22 courses with the subject HIST, 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.
HIST 101US History to 1865
3 class hours, 3 credits. A survey of American history from its earliest beginnings to the US Civil War. Course themes focus on developing civic understanding for engaging in the dynamics of the diverse and pluralistic society which comprise the public life of the United States (both past and present). SUNY-GER: US History and Civic Engagement [Fall and Spring]
Humanities or International Studies elective 3 Humanities or International Studies elective 3 the table above, then it is not accepted for transfer credit. 29
ENGL 101 and 9 credits in ENGL, HIST, or HUMN 100-299.
HIST 403404 Topics in Recent History I-II
3 class hours, 3 credits each. Consideration of selected topics in American or World History, 1945 to the present. Placed in Courses in Reserve 10/16/13.
3 class hours, 3 credits. A consideration of several major social institutions and social phenomena in their American settings. Topics may include: the family, schools, sports, cities, immigration, and/or slavery. Deleted 2/12/14. HIST 420 / NVSC 102 Sea Power and Maritime Affairs Same as NVSC 102. HIST 420 Cross-reference deleted 4/6/11. NVSC 102 course unchanged. 2024-25 Undergraduate Course 107
3 class hours, 3 credits. An investigation into the ways that maritime commerce provided the foundation for the growth of the United States from pre-Columbian times through the Civil War. The focus of the course will be on the growth of America as a sea power, and the influence of the U. S. Navy and its role in promoting American merchant shipping. [Fall]
ENGL 101 and 9 credits in ENGL, HIST, or HUMN 100-299.
HIST 417U. S. Maritime History since 1865
3 class hours, 3 credits. An investigation into the major developments in American maritime history from the Civil War to the present. The course will focus on pivotal naval battles, as well as the growth of maritime commerce, as the twin catalysts of national expansion and cultural exchange. [Spring]
3 class hours, 3 credits. The causes and consequences of the American Revolution, Civil War, and World War II. Attention is given to critical battles and the political, social, and economic influence of each war upon the development of American society. Deleted 2/12/14.
3 class hours, 3 credits. A survey of selected major developments in Western technology, and their effects on society. Analysis of the process of technological innovation, and the application of modern technology in resource-limited societies. Special emphasis on those developments which bear on modern life and work.
3 class hours, 3 credits. A course that explores social, cultural, economic, and political developments from the end of World War II to the resignation of President Nixon in 1974. Significant military aspects of the Cold War and the two Asian conflicts of the period will also be studied, along with their consequences for American society and America’s relations with the world.
ENGL 101 and 9 credits in ENGL, HIST, or HUMN 100-299.
HIST 436Sports and American Society
3 class hours, 3 credits. An examination of the evolution of American society, through the prism of sports. Sports will be utilized as a means to analyze social and economic change, race relations, labor-management conflict and the emergence of player unions, the impact of war on sport, gender issues, and the impact of print and electronic media.
ENGL 101 and 9 credits in ENGL, HIST, or HUMN 100-299.
HIST 440History of American Enterprise I
3 class hours, 3 credits. This course will explore the lives and critical business decisions of the pioneering entrepreneurs who used the accumulation of capital, acquired through astute investments, to create this nation’s largest companies and corporations. Students will examine the role of these business pioneers in the growth of commerce as the engine of cultural exchange and, therefore, American expansion. This course covers the period from the first colonists to 1865.
3 class hours, 3 credits. This is a course in the role science played in the development of our modern technologically- based society, and the corresponding role that industrial society has played in the development of contemporary scientific inquiry. The first half of this course will examine major personalities and breakthroughs in the subject matter and processes of science, from the ancient world through the nineteenth century. The second half of the course will focus on selected controversial topics in contemporary science. [Spring]
ENGL 101 and 9 credits in ENGL, HIST, or HUMN 100-299.
HIST 471China and the World I
3 class hours, 3 credits This survey course covers ancient Chinese history and culture, from pre-history to the mid-19th century, and aims to provide a deeper framework for understanding contemporary China and China’s relationship to the world.
ENGL 101 and 9 credits in ENGL, HIST, or HUMN 100-299.
HIST 472China and the World II
3 class hours, 3 credits This survey course covers Chinese history and culture from the mid-19th century to the present. The course will examine the critical events that shaped modern China and aim to provide a framework for understanding contemporary Chinese politics and China’s relationship to the world.
ENGL 101 and 9 credits in ENGL, HIST, or HUMN 100-299.
HIST 473Europe and the World
HIST 474 Latin America and the World Note: Though not required for your license, students who plan to sail are strongly advised to take MT 435 (Maritime Security) in addition to the courses above **In compliance with SUNY General Education Framework requirements Courses in bold type are typically limited to the semester shown. + Students must register for both lecture and laboratory or recitation (as applicable).
3 class hours, 3 credits The course will focus on the complex history of the Holocaust, including lessons for today that we can learn from these events. We will study the history of Nazi Anti-Semitism; the 2024-25 Undergraduate Course 53