaq, Portuguese, Puerto Ricans, and Wampanoag in southeastern New England. Prerequisite: Open to Commonwealth Honors Program students and others with permission of instructor. Three class hours per week .3 credits Spring
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MassachusettsThis course recognizes Massachusetts? ?significance historically and currently for the movements of African Americans and women for accessibility, equality, opportunity, and social change. We will study the development of and division within these "communities," as well as their evolving and divergent concepts of identity and membership, concerns and goals, rhetoric, strategies for organizing and effecting change, leadership and grassroots activism, and institutionalization. We will also consider the cultural, social, educational, and legal ramifications of these movements, within and for Massachusetts, and with Massachusetts as model or motivator for the nati on. Prerequisi te: Open to Commonwealth Honors Program students and others with permission of the instructor. Three class hours per w eek.3 credits Spri
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