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  • 3.00 Credits

    (Fall; Yearly; 3.00 Credits; I,H,CW) With guidance from the professor, and advice from peers, the student will research and write a substantial paper on a self-chosen topic related to the history of the Cold War (1945-91). The first part of the course will be variable, exploring topics chosen by the professor and students in consultation. The second part of the course will help the student with the process of research and writing. Prerequisites: Previous college-level courses in History and/or Politics or permission of the instructor.
  • 3.00 Credits

    (Spring; Even Years; 3.00 Credits; I,H,CW,CA) This course offers a survey of slavery in the America's, from it's beginnings in the early 1500s till its final abolition in the late 1880s. During this period an estimated 11-15 million people were enslaved in the America's, most of them in Brazil and the Caribbean. This course, run as a seminar, will examine multiple aspects of the experience of slaves in the America's. Prerequisites: HS115 and HS264 or permission of the instructor.
  • 3.00 Credits

    (Fall; Odd Years; 3.00 Credits; CW,H,I) Examines the political culture of contemporary Latin America. It pays special attention to the problems of democratization of a traditional authoritarian region by the analysis of factors which retard the emergence of democratic rule. Prerequisite: HS 264 or PS 102 or permission.
  • 4.00 Credits

    (Either Semester; Variable; 1.00-4.00 Credits; H) Provides supplements to the regular departmental program, exploring topics and areas not regularly scheduled. Examples include the French Revolution and the Knight, the Castle & Chivalry Note: abbreviated ST: (title); students may take each ST: course for credit.
  • 9.00 Credits

    (Fall & Spring; Yearly; 2.00-9.00 Credits; H) (see the chapter, Special Programs under Internships.) Prerequisite: Permission. and Jr. or Sr. standing. Corequisite: HS495.
  • 3.00 Credits

    (Fall; Variable; 4.00 Credits; H,CW) This course is a seminar-style introduction to historiography and a forum in which senior history students complete part or all of their senior thesis. Students taking the course are expected to work simultaneously with the course instructor, as well as a thesis advisor from within the history department. Students may select a member of the faculty outside the department as a secondary advisor if that complements their thesis topic. Students who elect to write a year-long thesis take HS496 in the Spring semester after taking HS493. Students from other departments who take the course will be expected to complete a paper of comparable length to a senior thesis under the supervision of the course instructor. Prerequisites: One 300 level history course and Senior status.
  • 4.00 Credits

    (Fall; Yearly; 2.00-4.00 Credits; CW,H) Serves as a capstone experience that synthesizes materials from history and other disciplines into a substantial written thesis. The senior seminar can be done as an independent study or in conjunction with an internship. When completed the thesis is presented at a public oral defense. Prerequisite: Completion of all core courses and/or permission of instructor.
  • 3.00 Credits

    (Spring; Yearly; 3.00 Credits; H,CW) If a student needs to work further on the senior thesis, this will allow three further hours of study. Prerequisites: HS493 and Senior standing.
  • 3.00 Credits

    (Variable; Variable; 1.00-3.00 Credits; H) Allows departments to offer topics not normally taught. Prerequisites and corequisites vary by topic.
  • 3.00 Credits

    (Fall; Yearly; 4.00 Credits; IC,CW,CA) Culture and Commerce explores the intersection of economics and culture both as areas of academic inquiry and as societal systems. The fundamental questions this interdisciplinary course adresses are 1)Does a market economy encourage the creation of the fine and performing arts and 2)Do economic forces of supply and demand help or harm these creative endeavors Prerequisites: EN110.
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