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3.00 Credits
This course traces the emergence of an England-centered empire, which from the 1600s to the nearpresent facilitated a vast and violent movement of goods, peoples, technologies, diseases, cultural artifacts, and cultural practices. Attention is paid to issues of negotiation, domination and resistance; the effects of gender across cultures; politicization, identity formation, and nationalism; the complications and uses of race; and the empire’s effects on Britain. Prerequisite: HIST 102 or HIST 112.
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3.00 Credits
Analysis of Western America from colonization to the present. This course traces the Imperial, commercial, intellectual and social relationships constituting the trans-Mississippi region. In particular, it appraises the interactions of natives and strangers in a frontier borderland over the course of several generations. Furthermore, significant attention is given to territorial acquisition, population mobility, economic development and popular culture. Prerequisite: junior standing.
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3.00 Credits
Analysis of the military history of the United States from the colonial period to the present. The course examines the development and use of the U.S. armed forces in the context of social, cultural, political, economic, and technological development of the nation. It not only examines such themes as leadership, combat operations, military technology, and strategy and tactics, but also the impact of warfare on society, civilian-military relations, foreign and domestic policy, and ordinary men and women in uniform. Prerequisite: junior standing.
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3.00 Credits
Analysis of American business from the colonial period to the present. The course traces activities of significant entrepreneurs and the firms they built. It will focus on the managerial revolution that established modern industrial order, wherein the corporation became the primary instrument for organizing the processes of production, distribution and consumption. Significant attention will be given to systems of technology, transportation, communication and labor indicative of America’s free enterprise system. Cross-listed as MGMT 371. Prerequisite: junior standing.
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3.00 Credits
Analysis of American Indian history from pre-history to the present. The course considers the integrity and viability of indigenous societies in North America, the dynamic process of cultural persistence and change, and the clash of cultures that began with European conquest. In particular, it traces the formation and operation of U.S. government policy toward the “first peoples” over the course of several generations. Particular attention is given to the pre-contact traditions, survival strategies and tribal sovereignty exemplified by native communities in the U.S. Course meets multicultural graduation requirement. Prerequisite: junior standing.
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3.00 Credits
This course examines the history of women in the United States from the colonial era to the present. This course examines gender as a system of power relations that has been integral to the shaping of American politics and public policy and to the development of the American economy. The class explores the meaning of women’s status across cultures and historical periods; examines how women have attempted to define, maintain or gain power in changing historical circumstances; identifies common dilemmas and struggles faced by women; and considers how changing definitions of gender have intersected with ideas about race and ethnicity throughout American history. Cross-listed as WMST 373. Prerequisite: junior standing.
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3.00 Credits
This course explores the major themes in African American history, from its roots in fifteenth-century West Africa to contemporary U.S. society. Course materials cover the major political, economic, social and cultural factors that have shaped the African and African American experience in the United States. Odd Fall. Prerequisite: junior standing.
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3.00 Credits
Development of Christianity from its origins to the eve of the Reformation. Emphasis is on the evolution of theology within the context of Western civilization. Specific subjects include ancient Hebrew thought, Hellenism, gnosticism, the historical Jesus, the Trinity, Augustine, medieval theology, heresies, etc. Cross-listed as RELI 381. Prerequisite: HIST 101.
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3.00 Credits
Development of Christian thought from the late Middle Ages to the present. Emphasis is on the confrontation of Christian theology with modernity. Specific subjects are: the Reformation, Counter-Reformation, the scientific revolution, the Enlightenment, Liberal Theology, the Theology of Crisis, etc. Cross-listed as RELI 382. Prerequisite: HIST 102.
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
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