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3.00 - 4.00 Credits
This course examines the often volatile three decades from the Missouri Compromise to the Compromise of 1850.Special emphasis is placed on the mounting sectional conflict that steadily drove the nation toward disunion, the major social, political, and economic issues that sustained that conflict,reform movements and national leadership. Prerequisite: History 121 or 122.Students with other qualifications or special interest or needs may consult the instructor to be admitted.
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3.00 - 4.00 Credits
A detailed examination of United States history from colonial times to the present with heavy emphasis on the city as the locus and focus of the American experience.Special problems adherent to city building and urban life will be analyzed as will the city's continuing contributions to and dominance of American institutions and traditions. Prerequisite: History 121 or 122.Students with other qualifications or special interest or needs may consult the instructor to be admitted.
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3.00 - 4.00 Credits
The course examines the succession of American frontiers from the earliest days of New France and the Spanish Borderlands through the Anglo-American colonial frontier and the trans-Appalachian and trans- Mississippi Wests. Special emphasis is placed on the contributions of seemingly endless areas of free, or nearly free,land to the development of the "American character." Prerequisite: History 121 or 122. Students with other qualifications or special interest or needs may consult the instructor to be admitted.
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3.00 - 4.00 Credits
The course begins with the transformation of the Roman Empire into the Middle Ages, and ends with the transformation of medieval Europe into the Renaissance.Attention will be given to such topics as monasticism, the crusades, feudalism, manorialism, the rise of papal monarchy, church-state struggles, and Gothic and Romanesque art. Prerequisite: History 103 or 104.Students with other qualifications or special interest or needs may consult the instructor to be admitted.
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3.00 - 4.00 Credits
This course considers the emergence of culture and thought in the context of such developments as the Black Death, the Turkish invasions of Europe, the voyages of discovery, and the dynastic and marital problems of such rulers as Henry VIII. Particular attention is given to the emergence of Christian humanism,the development of Renaissance art,the Protestant Reformation and the Catholic reform and reaction. Prerequisite: History 103 or 104. Students with other qualifications or special interest or needs may consult the instructor to be admitted.
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3.00 - 4.00 Credits
This course is an advanced survey of Europe in the 17th and 18th centuries,to 1815.Students will study topics such as the Wars of Religion, the rise of absolutism, Europe and the New World, the Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment, and the French Revolution. There is usually a "focus" to thisstudy,which may be either based in content,such as warfare through time, or methodological, such as historiography or biography. Prerequisite: History 103 or 104. Students with other qualifications or special interest or needs may consult the instructor to be admitted.
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3.00 - 4.00 Credits
A detailed look at the development of Europe in the 19th and 20th centuries and the work of its historians. Considers such topics as the Industrial Revolution and its impact, the rise of nationalism, Bismarck and German unification, imperialism, the rise of middle class culture,the origins and impact of World War I,the emancipation of women, the Russian Revolution, the rise of Hitler and Nazi Germany,World War II and its aftermath. Prerequisite: History 103 or 104. Students with other qualifications or special interest or needs may consult the instructor to be admitted.
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3.00 - 4.00 Credits
This course asks students to study and apply the content and methods of history, sociology, literature, and art history to the topic of criminal justice in eighteenth and nineteenth century England.This was a time and place of significant debate sparked by the Enlightenment rationalism and evangelical enthusiasm and of important reforms in law,policing and punishment that continue to influence current debate on these issues. Students will grapple with a variety of materials, including statistical studies of crime,social theories of deviance,literature such as the play "The Beggar's Opera" and the fiction of CharleDickens,and the paintings of William Hogarth,to gain an in-depth appreciation for the dilemmas of crime and punishment. Cross-listed as CTI 277. It is recommended that students enrolling in this course be eligible to take Level-II CTI courses.
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3.00 - 4.00 Credits
This course examines varied aspects of the most massive war in history and the equally massive atrocity associated with it.While giving attention to military history and the mechanics associated with the Holocaust, the course also delves into sociology, psychology, political science, and literature as it considers issues in ethics,politics,and law.Prerequisite: History 103 or 104. Students with other qualifications or special interest or needs may consult the instructor to be admitted. Cross-listed as CTI 280. It is recommended that students enrolling in this course be eligible to take Level-II CTI courses.
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3.00 - 4.00 Credits
This course will guide students through the study of at least two revolutions, for example the French Revolution of 1789 and the Russian Revolution of 1917.Some of the key questions involved in this will include:Howdo we define revolution? What causes them? What influences their outcomes? Are revolutions primarily political events or must they include social and/or economic change? Who participates in them and why? Are some revolutions failures and others successful? In some years the course will involve other "revolutions"such as the Scientific Revolution of the 18th century, the American Revolution, the Industrial Revolution of the 19th century, or the Chinese Communist Revolution of the 20th century. Prerequisite: History 103 or 104. Students with other qualifications or special interest or needs may consult the instructor to be admitted. Cross-listed as CTI 285. It is recommended that students enrolling in this course be eligible to take Level-II CTI courses.
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