Survey of the emergence and spread of major world civilizations from prehistory to 1500. Equal weight given to the civilizations of Africa, Eurasia, and the Americas. Semester Hours 3.0
- Subject
- HIST
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026
- Source
- catalog.ehc.edu
42 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.
Survey of the emergence and spread of major world civilizations from prehistory to 1500. Equal weight given to the civilizations of Africa, Eurasia, and the Americas. Semester Hours 3.0
Survey of some of the major trends, events, and forces of change since 1500 with particular emphasis on exploration, revolution, imperialism, industrialization, and their consequences. Semester Hours 3.0
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HHP 231 or HHP 232 or HHP 251 Elective Credits 3 One course from: Item # Title Semester
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84 Two courses from: Item # Title Semester
Chinese history from the origins of Chinese civilization to the present. Semester Hours 3.0 Emory & Henry University Catalog
Two Courses from POLS 103, POLS 105, POLS 225, HIST 318, and SOCI 221 Elective Credits 6 Item # Title Semester
introduction to the methods of archaeological research; history of the archaeological discipline, including the origins of professional archaeology, significant theoretical developments in the field, and current issues in archaeological practice. Ways in which archaeology informs historical research and reveals the social and cultural development of prehistoric peoples on the European and North American continents. Semester Hours 3.0
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Religious history of the ancient Mediterranean, focusing on myth and its modern interpretations, magic as a category of activity separate from religion, and the role of ritual in the religious lives of Greeks and Romans. Semester Hours 3.0
Selected case studies employing specific historical approaches or methods chosen by the instructor in response to students. Semester Hours 3.0
This course offers a critical examination of the "long 1960s," or the political, cultural, social, and economic transformations that swept through the United States and the world from the mid-1950s to the mid-1970s. Topics include liberalism and conservatism in U.S. politics, the counterculture and student movements, the relationship between the Cold War and decolonization, and activism for civil rights, women's rights, gay rights, and environmentalism. Lectures and discussions explore how the 1960s marked a threshold between the mid- twentieth century and our current world. Semester Hours 3.0 171
Comparative study of world regions and nations through an exploration of prominent historical themes, trends, and processes that connect cultures and societies across borders or across the globe. Semester Hours 3.0
The American South from prehistory to the Civil War, emphasizing the normative character of the experience of the region, its centrality in the formation of American culture, and the overall process of sectional differentiation. Semester Hours 3.0
Origins and consequences of the American Civil War. Emphasis on regionalism, sectionalism, and nationalism; economic interdependencies and conflicts; abolitionist saints and pro-slavery divines, and other cultural counterpoints; modern war and ancient traditions; battlefield tactics and broader social strategies; compromise and the deferred commitments to equality and social justice during the post- bellum Reconstruction period. Semester Hours 3.0
R one course MCOM 250 Women and Media 3.0
History, liturgy, and doctrine of the church from approximately 100 C.E. to the present. Includes Augustine, Francis of Assisi, Luther, Calvin, Isabella of Spain, Wesley, and John XXIII. Semester Hours 3.0
One additional 200- or 300-level 3
ART 241 or ENVS 225 3 GEOG 311 or GEOG 331 or HIST 3 316
Events and ideas involved in the long colonial era, especially in Virginia, and seminal intellectual and cultural conceptions of the American Revolution. Semester Hours 3.0 Emory & Henry University Catalog
Events and ideas involved in the critical formative period of nation-building in the early and middle of the nineteenth century, with special emphasis on cultural patterns in religion and ideology, economic aspects of developing trade, commerce and slavery, and emerging regional tensions between North and South. Semester Hours 3.0
The history of Greece from the Bronze Age through the Hellenistic Period. Topics include the literature and culture of Greece, the rise of the polis and the development of the Classical world, and the transformation of the Greek world in the wake of Alexander's conquests. Semester Hours 3.0
The history of Rome from the founding of the city to the fifth century C.E. Topics include the origins of the city as described in myth and archaeology; the development of the republican constitution, Roman imperialism; the creation of the empire by Augustus Caesar; society, culture, and the economy of the Roman world; the religious life of the empire and the historical development of Christianity; and the transformation of the empire during the period of late antiquity. Semester Hours 3.0
Analysis of the historical development of culture and society from the sixth century C.E. to 1500; medieval society, institutions, and civilizations; manorialism and feudalism and the evolution of representative government. Semester Hours 3.0
Examination of patterns of racial diversity in the U.S. from colonial times to the present. Emphasis on the peculiar institution of slavery, the Jim Crow system of racial segregation, the Civil Rights movement, the relationship between European Americans and Native Americans, and the diverse experiences of immigrant communities. Semester Hours 3.0
Historical and political and diplomatic analysis of the post-1945 international history of the Cold War from the vantage points of Washington, Moscow, Beijing, and beyond. Focus on the relationships and alliances of the Cold War era, the ebb and flow of political and military tension between the Western Bloc and the Eastern Bloc, and the effects of the Cold War on contemporary world affairs. Semester Hours 3.0 172
Interpretive analysis of key questions and issues of English history from the Norman Conquest to the present. Topics include the process of nation-building on the island of Great Britain, the development of parliamentary democracy, and the role of England in colonization, imperialism, and industrialization. Semester Hours 3.0
Selected topics in history chosen by the instructor in response to students. May be re-taken for credit for different topics. Semester Hours 3.0
One Course From: Double majors may substitute a 400-level capstone course in their other major, but must take an additional 200 or 300 level history course if they make this substitution. Item # Title Semester
The lives, writings, and influences of women on Christianity. Attention to the history of thought and the changes in culture and value systems. Semester Hours 3.0
This is a global history of the first half of the twentieth century with a focus on the First and Second World Wars. It links the military history of those conflicts with the impact of war on societies in the Americas, Europe, the Mediterranean, and Asia. The course examines related subjects such as modernity, nationalism, industrialization, race, empire, revolution, strategy, and the broader cultural currents of the age. Lectures and discussions offer an integrated approach to the study of force and diplomacy, war and society, and the local and global during the era of the World Wars. Semester Hours 3.0
This is a course on Iran's historical relationship with the "West". Through a series of discussions and projects, students study modern Iranian culture and politics, along with the connections between Iran, the United States, and other parts of the world. The focus is the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, though the course prepares students intellectually for global citizenship in the twenty-first century. Semester Hours 3.0
Study of the historical relationship between the Middle East and the United States. The course relates the politics and cultures of the Middle East to the history of U.S. foreign relations from the First World War to post-9/11 period. Semester Hours 3.0 Emory & Henry University Catalog
Study of the Atlantic world from the late fifteenth century to the end of the eighteenth century and the early decades of the nineteenth century with special emphasis on the idea of global citizenship; evolution of Atlantic history and the transoceanic connections and exchanges that led to the emergence of an Atlantic civilization and global citizenship in the early modern period up to the present day; international and transnational institutions, policies, cultural practices, and ethical considerations. Semester Hours 3.0
Advanced independent seminar research and writing in a specific area of history under the supervision of a faculty member. Semester Hours 3.0
Advanced directed research in a specific area of history, under the supervision of a faculty member. One to three semester hours. Semester Hours 3.0
Work experience related to the student's major, jointly supervised by the department and a professional in the field. Although the usual internship will carry either three or six hours credit, a student may elect to arrange an internship carrying between two and six hours credit with the permission of the department. Each hour of credit will require forty hours at the internship site. Semester Hours 6.0
Work experience related to the student's major, jointly supervised by the department and a professional in the field. Although the usual internship will carry either three or six hours credit, a student may elect to arrange an internship carrying between two and six hours credit with the permission of the department. Each hour of credit will require forty hours at the internship site. Semester Hours 6.0
Independent research in a special topic for honors. Semester Hours 3.0
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