31 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 100History of U.S. Cities3
(s) Hours: 3 hrs. Through interdisciplinary exploration of primary and secondary sources, the development of American cities over the last four centuries is examined. The important role of cities in the nation's economy, politics, and culture as well as how different groups within cities fought to shape the urban space will be explored. Flexible Core: U.S. Experience in Its Diversity (Group B) Department: History, Philosophy and Political Science
HIS 1100U.S. History I: From the Pre-Colonial Period through the Civil War3
(s) Hours: 3 hrs. This class introduces students to historical developments that shaped this nation before and after its founding, such as slavery and the construction of race and racism; the fraught encounter between Native American peoples and white settlers; changes in the economy; debates over concepts such as freedom and liberty; the development of government structures; attempts by women, African Americans, and other disempowered groups to fight for their rights; and growing tensions over slavery, which would lead to the Civil War. Flexible Core: U.S. Experience in Its Diversity (Group B) Department: History, Philosophy and Political Science
HIS 1200U.S. History II: from Post-Civil War to the Present3
(s) Hours: 3 hrs. This class introduces students to fundamental challenges the U.S. faced after the Civil War, such as integrating four million formerly enslaved people during Reconstruction; deciding which groups should be allowed in as immigrants; relating as a more powerful nation to the rest of the world; responding to economic crises like the Great Depression; adapting to urbanization and suburbanization; addressing political polarization; and responding to demands for greater rights from workers, people of color, women, and other disenfranchised groups. Flexible Core: U.S. Experience in Its Diversity (Group B) Department: History, Philosophy and Political Science 485
(s) Hours: 3 hrs. America, from the age of Jackson to Reconstruction, the growth of a national society, reform movements, the problem of slavery and race, sectionalism and nationalism, the Civil War and the triumph of American capitalism. Flexible Core: Flexible Core: U.S. Experience in Its Diversity (Group B) Department: History, Philosophy and Political Science
HIS 1700U.S. History in a Global Context: From The Colonial Period Through The Civil War3
(s) Hours: 3 hrs. This course examines the period from the colonial period through the Civil War. It explores how U.S. history fits into the global context and investigates how such events and institutions as the American Revolution and American slavery can be better understood by examining them in a transnational historical context. Flexible Core: U.S. Experience in Its Diversity (Group B) Department: History, Philosophy and Political Science
HIS 1800U.S. History in a Global Context:1865 to Present3
(s) Hours: 3 hrs. This course explores United States history in the context of global affairs from the late nineteenth century onwards. It investigates, for example, how the United States has defined itself in relation to the wider world; the rise of the Untied States as a global superpower; and the ways the United States interacts with peoples from around the world, both at home and abroad, have shaped the nation's history. Flexible Core: U.S. Experience in Its Diversity (Group B) Department: History, Philosophy and Political Science
(s) Hours: 3 hrs. This introductory course examines the 20th century struggle to include African Americans as full citizens and highlights the Civil Rights Movement's influence on Black Power, the Chicano movement, the United Farmworkers Movement, the American Indian Movement, the Women's Movement, and the LGBT Movement in the U.S., as well as international movements. Flexible Core: U.S. Experience in Its Diversity (Group B) Department: History, Philosophy and Political Science 486
(s) Hours: 3 hrs. This course explores the history of migration to the United States. It investigates the experiences of diverse groups of migrants and examines the interactions between migrant and the nation, exploring the changing meaning of "foreign" and "American." Flexible Core: U.S. Experience in Its Diversity (Group B) Department: History, Philosophy and Political Science
(s) Hours: 3 hrs. This class offers a survey of the history of United States popular culture from its earliest forms until today. It traces the development of popular culture media and content over time since the colonial period, with emphasis on theater, popular literature, music and film, television, advertising, social media, how popular culture reflects and incorporates United States social issues and change, and the relationships between cultural producers and consumers. Flexible Core: U.S. Experience in Its Diversity (Group B) Department: History, Philosophy and Political Science
(s) Hours: 3 hrs. A social, cultural, political, and economic approach to the development of European civilization from the French Revolution to the 20th century. Emphasis is on industrialism, nationalism, imperialism, world wars, and totalitarianism. Flexible Core: World Cultures and Global Issues (Group A) Department: History, Philosophy and Political Science
(s) Hours: 3 hrs. The reshaping of China and its revolutionary role in the modern world. Flexible Core: Flexible Core: World Cultures and Global Issues (Group A) Department: History, Philosophy and Political Science
(s) Hours: 3 hrs. The historical development of Africa with emphasis on the cultural interchange, colonialism and the nationalist revolts, new governments and the problem of modernization, conflicts of interest of the great powers, and 20th century nationalistic rivalries. Department: History, Philosophy and Political Science
(s) Hours: 3 hrs. Study of modern military history, the strategic, tactical, and technological factors relating to warfare including: classic warfare, the age of limited war, modern nationalism and total war, and modern guerrilla and contemporary warfare. Department: History, Philosophy and Political Science
(s) Hours: 3 hrs. The transformation of European society in the 20th century. The political, military, economic and cultural factors as well as the social and technological changes which gave the 20th century its unique character. Flexible Core: World Cultures and Global Issues (Group A) Department: History, Philosophy and Political Science 489
HIS 3700The Middle East: World War I to the Present3
(s) Hours: 3 hrs. Analysis of the major political, social, religious, economic and cultural developments in the Near East: attempts of Islamic society to adjust to the Western way of life, the rise of nationalism, the emergence of the State of Israel and the role of oil in world diplomacy. Flexible Core: Flexible Core: World Cultures and Global Issues (Group A) Department: History, Philosophy and Political Science
HIS 4100History of Indigenous People in the United States3
(s) Hours: 3 hrs. This course examines the history of indigenous peoples from European contact to the present. Among the issues it addresses are: the diversity of indigenous cultures, U.S. government policy regarding indigenous people, political activism including the American Indian Movement and ongoing conflicts over land and sovereignty. Department: History, Philosophy and Political Science
(s) Hours: 3 hrs. Development of the Caribbean Islands from 1492 to the present, including pre-Columbian cultures, European colonization and rivalries, slavery, and the development of modern Caribbean culture. Department: History, Philosophy and Political Science
(s) Hours: 3 hrs. The rise of Nazism and its legislative, political, and destructive machinery, the internal life of the Jew in the Ghettos and Concentration Camps, the Jewish Councils and Resistance movements, the attitude of the "Free World," the Allies, the Church, negotiations for rescue, the scope of the Final Solution, and the literature of the Holocaust. Flexible Core: World Cultures and Global Issues (Group A) Department: History, Philosophy and Political Science
(s) Hours: 3 hrs. This course introduces students to African American history from the colonial period to the present. It explores key aspects of the history of African Americans with specific emphasis on the enslavement of African people, the development of African American culture, the ways in which African Americans fought for their rights during slavery, Colonial and post-independence periods, Reconstruction, Jim Crow, and the civil rights era, and the important contributions that African Americans have made and continue to make to the nation's intellectual, political, social, and cultural life. Flexible Core: U.S. Experience in Its Diversity (Group B) Department: History, Philosophy and Political Science 487
(s) Hours: 3 hrs. Origins of civilization and the emergence of the great cultures of the Near East. The religious, social, economic, and political ideas and institutions of Egypt, Mesopotamia, the Hebrews, Greece, and Rome, which shaped Western civilization. Flexible Core: World Cultures and Global Issues (Group A) Department: History, Philosophy and Political Science
HIS 5200Europe in the Middle Ages: Politics, Culture and Society3
(s) Hours: 3 hrs. Study of ideas, institutions, and culture of European Civilization from Late Antiquity through the Middle Ages and Early Modern Period. Topics surveyed include the political and spiritual transformation of the Roman Empire, Medieval monarchy, religion, commerce, and everyday intellectual life, and the transition into the Early Modern period marked by the Renaissance, the Reformation, and commercial exploration Flexible Core: World Cultures and Global Issues (Group A) Department: History, Philosophy and Political Science 490
(s) Hours: 3 hrs. Reform and revolution in Russia and the establishment of the Soviet regime, analysis and evaluation of the U.S.S.R. under its several leaders, the crises of Soviet society, the collapse of the Soviet Union and the aftermath. Flexible Core: World Cultures and Global Issues (Group A) Department: History, Philosophy and Political Science
(s) Hours: 3 hrs. The development of Latin America from colonial times to the present, the intermingling of cultures, ideas, and the formation of a Latin American civilization. Department: History, Philosophy and Political Science
HIS 5900Modern U.S. History from 1945 to the Present3
(s) Hours: 3 hrs. This class introduces students to an in-depth analysis of pivotal issues faced by the U.S. since the end of World War II, including postwar economic growth and suburbanization; the 1950s red scare; the emergence of the U.S. as a world super power and U.S. military engagements such as the Vietnam War; the rise of social protest movements around issues of race, gender, and sexuality; and post 1970s crises such as growing economic inequality, climate change, and political polarization. Flexible Core: U.S. Experience in Its Diversity (Group B) Department: History, Philosophy and Political Science
(s) Hours: 3 hrs. The history of the City of New York from its founding to the present. New York City's development, its history, its origin as a Dutch trading post, position in colonial culture and society, role in the American Revolution and the founding of the American Republic, growth as a great commercial, transportation, manufacturing, and banking center, citizens' attitude toward slavery and race relations, importance as the center of immigration, growth and expansion into neighboring communities, and its problems and difficulties as a modern megalopolis. Flexible Core: U.S. Experience in Its Diversity (Group B) Department: History, Philosophy and Political Science
(s) Hours: 3 hrs. A survey of the historical development of the major religions in world civilizations, the ancient religions of Mesopotamia, Egypt, Persia, classical Greece and Rome, Christianity and Islam, and the religious traditions of India, China and Japan. Department: History, Philosophy and Political Science
(s) Hours: 3 hrs. History of the Jewish people from the mid-17th century to the present. Topics include: the Messianic and Hassidic movements, enlightenment, emancipation and assimilation, the rise of new religious forms, the great migrations, nationalism, anti-Semitism, the growth of Hebrew and Yiddish literature, the emergence of Zionism and the establishment of the State of Israel. Department: History, Philosophy and Political Science
(s) Hours: 3 hrs. Revolutions and vast social movements characterized the 20th century. These events involved a great conflict of ideologies or points of views about capitalism, individuality and the power of the state. We examine the central ideologies of fascism, Marxism, communism and liberalism. In doing so, we look at the history of important historical figures such as Lenin, Hitler, Mussolini and Stalin. Department: History, Philosophy and Political Science 491
(s) Hours: 3 hrs. This class introduces students to diverse women's experiences and activism from the pre-colonial era to the U.S. present, including the women's suffrage movement, feminism, and movements led by women of color. Flexible Core: U.S. Experience in Its Diversity (Group B) Department: History, Philosophy and Political Science
(s) Hours: 3 hrs. Study of Jews within the context of American History, with emphasis on the settlement of America as part of the Diasporic experience. The historical causes for the unique aspects of American Judaism, economic and geographical mobility, the Jewish labor movement, the radical intellectuals of the '30's, and contemporary issues. Department: History, Philosophy and Political Science 488
(s) Hours: 3 hrs. Geographic sources, their interpretation and evaluation and development of student's geographical sense to gain greater insight and understanding in learning history, or any other liberal arts discipline. A survey of the history, methodology and various theoretical approaches to geography, practical training in map- reading skills, interpretation and library organization and utilization. Flexible Core: World Cultures and Global Issues (Group A) Department: History, Philosophy and Political Science
