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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
3 hours, 3 credits. Introduction to the history of Africa.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours, 3 credits. The formation and diffusion of Islamic civilization during the medieval and early modern period in Anatolia, the Balkans, Africa, and South Asia.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours, 3 credits. ( May be repeated once with change of topic and Departmental approval.) An introduction to the investigation and the interpretation of the past. Strongly recommended for beginning students. Historical subjects vary each semester. (Consult the "Schedule of Classes" for specific topics and sections.)
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3.00 Credits
3 hours, 3 credits. Survey of the peoples and civilizations of Pre-Columbian America, and of the institutions, economy, history, and culture of Latin America and the Caribbean from the European conquest to the early nineteenth century (1492-1808).
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3.00 Credits
3 hours, 3 credits. Survey of the nations and cultures, history, economy, and politics of Latin America and the Caribbean from the early nineteenth century to the present.
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3.00 Credits
One semester, 3 credits. ( May not be repeated.) PREREQ: Faculty member's permission prior to registration. Advanced Courses Advanced history courses are divided into five subject groups that are identified by the following course codes: HIA: Ancient Civilization and Medieval Civilization HIE: Modern Europe HIS: Special and Comparative Historical Topics HIU: United States HIW: Asia, Latin America, and Non-Western Civilizations History of Ancient and Medieval Civilizations *Courses preceded by an asterisk are Not expected to be offered in 2009-2011.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours, 3 credits. Social aspects of the growth of modern science from the seventeenth century to the present. Religion and science in Galileo's Italy, science and technology during the industrial revolution, scientific institutions during the French Enlightenment, Darwin and Social Darwinism, eugenics and racial hygiene, big science, and the human genome project.
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3 hours, 3 credits. A multidisciplinary survey of scientific and technological developments in the twentieth century, emphasizing the ethical issues and new social implications arising from them. Topics may include recent work in microbiology, D.N.A., and genetic "engineering"; technological innovations in synthetic materials, chemical warfare, and consumer concerns; theories of relativity, quantum physics, atomic weapons, and nuclear energy; anthropological discoveries and human evolution; Freudian psychology and psychoanalysis; man in space; medical science and portents for the future of civilization. There are no prerequisites for this course; students need have no previous background in the sciences.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours, 3 credits. Survey of the Jewish people in the Western world during the past 300 years; their struggle for political and social equality, their search for new homes and new forms of life. The new Jewish centers, Messianic hopes, and the struggle for emancipation; the Enlightenment movement; religious, national, and social trends; migration of Jews to America; World Wars I and II; and the emergence of the State of Israel.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours, 3 credits. Selected works of historical representation and interpretation from antiquity to the modern era.
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