13 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 101Native Americans3
(3 lecture) Course Description This course introduces students to various Native American cultures throughout the Americas from pre-historic time to the present. Emphasis will be placed on cultural adaptations, reservation life, cross-cultural comparisons and cultural change. This course meets the General Education competency of Values, Ethics, and Diverse Perspectives (VE). Text Sutton, Mark Q. An Introduction to Native North America. 6th ed. Pearson, 2021. Objectives
(3 lecture) Course Description This course introduces western civilization from pre-history to the early Renaissance. Topics include early civilizations, ancient Greece, Rome, the Middle Ages, and the emergence of national monarchies in Western Europe. Analysis of significant political, socioeconomic, and cultural developments in early western civilization will be emphasized. This course meets the General Education competency of Values, Ethics, and Diverse Perspectives (VE). Text Hunt, Lynn, et al. The Making of the West, Volume 1: To 1750: People and Cultures. 7th ed. MPS, 2022. Objectives
(3 lecture) Course Description This course introduces western civilization from the Renaissance to the rise of the modern world. Topics include the Reformation, Exploration, the Age of Reason, Imperialism, and the origins of the modern state. The focus will be on the process of modernization, the secularization of western society, and how war and revolution have served to create the modern world. This course meets the General Education competency of Values, Ethics, and Diverse Perspectives (VE). Text Hunt, Lynn, et al. The Making of the West, Volume 2 : To 1750: People and Cultures. 7th ed. MPS, 2022. Objectives
(3 lecture) Course Description This course examines the events which led to the American involvement in Vietnam as well as the war in Vietnam itself and America’s prolonged withdrawal. The course will also examine the war’s effect on international relations as well as on the home front. Text Herring, George G. America’s Longest War. 6th ed. McGraw, 2020. Karnow, Stanley. Vietnam: A History. New York: Penguin Books, 1997. Objectives
(3 lecture) Course Description This course introduces global world history from the origins of the human record to the year 1500 CE. Students will become familiar with the development of, and interactions between, peoples, civilizations, and empires. Topics include the rise of cities, the evolution of technology and migration, the importance of agriculture, the rise and fall of cultures, the changing nature of warfare, and the emergence of religions. Text Smith, Bonnie G., Marc Van De Mieroop, Richard von Glann, and Kris Lane. (2022). World in the Making: A Global History Volume 1 . 2nd ed. Oxford UP; Cary, NC. McNeill, J. R. The Webs of Humankind: A World History. Volume 1 . 3rd ed. New York: Norton, 2022. Objectives
(3 lecture) Course Description This course introduces global world history from the age of exploration (1500CE) to the early 20th century. Students will become familiar with the development and interactions between peoples, cultures, religions, empires, and nation-states. Topics include the age of exploration, the rise of industrialization, imperialism, the age of revolutions, the expanding global economy, and the causes of the world wars. Text McNeill, J.R. (2021). The Webs of Humankind: A World History . Volume 2. 21st ed. WW Norton: New York. Objectives
(3 lecture) Course Description This course is an introduction to the history of America from pre-Columbian times to 1877. The class will explore how race, geography, gender, class, and culture created competing worlds in America. Students will analyze significant political, socioeconomic, and cultural developments in American history before the Reconstruction era. This course meets the General Education competency of Values, Ethics, and Diverse Perspectives (VE). Text Shi, David and George Tindall. America: The Essential Learning Edition Vol. 1 . 3rd ed. WWNorton, 2022. Objectives
(3 lecture) Course Description In this course students will explore the social, cultural, and economic, growth of America and the political history shaped by these changes. Selected topics including ethnic communities will be emphasized. This course meets the General Education competencies of Critical Thinking (CT) and Values, Ethics, and Diverse Perspectives (VE). Text Shi, D. E., Berry, D. R., Crespino, J., & Taylor, A. M. (2025). America: The essential learning edition. vol. 2. W.W. Norton and Company. Objectives
(3 lecture) Course Description This course will explore an introduction in Holocaust studies from early European Anti-Semitism throughout the rise of the Third Reich and the Final Solution including the outcomes and effects resulting from this era. Text Clendinnen, Inga. (1999). Reading the holocaust. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Browning, Christopher R. (Rev. 2017). Ordinary men: Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the final solution in Poland . New York: Harper Perennial. Objectives
(3 lecture) Course Description This course offers students the opportunity to become historical detectives and produce an original scholarly work. Students will learn to distinguish between evidence and interpretation (primary and secondary sources), work with local materials and organizations, on-line archival materials, and learn how to evaluate other historians’ interpretations of the past. In addition, students will study various historical philosophies, historiography, possible careers, and the skills central for history majors. Prerequisite ENGL 101 and successful completion of a HIST course with a “C” or higher. Text Salevouris, Michael J. and Furay, Conal. (2023). The Methods and Skills of History: A Practical Guide. 5th ed. Wiley-Blackwell. Rampolla, M. L. (2021 ). A pocket guide to writing in history . 10th ed. Macmillan. Objectives
(3 lecture) Course Description This course examines major issues of the Twentieth Century such as the causes and consequences of World Wars I and II, the impact of western imperialism on the emergence of Third World nation states, the development of totalitarianism, the conflicts of the Cold War, and the trend towards increasing global interdependence during the 21st century. This course meets the General Education competency of Values, Ethics, and Diverse Perspectives (VE). Text Duiker, W. J. (2021). Contemporary world history (7th ed.). Stamford: Cengage Learning. Objectives
(3 lecture) Course Description This course will focus upon the history of East Asia from early 19th century until the present era covering China, Japan, and Korea. Attention will be given to the internal developments of China, Japan, and Korea as well as the struggles imposed by the relentless challenges of the Western World. The value systems which shaped Chinese, Japanese, and Korean life will be highlighted. Text Heng, Liang and Shipiro, Judity. Son of the Revolution . New York: Random HouseVintage. 1983. Schirokauer, Conrad and Donald N. Clark. Modern East Asia: A Brief History . 2nd ed. Cengage, 2008. Selected readings and visual aids. Guest lecturers. Objectives
(3 lecture) Course Description This course will explore the causes, path, consequences, and legacy of the American Civil War covering the time frame of the Antebellum Period through Reconstruction. Key political, social, and economic issues will be analyzed as both triggers and developments throughout the duration of the Civil War Era. Note Fall semester only. Text McPherson, James M. Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era. 1st ed. New York: Oxford, 2003. Print. Objectives
