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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
An historical approach to peace studies. This course examines the background of the contemporary international arms race. Twentieth century peace movements and efforts at disarmament and armaments control are emphasized.
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3.00 - 4.00 Credits
This course will focus on the role religion has played in societies from antiquity to the present. Our examination will include the anointed kings of ancient Israel, the idealized unity of emperor and patriarch in Byzantium, the universal claims of the Holy Roman Empire, the role of the prophet in Islam, the divinity of the Emperor in China and Japan, the conception of the monarchy in Western and Eastern Europe, the anti-religious rhetoric of European revolutions, the separation of church and state in contemporary secular societies, the current revival of fundamentalism, and the persistence of wars based on religion. Architecture, music, iconography, and rituals will be examined for the information they provide. A His 297Z is the writing intensive version of A His 297; only one maybe taken for credit.
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4.00 Credits
By focusing on types of art (the portrait, history painting, genre painting, landscape art, etc.) and artistic styles (Neoclassicism, Romanticism, Realism, Impressionism, Abstract Expressionism, etc.) the course will examine the development of American art from its European origins. The main focus of the course is how American art-even with its European origins-becomes distinctively American. Particular attention will be given to American art that can be seen locally, from the Hudson River Collection in the Albany Institute of Art and History to the Tiffany windows in Albany and Schenectady.
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4.00 Credits
The various styles of American architecture will be examined in connection with their European antecedents, from Colonial times to the present. One theme of the course will be how styles derived from Europe-Gothic Revival, Romanesque Revival, and so on, take on distinctive American characteristics. Another theme will be the connection between nineteenth-century historicist architecture and the pioneers of modern architecture such as Louis Sullivan and Frank Lloyd Wright. Particular importance will be given to the architecture of Albany, Troy, and Schenectady.
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4.00 Credits
As a city, Albany is rich in Classical, Medieval, and Modern architecture. This course will examine that architecture and the forces, social, economic, and political, that brought it into being.
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3.00 - 4.00 Credits
Survey of major aspects and events in the colonial period, with particular emphasis on the growth of uniquely American culture and institutions. A His 305Z is the writing intensive version of A His 305; only one may be taken for credit. A His 305Z is the writing intensive version of A His 305; only one may be taken for credit. Prerequisite(s): junior or senior class standing, or 3 credits in history.
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3.00 - 4.00 Credits
Detailed survey of the American Revolution, the making of the Constitution, and the historic experiment in federal-republicanism; the clash of ideas and interests on the rapidly changing domestic and foreign scenes; the search for unity in the new nation. A His 306Z is the writing intensive version of A His 306; only one may be taken for credit. Prerequisite(s): junior or senior class standing, or 3 credits in history.
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3.00 - 4.00 Credits
Survey of the growth of nationalism, the emergence of a reform impulse, the age of individualism and egalitarianism, the development of the second American party system, and technological, cultural, and social change. A His 307Z is the writing intensive version of A His 307; only one may be taken for credit. Prerequisite(s): junior or senior class standing, or 3 credits in history.
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3.00 - 4.00 Credits
Causes of the American Civil War, the war on military and civilian fronts, and Reconstruction and its aftermath. A His 308Z is the writing intensive version of A His 308; only one may be taken for credit. Prerequisite(s): junior or senior class standing, or 3 credits in history.
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3.00 - 4.00 Credits
Detailed survey of the complexity and diversity of the period, emphasizing the impact of industrialization, urbanization, and mass immigration upon politics, diplomacy, agriculture, labor, religion, and thought. A His 309Z is the writing intensive version of A His 309; only one may be taken for credit. Prerequisite(s): junior or senior class standing, or 3 credits in history.
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