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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
Examines the ideological, political, and social currents which shaped the American nation between 1776-1824. Includes the causes and consequences of the American Revolution, the founding of the nation, and the "Era of Good Feeling."
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Is consensus a reality or a desirable goal in a pluralistic society? The course examines issues of majority and minority rule in 20th-century American society including New York State. Majority demands in the areas of moral, social, and political ideas and behaviors versus the rights of individuals will be considered.
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This course emphasizes the major ideological conflicts engendered by nationalism, fascism, and communism to identify the central currents shaping the European experience in the twentieth century. Attention is given to the destruction of the European Old Order through the First World War, the Russian Revolution, interwar instability, the rise of authoritarianism, the tumult of the Second World War, the division of the continent in the Cold War, the collapse of the East Bloc and Soviet systems, and the process of European integration in the postwar period.
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An exploration of the conflicting meanings, development, and transformation of freedom and liberty and the ideologies and political and social structures created in support of them. Attention is given to the frequent clashes-individual and collective--provoked by the pursuit of freedom and liberty.
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3.00 Credits
An interdisciplinary and comparative study of twentieth-century warfare. The course examines the myriad causes of modern warfare, the various peace movements created in opposition to it, the ways that governments have mobilized society to wage war, and the nature of modern warfare including acts of genocide; among the topics is a psychological and historical assessment of the effects of war on individuals, racial groups, gender relations, and social and political institutions.
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3.00 Credits
This course examines the major political, economic, cultural, and social developments underlying the emergence of modern China and Japan. Examination of imperial decline and fragmentation, in the case of China, and the rise of a centralized nationalist state, in the case of Japan, before the Second World War, are followed by the subsequent emergence of unitary communist authoritarianism and capitalist modernism, respectively.
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Examines the political, economic, and social problems faced by developing nations of Africa, Latin America, Asia, and the Middle East in the 20th century. Topics to be discussed include colonialism, nationalism, communism, social conflict, population pressures, and the impact of technology.
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3.00 Credits
This course explores the evolution of modern terrorism from the French Revolution to the rise of global Islamic extremism. It examines how terrorists from different cultures have attempted to use violence in order to affect political and social change relating to struggles for political freedom, ideology, state-sponsored policy, and religious fanaticism.Topics include leftwing and rightwing extremism in Europe and the United States, terrorism during the Civil War, and the current U.S-led Global War on Terrorism against the al-Qaida network.
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3.00 Credits
A multidisciplinary course that explores the American experience by focusing on selected cultural and historical topics and using source material.
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3.00 Credits
Interdisciplinary exploration of the human intellectual, cultural, social, and moral expressions throughout history, from the Renaissance through the Enlightenment. Emphasis is placed on improving reasoning and writing skills necessary for advanced critical analysis. Pre-reqs: EN 113 and HU 252
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