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5.00 Credits
In an intellectually challenging environment, through a combination of graded texts, written assignments, audio-visual material including contemporary Hindi films and songs, and computer based assignments, this course increases proficiency in understanding, speaking, reading, and writing Hindi. Emphasis is placed on spontaneous self-expression in the language.
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5.00 Credits
Through use of cultural documents including films, radio broadcasts, and newspaper articles, this course builds students' proficiency in Hindi. Introduction of Hindi Literary traditions, provides space for meaningful interaction with authentic materials and furthers the student's appreciation of cultural nuances. Prepares students for further academic and nonacademic use of Hindi.
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1.00 - 6.00 Credits
Students will work with instructor closely to acquire teaching skills in tutoring in Hindi.
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3.00 Credits
Course provides an introduction to European history between the French Revolution and the collapse of the Soviet system in 1989-1990. The course examines industrialization, the development of the nation-state, World War One, Fascism and Communism, World War Two, European integration, decolonization and the Velvet Revolutions of 1989.
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3.00 Credits
A continuation of HIST 117 (though 117 is not a prerequisite) surveying the social, political, cultural, and economic history of the United States from the end of the Mexican War to the present.
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3.00 Credits
Focusing on the period between 300-1500 CE, the course will survey political institutions, society, and culture in medieval European, Byzantine, and Islamic civilizations. Topics include Christianization of Europe, the rise of Islam, the Crusades, scholastic theology, persecution of heretics, bubonic plague, and the rise of centralized monarchies.
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3.00 Credits
A study of religion in America from the Civil War to the present. Special attention will be devoted to religion's intersection with culture, politics, and social change. Course will emphasize serious reading, active participation in class discussion, and effective writing techniques.
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3.00 Credits
Course examines labor, unrest and migration in the Circum-Caribbean in the early 20th century. Students, in their reading and writing, will use comparative analysis to explore themes such as colonialism, the sugar economy, migration, political and labor unrest and its impact on local sociopolitical and economic conditions in the region.
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3.00 Credits
Explores North American history from the early colonial period to the antebellum period with emphasis on the interior "borderland" regions. Themes include: intersection of Native American, African, and European cultures; the evolution of slavery in the southeast and west; and the spread of U.S. sovereignty. Course emphasizes historical writing and criticism.
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3.00 Credits
Seminar will focus on three dimensions of Thomas Jefferson's life and legacy: first, what he said and did in the American Revolution; second, how he has been understood by historians; and third, how his words, ideas, and actions have been used by successive generations of Americans. This course is limited to first-year students only, any others will be removed from this course.
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