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  • HI 111: Medieval and Early Modern Europe

    1.00 Credits
    Wagner College

    One unit. What institutions - both religious and secular - were developed to control and organize medieval and early modern lives Who exercised power over whom and how We will investigate the changing cultural practices and assumptions of these men and women, their political behavior, their social life and family organization, the ideas they cared about, the wars they fought, and the problems they faced. We will read myths, plays, letters, poetry, law codes, philosophical and religious works, listen to music, and see fi lms. Students will explore how historians do history - by dealing directly with the primary sources that have survived from this long, creative period in Europe - as well as what life was like in the past for men and women, peasants and town dwellers, kings and commoners. Offered as required.
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  • HI 112: Western Civilization in Modern Times

    1.00 Credits
    Wagner College

    One unit. The making of modern Europe - its economy, culture, politics, and peoples - in relation to the United States and the World.How have science and technology transformed modern life Why did French revolutionaries abolish slavery How did imperialism generate confl ict and creativity in international markets and in the arts Can the lessons of World War II and the Holocaust be applied to contemporary genocides Students become informed citizens, able to debate current events around the world. Arts, novels, fi lms, political tracts, and other sources will be analyzed. This course includes a trip to see a historical play, such as Cabaret, on Broadway. Offered as required.
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  • HI 115: Cities and Civilization

    1.00 Credits
    Wagner College

    One unit. A survey of four cities at particularly creative times in their history: Classical Athens, Imperial Rome, Medieval Paris, and Renaissance Florence. Each city is compared the New York City at particularly relevant moments in the New York's history and development. The class visits the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Frick Museum, and the Morgan Library. This course is only taught as part of a freshman learning community. Offered fall semester.
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  • HI 120: Global History

    1.00 Credits
    Wagner College

    One unit. This course traces the history of modern world beginning with the European expansions in Latin America, Asia and Africa. The main focus is to analyze the interdependence between the world regions and sustained contribution of the non-westerns world in making of the modern world. In conceptualizing global histories as interconnected the course also brings out the social, cultural, economic and ecological implications and diversities to understand the global imbalances in various aspects. Most importantly the course intends to give a comprehensive understanding of the present through the lens of the past.
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  • HI 208: Colonial America,1607-1753

    1.00 Credits
    Wagner College

    One unit. This course deals with the planting of the British colonies in North America, the interaction between the indigenous population, Europeans and Africans, the development of a colonial society with regional differences, and the creation of the British Empire. Offered as required.
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  • HI 212: Revolutionary America,1754-1800

    1.00 Credits
    Wagner College

    One unit. British Imperial politics and the rise of American political thought; colonial protests leading to the Declaration of Independence; the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution of 1787; the Federalist era; the roles played by Franklin, Washington, Hamilton, Jefferson, Adams, and Madison will be stressed. Offered as required.
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  • HI 213: The Rise of Democratic America,1800-1847

    1.00 Credits
    Wagner College

    One unit. The Jeffersonians in power, the War of 1812, Jacksonian democracy and the rise of modern political parties, settling the West, the market revolution, religion and social reform, sectional controversy, and the Mexican American War. Offered as required.
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  • HI 214: The Civil War and Reconstruction

    1.00 Credits
    Wagner College

    One unit. Examines the American Civil War and its aftermath with an emphasis on the causes and consequences of the confl ict between North and South. Topics include: How did slavery and capitalism compare as rival economic and social systems What caused the Civil War to happen What principles did the Confederate States of America stand for Why did the South lose the war What were the experiences of women during the war What made the Civil War the fi rst "modern war" Why did AbrahamLincoln abolish slavery during the war What were the experiences of former slaves after Emancipation What have been the legacies of slavery What were the goals of Reconstruction Why did it fail How have the Civil War and Reconstruction been remembered and interpreted in the century and a half since the war ended Offered as required.
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  • HI 216: Masters,Po' Whites,and People of Color

    1.00 Credits
    Wagner College

    One unit. The development of a slave society in the ante-bellum south and the emergence of a segregated, "Jim Crow" societyin the twentieth century. Offered as required.
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  • HI 219: Origins of Modern America,1877-1919

    1.00 Credits
    Wagner College

    One unit. Urban-industrialism and the "New Immigration"; the "Robber Barons" and working class militancy; the Populist aProgressive reform movements; the rise of America to world power in the age of the "New Imperialism"; the Spanish-American War; and World War I. Offered as required.
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