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GEOGRAPHY

GEOG 101. INTRODUCTION TO GEOGRAPHY

Emphasis on the Earth's physical features, its resources and the interdependence of mankind and environment.  Three semester hours.

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HISTORY

HIST 101, 102. WESTERN CIVILIZATION

The historical development of Western institutions, ideas, and cultures from the beginning of civilization to 1918. The first semester covers the period before 1600, the second from 1600 to 1918.  Neither course is a prerequisite for the other.  (History General Education).   Six semester hours.

HIST 103. WORLD SINCE 1918

A study of historical change in the world since 1918.  It will focus on the consequences of World War I, worldwide economic depression, impact of the Second World War, the Cold War, and the emergence of the Third World.  (History General Education).  Three semester hours.

HIST 111,  112. UNITED STATES HISTORY

A general survey of U.S. history from the age of discovery to 1932.  The first semester covers the period before 1850, the second from 1850 to 1932.  Neither course is a prerequisite for the other.  (History General Education).  Six semester hours.

HIST 113. THE UNITED STATES IN A WORLD PERSPECTIVE: SINCE 1933

The United States was transformed by the Great Depression, by World War II, and by the Cold War. The nation emerged as a

world power, engaged in ideological struggles at home and abroad, and these events compelled reform.  (History General Education).  Three semester hours.

HIST 201. THE HISTORIAN’S CRAFT: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF HISTORY
This course aims to introduce history students to the study of their discipline and to the techniques underlying historical study and research: the critique of primary and secondary sources; the Chicago Style of documentation and bibliography; and the composition of thesis statements, essays, reviews and papers. Students will also learn about the various genres of modern historical research. Should be taken in sophomore year. Prerequisites: ENGL 102 and one of the following: HIST 101, 102, 103, 111, 112 or 113. Three semester hours.

HIST 290. HISTORY PRACTICUM: PEER TUTORING

This course will not satisfy a history general education requirement.  Instead it is intended to provide students with practical experience as teaching assistants in History.  Actual practice should improve communication skills and should provide experience in synthesizing historical concepts.  Prerequisite: Recommendation by faculty.   One semester hour.

HIST 301. THE ITALIAN RENAISSANCE

A study of certain aspects of Italian culture, society, politics, and intellectual life during that age of transition between the late fourteenth and early sixteenth centuries.  Prerequisites:  ENGL 102 and one of the following:  HIST 101, 102, 103, 111, 112 or 113.  Three semester hours.

HIST 302. THE FRENCH REVOLUTION

A study of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic era, 1789-1 815.  The course also examines the pre-revolutionary period, the Enlightenment, and the international setting of the late eighteenth century.  Emphasis is placed on understanding interpretive materials as well as the narratives of events.  Prerequisites:  ENGL 102 and one of the following:  HIST 101, 102, 103, 111, 112 or 113.   Three semester hours.

HIST 303. EUROPE, 1814-1875:  THE RACE TO MODERNITY

This course is a study of change in Europe from the fall of Napoleon to the unification of Germany.  Emphasis is on aftermath of the French Revolution, the Industrial Revolution with its accompanying social change, the rise of ideologies, and the state building process which culminated in a radically revised European state system.  Prerequisite:  ENGL 102 and one of the following:  HIST 101, 102, 103, 111, 112 or 113.  Three semester hours.

HIST 305. AFRICA AND INDIA

Third World nationalistic thought has been derived from history and from the modern experience of India and Africa.  The moral force of Gandhi's non-violence in India is contrasted with more violent conflicts in Africa. An examination of South African apartheid policies and reactions to them demonstrate how they seriously impaired that nation's domestic and foreign relations.  Junior/senior status recommended.   Prerequisites:  ENGL 102 and one of the following:  HIST 101, 102, 103, 111, 112 or 113. (Global Issues/Non-Western Studies).   Three semester hours.

HIST 306. LATIN AMERICA

A history of Latin America from pre-Columbian times to the present.  Emphasis is on political, social and economic development and international relations.  Junior/senior status recommended.  Prerequisites:  ENGL 102 and one of the following:  HIST 101, 102, 103, 111, 112 or 113.  (Global Issues/Non-Western Studies).  Three semester hours.

HIST 307. VIETNAM: A THOUSAND- YEAR REVOLUTION

A comparison of the influence, the French, and the Americans on Vietnam; and a study of the responses of the Indo-Chinese peoples to foreign ideas and institutions.  Junior/senior status recommended.  Prerequisites:  ENGL 102 and one of the following:  HIST 101, 102, 103, 111, 112 or 113.  (Global Issues/Non-Western Studies).  Three semester hours.

HIST 308. HITLER AND THE RISE OF THE THIRD REICH

A study of Germany between 1918-45: the place of Hitler, the conditions in Germany that precipitated his rise to power, and his impact on Germany and the world.  Prerequisites;  ENGL 102, and one of the following:  HIST 101, 102, 103, 111, 112 or 113.  Three semester hours.

HIST 311. CIVIL WAR AND RECONSTRUCTION

United States history, 1850-1877, an examination of the causes of the American Civil War, the Reconstruction era, and the continuing debate over that conflict. Emphasis is given to conflicting interpretations of leaders and events.  Prerequisites:  ENGL 102 and one of the following:  HIST 101, 102, 103, 111, 112 or 113.  Three semester hours.

HIST 314. THE NEW SOUTH

The on-going transformation of the American South from about 1880 to the present. Emphasis is placed upon the social, economic, and political readjustments of the late nineteenth century, and the vast changes during much of the twentieth century.    Prerequisites: ENGL 102 and one of the following:  HIST 101, 102, 103, 111, 112 or 113.  Three semester hours.

HIST 315. EUROPE, 1875-1925:  THE BREAKDOWN OF MODERNITY

This course is a study of change in Europe from the achievement of German unity to the peace settlements that followed the First World War.  Emphasis will be on construction of mass national cultures in the major European states, the practice of imperialism both within and outside of Europe, the spread of nationalism to the periphery of Europe, and the resulting breakdown which culminated in World War I and the Russian Revolution.  Prerequisite:  ENGL 102 and one of the following:  HIST 101, 102, 103, 111, 112 or 113.  Three semester hours.

HIST 316. A HISTORY OF BLACK EXPERIENCE:  FROM AFRICA TO AMERICA

A study of the political, legal, social and economic experience of African immigrants, slave and free, in America from 1609 to the present.  Students will encounter first-person accounts, material culture and historical interpretation.  Prerequisite:  ENGL 102 and one of the following:  HIST 101, 102, 103, 111, 112 or 113.  Three semester hours.

HIST 322. AFRICAN HISTORY AND CULTURE

An introduction to aspects of Black African history and culture through an examination of anthropological, literary and historical materials.  Emphasis will be placed on values within different African societies, on the effects of imperialism and on twentieth century independence movements.  Prerequisites:  Junior/senior status recommended.  (Global Issues/Non-Western Studies).  Three semester hours.

HIST 323. THE CIVILIZATIONS OF INDIA

A study of Indian society, past and present. Through an examination of such pivotal movements as Gandhi's fight against British domination, the student is introduced to Indian philosophical and religious traditions and to the structure of society.  Prerequisites: ENGL 102 and one of the following:  HIST 101, 102, 103, 111, 112 or 113.  Junior/senior status recommended.  (Global Issues/Non-Western Studies).  Three semester hours.

HIST 326. ANCIENT WORLD

This course will provide insights into the character of the Western world during antiquity.  It will focus on some aspects of ancient life that had a great effect on the development of Western culture, politics, and society.  This course will illustrate how the peoples of ancient Western societies thought and lived in ways different from our own.  Prerequisites:  ENGL 102 and one of the following:  HIST 101, 102, 103, 111, 112, or 113.   

HIST 327. THE EARLY MIDDLE AGES

A survey of political, intellectual, and social life in Western Europe during the Early Middle Ages:  the new politics, the recasting of society, manorialism, the confrontation with internal and external challenges, feudalism, church reform, and the rise of nation-states.   Prerequisites:  ENGL 102 and one of the following:  HIST 101, 102. 103, 111, 112 or 113.  Three semester hours.

HIST 328. THE HIGH MIDDLE AGES

A survey of political, intellectual, and social life in Western Europe during the High Middle Ages: the growth of nation-states, the triumphs and humiliations of the Papacy, the crusading movement, the transformation of legal traditions, twelfth-century renaissance, and scholasticism.  Prerequisites:  ENGL 102 and one of the following:  HIST 101, 102, 103, 111, 112or 113.  Three semester hours.

HIST 329. THE LATE MIDDLE AGES

A survey of political, intellectual, and social life in Western Europe during the Late Middle Ages: the consolidation of nation-states, decline of the medieval Empire, triumph and vicissitudes of the Papacy, refinements of law and representative government, demographic and made-made disasters, late medieval social/ political dislocations and recoveries.  Prerequisites:  ENGL 102 and one of the following:  HIST 101, 102, 103, 111, 112 or 113.  Three semester hours.

HIST 330. ROBIN HOOD
Fact, film, and fancy tales featuring the hero of the green wood. This course will explore Robin Hood
from the standpoint of historical fact, literary ballad, and cinematic art. Students will read medieval popular literature, investigate medieval outlawry, critique various films dating from the 1920s to the 1990s, and assess reinterpretations of medieval times. Prerequisites: ENGL 102 and one of the following: HIST 101, 102, 103, 111, 112, 113. Junior/Senior status recommended. Three semester hours.

HIST 335. THE CRUSADES:  A CHAPTER IN GLOBAL CONFLICT

The concepts of “holy war” and “jihad” still animate contemporary international relations.  The Crusades of the eleventh through fifteenth centuries AD represented an important early manifestation of violent antagonism among Christians, Muslims, and Jews in western Europe, the Balkans, the Middle East, and North Africa.  Students will examine this series of medieval conflicts from both western and non-western standpoints as reflected in modern scholarly syntheses and in primary sources in translation.  Prerequisites:  ENGL 102 and one of the following:  HIST 101, 102, 103, 111, 112 or 113.  Junior/senior status recommended.  (Global Issues/Non-Western Studies).  Three semester  hours.

HIST 343. MODERN BRITAIN

This course will begin with the Victorian era and continue through industrialism, imperialism, feminism, World Wars I and II, and Britain’s decline as a great power.  Prerequisites:  ENGL 102 and one of the following:  HIST 101, 102, 103, 111, 112 or 113.  Three semester hours.

HIST 345. UNITED STATES, 1877-1921:  THE GILDED AGE AND THE PROGRESSIVE ERA

A study of the United States as it became rapidly industrialized, experienced social and economic stress, undertook political reform, and applied Progressive ideals before and during World War I.  This course will stress issues of culture, race, gender and class as well as economics and politics.  Prerequisites:  ENGL 102 and one of the following:  HIST 101, 102, 103, 111, 112 or 113.  Three semester hours.

HIST 346. UNITED STATES HISTORY 1920-1945: PROSPERITY, DEPRESSION, AND WAR
This course explores the history of the United States from 1920 to 1945, including the “ Roaring 20s,” the Great Depression, and World War II. In addition to political and military themes, it stresses issues of culture, race, gender and class. Prerequisites: ENGL 102 and one of the following:  HIST 101, 102, 103, 111, 112 or 113.  Three semester hours.

HIST 347. THE UNITED STATES AND THE COLD WAR, 1945-1991
This course explores American experience during the Cold War era, 1945-1991. The course will stress diplomatic and military themes, with secondary emphasis on domestic affairs, U.S. politics, culture, race, gender and class. Prerequisites: ENGL 102 and one of the following:  HIST 101, 102, 103, 111, 112 or 113.  Three semester hours.

HIST 348. UNITED STATES CULTURAL HISTORY SINCE 1900
This course examines American culture from 1900 to the present. It explores both “high” culture, such as literature, art, and classical music, and “popular” culture, such as film, sports, and rock and roll. It emphasizes connections between culture and race, gender, class, and politics in recent American history. Prerequisites: ENGL 102 and one of the following: HIST 101, 102, 103, 111, 112 or 113. Three semester hours.

HIST 355. LATE ANTIQUITY

Survey of political, intellectual, and social life between 300 and 700:  the Christianization of the Roman Empire, Germanic migration and the resultant kingdoms, monasticism, the end of the Empire in the West, the continuing imperial polity of the East, the rise of Islam.  Prerequisites:  ENGL 102 and one of the following:  HIST 101, 102, 103, 111, 112 or 113.  Junior/Senior status recommended.  Global Issues/Non-Western Studies.  Three semester hours.

HIST 365. ISSUES IN TWENTIETH-CENTURY AFRICAN HISTORY

This course is designed for students who want to grasp the historical and social background of topical issues in present day Africa. These issues include the disease AIDS, the struggle for human rights in South Africa (Mandela), causes of poverty, population growth, and political instability. Prerequisites: ENGL 102 and one of the following: HIST 101, 102, 103, 111, 112or 113. Three semester hours.

HIST 366. HISTORY OF MODERN SOUTH AFRICA

A history of modern South Africa:  the first white settlements in 1652, the constant racial conflicts thereafter, the policy of apartheid and its demise, the rise of Nelson Mandela, and present developments in the new South Africa.  Prerequisites:  ENGL 102 and one of the following:  HIST 101, 102, 103, 111, 112or 113.  Junior/senior status recommended.  (Global Issues/Non-Western Studies)  Three semester hours.

HIST 370. MODERN EAST ASIA

This course will examine China and Japan in light of the impact of Western expansion and the resulting changes in politics, society, and culture.  The time period covered will be from the mid-nineteenth century to the present.  Prerequisites:  ENGL 102 and one of the following:  HIST 101, 102, 103, 111, 112or 113.  Junior/Senior status recommended (Global Issues/Non-Western Studies).  Three semester hours.

HIST 371, 372, 373, 374, 375

Special or experimental courses, announced by the department to explore the diverse historical roots of world cultures and societies.  The courses are not sequential.  Prerequisites:  ENGL 102 and one of the following:  HIST 101, 102, 103, 111, 112or 113.  Junior/senior status recommended (Global Issues/Non-Western Studies)  Three semester hours each.

HIST 383. WARFARE IN THE MODERN WORLD, 1870-PRESENT

The development of weapons & strategies, their effects within the military and on civilian populations during the period under investigation.  Prerequisites:  ENGL 102 and one of the following:  HIST 101, 102, 103, 111, 112 or 113,  Junior/senior status recommended.  (Global Issues/Non-Western Studies).  Three semester hours.

HIST 390. UNITED STATES HISTORY BEFORE THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
A requirement for history majors, this course will use influential primary and secondary sources to examine the major turning points and themes in American social, political and economic history before the nation became a world power. Should be taken junior year. Prerequisites: ENGL 102 and HIST 201. Three semester hours.

HIST 391. THE UNITED STATES AND THE WORLD IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
A requirement for history majors, this course will use influential primary and secondary sources to examine the crises, conflicts and turning points in the 20th and early 21st centuries that engaged American interests and will include an exploration of American concerns as well as those of other nations and cultures. Should be taken in the junior year. Prerequisites: ENGL 102 and HIST 201. Three semester hours.

HIST 441. TOPICS IN HISTORY

These special theme course in history are to be announced by the department.  They include experimental and interdisciplinary courses.  Themes include:  Medieval Mentalities, Civilizations, and Robin Hood.  These courses are not sequential.  Prerequisites:  ENGL 102 and one of the following:  HIST 101, 102, 103, 111, 112or 113.  One to three semester hours.

HIST 451. METHODS FOR TEACHERS OF SECONDARY SOCIAL STUDIES

This course will emphasize planning, implementing, and evaluating instruction of social studies at the secondary level.  Students will integrate pedagogical theory and practice by developing curricular materials, lesson plans, and presentation strategies.  Attention will be given to teaching students to use technology for research, analysis, and presentation.  The course will cover the ten NCSS standards and the theory and methodology for instructing all social studies disciplines.  Prerequisites:  EDUC 320, EDUC 329, EDUC 351, and 18 hours of history at 300 level.  Co-requisite:  EDUC 429.  Three semester hours.

HIST 490. INTERNSHIP

Students participate in practical work experience related to the study of history. Internship is supervised by a faculty member. Normally speaking, a student must be in good academic standing and have completed 45 semester hours of credit (6 of them in history) in order to participate in an internship. Other course prerequisite(s) may be required at the instructor's discretion.  Graded on a pass-fail basis.  One to nine semester hours.

 

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