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4.00 Credits
The theme of the course is the emergence of the political and social characteristics that shaped modern America. The personalities of Thomas Jefferson, John Marshall, John Randolph, Aaron Burr, and Andrew Jackson receive special attention. Special consideration is given to the first and second party systems, the decline in community cohesiveness, the westward movement, and the growing importance of the family as a unit of social organization. Prerequisite: HIST 125 or consent of instructor. Alternate years.
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4.00 Credits
An analysis of the political, social, and intellectual background of the French Revolution, a survey of the course of revolutionary development, and an estimate of the results of the Napoleonic conquests and administration. Prerequisite: HIST 115 or consent of instructor. Alternate years.
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4.00 Credits
The problems and events leading to war, the political and military history of the war, and the bitter aftermath to the Compromise of 1877.
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4.00 Credits
A survey of the political, social, and intellectual developments in America in the years following World War II. The course reviews both foreign policy developments in those years and the various social movements that swept across the country, including civil rights, feminism, the counter-culture, and conservatism. Prerequisite: HIST 126 or consent of instructor.
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4.00 Credits
The study of historical and cultural developments in American society which relate to religion or what is commonly called religion. This involves consideration of the institutional and intellectual development of several faith groups as well as discussion of certain problems, such as the persistence of religious bigotry and the changing modes of church-state relationships. Alternate years.
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4.00 Credits
A history of organized crime in America from the Gilded Age to the present. This course explores the rise of organized crime and its ties to the urban political machines as well as segregated vice districts of Nineteenth Century America. Students study the rise of the Mafia in the Twentieth Century along with other ethnically based criminal groups. Much of the course centers on the role that organized crime has played in American society through such activities as labor racketeering, organized gambling, and smuggling. The course also explores different law enforcement efforts mounted against organized crime over time, culminating with the most recent use of broad conspiracy laws. Prerequisite: HIST 126 or consent of the instructor. Alternate years.
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4.00 Credits
A study of the ideas and systems of ideas propounded prior to the Reformation, but which are historically related to its inception, and of the ideas and systems of ideas involved in the formulation of the major Reformation Protestant traditions, and in the Catholic Reformation. Included are the ideas of the humanists of the Reformation Era. Alternate years.
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4.00 Credits
This course focuses on the nature and meaning of history. It will open to the student different historical approaches and will provide the opportunity to explore these approaches in terms of particular topics and periods. Majors are required to enroll in this course in either their junior or senior year. Prerequisite: One course from HIST 312, 328, 330, 335 or 416, or consent of the instructor.
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4.00 Credits
Typically, history interns work for local government agencies engaged in historical projects or for the Lycoming County Historical Museum.
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4.00 Credits
Independent Study For Departmental Honors
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