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3.00 Credits
A study of such movements as industrialism, socialism, nationalism, and imperialism, developing the theme that those who sought to change behavior, institutions, frontiers, or governments from 1815 to 1848 employed idealistic and impractical means. After the 1848 revolutions that swept over Europe, a new "toughness of mind" emerged and those seeking to effect change became more practical and pragmatic, as manifested, for example, in Marxism and Realpolitik. F/2
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3.00 Credits
3 credits. A survey of European history from 1914 to the present, with emphasis on the issues, institutions, and problems confronting Europeans after the Great War of 1914-1918, a war that was fought "to make the world safe for democracy," but which was an event that signified "the end of the European Age," a period during which Europeans and their institutions had exerted a dominant influence around the world. S
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1.00 Credits
1 credit. Students attend and evaluate departmental lectures given by visiting scientists and engineers, faculty, and students. May be repeated once. S-U grading. May not be taken concurrently with Geol 422. F,S
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3.00 Credits
3 credits. A survey of the political, economic, social, and intellectual history of China from the Opium War (1842) until the present. Special attention will be paid to the problems of modernization in traditional societies and to the nature of fundamental social revolution.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits. This course begins with an examination of when and why the idea of race first developed; it then surveys colonial slavery, the impact of the American Revolution on race relations, and the slave community during the antebellum period. We also consider the lives of free blacks in the North and South, as well as the similarities and differences between U.S. and Latin American slavery. The course concludes with a detailed look at Reconstruction, this nation's experiment in interracial democracy. Through lecture, discussion, projects, and writing assignments, History 370 highlights both the tribulations and triumphs of African Americans. F
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3.00 Credits
3 credits. This course begins with a brief overview of Reconstruction; it then examines Populism, the entrenchment of Jim Crow segregation, and the philosophies of Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Dubois. We also explore the impact of World War I on African Americans, as well as the Great Migration, the Harlem Renaissance, and the Great Depression/World War II era. Several weeks are devoted to the Civil Rights and Black Power Movements, and the course concludes with an examination of contemporary race relations. A mixture of lectures, discussion, projects, and writing assignments, History 371 emphasizes both the travails and triumphs of African Americans since 1877, and endeavors to discover (and cultivate) the forces which promote racial equality and social justice. S
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3.00 Credits
3 credits. This course will survey Africa's history from the earliest times to the present. The majority of the class will focus upon the period from 1500 to the present and will explore how both internal and external forces shaped Africa's history, especially in the 19th and 20th centuries. The class will spend time discussing the current problems and opportunities of Africa to present the students with a broad understanding of globalization. S/2
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3.00 Credits
3 credits. May be repeated to a maximum of 9 credits. A practical work experience with an employer closely associated with the student's academic area. 3 credits repeatable to 9. Arranged by mutual agreement among student, department, and employer. S/U grading only. F, S, SS
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2.00 - 3.00 Credits
2-3 credits. Selected topics in history which allow the student to study a specialized subject. Credits may apply to history major or minor. F/S
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3.00 Credits
3 credits. A survey of the background of British colonization, the development of diverse colonial cultures, and the transformation in maturing provincial societies of the European heritage. The seventeenth-century Age of Faith and the eighteenth-century Age of Reason are contrasted to illustrate the changing attitudes of Americans toward themselves and Britain. The underlying theme is long-range causes of American independence. F
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