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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
An examination of the major forces that have influenced the development of the Middle East since 1800. Emphasis will be on Islamic society's response to the challenges of modernization, the modernization of Egypt, the Arab-Israeli conflict, and the role of the Middle East in the contemporary world.
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3.00 Credits
This course explores the major developments in European social, political, and economic history in the 19th century. Topics include liberalism, conservatism, nationalism, revolutions, industrialization, socialism, suffrage, national unification, women s rights, and imperialism. Prerequisites: HIS 102
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3.00 Credits
This course explores the major developments in European social, political, and economic history in the 20th century. Topics include the world wars, the Russian Revolution, the Depression, fascism and Nazism, the Holocaust, the Cold War, the European Community, Eurocommunism, the Welfare State, and the fall of communism. Prerequisites: HIS 102
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3.00 Credits
A survey of the history of African civilizations from earliest times to the present. The course emphasizes political, social, economic, and cultural developments within sub-Saharan Africa, particularly during the modern period.
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3.00 Credits
A survey of the history of the Far East from ancient to present times, covering India and the countries of East Asia and Southeast Asia. The course emphasizes political, social, economic, and cultural developments, especially in the modern period.
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3.00 Credits
A study of the social, economic, and political changes in America since 1890, with emphasis on the relationship of these changes to present-day conditions. Prerequisites: HIS 112
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3.00 Credits
An examination of the role of women in American history from colonial times to the present. Emphasis will be placed on the role of race, gender, class, disability, and deafness in the historical experiences of American women.
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3.00 Credits
This course will explore the history of sexuality in Europe and America in the modern era. Topics may include: essentialist and constructionist views of sexuality and sexual identity, changing social norms of sexuality, changing patterns of courtship and marriage, the development of homosexuality and heterosexuality, prostitution, transvestism, hermaphrodism, pornography, the sexual revolutions of the 20th century.
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3.00 Credits
A historical evolution of the most influential thinkers, theorists, and publicists from the Colonial period to the present. Prerequisite: HIS 112 or permission of the instructor
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3.00 Credits
By studying deaf women' s history, students will enhance their understanding of this minority group, as well as the broader fields of deaf history an d women? ? history. Students will be introduced to recent scholarship that directly examines this topic. In order to place such works in a broader context, students also will be exposed to vital works in related historical fields. This class will include close study of multiple minority groups, including Deaf Americans, European Americans, African Americans, and Native Americans. The important role of economic, social, religious, and cultural factors be considered throughout this course. This class emphasizes various historical methods of study, building analytical skills and critical thinking. Exploring the changing meaning of gender and deafness in history will provide students with tools for independent research. Ultimately, this focused study of identity challenges students to reconsider traditional notions of gender, disability, cultural Deaf identity, beauty, normalcy, citizenship, and statu s. Prerequisite s: DST 402, HIS 378, WMS 101; or by permission of instructo
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