9 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 1101History of Civilization I (G - Designation) : The social, political and cultural history of3.0
civilizations from their earliest beginning up to the sixteenth century. A world-oriented course covering African and Asian developments as well as those of the Western World. Prerequisite: None. (Social Science General Education Course). Previously RHI 101
None. (Social Science General Education Course). Previously RHI 102
HIST 2201History of Africa I (W, G Designations) : The study of the origins of humanity including3.0
the beginning of civilization; the rise of Kemet/Egypt; the emergence of the Great River Kingdoms; and the chaos of Arab and European missionaries, merchants and mercenaries. Prerequisite: None. Previously RHI 201 HIST 2202 History of Africa II (W, G Designations) (3.0 credits): A continuation of HIST 2201. The study of Africans resisting European and Arab enslavement; the Age of Reconstruction and regaining cultural consciousness through Pan-Africanism; the beginning of consolidation through independence. Prerequisite: None. Previously RHI 202
HIST 2203History of World – 20th Century (W, G - Designations) : The emergence of modern3.0
states and the development of science and technology with their concomitant social problems. International rivalries and colonial expansion; economic, political and social revolutions, and the implementation of international cooperation in relationship to current world problems. Prerequisite: None. (Social Science General Education Course) Previously RHI 203
HIST 2211History of US and PA I (W - Designation) : The United States, from the Old-World3.0
background, to the Civil War with emphasis on national development. The problems of achieving independence, organizing the federal system of government, abolishing slavery, expanding the economy and territory of the national, and settling sectional disputes which focus on the issue of states’ rights. Prerequisite: None. (Social Science General Education Course). Previously RHI 211
HIST 2212History of US and PA II (W - Designation) : The history of the United States, from3.0
Reconstruction, to the present. The impact of the Industrial Revolution upon American society; the advancement of the United States to the status of a world power, and the role of the nation in World Wars I and II and the postwar world. Prerequisite: None. (Social Science General Education Course). Previously RHI 212 140
HIST 2216African American History I (A - Designation) : A survey of the African background of3.0
African Americans and the rise of the world’s first cultures and civilizations; early African world exploration; African captives transported to the Americas; enslavement era; religious practices, languages and literature of enslaved Africans; Black soldiers in American Revolutions; the Abolition Movement, the war against enslavement; and the end of the enslavement period. Prerequisite: None. (African American Heritage Intensive Course) Previously RHI 216 HIST 2217 African American History II (A - Designation) (3.0 credits): A continuation of RHI 216. The Era of Reconstruction; the struggle against Jim Crow; Undermining Civil rights by the Supreme Court; sharecropping; Golden Age of Black Business; the Great Migration; the Harlem Renaissance; African American participation in WWII; the Civil Rights Revolution; the Black Power Era; the Hip-Hop era; and the Obama era. Prerequisite: None. (African American Heritage Intensive Course) Previously RHI 217
HIST 3311Recent History of the US (W - Designation) : The impact of modern industrialism upon3.0
the society, government, and foreign policy of the United States, Laissez-faire, the Progressive Movement, the New Deal, and the Great Depression; domestic and international problems; the Second World War; the Cold War; and United States military commitments abroad. Prerequisite: None. Previously RHI 311
HIST 4490Special Topics in History (W - Designation) : This course will be offered periodically3.0
to cover current events, new ideas and theories, and/or topics in History that are not covered in other courses. Or it may be based on a special interest area of a faculty member that is not adequately covered in other History offerings. Prerequisite: None. Previously RHI 490 Political Sciences-related Course Descriptions
