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  • Government 317: Sexual Citizenship

    4.00 Credits
    St Lawrence University

    Gay/lesbian/bisexual/trangendered (GLBT) people in the United States continue to be denied full citizenship rights. This course explores how GLBT people organize in order to gain full citizenship. We explore issues that clearly and explicitly affect GLBT people, such as the right to serve in the military, marriage and relationship rights, and recognition and employment rights, as well as those issues that have a less apparent, though no less important impact, such as welfare reform, sex education in schools and Social Security reform.
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  • History 101: T he Rise of Europe:From the Greeks to the Age of Revolution

    4.00 Credits
    St Lawrence University

    This course surveys the development of Western civilization from the beginnings of Greek civilization to the democratic and industrial revolutions of the late 18th century. Principal themes include the ideal of freedom and the realities of slavery and serfdom; the progress of technology and its environmental consequences; and the interaction, both creative and destructive, of Europe with non- Western cultures. We also pay considerable attention to changing relationships between the genders. Readings include selections from classic works of the western tradition, as well as other primary source materials. Also offered through European Studies.
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  • History 102: The Twentieth-Century World

    4.00 Credits
    St Lawrence University

    This course is designed as a historical introduction to the contemporary world and its many baffling and dangerous problems. Among themes are the impact of Western civilization on the non-Western world, the causes and consequences of the two World Wars and the rise and fall of Communism, the revolution in gender relations and the environmental crisis. Readings include novels, memoirs and other primary source materials from Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas.
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  • History 103: Development of the United States,1607-1877

    4.00 Credits
    St Lawrence University

    The development of American society from the beginning of the Colonial period through the Civil War and Reconstruction. While the course follows the chronological development of and changes in American society, it also considers in some depth the major institutions, ideas and social movements that gave shape to the nation through the use of both primary and interpretive readings. Topics include Puritanism, mercantilism and capitalism, the revolutionary era, federalism, the two-party system, nationalism and sectionalism, slavery, manifest destiny, and the Civil War and Reconstruction. Also offered through Native American Studies.
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  • History 104: D evelopment of the United States,1877-Present

    4.00 Credits
    St Lawrence University

    The development of American society from the end of Reconstruction to the present. Emphasis is on the institutions, ideas and movements that have shaped modern American society. Using both primary and secondary material, the course discusses the chronological development of and changes in American society as well as such topics as industrialization, urbanization, consumption and popular culture, the rise of mass society and mass politics, America as a world power, civil rights and women's movements, Vietnam and Watergate.
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  • History 105: E arly East Asian Civilization

    4.00 Credits
    St Lawrence University

    An introduction to the early history of East Asia, from the 4th century BCE to the late 17th century CE. The course is chronological but not comprehensive. It focuses on several themes, all turning around how cultures and societies evolve and develop in interaction with each other. We explore cultural encounters through trade, war and diplomacy, personal encounters between individuals of different cultures and the processes of cultural diffusion, and pay attention to geography and the critical use of primary documents. This is a core course for the Asian studies interdisciplinary major and minor. Also offered through Asian Studies and Global Studies.
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  • History 106: Modern East Asia

    4.00 Credits
    St Lawrence University

    This course examines the East Asian region from approximately 1650 to the present. We discuss the creation, dismantling and continuing remnants of colonialism, World Wars I and II in the East Asian context, the Cold War, the Korean and Vietnam Wars, and recent economic development, especially as it affects women and the environment. The course begins with an overview of East Asian geography, culture and history. It is designed to introduce students to major events and issues of modern East Asia and also to improve students' skills in critical reading, writing, use of primary and secondary sources, and oral communication. Also offered through Asian Studies.
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  • History 108: Introduction to African Studies:History and Development

    4.00 Credits
    St Lawrence University

    A team-taught introduction to fundamental issues in the study of Africa, ranging from historical contexts to economic and political structures to African arts and issues of development. The value of interdisciplinary study and the challenges of moving beyond one's own framework to study other cultural systems are also discussed. Also offered as African Studies 101.
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  • History 110: T he Scientific Revolution

    4.00 Credits
    St Lawrence University

    This course covers the development of scientific thought in the period 1500 to 1725. It examines changing views of nature in the fields of anatomy and physiology, astronomy and physics. Although the primary focus is on specific scientific developments, they are discussed in the context of concurrent social, economic and religious changes. The course fulfills the humanities distribution requirement. Also offered as Physics 110 and through European Studies.
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  • History 115: S urvey of Caribbean and Latin American Studies

    4.00 Credits
    St Lawrence University

    An introduction to the richness and diversity of Caribbean and Latin American cultures, the regions' turbulent history of conquest and colonization and the problems of their development. An important objective of the course is to examine our individual places in the histories of the Americas in comparative perspective. The course provides a framework study on St. Lawrence's Costa Rica or Trinidad programs. It satisfies both the humanities and the diversity distribution requirements is a required course for CLAS minors. Also offered as Caribbean and Latin American Studies 104.
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