33 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.
This course is a study of early human history and the world’s major civilizations to 1500, including the strengths and weaknesses of those societies, parallel developments, and cultural interaction. LSP: IG
This course is a continuation of HIS 131. The major trend during this period is the emergence of the modern world through global interaction. LSP: IG
A study of the United States from European colonization to 1865. LSP:
A study of the United States from the conclusion of the Civil War to the present. LSP: SB
This course serves as an introduction to the historical method, including a consideration of the various approaches to historical study and historiography. The course will seek to ask why and how historians have studied the past, what tools historians employ to study the past, as well as what are the many processes of historical inquiry. Students will learn how to conduct historical research in a library, in an archive, and online and to be able to develop a research methodology appropriate to a particular historical topic or theme.
Introduction to the internship requirements. Prepares students to properly handle business activities and situations. Topics to be specifically covered are as follows: business attire/etiquette, business/resume writing, interviewing, confidentiality and diversity/sexual harassment training. A grade of C or better is required. This course is a prerequisite for HIS 438 and HIS 439. Course will be cross-listed with CAL 210.
A study of the history of North Carolina from the Colonial period to the present, with emphasis on economic, educational, and political developments.
Social life, peoples, geography, economy, politics, religion, and arts of pre-modern Africa. Survey of African history and problems facing modern Africa.
This course examines the development of modern Latin American civilization from its pre-Columbian origins to the present.
This course examines the central role played by plantation agriculture in the history of the Americas from the sixteenth century to the end of the nineteenth century. How and why this single institution of production led to the formation of a single complex of economic, social, political, and cultural patterns in Brazil, Spanish South America, the Caribbean, and North America are the basic questions this course attempts to resolve.
The study of an underdeveloped area and the economic, political, and religious life of the different colonies; the contributions of the various immigrants. Prerequisites: HIS 135 or permission of the instructor.
This course is designed to familiarize students with and train them in the discipline of public history through an exploration of historic preservation, museum studies, archives, and archival management, genealogy, and oral history.
A study of the foreign policy of the United States government. Emphasis is on wars, crises, territorial expansion, peculiarities of the American position in world politics, and the formation of basic policy decisions.
A history of the United States during the formative years of the early republic from the War of Independence to the so-called Era of Good Feelings. Considerable attention devoted to the creative personalities of the period.
A study of the revolutionary changes in American life from the end of the Civil War to the close of the nineteenth century, the failure of Reconstruction, the origins of racial segregation, and America’s emergence as an industrial giant.
An examination of selected topics in West African history, including the Sudanic empires, the slave trade, the development of coastal states, European conquest, types of colonial rule, the struggle for independence, and challenges of development.
This course will cover selected topics in African American history from the colonial period to the end of Reconstruction. Course topics will vary from semester to semester. This course may be taken twice for credit, provided the topics vary. Required for History majors.
This course will cover selected topics in African-American history from the end of Reconstruction to the present. Course topics will vary from semester to semester. This course may be taken twice for credit, provided the topics vary. Required for History majors.
This course explores the social, economic, and political movements of American women over four centuries. African American, Native American, and European-American women are studied. Prerequisites: HIS 135 and HIS 136 or permission of instructor. 122
This course examines the economic, social, political, and cultural changes that have occurred in the United States since 1914.
A study of radical social change in Europe from the late Middle Ages to the eve of the French Revolution. Includes the Renaissance and Reformation, political absolutism, and the Enlightenment.
A study of Europe from the French Revolution to the outbreak of World War I. Includes the rise of romantic nationalism, liberal democracy, industrialism, and imperialism.
A study of World War I and its consequences; economic, social, and cultural change between the wars; the rise of totalitarian dictatorships and World War II; post-war reconstruction; the Cold War; and the current situation in Europe.
3 HIS 435 Northern Africa 3 PSY 331 Black Psychology Group II: Language, Literature and the Arts 6 Select three
Political, economic, social, and cultural forces in the evolution of the period 1820-1860.
Southern history from the end of Reconstruction to the present. A consideration of contemporary regional problems. A study of the South both in relationship and contrast to national development.
An examination of selected topics in the history of North, North-east, and East Africa, including the beginnings of the human race, ancient civilizations of Egypt and Kush, trading civilizations of the Mediterranean and the Indian Ocean, Christian and Islamic influences, migrations, Ethiopian feudalism, European colonialism, and modern national revolutionary movements.
each Various special topics that permit advanced work in different fields of historical study.
A supervised internship in the area of public history designed to give students practical experience in the discipline and to make professional contacts in local public history sites, such as museums and archives. Students are responsible for a minimum of 120 hours of work and must complete a paper on their work activities and experiences.
A supervised internship in a professional work environment designed to give students practical experience as well as knowledge and skills in a relevant professional field. Students are responsible for a minimum of 120 hours of work and must complete a paper on their work activities and experiences.
This course is required of all history majors and is designed to begin major work on the Senior Investigative paper. This course provides detailed instruction and supervision on beginning the research and writing process, including the preparation of the student ʼs topic, the drafting of a prospectus, the finding and acquisition of resources, the creation of a formal bibliography, and intensive primary source research. Assignments will include writing exercises, discussions and workshops to improve the paper style, and a formal presentation of the prospectus by the student, including a question-and-answer session from students and other history faculty, at the end of the semester. This is required of all history majors. This course will be offered each fall.
This course is the second of the two-course SIP sequence. This course involves continued research and the writing of a research paper of at least 25 pages in length. The SIP will be in appropriate article style and quality, will be based upon primary sources, and will demonstrate effective critical thinking and writing. The final product for this course will be a polished final draft of the SIP and a formal presentation of the paper before students and faculty in the format of a traditional conference presentation with a time-limit and questions from the panel moderator and audience. This course is required for all history majors. This course will be offered each spring. Interdisciplinary Studies (IDS)
Source: Johnson C Smith University's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 61
