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3.00 Credits
The impact of World War II, the cold war, social change, and international responsibilities upon America since 1941. 3 credits
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This course uses the current presidential election as a case study from which students can analyze the history of American parties and elections. The course will use political science concepts such as realignment and dealignment to study the rise and fall of the various "party systems" in American history, and will attempt to place the current presidential election within its historical context. Prerequisites: Sophomore standing or permission of the instructor. 3 credits. [Cross-listed as Political Science 230.]
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An analysis of American military institutions from Old World tradition to the post-Persian Gulf era with emphasis on the U.S. Army. Prerequisites: Sophomore standing or permission of the instructor. 3 credits.
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This course incorporates a variety of approaches to working class studies: historical, sociological, cultural, and political. Students will learn about the origins of the modern working class in both 16th century Europe and the slave colonies of the Caribbean. They will also learn about the history and current practice of the labor movement; the different ways workers have organized politically in the past and present; the role of race, gender, national origin, and skill in organizing labor markets and workers' identities; the depiction of workers in the mass media, particularly film. The primary focus of the class will be on the US, but some comparisons to other countries will be made to help highlight what is specifically American about our class system. 3 credits.
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This course is a survey of African-American history from the origins of slavery until the present. The course develops several inter-related themes such as slavery, protest movements and civil rights, economic history, and blacks in Pennsylvania. 3 credits.
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The role and status of women in American society from the colonial period to the present. It emphasizes the ways that women's paid and unpaid labor has shaped their status and role in the family, society, and the economy. Prerequisites: Sophomore standing or permission of the instructor. 3 credits.
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An introduction to the basics of historical research and writing. The most important goal of the course is to help students produce a clearly written research paper, with footnotes and a bibliography. A primary source paper and other writing assignments will prepare the students for the achievement of this goal. Class discussion will revolve around analysis of various types of primary sources, secondary sources, journal articles, issues of interpretation, and research methods. The course will also include several research trips to libraries, archives, historical societies, or local history collections. Writing process. Prerequisites: at least one of the following: HIS 103, 104, 105, 125, 126 or 127; or permission of the instructor. 3 credits.
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The first half of this course covers the lives and ideas of the great historians from ancient times to the modern world; the second half of the course covers recent interpretations of American history. Prerequisites: at least one of the following: History 103, 104, 125, or 126; or permission of the instructor. 3 credits.
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An introduction to professional, curatorial and management principles and applications in various segments of the history industry. Students examine the basics of archival management, museum curatorship, oral history, corporate history and historical communications. Writing intensive. 3 credits.
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An analysis of the changing role and status of women, the Aftican-American and Native American experience, the underclass experience and the impact of immigration, from the European Conquest to the Civil War. Writing intensive. 3 credits.
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