2018-19 Academic Catalog

Apr 28, 2024

2018-19 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions

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Schedule Type Classifications

The delivery of instruction often requires educational material to be organized and presented to students in a variety of ways. In order to facilitate the planning for and scheduling of classes to accommodate these multiple types of instruction, it is necessary to divide courses into organizational parts which reflect the unique combinations of instructors, meeting places, and time patterns used to conduct the instruction. The schedule types listed below are intended to reflect the nature of activities required of students, the relationship between students and their instructors, and the settings required to deliver the content of an instructional offering.

LEC — Lecture
LAB — Laboratory
DIS — Distance Education
CLN — Clinic
EX — Experiential
IND — Individual Study
SD — Studio

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History
	HIST 10400 - Introduction To The Modern World Credit Hours: 3.00. Traces the historical, political, and geographical expansion of European society and culture into the Americas, Africa, and Asia. Examines such topics as the major political revolutions, nationalism, the development of the European states, and the environmental impact from the era of the Reformation to the present. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. General Education: Humanities View Class Schedule
	HIST 10500 - Survey Of Global History Credit Hours: 3.00. A survey of the interaction between the civilizations of Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas since 1500, with attention to cultural comparisons over time, and to the implications of global interdependence for the environment, health, economy, and geopolitics. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. General Education: Humanities View Class Schedule
	HIST 10600 - Introduction To History And Social Studies Credit Hours: 3.00. This course is designed as both the introductory course for History Majors and Social Studies Education Majors and fulfills the general education requirement for the “freshman experience” class. It is designed to provide the basic tools of college-level reading and writing needed to become effective historians and social Studies teachers. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	HIST 11000 - The Pre-Modern World Credit Hours: 3.00. A survey of the ancient and medieval periods from late prehistoric times to the 17th century. Major emphasis is placed on ancient civilizations, the development and flowering of medieval, political, religious, economic and cultural institutions in Western and non-Western societies; the impact of geographic and environmental factors in the historic, social, and cultural changes, and the dawn of modern times. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. General Education: Humanities View Class Schedule
	HIST 15100 - American History To 1877 Credit Hours: 3.00. A study of the development of American political, economic, and social institutions from the early explorations and colonial settlements through Reconstruction. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.CTL:ISH 1010 American History I General Education: Humanities View Class Schedule
	HIST 15200 - United States Since 1877 Credit Hours: 3.00. A study of the growth of the United States from 1877 to the present. The new industrialism, agrarian problems, depression, the New Deal, the two world wars, the Cold War, and similar topics are analyzed. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. General Education: Humanities View Class Schedule
	HIST 21500 - Sub Sahara Africa Credit Hours: 3.00. A survey of Sub Sahara African history which traces the development of this part of Africa from prehistoric times to the present. Major emphasis is directed toward recognizing the importance of Africa and Africans in history and pre-history. A brief survey of the early history of Africa, the Middle Age of African history with Africa’s rich cultural and artistic heritage, the nature of African political systems, the rise and decline of the powerful kingdoms and empires, the era of the Atlantic Slave Trade, the colonial period, nationalist movements, and the diverse economic and political systems that have developed in post independence Africa. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	HIST 22800 - English History To 1688 Credit Hours: 3.00. This course is designed to survey the growth and development of English society from its beginning through the seventeenth century. Emphasis is put upon those institutions and events that influenced the establishments of the English legal system. Typically offered Fall. View Class Schedule
	HIST 22900 - English History Since 1688 Credit Hours: 3.00. A continuation of HIST 22800. Emphasis is placed upon Great Britain as a world and imperial power. Attention is given particularly to the industrial revolution, the growth and achievements of democratic institutions, and the role Britain has played in Western civilization in recent times. Typically offered Spring. View Class Schedule
	HIST 23100 - Introduction To United States Foreign Policy Credit Hours: 3.00. This course is designed to introduce students to the major themes and issues in the contemporary history of United States foreign policy. Lectures, discussions and readings will examine such areas as United States relationships with the major powers, the Third World and international organizations. Students with credit in Pol 231 may not receive credit for this class. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	HIST 24500 - Introduction To The Middle East History And Culture Credit Hours: 3.00. A survey of the civilization of the Middle East from the rise of Islam to the present. The political, social, and cultural institutions are examined along with the problem of adjusting these to the pressure of Western civilization in the last two centuries. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	HIST 27100 - Introduction To Colonial Latin American History (1492-1810) Credit Hours: 3.00. A survey of Latin American history from its origins to the end of the major movements toward independence with emphasis on discovery, colonization and the transfer from Spain and Portugal from 1492 to 1810. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	HIST 27200 - Introduction To Modern Latin American History (1810 To The Present) Credit Hours: 3.00. A survey of Latin American history from Independence (1810) to the present with particular attention on political, economic and social problems connect with modernization. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	HIST 29000 - Russia: Yesterday, Today, And Tomorrow Credit Hours: 3.00. A comprehensive, interdisciplinary view of Russia, stressing those issues in the political, economic, technological, and cultural spheres that are most relevant to the current situation. This team-taught course is open to beginning undergraduates. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	HIST 29500 - Research And Writing In History Credit Hours: 3.00. This course is designed to train history majors in the fundamentals of historical research and writing. IT or HIST 58200 -The Art of History- is required of all History majors. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	HIST 29501 - Introduction To Historiography Credit Hours: 3.00. An introduction to historiography and methodology of being a historian. Examines various interpretative approaches available to historians and reviews the subjects and methods prevalent among social/cultural, labor, military, ethnic, political, and gender historians. Only open to majors. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	HIST 30100 - Episodes in American Religious History Credit Hours: 3.00. Introduces students to the study of religion in the United States by focusing on particular groups or movements. Each religious episode is placed in the appropriate historical context and in relation to other religious experiences and expressions. Subjects vary but could include Puritanism, Mormonism, and twentieth-century popular religion. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	HIST 30301 - History Of Latin America Credit Hours: 3.00. This course explores Latin American history from its pre-Columbian origins to the early 21st century, with particular attention paid to indigenous societies, the Iberian conquest and colonial legacy, transculturation, republican government, foreign intervention, nationalism, revolution, neoliberalism and identity politics and culture. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	HIST 30501 - Latin American History Through Film Credit Hours: 3.00. Selected topics on Latin America’s past as depicted through films from the US and Latin America. Lectures, readings and films in English or in Spanish with English subtitles. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	HIST 30600 - The United States In 1960’s Prerequisite(s): HIST 15100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR HIST 15200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 3.00. A description and analysis of major domestic and foreign, social, political, military, and diplomatic issues confronting the United States in the 1960’s and approaches and efforts to resolve these issues. The class will utilize the 1960’s as a laboratory to provide students with both historical and political science skills and approaches to the issues and themes of a particular period. May be taken for history or political science credit. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	HIST 30800 - Britain And The Empire Prerequisite(s): HIST 10400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 3.00. This course will examine Britain and her empire from the reign of Queen Victoria through the career of Margaret Thatcher. It will investigate the political, economic and social role of the imperial power and explore how various subject peoples reacted. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	HIST 30900 - The Middle East Prerequisite(s): HIST 10400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 3.00. A survey beginning with the period of European involvement in the Ottoman Empire up to the present. The course includes the study of political Zionism and Arab nationalism, the role of the major powers between the two World Wars and that of the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War, and the developments in the Middle East in the post-Cold War era. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	HIST 30901 - History Of Iraq And Jordan Credit Hours: 3.00. This course will cover the history of Iraq and Jordan from the creation of the two Hashemite Monarchies after World War I through the beginning of the 21st century. The course will examine the relationship of both states with Britain, the United States, Israel and the Arab world. In addition, the course will focus attention on Arab leaders, including King Hussein and Saddam Hussein. Typically offered Fall, Spring, Summer. View Class Schedule
	HIST 31000 - Historical Geography Prerequisite(s): HIST 10400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D OR HIST 11000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D OR HIST 15100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D OR HIST 15200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D Credit Hours: 3.00. Survey of historical geography. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	HIST 31005 - The Civil War And Reconstruction, 1850 To 1877 Credit Hours: 3.00. A survey of the American Civil War and Reconstruction, covering the intense sectional conflict of the 1850s; the military, social, economic, and political aspects of the war; and the political and economic reconstruction that followed. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	HIST 31100 - WW II And Hollywood Prerequisite(s): HIST 15100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D OR HIST 15200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D Credit Hours: 3.00. Hollywood films about World War II combined patriotism and the glories of the American way of life with anti-Nazi and anti-Japanese propaganda. By studying these films one can more clearly understand the American mind of the 1940’s, something of the need of a common experience that became central to the lives of the American peoples. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	HIST 31300 - Modern Germany Prerequisite(s): HIST 10400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 3.00. Defines the nature of medieval Holy Roman Empire in the early modern era. Examines after 1806 the development of German nationalism and the unification movements; the position of the Germans of Austria; the period of German unity under the Hohenzollens, Wimar Republic, and Hitler; and the post-World War II division and reunification of Germany. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	HIST 31400 - Modern Russia Prerequisite(s): HIST 10400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 3.00. Analyzes the development of the modern Russian territorial state and its civilization from the pre-Petrine Era through the rise and eclipse of the Communist regime. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	HIST 31500 - Modern Nationalism Prerequisite(s): HIST 10400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 3.00. Analyzes the nature and development of modern nationalism as a force of integration and disintegration in various major European and non-European states. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	HIST 31600 - History Of Architecture II Prerequisite(s): HIST 15100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR HIST 15200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 3.00. The study of Western architecture of the eighteenth, nineteenth and twentieth centuries with an emphasis on the related structural, technological, socioeconomic and cultural influences that contributed to the architectural expressions of these periods. (Not open to students with credit in ARET 31000). Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. General Education: Humanities View Class Schedule
	HIST 31900 - The History Of Modern Israel Prerequisite(s): HIST 10400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 3.00. This course will cover the history of political Zionism, the establishment of the state of Israel, and the economic, social, and political development of the country from 1948 until the present. It also will examine the Arab-Israeli conflict and the peace process, and the relationship between the United States and Israel. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	HIST 32100 - Europe In 19th Century Prerequisite(s): HIST 10400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 3.00. Analyzes major developments from the downfall of Napoleon to the out-break of World War I. Emphasis is placed on main currents in international relations, domestic affairs of major European States, the Revolution of 1848, and ideological, cultural, intellectual trends of the period. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	HIST 32500 - History Of Crime In America Prerequisite(s): HIST 15100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR HIST 15200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 3.00. A study of the history of crime in America from the 19th century to the present. Emphasis will be placed on violent crime, the public’s response to it, and the cultural expressions of crime through literature and the popular media. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	HIST 33100 - Great Figures In History Prerequisite(s): HIST 10400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR HIST 15200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR HIST 15100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 3.00. A series of autobiographical and biographical sketches of figures, distinguished as well as lesser-known, in all fields of activity. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	HIST 33300 - Science And Society In Western Civilization I Credit Hours: 3.00. A survey of the main lines in the development of science and society in Western civilization from earliest times to Newton’s discovery of gravitation. Beginning with prehistory and Egyptian and Mesopotamian civilizations, the course treats in more detail the Greeks and Romans. The course then considers science during the Middle Ages, examining the transmissions of ancient science and its incorporation into the body of Christian doctrines. The course concludes with the new efforts of physicians and astronomers to free their studies from the influence of the Church and antiquity, and the new accommodations between science and society during the Scientific Revolution. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	HIST 33400 - Science And Society In Western Civilization II Prerequisite(s): HIST 10400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR HIST 15200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 3.00. This course considers Western science and society from the time of Newton to the present. Beginning with Copernicus to Newton, topics next include biological classification, modern chemistry, and the onset of the industrial revolution. For the nineteenth century the course stresses the maturation of biology. Darwinian evolution, the dynamic synthesis and electromagnetic studies, and the second industrial revolution. In the twentieth century, the course covers modern physics, the life sciences, the understanding of the universe, and the interaction between pure and applied science. The course concludes with some of the modern social and political problems which science caused by its success.Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	HIST 33501 - Religion, Magic And Witchcraft In Early Modern Europe Credit Hours: 3.00. A survey of popular culture and world views in Europe from about 1400 to 1800. An exploration of how common people understood their world, practiced their religion, and sought to exert control over the natural world. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	HIST 33600 - History Of Organized Crime In America Prerequisite(s): HIST 15100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR HIST 15200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 3.00. An examination of the evolutionary process leading to the complex social phenomenon of organized crime. Emphasis will be placed upon the rise of gangs, the Mafia mystique, the immigrant and crime, and the cultural expressions of organized crime through literature and the popular media. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	HIST 33800 - Asia In The Modern Era Prerequisite(s): HIST 10400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR HIST 11000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR HIST 15100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR HIST 15200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 3.00. The history of Modern China, Japan, India, and Indo-China. In addition to politics and government, emphasis is placed on institutional and cultural developments, religion and philosophy, social structure, and art. The interaction of Western and Oriental civilizations is stressed. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	HIST 34001 - Pre-Modern China Credit Hours: 3.00. The course is an introduction to various aspects of Chinese civilization from its origin to 1900. While offering a comprehensive overview of the 4000 years of Chinese history, this course focuses on the changes and continuities of Chinese economy, culture, politics, and society. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	HIST 34002 - History Of Modern China Credit Hours: 3.00. This course is an introduction to various aspects of the Chinese civilization from 1900 to the present. While offering a comprehensive overview of the 110 years of Chinese history, this course focuses on the changes and continuities of Chinese economy, culture, politics, and society. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. Experiential Learning (EL): Yes View Class Schedule
	HIST 34600 - The Era Of World Wars I And II, 1914-1945 Prerequisite(s): HIST 10400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR HIST 15200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 3.00. Analyzes the causes, major campaigns, and legacy of the two major conflicts of the twentieth century. Examines the rise of totalitarian dictatorships, in particular Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union. Emphasis is placed on the geo-political context of both world wars, including the ideological challenges to the Western liberal democracies, the advent of the United States as the critical great power, and the role of democratic, imperial and dictatorial leadership in both conflicts. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	HIST 34700 - The Roaring Twenties Prerequisite(s): HIST 15200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR HIST 10400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 3.00. An assessment and analysis of the nature of political, social, religious, economic, cultural, intellectual, and diplomatic change and the response to that change in the United States of the 1920’s. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	HIST 34800 - Depression Decade Prerequisite(s): HIST 15200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 3.00. The Great Depression of the 1930’s had a profound and often tragic impact on American life and society. This course will attempt to analyze that impact and its social, political, economic, cultural, diplomatic, and institutional consequences. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	HIST 34900 - Introduction To Jewish Studies Prerequisite(s): HIST 10400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR POL 10100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR HIST 11000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 3.00. (IDIS 33000 and POL 34900) An interdisciplinary seminar touching on many aspects of the Jewish experience, from biblical times to the present. The course introduces students to aspects of the rich and multi-faceted history, literature, theology, and culture of Jews and Judaism from antiquity to the present: from the ancient Near East to Europe, America and back to the modern Near East. The course begins with an examination of basic concepts of Judaism, such as God, Torah, People, Land and Identity. It involves concepts from Jewish historical, theological, and literary roots from the formation of ancient Israel to contemporary Israel and Jewish-American Culture. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	HIST 35001 - Gettysburg: Three Days That Changed America Credit Hours: 3.00. An in depth study of one of the turning points of American history. Explores political, social and military aspects of the Gettysburg Campaign, the Gettysburg Address and the continuing role of Gettysburg in popular culture. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	HIST 35201 - Revolution And Revolutionaries In 20th And 21st Century Latin America Credit Hours: 3.00. A critical comparative analysis of twentieth and twenty-first century revolutionary theories and movements in Latin America. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	HIST 36110 - Environmental History Of Latin America Credit Hours: 3.00. This course is designed to introduce students to the history of Latin American ecological and biological environments. Environmental history of Latin America is closely intertwined with agricultural development, socio-economics, land tenure regulation and identify formation. As such, this course examines the fundamental role that changes in the land have had on migration patterns, legislation formation, activism, subsistence, state building and indigenous movements. Some of the vital historical intersections we will explore in this course are: disease epidemics and tropical environments, work conditions and export economies, eco-tourism and community activism. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	HIST 36300 - Europe Since 1945 Credit Hours: 3.00. This course will cover the restoration of western Europe after World War II and the division of Europe into two mutually hostile camps, one communist, the other capitalist. The course will review the history of the Cold War and explore the political, social and economic factors that led to the end of the Soviet Empire. The course will, also, attempt to discuss the aftermath of the demise of the Soviet Union, ethnic violence, social disintegration, and economic decline. It will, also, look at the beginning of democratic institutions. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	HIST 36400 - England in the 20th Century Prerequisite(s): HIST 10400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 3.00. Emphasizing political and social history this course will investigate the British role in both world wars. The course will also explore how the British adapted to their changing circumstances. Readings and lectures will cover a variety of issues, including the role of British women, establishment of the welfare state and Britain’s reluctance fully to embrace the European community. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	HIST 36500 - Women In America Prerequisite(s): HIST 15100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR HIST 15200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 3.00. A survey of the history of women in America from Colonial times to the present. Emphasis is on the changing status of women, social and cultural influences, movements for women’s rights, and women’s contributions to American society. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	HIST 36600 - Hispanic Heritage Of The United States Credit Hours: 3.00. Despite their numerical prominence, Hispanics have received relatively little attention in traditional U.S. history. Focusing primarily on Mexican-Americans, Cuban-Americans, and Puerto Ricans, this course offers a historical perspective on the Hispanic experience from colonial times to the present. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	HIST 36700 - 20th Century American History Credit Hours: 3.00. A survey of 20th century American history, covering major political and economic developments and related intellectual movements. A parallel consideration of foreign affairs traces the emergence of America as a world power and the effects of her new status on the Western Hemisphere, Europe, and Asia.. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	HIST 36800 - Episodes In American Religious History Credit Hours: 3.00. Introduces students to the study of religion in the United States by examining various religious groups and movements in their proper historical context. The course may focus on such groups as Puritans in colonial New England, Mormons in the nineteenth century, and twentieth-century popular revivalists. Typically offered Fall. View Class Schedule
	HIST 36900 - Research In History Prerequisite(s): HIST 29500 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 3.00. A research writing, and oral presentation course organized around semester-long topics or themes, selected by the instructor to reflect his/her area of knowledge and interest. A required course for History majors. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. Experiential Learning (EL): Yes View Class Schedule
	HIST 37000 - The Holocaust Prerequisite(s): HIST 10400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR HIST 15200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 3.00. A survey of the Holocaust form 1933 to 1945. The course includes analysis and historical descriptions of such topics as the background and nature of Nazi racism, Nazi persecution from 1933 to 1941, the Final Solution from 1941 to 1945, the concentration camp experience, resistence, the apathy and indifference of bystanders, rescue efforts, assessment of the significance of the Holocaust, and historical interpretation of the Holocaust. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	HIST 37300 - The Caribbean Credit Hours: 3.00. Will explore various topics and issues unique to the Caribbean. Emphasis will be placed on European and African influence on the complex nature of Caribbean history, languages and literature, societies and cultures. Students may take the course for credit in either Latin American Studies or History, but not both. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	HIST 37400 - United States Economic History Prerequisite(s): HIST 10400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR HIST 11000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR HIST 15100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR HIST 15200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 3.00. (ECON 37500) A study of the growth of the American economy from colonial times to the late 19th century. Emphasis is placed on the application of the tools of economic analysis to historical questions concerning the sources and rate of growth, the relationships between growth and structural and institutional change, and the impact of industrialization on the quality of life in the American economy. Not open to students with credit in ECON 37500. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	HIST 37600 - History Of Indiana Credit Hours: 3.00. Economic, political, and social history of Indiana from the state’s earliest beginnings as a part of the old Northwest Territory to the present. Typically offered Fall Spring. Experiential Learning (EL): Yes View Class Schedule
	HIST 37800 - Early National America: 1787-1850 Credit Hours: 3.00. An examination of major developments from the framing of the Constitution to the enactment of the Compromise of 1850. Political, constitutional, economic, diplomatic, and social aspects are studied in the context of continuing tensions between the forces of nationalism and sectionalism in the young republic. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	HIST 38000 - American Environmental History Prerequisite(s): HIST 10400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR HIST 11000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR HIST 15100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR HIST 15200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 3.00. This class will focus on how and why Americans living at particular times and places used and transformed their environment. Examining such familiar topics as colonization, the frontier, the industrial revolution, slavery, the Civil War, and the emergence of modern-day consumer culture, the class will show how the interaction of Americans with the natural world has influenced the development of a distinctive society. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	HIST 38100 - American Historical Biography Prerequisite(s): HIST 15100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D OR HIST 15200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D Credit Hours: 3.00. Biographical studies of leaders in American life. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	HIST 38200 - American Constitutional History Prerequisite(s): HIST 15100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D OR HIST 15200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D Credit Hours: 3.00. Survey of the fundamental principles of American constitutionalism and dominant trends in judicial interpretation, from the creation of the Constitution to the period of the New Deal. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	HIST 38600 - History Of American Foreign Relations Credit Hours: 3.00. The history of American foreign relations from the late colonial period to the present. The development of traditional policies, territorial expansion, and reaction to great-power status and the Cold War are some of the topics discussed. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	HIST 38800 - The World Of Ideas I Prerequisite(s): HIST 11000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR HIST 10400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR HIST 15100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR HIST 15200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR POL 10100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 3.00. The first half of a two-semester chronological sequence based on reading and discussing source materials and documents drawn from Political Science, Economics, History, Sociology, Psychology, and philosophy. This course is designed to familiarize students with the major ideas and ideals which have shaped world civilization. Not open to students with credit in POL 38800 or PHIL 38900. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	HIST 38900 - The World Of Ideas II Prerequisite(s): HIST 10400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR HIST 15100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR HIST 15200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR HIST 11000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR POL 10100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 3.00. The second half of a two-semester chronological sequence based on reading and discussing primary source materials and documents drawn from Political Science, Economics, History, Sociology, Psychology, and philosophy. This course is designed to familiarize students with the major ideas and ideals which have shaped world civilization. Major themes of this course are Liberty, Human Nature, and The Individual and Society. Not open to students with credit in POL 38800 or PHIL 38900. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	HIST 39000 - Topics In History Prerequisite(s): HIST 10400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR HIST 11000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR HIST 15100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR HIST 15200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 3.00. Topics vary. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	HIST 39300 - Historical Geography Prerequisite(s): HIST 10400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR HIST 11000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR HIST 15100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR HIST 15200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR EAS 11000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR EAS 22000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 3.00. This class addresses general topics in the discipline of geography. It seeks to educate students so that they can consider the spatial dimensions of historical, political, economic, and social themes and problems. In addition, the course seeks to develop the general skills of the discipline, especially those related to cartography. Students receiving credit for this as a Geography class may not also receive credit as a History class and vice versa. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	HIST 39700 - The Afro-American Credit Hours: 3.00. A survey of the history of the Afro-Americans in the United States from their African background to the present. Emphasis is placed upon the changing economic, social, and political status of Afro-Americans in the United States, and upon their contributions to American society. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	HIST 39800 - The Afro-American Since 1865 Credit Hours: 3.00. The history of Afro-Americans from 1865 to the present. Their struggles to overcome social, economic, and political oppression and to win basic civil and human rights while making valuable contributions to American society are emphasized. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	HIST 40100 - Indigenous Traditions Of Latin America Credit Hours: 3.00. The course will provide students with a deeper understanding of Latin America’s native peoples through a historical perspective. This course will meet the Other Cultures/Global Awareness requirement in the BLS degree and be included as an elective in the proposed Latin America Studies Minor and Ethnic Studies Minor. Permission of department required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	HIST 40300 - Europe In The Reformation Credit Hours: 3.00. A study of decay and renewal in European society, 1300 to 1650. Concentrates on the Protestant and Catholic Reformation and religious wars, but also covers the Northern Renaissance, the New Monarchies, and the discovery and exploration of the New World. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	HIST 40400 - Kings And Philosophers: Europe 1618-1789 Credit Hours: 3.00. Study of great European monarchies and transformation of modern thought by the scientific revolution and Enlightenment. Emphasis on key rulers (Louis XIV, Peter and Catherine the Great, Frederick the Great) and great thinkers (Voltaire, Montesquieu, Rousseau). Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	HIST 40500 - The French Revolution And Napoleon Credit Hours: 3.00. A study of revolutionary France from the fall of the ancien regime to the Congress of Vienna. Divided in emphasis between the period of the revolution and the era of Napoleon, the course stresses social, political, ideological, and institutional developments. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	HIST 40600 - Rebels And Romantics: Europe 1815-1870 Credit Hours: 3.00. Examines the dramatic social, cultural, and political developments in Europe following the defeat of Napolean through various rebellious and romantic personalities, as well as figures who supported conservative or reformist solutions to the upheavals of industrialization, revolution, and nationalism. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	HIST 41000 - Community Preservation Project Credit Hours: 3.00. Students will gain a broad understanding of the field of historic preservation. We will examine different types of historically significant resources, methods of documentation and interpretation, and the process of historic designation. This course requires 30 hours of field work. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. Experiential Learning (EL): Yes View Class Schedule
	HIST 42400 - Latin American Societies Prerequisite(s): HIST 11000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D OR HIST 15100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D OR HIST 15200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D OR HIST 10400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D OR HIST 27100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D OR HIST 27200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D Credit Hours: 3.00. This course gives students an opportunity to learn the history of Latin American societies, speaking with Latin Americans from various segments of society, and integrating traditional studies with cultural immersion. The course may be offered at least once each year, each time addressing a different topic related to the history of Latin American societies, and including a trip to a different country in Latin America. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. Experiential Learning (EL): Yes View Class Schedule
	HIST 42500 - Social And Ecological History Of The Andes Credit Hours: 3.00. This course examines topics relating to antiquity, geography, ecology, national histories, ethnic identities and politics of Andean republics. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	HIST 42600 - History Of United States-China Relations Credit Hours: 3.00. This course covers the history of US-Chinese relations since 1784. While mapping the changing American strategies from containment to engagement with China, the course focuses on political, economic, social, and cultural aspects between the two nations. The course also addresses US-Chinese diplomatic relations and the involvement of other major players, such as Russia, Japan, and Europe. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	HIST 46000 - American Colonial History Credit Hours: 3.00. An investigation of the foundation of the American colonies, their place in the British imperial structure, and the eventual conflict of imperial exigencies with colonial self-interest and national feeling. Typically offered Fall. View Class Schedule
	HIST 46100 - The Revolutionary Era, 1763 To 1800 Credit Hours: 3.00. An analysis of the origins, nature, and consequences of the American Revolution; of the achievements and difficulties of the new nation under the Articles of Confederation; of the drafting and adoption of the Constitution; and of the initial political, economic, and social progress of the United States under the Federalists. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	HIST 46400 - Jacksonian America 1815-1850 Credit Hours: 3.00. Surveys Era of the Early American Republic. Topics include “Market Revolution” democratizations of American politics and society, Reform movements, territorial expansion, and Mexican-American War. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	HIST 46601 - Immigration And Ethnicity In U S History Credit Hours: 3.00. Investigates the nature of immigration to the United States, the reaction of immigrants and those already in America to the succeeding waves of immigration, the changing nature of immigration and naturalization legislation, the development of ethnic communities and their strategies for interaction with one another and the larger society, and the influence of immigration and ethnicity on American history. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	HIST 46700 - The Emergence Of Modern America Credit Hours: 3.00. Examines the changes in American society between 1877 and 1932. The course covers such issues as the rise of industry, the growth of consumerism, the shift to a multi-ethnic society, imperialism, Populism, Progressivism, World War I, and the 1920s. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	HIST 46800 - Recent American History Credit Hours: 3.00. Examines the issues that shaped American society, politics, foreign policy, and culture from 1932 to the present. Covers the Great Depression, World War II, the Cold War, and the Vietnam War as well as the social, cultural, and economic impact of those events. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	HIST 47200 - History Of Mexico Credit Hours: 3.00. A history of the Mexican people from the pre-Columbian period to present. Special emphasis is placed on the successful social revolutions that led to the development of today’s dynamic nation. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	HIST 49000 - Topics In History Prerequisite(s): HIST 10400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR HIST 11000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR HIST 15100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR HIST 15200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 3.00. Topics vary. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	HIST 49200 - Seminar In Historical Topics Credit Hours: 3.00. Course description will vary according to specific topic proposed to study. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	HIST 49300 - Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Seminar Prerequisite(s): HIST 10400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D OR HIST 11000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D OR HIST 15100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D OR HIST 15200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D Credit Hours: 1.00 to 3.00. An undergraduate seminar devoted to an interdisciplinary examination of social, economic, political, and intellectual movements, using the faculty resources of the participating departments. Subject matter will vary. Each offering of the seminar will be approved by a committee of department heads from the sponsoring departments. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	HIST 49400 - Science And Society In American Civilization Prerequisite(s): HIST 15100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D OR HIST 15200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D Credit Hours: 3.00. This course examines the development of science in the United States from colonial times to the present. Emphasis in the earlier periods is placed on comparison and contrast of the American scene with that of Europe. Subsequent treatment deals with industrialization, and maturation of the American scientific community, and the increasing social effects of science. Among those considered are the forces making for urbanization, for greater interdependence among science, industry and government, and for repercussions in intellectual affairs. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	HIST 49500 - Research Seminar In Historical Topics Prerequisite(s): HIST 29501 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 3.00. This course is designed to train history majors in the fundamentals of historical research and writing. Course descriptions vary according to specific topics proposed for study by instructors. Typically offered Fall Spring. Experiential Learning (EL): Yes View Class Schedule
	HIST 49800 - Individual Studies In History Prerequisite(s): HIST 10400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D OR HIST 11000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D OR HIST 15100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D OR HIST 15200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D Credit Hours: 3.00. Topics vary. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	HIST 50900 - Reading Seminar In Colonial America: Seventeenth And Eighteenth Century American Credit Hours: 3.00. An investigation of the founding of the American colonies, their political, economic, and religious histories, and the emergence of antagonism towards the British Empire in the decades prior to the Revolution. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	HIST 51200 - England Under The Stuarts Credit Hours: 3.00. This intensive study of seventeenth-century England focuses on the political, religious, and economic tensions under the early Stuarts; the Civil War; Cromwell’s Protectorate; and The Glorious Revolution. Topics discussed include parliament, puritanism, radicalism, the Restoration, and the Whig Oligarchy. Typically offered Spring. View Class Schedule
	HIST 51400 - A History Of Western Thought I Credit Hours: 3.00. Intellectual and cultural development of the western world to the end of the Middle Ages. Typically offered Fall. View Class Schedule
	HIST 51500 - A History Of Western Thought II Credit Hours: 3.00. Intellectual and cultural development of the western world from the Renaissance to the present. Typically offered Spring. View Class Schedule
	HIST 52500 - Hitler And Twentieth-Century Germany Prerequisite(s): HIST 10400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF B- OR HIST 11000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF B- OR HIST 15100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF B- OR HIST 15200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF B- Credit Hours: 3.00. A reading and discussion course concentrating on four major periods of German history: pre-1914, the Weimar Republic, the Third Reich, and the post-1945 period. Emphasis is placed on the transformations occurring in German society as a result of these upheavals. Typically offered Spring. View Class Schedule
	HIST 55300 - Colonial America, 1600-1776 Credit Hours: 3.00. A study of the expansion of Europe, the age of exploration and discovery, and the establishment of colonies in the New World. Particular attention will be paid to the emergence of an American culture during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, the nature of the British Empire, and the emergence of dissent and revolution. This course is the first part of a five-part upper-level overview of American history. Typically offered Spring Fall Summer. View Class Schedule
	HIST 55500 - The Emergence Of Modern America, 1865-1916 Credit Hours: 3.00. An examination of the nation that emerged emotionally exhausted from a civil war to become, by the eve of World War I, a land seemingly destined to achieve a degree of perfection not previously attained by the human community. The interaction of a flourishing industrial establishment, floods of immigrants, rapid urbanization, and smoldering racism combined to transform antebellum America into a complex and relatively sophisticated society during those years. Emphasis will be placed upon an analysis of these forces and the men who tried to control them. Typically offered Spring Fall Summer. View Class Schedule
	HIST 57300 - The Long Nineteenth Century Credit Hours: 3.00. Historians of the U.S. have sometimes referred to the long nineteenth century because so many of the important lines of historical development industrialization, immigration, labor organization, expansionism, reform overlapped the end of the nineteenth into the beginning of the twentieth centuries. This course focuses on the historiographic models developed to explain these key themes and the interpretation of selected documents pertinent to each. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule

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Schedule Type Classifications

HIST 10400 - Introduction To The Modern World

HIST 10500 - Survey Of Global History

HIST 10600 - Introduction To History And Social Studies

HIST 11000 - The Pre-Modern World

HIST 15100 - American History To 1877

HIST 15200 - United States Since 1877

HIST 21500 - Sub Sahara Africa

HIST 22800 - English History To 1688

HIST 22900 - English History Since 1688

HIST 23100 - Introduction To United States Foreign Policy

HIST 24500 - Introduction To The Middle East History And Culture

HIST 27100 - Introduction To Colonial Latin American History (1492-1810)

HIST 27200 - Introduction To Modern Latin American History (1810 To The Present)

HIST 29000 - Russia: Yesterday, Today, And Tomorrow

HIST 29500 - Research And Writing In History

HIST 29501 - Introduction To Historiography

HIST 30100 - Episodes in American Religious History

HIST 30301 - History Of Latin America

HIST 30501 - Latin American History Through Film

HIST 30600 - The United States In 1960’s

HIST 30800 - Britain And The Empire

HIST 30900 - The Middle East

HIST 30901 - History Of Iraq And Jordan

HIST 31000 - Historical Geography

HIST 31005 - The Civil War And Reconstruction, 1850 To 1877

HIST 31100 - WW II And Hollywood

HIST 31300 - Modern Germany

HIST 31400 - Modern Russia

HIST 31500 - Modern Nationalism

HIST 31600 - History Of Architecture II

HIST 31900 - The History Of Modern Israel

HIST 32100 - Europe In 19th Century

HIST 32500 - History Of Crime In America

HIST 33100 - Great Figures In History

HIST 33300 - Science And Society In Western Civilization I

HIST 33400 - Science And Society In Western Civilization II

HIST 33501 - Religion, Magic And Witchcraft In Early Modern Europe

HIST 33600 - History Of Organized Crime In America

HIST 33800 - Asia In The Modern Era

HIST 34001 - Pre-Modern China

HIST 34002 - History Of Modern China

HIST 34600 - The Era Of World Wars I And II, 1914-1945

HIST 34700 - The Roaring Twenties

HIST 34800 - Depression Decade

HIST 34900 - Introduction To Jewish Studies

HIST 35001 - Gettysburg: Three Days That Changed America

HIST 35201 - Revolution And Revolutionaries In 20th And 21st Century Latin America

HIST 36110 - Environmental History Of Latin America

HIST 36300 - Europe Since 1945

HIST 36400 - England in the 20th Century

HIST 36500 - Women In America

HIST 36600 - Hispanic Heritage Of The United States

HIST 36700 - 20th Century American History

HIST 36800 - Episodes In American Religious History

HIST 36900 - Research In History

HIST 37000 - The Holocaust

HIST 37300 - The Caribbean

HIST 37400 - United States Economic History

HIST 37600 - History Of Indiana

HIST 37800 - Early National America: 1787-1850

HIST 38000 - American Environmental History

HIST 38100 - American Historical Biography

HIST 38200 - American Constitutional History

HIST 38600 - History Of American Foreign Relations

HIST 38800 - The World Of Ideas I

HIST 38900 - The World Of Ideas II

HIST 39000 - Topics In History

HIST 39300 - Historical Geography

HIST 39700 - The Afro-American

HIST 39800 - The Afro-American Since 1865

HIST 40100 - Indigenous Traditions Of Latin America

HIST 40300 - Europe In The Reformation

HIST 40400 - Kings And Philosophers: Europe 1618-1789

HIST 40500 - The French Revolution And Napoleon

HIST 40600 - Rebels And Romantics: Europe 1815-1870

HIST 41000 - Community Preservation Project

HIST 42400 - Latin American Societies

HIST 42500 - Social And Ecological History Of The Andes