16 courses with the subject HIS, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
HIS 103United States History1
This course traces the growth and development of the United States through the Civil War. The course devotes major attention to the people, critical issues, and significant forces that determined the course of events that shaped our society. Fulfills open, liberal arts, social science, and with HIS 104, a history sequence elective.
This course covers the growth and development of the United States since the turmoil of the Civil War. The course devotes major attention to the people, critical issues, and significant forces that determined the course of events that shaped our society. Fulfills open, liberal arts, social science, and with HIS103 , a history sequence elective.
HIS 118Islam, Revolution, and the Modern Middle East
An overview of the major themes of modern Middle Eastern history since 1800. Topics may include: the confrontation between the Ottoman Empire and Europe
This course explores women's roles in American history. It will provide a chronology of the role of women in society and the journey of women from chattel to citizens. Cultural phenomena including gender identity, economics, government and law, and mass media will be examined in relation to their impact on women. This course will provide students
This course presents the history and culture of African- Americans from their roots in Africa, to the slave trade, to social, economic, and political factors during the period of slavery, the Civil War, and the century afterwards. It includes the various approaches taken to equality, assimilation, and separation by African-American lea
A survey course that will focus on the political, economic, and ideological forces surrounding the most important events of the 20th century. Topics to be examined include the two world wars, the Holocaust, the Cold War, the Vietnam War, the disintegration of the Soviet Union, and the subsequent rearrangement of the world balance
An examination of the major themes and their legacies in world history from its origins until the era of global interaction. Attention will focus on a comparative analysis of various world societies. Fulfills open, liberal arts, social science, and with HIS132 , history sequence electives. Students are N
An introduction to the political, cultural and social history of Europe since 1789. Major topics include European political culture, genocide, history and memory and the construction of national identities. Fulfills liberal arts, social science, and open electives.
HIS 150AHistory Study-Travel Seminar: World War 1 and European Culture
Examines the intellectual, cultural and social impact of the First World War on Europe thru travel abroad. Explores the prewar atmosphere of Europe, the long-term and immediate causes of war, the multiple experiences of combatants and noncombatants during the war, and the social, literary and cultural movements and
HIS 150BHistory Study-Travel Seminar: World War II and the Holocaust
A study/travel course that incorporates a thirteen-day onsite research trip to Germany, the Czech Republic and Hungary to study World War II and the Holocaust (July 5-19, 2017). Students will visit memorials, museums and other points of interest related to the war and will complete a project based on their experiences
American Environmental History examines through time the changing relationship between human beings and the natural world of North America. Emphasis will be placed on how Americans acted to shape their environment, how they perceived that environment, and how these interact with each other to determine who we are an