15 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 101Europe and the World from Antiquity to the Early Modern Era OR Fourth Semester12
Survey of American history from contact through 1865. Topics include: cross- cultural interactions and conflicts between Natives, Europeans, and Africans in North America; the establishment and development of colonial America; the American Revolution; the Constitution; westward expansion; social, cultural, political, and economic change and conflict in the 19th century; and enslavement, secession, and Civil War. Note: Fulfills SUNY-GE Social Sciences and SUNY-GE U.S. History and Civic Engagement. Prerequisite: RDG099, ESL012 or equivalent. Offered on: A-E-G / 3 cr. hrs.
Survey of the major developments in world history from World War II to the present. Special attention is given to the various issues that have influenced the contemporary problems of the modern world. Note: Fulfills SUNY-GE for World History and Global Awareness, SUNY-GE Social Sciences, and SUNY-GE Diversity. Prerequisite: RDG099, ESL012 or equivalent. Offered on: A-E-G / 3 cr. hrs.
Survey of African American history from 1619 through 1865. Topics include: the Trans Atlantic Slave Trade, slavery, abolition, free Black communities, Black resistance to slavery, African American involvement in the Revolutionary and Civil Wars, African American civic participation, African American contributions to the making of the United States. African American history will be considered through gender, disability, and region. Students will study United States politics and Supreme Court cases as related to African American history as well as the conflict of a Constitutional democracy dependent on slavery. Note: Fulfills SUNY- GE U.S. History and Civic Engagement and SUNY-GE Diversity. Prerequisite: RDG099, ESL012 or equivalent. Offered on: G / 3 cr. hrs.
A one-semester survey of two-to-three non-European major world cultures. Focus is on the development, history, spread, and influence of non-European intellectual and cultural achievements; on understanding cultures within a global and comparative context; on cross-cultural interactions, including cultural diversity and globalization; and on the beliefs, values, perspectives, structures and contributions that have given rise to our present-day world civilization. The non-European cultures covered each semester may vary. Note: Fulfills SUNY-GE World History and Global Awareness, SUNY-GE Social Sciences and SUNY-GE Diversity. Prerequisite: RDG099, ESL012 or equivalent. Offered on: A-E-G / 3 cr. hrs.
Survey of the historical, geographic, cultural, and economic forces and features influencing the people and policies of East Asia, primarily China and Japan. Special emphasis on contemporary problems of East Asia. Note: Fulfills SUNY- GE World History and Global Awareness, SUNY-GE Social Sciences and SUNY- GE Diversity. No prerequisite. Offered on: A-E-G / 3 cr. hrs.
A one-semester survey tracing the historical origins, development, and influence of major world religions in shaping the contemporary world. The course analyzes the social, economic, political and cultural conditions that led to the rise of each religion and the populations that practice them today, as well as the main beliefs and practices of each faith. Special attention will be paid to cross-cultural interactions, globalization, and the role of each faith in the modern world as well as intersections with race, nationality, gender, and diversity. The five major religious faiths are covered: Buddhism, Hinduism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Additional religions, including Confucianism, Jainism, Shinto, Sikhism, Taoism, Zoroastrianism, native and indigenous faiths, and others may also be covered. Note: Fulfills SUNY-GE World History and Global Awareness and SUNY-GE Social Sciences. Prerequisite: RDG099, ESL012 or equivalent. Offered on: A-E-G / 3 cr. hrs.
Medieval Europe focuses on the history of Western Europe from late Antiquity to the Renaissance. It emphasizes the rise of kings and kingdoms, intellectual and philosophical movements, the development of technology, the lasting influence of d religious persons, beliefs, and movements, as well as the political, social, and environmental changes that factored heavily into medieval life. Emphasis is on both historiographical debate and historical development which led to the creation of Western Europe as a distinct cultural entity. Note: Fulfills SUNY-GE Social Sciences and SUNY-GE World History and Global Awareness. hrs.
Any history course successfully completed. Offered on: A-E-G / 3 cr.
HIS 205Women in U.S. History
An analysis of the history of American women from the colonial period to the present. Special emphasis is placed on the following topics: patterns of women's paid and unpaid work, the interrelated issues of race and class and power, the Cult of Domesticity, sexuality and reproduction, and the development of movements for political, social, and cultural change. Note: Fulfills SUNY-GE U.S. History and Civic Engagement, SUNY-GE Social Sciences, and SUNY-GE Diversity. No prerequisite. Offered on: A-E / 3 cr. hrs.
This course will highlight the major events, personalities, factors, and forces that have shaped Long Island from its pre-Columbian past to the present. It will trace Long Island's evolution from its more rural and agricultural beginnings through to its urban and suburban transformation(s) in the 19th and 20th Centuries. Topics covered will include, among others: Native Americans on Long Island; European Colonization; Slavery; the American Revolution; Immigration; urban and suburban growth and development; and the expansion and impact of social movement activity across Long Island. This course provides background for present and prospective teachers wishing to prepare themselves for the state education department's directive that elementary schools teach local history. Note: Fulfills SUNY-GE Social Sciences, U.S. History and Civic Engagement, and Diversity. Offered on: A-E-G / 3 cr. hrs.
An examination of key events in United States History by analyzing historical representations in feature films and the way films often reflect the period they were made as much as they do the period they are representing. Topics may include Civil War and Reconstruction and efforts to expand social justice and racial equality; westward migrations and its consequences for Native Americans; the labor movement and attempts by working people to reform the U.S. political and social structure; the status of women's roles and rights in American society; the expanding role of the U.S. in the world during the World War II and Cold War eras; efforts to expand Civil Rights. Note: Fulfills SUNY-GE Social Sciences, SUNY-GE Diversity and SUNY-GE U.S. History and Civic Engagement. HIS103, or HIS104. Offered on: A-G / 3 cr. hrs.
Honors special topics in History may be available for Honors students as well as those who have received permission from a campus Honors Program Coordinator. See "Class Schedule Search" for a complete listing each term. Offered on: A-E-G / 3-4 cr. hrs.
