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3.00 Credits
Examines the forces contributing to the impact of Vietnam on contemporary world history. Topics include the development of Vietnamese national identity, the role of France in Indochina, the phases of United States involvement in the region, and the postwar character of the Vietnamese state. 3 credits
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Explores the relationships among Christianity, Judaism, and Islam in the Middle Ages. Topics include Arab and Christian experiences of the Crusades and the concepts of jihad/holy war; Christian-Jewish relationships in medieval towns and the roots of anti-Semitism; dissent, diversity, and repression in the medieval Church; tolerance and diversity in medieval Spain; and the misrepresentation of ""the other"" in Christian, Muslim, and Jewish literature. 3 credits
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Explores women's experience in United States culture from the colonial period to 1900. Topics include the diversity of women's cultures and the impact of this diversity on family, work, and socialization; women's legal and political standing; and the conflicts among women exemplified in religious, ethnic, class and racial difference. 3 credits
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3.00 Credits
Focuses on the debates surrounding the relationship between religion and science at three crucial periods in the transformation in Western culture: the high Middle Ages; the Scientific Revolution of the 17th century; and the Darwinian Revolution of the mid-to late 19th century. 3 credits Prerequisite: Honors program or permission of instructor General Education Requirements: Capstone Seminar
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3.00 Credits
Develops students' analytical and critical skills, their ability to organize and present arguments both orally and in writing, and their ability to work collaboratively. The primary focus of this writing-intensive seminar is on research techniques, including locating, sorting, and prioritizing sources; establishing the credibility and usefulness of those sources and synthesizing the information they contain; and organizing and presenting that information in a systematic and clear fashion. In the process, students will learn how to deal with sources that conflict; how to glean information from sources that are imperfect, misleading, or biased; and how to reach reasonable conclusions even when the information contained in the available sources is ambiguous, contradictory or inconsistent 3 credits Cross-referenced with ICAE 420
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3.00 Credits
Explores questions of identity, diversity and power in the United States in the 20th century, focusing on concerns about the meaning of ""America."" Through the examination of symbolic landscapes, the course will explore the ways social change challenges dominant ideologies. 3 credits FLC Seminar II
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3.00 Credits
Provides an in-depth examination of specialized topics in U.S., European, and world history. Subjects for analysis are selected according to the interests of the students and the instructor. This course fulfills the seminar requirement for history majors. 3 credits
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3.00 Credits
Examines the transformation of the European order as a result of World War I and the peace of 1919; analyzes the rise of the dictatorships, the leadership of Mussolini, Hitler, Lenin and Stalin; and investigates the outbreak of World War II. 3 credits
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3.00 - 4.00 Credits
Provides students with the opportunity to pursue applied research at museum and federal and D.C. government agencies. To be eligible for placement, students must demonstrate research and writing skills; minimum of 104 on-site hours; pass/no pass. 3-4 credits Permission of instructor required
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3.00 Credits
Allows students to pursue an independent research project under the direction of a faculty member. Only juniors and seniors may enroll after preliminary discussion with an individual professor and with permission of the program chair. Credits arranged
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