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3.00 Credits
3 credits Studies the Renaissance, including the development of humanism and art as well as the political and economic changes of the period. Discusses the Renaissance church and movements for religious reform, leading to a consideration of the origins, development, and consequences of the Reformation. Examines the influence of the Renaissance and Reformation on the development of capitalism and the dynamic, secular nation-state.
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3 credits Treats the history of the relationship between women and society in traditional East Asia and the modern transformation of their relationship.
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3 credits Examines the development of medicine and health in the West, with emphasis on the American experience. The course will examine the folk and magical medical practices, the rise of scientific, rational explanations for disease in the ancient Greek, Islamic, and Renaissance European traditions, and the business of health provision. The impact of disease, especially epidemic disease, on human health will be examined. Women's health issues will be discussed. Life expectancy, fertility, migration and living standards will provide the context for the discussion of health and longevity.
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3 credits Studies the background and course of the two world wars, the related peace settlements, and their results, and the domestic and international politics as a way of understanding the contemporary scene. Emphasizes nationalism, power politics, collective security, imperialism, fascism, and communism in their economic, social, and intellectual context.
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3 credits Explores significant developments in international relations from the events leading up to the First World War through the post-Cold War era. It examines examples of the successes and failures of modern states in efforts to enhance their security through their foreign policies, and it focuses on the political, economic, geographical, ideological, and cultural factors that have shaped nations' roles in the international arena since 1900.
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3 credits Briefly describes the evolution of Western historical thought from the Greeks to the present, focusing on the new directions history has taken in the 19th and 20th century. Also introduces such theoretical issues as the connection between structures and events, historical causation, objectivity, and the uses of history. Encourages the application of growing historiographical sophistication through the analysis of distinguished works of current scholarship.
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3 credits Prefaced by a brief consideration of the principles of war and the immediate European background of military technology and doctrine. Considers the growth and change of the United States armed forces, their experience in the nation's wars, and their position in facing world challenges today.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits Studies the evolution of international and intergroup conflict through the ages; principles, theories, and kinds of war; the great military practitioners and thinkers of world history. Briefly touches upon the American experience as a recent segment in world military and cultural history.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits Seminar in the principles and practice of historical research. Required of history majors at the senior level. Prerequisite: HIS-360.
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