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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
This course will analyze the experience of, ordinary people who took part in, or were, affected by, the westward migration into the, American Frontier. Our examination of migration, and frontier life will begin in the seventeenth, century and will end with an examination of the, meaning and myth of the "frontier" in American, history and culture. Field: United States
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3.00 Credits
Explores major themes in New World Slavery, including slavery's origins, the slave trade, the, consequences of slavery for New World societies,, Africa's cultural contributions to the New World,, and the causes, consequences and process of, abolition. The course compares the slave, societies of the United States, Brazil and the, Caribbean from the fifteenth- to the, nineteenth-century. Fields: United States; World
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3.00 Credits
Examines the role of American religion from the, period of colonization in the early seventeenth, century through the present. HI-327 proceeds, chronologically with an emphasis on three main, themes of the American religious experience: the, evolving relationship between the church and, state, religious practice and devotions of, believers, and the dynamic relationship between, religious groups and the larger American culture. , Field: United States
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3.00 Credits
Examines the relationship between photography and, American history by analyzing how the camera lens, captured historical events and movements;, engaging in visual theory to understand, photographs as art and document; and exploring, the history of photographic technology. From the, daguerreotype to digital photography, this medium, has captured institutions of oppression, war, and, formative social and cultural movements.
Prerequisite:
Humanities 1 & 2
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3.00 Credits
War is an eternal plague on mankind, and killing, for a divine cause is ancient, recent and, current., This course compares ages and places where people, have ostensibly fought for the sake of religion., Special attention will be paid to the medieval, Crusades and the last century of bloodshed in the, Middle East. Field: Europe or World.
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3.00 Credits
Examines the literary and intellectual history, of the age that created modernity in the West., From 1600 to 1900 Europe had spread her, people, power and culture across most of the, world's surface. Covers the writers of the, Scientific Revolution, the, Enlightenment, and the Romantic eras in the, context of industrialization, technological, advances, expanding imperialism., Field: European
Prerequisite:
Humanities 1, 2 and MOT: Literature
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3.00 Credits
A survey of Chinese history from the first, civilizations to the People's Republic of China in, the 21st century. Emphasizes continuity and, change in relationship to the following themes:, the rise and fall of the imperial state, China's, relationship with the rest of the world, and the, philosophical, literary, and artistic development, of China. Field: World
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3.00 Credits
Experiential learning opportunity in the field of, history at an approved setting under professional, supervision. Each student should choose a setting, related to their personal, professional or, vocational interests that will allow them to apply, what they are learning in their history courses., Recommended settings include local and/or regional, museums, archives, and historical societies., Permission of the instructor and Career, Development Center is required.
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3.00 Credits
Specialized subjects offered on an occasional, basis. The course emphasizes historical method, and comparative history with studies of topics, such as Christianity and Islam, imperialism,, Latin American revolutions, race and gender in, US History. Field: open
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4.00 Credits
An introduction to the craft of original,, individualized research. Students will choose a, specific topic, locate relevant sources, develop, questions, and work to answer them. Throughout, the semester, students present their findings to, fellow students. A formal research paper is due, at semester's end. Mode of delivery: 3 hours of, in-class instruction with 1 hour of instruction, provided in the form of one-on-one mentoring, between instructor and individual students, among, peers (in-person, synchronously via Zoom). Open to, non-majors.
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