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  • HIS 313: History of Russia to 1801

    3.00 Credits
    Daemen College

    Fulfills core competency: Contextual Competency. Major topics covered include: the rise of Kievan Rus’ and its relations with the larger world; the impact of the Mongol invasion; the rise of absolutism; church-state relations; the reforms of Peter the Great; the rise of the Russian Empire and its growing role in European and Asian politics; the peasant question in Russia; the emergence of the intelligentsia in the 18th century; and the question of “westernization” during the reigns of Catherine II and Nicholas I. Offered As Needed
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  • HIS 314: Russia:1801 to Present

    3.00 Credits
    Daemen College

    Fulfills core competency: Contextual Competency. Major topics covered include: the importance of the Russian Empire in European politics; the peasant question in Russia; the emergence of the radical intelligentsia in the 19th century; the reforms of Alexander II; the economic modernization of Russia in the late 19th century; the revolutionary movements and the revolutions of 1905 and 1917; the Bolshevik Revolution and creation of the Soviet Union; Stalin's "revolution" and the modernization of the Soviet economy; the Soviet role in World War II; the creation of the Soviet Empire in Eastern Europe; the Cold War and the clash between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R.; de-Stalinization and Khrushchev's reforms; the growing opposition movement in the 1960s and 1970s under Brezhnev; and Gorbachev's reforms and the collapse of the Soviet Empire. Offered As Needed.
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  • HIS 315: Modern Political Thought

    3.00 Credits
    Daemen College

    Students will analyze key problems in political philosophy by reading original works by thinkers who have influenced our own political discourse today. Offered As Needed.
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  • HIS 317: The Middle East

    3.00 Credits
    Daemen College

    Fulfills core competency: Contextual Competency. Concentrating primarily on the period following World War I, the course mixes the thematic with the chronological approach. Includes discussions of Islam, the growth of nationalism, Pan Arabism, the Arab-Israeli conflict, and Gulf War. Offered As Needed.
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  • HIS 319: 20th Century Russia and Eastern Europe

    3.00 Credits
    Daemen College

    Fulfills core competency: Contextual Competency. This course explores the nature of communism in Russia and Eastern Europe, the reasons for the collapse of communist regimes, and the transition to the post-communist era. We begin by examining how communist governments gained control in Russia and Eastern Europe, the nature of communist rule, and the crisis confronted by various regimes. In addition, we explore the nature of the Cold War and the ideological struggle between state and society, the “democratization” of politics, the problems of ethnic conflict, and changing relations with the West . Offered As Needed.
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  • HIS 324: Global Environmental History

    3.00 Credits
    Daemen College

    Fulfills core competency: Civic Responsibility. This course deals with several key aspects of environmental history: 1) humankind’s impact on the environment as we attempt to alter our natural surroundings; 2) various philosophical and religious concepts of the environment and humankind’s place in the natural world; 3) European global expansion and the impact of this ecological imperialism on indigenous peoples and ecologies; 4) the modern “green” movement; and 5) global environment crises and their impact on domestic affairs and international relatio ns. Offered As Neede
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  • HIS 325: Introduction to Polish Culture

    3.00 Credits
    Daemen College

    Fulfills core competency: Contextual Competency. Cross-listed as IND 325. This course introduces students to the history of Polish culture. This survey will focus primarily on cultural developments, but students will also learn about key political, economic, and social developments in Polish history. Offered Alternate Years (Spring).
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  • HIS 343: Historical Methods

    3.00 Credits
    Daemen College

    An introduction to historical investigation through individual and group projects. Open to second semester sophomores, juniors and seniors. Required of all History & Government majors. Offered Each Year.
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  • HIS 345: Introduction to Russian Culture

    3.00 Credits
    Daemen College

    Fulfills core competency: Contextual Competency. Cross-listed as IND 345. This course introduces students to select themes in the Russian cultural tradition. The peoples of Russia have engaged actively with other cultures in Europe and Asia for over a millennium. We will explore how a distinct Russian culture has emerged, with special emphases on the following developments: the introduction of Christianity; the “Mongol Yoke;" the “Europeanization” of Muscovite Russia; the cultural splendor of the Russian empire during the reign of Catherine II; the flourishing of Russian literary culture under an absolutist regime during the “Golden Age” of the mid-19th century; and Russia’s role in the birth of Modernism at the end of the tsarist era. Offered Alternate Years (Spri
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  • HIS 443: Research Project

    3.00 Credits
    Daemen College

    An extensive paper emphasizing original research and proper methodology will be required of all students. Offered As Needed.
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