34 courses with the subject SHY, 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.
Credit(s) This course introduces students to major themes in American history such as cultural diversity, democracy, and economic growth. Also covers historical analysis, research methods, and a variety of social studies disciplines as they are used in history.
Credit(s) An introduction to geographic thought with emphasis on the importance of geographical factors in history and politics.
Credit(s) An overview of the social, cultural, and political development of Pennsylvania. Studies the cultures of pre-European Pennsylvania, European colonization, and the growth of the colony and the commonwealth. Includes attention to the reciprocal influences of physical terrain, natural resources, and economic development.
Credit(s) Introduction to critical thinking and research skills related to historical inquiry through the lens of the study of the ancient past. Study of ancient societies in the Near East and Europe and the major themes and questions related to them, emphasizing the development of social groups, gender expectations and perceptions, early economies, political organization, and all aspects of developing culture.
Credit(s) Examines the causes of the Civil War and the war itself, and concludes with the Reconstruction era.
Credit(s) What do we mean by “Western”? What do we mean by “society”? This course will explore the foundations of Western heritage by examining geography, visual and written artifacts, and sources from the very beginning of human civilization. Learners will explore the issues in Western history that defined Western culture: gender, social and economic standing, religions in its varieties, the importance of new technologies, communication, and the need for state-building and law.
Credit(s) Theoretical and technological changes that begin in the 1600s will, by the early 1800s, lead to a society that embraces industrial output, participates in revolutions and world wars, and finds a new equilibrium by the early twenty-first century. Study will continue to focus on issues of gender, class, race, and religion through an examination of primary and secondary readings and writing assignments from approximately 1600 to the present.
Credit(s) Explores medical traditions of the West from ancient times to 1700. Focus is on major themes of health and disease, the mind and body, and concepts of wellness and illness. The roles of women and the underprivileged are a chief concept.
Credit(s) Surveys medical traditions of the West beginning with the end of the scientific revolution and the enlightenment and ending with the start of the twenty-first century. Explores conflicts which arose within society and medical practices as the professionalization of medicine developed. Examines how societal changes influenced content and delivery of medical care and how the medical profession’s view of disease and wellness have influenced modern society. The roles of women and the underprivileged are a chief concept.
Credit(s) World War II transformed all world relationships in just over a decade. This course traces the rise of prewar tensions and of expansionistic pressures, followed by in-depth discussion of the political, social, and military consequences of war. The course gives particular attention to state violence against civilians, especially the Holocaust or German-instigated murder of European Jews.
Credit(s) Survey of the history and culture of the West beginning with the fall of the western Roman empire to the Renaissance (c. 400-1400). Explores the development of society, economics, and culture with additional emphasis on issues related to gender and religious life. Students develop their research, writing, and critical thinking skills through materials and student/teacher interaction.
Credit(s) This course examines the healing traditions of global cultures through history, examining health, disease around the world from prehistory to the present. Included are the elements and practices of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Ayurvedic Medicine, as well as the traditions of the African continent and the Americas. We will compare the Western/Biomedical tradition with these traditions, emphasizing issues of diversity, equity, inclusion and social justice. The course integrates ideas of wellness, the body, the mind, disease, diagnosis and treatment in a global historical context.
Credit(s) This course explores the varieties of cultures on the continent of Africa, examining the geography and history as the context for its varied social, cultural, economic, religious and political traditions. Imperialism, diversity and the continuing economic and political struggles of African nations will all be explored. From this context, the class will then examine the cultural, religious, and economic connections of the African Diaspora to North America from its beginnings to today’s global community.
Credit(s) Survey begins with Peter the Great and continues through the break-up of the Soviet Union. Emphasis on research and writing.
Credit(s) Traces the development of Mexican society and culture from pre-Colombian times to the present. Presents both a chronological and a thematic approach, dealing especially with the clash of cultures in Mexican history.
Credit(s) This course investigates Modern Britain as the diverse history of many peoples and cultures, from the Roman occupation of the first century to the present, focusing on building Britain’s story from Africa, the Caribbean, and Asia.
Credit(s) After the disaster of the Black Death, Europe recovered but also reformed itself. The major developments of this period included the recovery of ancient learning and new artistic expression, division in Western Christianity, the growing power of the state, and the expansion of Europe as part of a new world system. This course examines the lives of ordinary Europeans as well as rulers.
Credit(s) Explores the major themes and questions in Europe from the French Revolutionary period to the twenty-first century. The roles of gender and class and the relationship of evolving culture to society are key connections.
Credit(s) Investigates the development of sports from diverse forms of games and play in American society. Emphasis in this course is on the emergence of college and professional sports during the 20th century, with attention to the growing popularity of sports at all levels and to professionalization in sports.
Credit(s) Covers American and early United States history from the Revolutionary era through the Era of Good Feelings (1763 to 1820). The course explores the formation of and challenges to constitutional government, including the growth of republicanism, federalism, and Jeffersonian democracy. Regional and cultural conflicts are central themes of this course.
Credit(s) During the Gilded Age and Progressive Eras (1877-1920) the United States recovered from the sectional strife of civil war only to face the demands of rapid industrialization and class division. Robber barons, populists, reformers, labor radicals, and street urchins all make appearances in this period. Course approaches the era topically, with short assignments designed to encourage historical thinking and information fluency.
Credit(s) A survey of the politics, events, and individuals involved in the Civil Rights Movement in the United States, focusing on the post-World War II era. May be taken as a political science elective.
Credit(s) This course focuses on the multifaceted dimensions of the modern Middle East, beginning with a historical overview of the ancient and medieval periods preceding it. The course examines the complex religious, cultural, and economic characteristics of the three major regions of the Middle East, and researches the roots of Middle Eastern tensions today.
Credit(s) Examines the history of Latin America from the earliest indigenous peoples to the present. Topics include pre-conquest societies, Iberian colonization, colonial society and economies, independence movements, national development in the nineteenth-century, urban industrialization in the twentieth-century as well as revolutionary political movements and the changing relationship between Latin America and the United States.
Credit(s) This course explores various topics in Latin American history from the earliest indigenous peoples and societies to the present. This course counts towards the certificate program in Latin American & Caribbean Studies.
Credit(s) Explores various topics in history, such as African American History and Topics in Women’s History.
Credit(s) This course explores a variety of selected topics in American history, from indigenous settlements to the present day. Students explore topics or time periods in depth, master interpretations of the topic or era, and use primary sources and historical works to carry out guided research.
Credit(s) This course explores a variety of selected topics in European history. Students explore topics or time periods in depth. They master interpretations of the topic or era and use primary sources and historical works to carry out guided research.
Credit(s) The course will examine the interaction of American culture with American medical traditions from colonial times to the present.
Credit(s) Focuses on an area of global history that extends beyond the cultural “western world.” This may include regional histories, comparative history, or global history.
Credit(s) Students read historical works related to the course theme and go through the steps of developing and carrying out a research project in a topic related to the course theme.
Variable. Credit(s) The independent study in history allows students the opportunity to pursue special interests in history by concentration on an epoch, area, or problem outside the realm of the organized history curriculum. Specific content is arranged between student and instructor. Permission Required. Repeatable for credit.
Variable. Credit(s) By arrangement. Permission Required. Repeatable for credit.
Variable. Credit(s) By arrangement. Permission Required. Repeatable for credit.
Source: Seton Hill University's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 59
