38 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.
[WC] An overview of the history of the world from the rise of the earliest civilizations to the development of a global economy. 3 Credit(s). This course has been identified in the General Education Curriculum as meeting the Written Communication [WC] requirement.
[WC] An overview of modern history of the world, from the rise of colonialism to the present. 3 Credit(s). This course has been identified in the General Education Curriculum as meeting the Written Communication [WC] requirement.
[GSR] A survey of the development of the United States from its colonial inception through the Civil War. 3 Credit(s). This course has been identified in the General Education Curriculum as meeting the Global & Social Responsibility [GSR] requirement.
[WC] A study of the major forces at work in American society, politics, and thought from Reconstruction through the middle decades of the 20th century. 3 Credit(s). This course has been identified in the General Education Curriculum as meeting the Written Communication [WC] requirement.
[GSR] An introductory survey of the museum profession, its standards and techniques, combined with hands-on experiences in various phases of museum operations. 3 Credit(s). This course has been identified in the General Education Curriculum as meeting the Global & Social Responsibility [GSR] requirement.
This course will focus on a specific historical topic to related to the instructor’s expertise and introduce students to the foundational skills of the discipline of history. A student may repeat the course for credit only if the topics offered are different. 3 Credit(s). 3 Contact Hour(s).
[OC] This course charts the rise of sports and recreation in society and culture from informal folk games during the colonial era to multi-billion dollar industries in our present moment. We will pay particular attention to the connections between sports and imperialism, international politics, race, class, and gender. Through readings, films, and discussion, students will explore topics such as the rise and professionalization of “bloodsports,” racial segregation and integration, nationalism during the Cold War, the implementation of Title IX, and current controversies regarding protest, doping, stadium welfare, and mascots. 3 Credit(s). This course has been identified in the General Education Curriculum as meeting the Oral Communication [OC] requirement.
Covers the period of American history from 1763-1789 and offers an in-depth analysis of the background and causes of the Revolution, the political and military course of the Revolution, and the origins and development of the Constitution as the culmination of the Revolutionary era. 3 Credit(s).
Students will expand their understanding of the American Civil War during a guided tour of important eastern battlefields. Discussions, lectures, and multimedia presentations during travel and in the evenings will enable students to appreciate the context in which battles took place and allow them to process the information they gather at the sites. Specially selected readings will help students maximize on-site learning. Tests will be administered daily and an analytical paper will be submitted after the tour portion of the course. Students selecting the three credit-hour option will, in addition to completing the tour and attendant coursework, complete a web-based supplemental unit including more extensive readings, tests, and essays. A travel expense fee will be charged. 1 or 3 Credit(s). 80 hours (ten days on tour) Service Hour(s).
A study of the American Civil War and emphasis on the political, economic, social, and cultural differences between the belligerents, the causes of the war, the conduct of the war, and the impact of personalities on the conflict, the inevitability of the result, and the war’s impact on the nation then and now. 3 Credit(s).
[WC] A study of the political, social, and economic history of women in twentieth-century America that focuses on the interpretation and analysis of the central problems and themes of twentieth-century United States history from the perspective of women’s history. Topics include women and work, women and reform, women and the conflict between tradition and modernity, the significance of class and race, the various types of feminism and their opponents, and contemporary “women’s issues.” 3 Credit(s). This course has been identified in the General Education Curriculum as meeting the Written Communication [WC] requirement.
[WC] Representations of drugs, gangs, and violence are common place in our popular culture, from TV shows to the nightly news. But, what does exploring policing, law and order, and acts of crime in a historical context look like? This course examines this question and investigates the legal and cultural components to American crime over the course of the twentieth century. Topics include lynching, sexual deviancy, immigration, the War on Drugs, and the Prison Industrial Complex. 3 Credit(s). This course has been identified in the General Education Curriculum as meeting the Written Communication [WC] requirement.
[WC] A study of the political, social, and economic history of African Americans from African societies and the slave trade to the present. This course focuses on the interpretation and analysis of the central problems and themes of United States history from the perspective of African American history. Topics include slavery, trans-national black communities and cultures, the significance of gender and class, segregation, and civil rights struggles. 3 Credit(s). This course has been identified in the General Education Curriculum as meeting the Written Communication [WC] requirement.
[WC] A study of political, economic, and social developments in the U.S. since 1945. 3 Credit(s). This course has been identified in the General Education Curriculum as meeting the Written Communication [WC] requirement.
[EA1, RE] A study of the development of Virginia since the late sixteenth century, with special emphasis on cultural foundations, politics, and social transformation. Topics will include race relations, violence, family, mobility, and political ideology. 3 Credit(s).
Students will engage in a survey of the history of the United States west of the Mississippi from the 17th century to present during a guided tour of important mid-western and western cities, museums, and monuments, traveling to those locations by train. Specific destinations will vary by year. Significant course themes include: cultural contact and conflict, economic development, ideas and meanings of the frontier, human interaction with nature and the environment, relationships between western states and the federal government, tourism, and shifting ideas about race, class, gender, and power in the west. A travel expense fee will be charged. 3 Credit(s).
[OC] A survey of Classical Antiquity with a focus on major political, social, and intellectual developments in the history of Ancient Greece and Rome (ca. 500 BCE – 500 CE). In four separate units this course will explore Classical Greece, the Hellenistic era, the Roman Republic, and the Roman Empire. 3 Credit(s). This course has been identified in the General Education Curriculum as meeting the Oral Communication [OC] requirement.
A survey of the political, cultural, and military history of England and the British Isles from the end of the War of the Roses to the outbreak of the American Revolution (ca. 1485-1775). In three separate units the course will explore the era of the Tudors, civil wars and revolution, and the development of empire and sea power. This course is particularly well suited to provide students with background knowledge for
[OC] A survey of the history of science in the West from Copernicus & Vesalius to Lavoisier. This course considers the transition from medieval, theocentric views of nature and its operation to secular and mechanistic views in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries and the transition from natural philosophy to science. 3 Credit(s). This course has been identified in the General Education Curriculum as meeting the Oral Communication [OC] Requirement.
[QR] This course introduces students to the complex and interdependent relationship humans have with disease and the environment by focusing on historical examples of acute outbreaks of disease and societal responses to them. To help us understand modern social, medical, and political responses to epidemic disease, we will draw on disciplines such as anthropology, demography, epidemiology, history of public health and disease history to study topics related to disease ecology, disease history and mortality transitions, statistical analysis, sociology of epidemics, and social processes by which groups become stigmatized during disease outbreaks. 3 Credit(s). 3 Contact Hour(s). This course has been identified in the General Education Curriculum as meeting the Quantitative Reasoning [QR] requirement.
Many fascinating trends, false starts, and singularly important events occurred in the military tradition between Ancient History and the Early Modern period; this course will cover more than a dozen representative military encounters. Primary sources and selected secondary sources will provide evidence and narrative plus opportunities for revisionism. 3 Credit(s). 3 Contact Hour(s).
[EA1, RE] Everyone knows the word barbarian, and its cousin savage, but where did these words come from and what have they meant at various times in the past? This course examines these labels through specific examples, asking when past barbarians and savages transitioned to present civilized peoples (Mongols, Hungarians, Germans, etc.) and why others lack a current national identity (Pirates, Vikings, Cherokee, etc.). 3 Credit(s). 3 Contact Hour(s).
A broad survey of the history, political system, foreign policy, economy and people of Russia and the former Soviet Union from 1917 to the present. 3 Credit(s).
[OC] Russia from the founding of the first Russian state to the revolution of 1917. The course will cover political, economic, intellectual and cultural history. 3 Credit(s). This course has been identified in the General Education Curriculum as meeting the Oral Communication [OC] requirement.
[OC] History seminar focused on reading historical sources from a variety of historical settings from travelers, explorers, and adventurers. 3 Credit(s). This course has been identified in the General Education Curriculum as meeting the Oral Communication [OC] requirement.
Through travel, students will personally engage in travel and tourism while reading and discussing a selection of critical texts on the history and trends in the historiography and study of travel. Students will experience and compare a selection of naturally pristine and heavily developed tourist attractions. 3 Credit(s). 3 Contact Hour(s).
A survey of Chinese history from the origin of the Chinese state to the death of Mao. This course also includes topics on Chinese culture and geography. The principal focus of this course is on the continuity and uniqueness of Chinese civilization. 3 Credit(s).
A survey of the geography, history, and culture of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and the Himalayan States. The course places special emphasis on the diversity of this region and the periodic attempts at political unification. 3 Credit(s).
A survey of the region currently comprising the nations of Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, and Myannar (Burma). Major topics include Indianization, colonialism, nationalism, communism, and the modernization process. 3 Credit(s).
Focuses on two themes. The first is African history and culture, including both the uniqueness of the African experience and the common inheritance it shares with the rest of mankind. The second is more politically and economically directed and emphasizes Africa’s problems and prospects in the modern world. 3 Credit(s). This course has been identified in the General Education Curriculum as addressing Exploration Area 2: How do we Interact with Different Cultures & Times?, with Reading Emphasis and Writing Emphasis.
[EA2, RE] An overview of the history of Islam from the Prophet to the aftermath of decolonization. Starting with the foundational texts of the religion, moving on to the works of the Golden Age of Islam, this background will fuel students’ exploration of the tumultuous twentieth century and the ongoing “long war” on terrorism and extremism following 9-11-01. 3 Credit(s). This course has been identified in the General Education Curriculum as addressing Exploration Area 2: How do we Interact with Different Cultures & Times [EA2], with Reading Emphasis [RE].
An examination of selected topics taken from the histories of the Nile Valley, Maghrib, Sahara, Ethiopian Highlands, and East African Horn regions. The interaction between these areas will receive special emphasis. 3 Credit(s).
A survey of Latin American history from pre-Columbian times to the present. The course focuses on major themes in the history of Spanish and Portuguese-speaking America, including the role of the Church, the politicization of the armed forces, the process of economic underdevelopment, adaptation to racial and ethnic diversity, and the development of political institutions. 3 Credit(s).
Students will engage in a survey of Caribbean environmental history during a guided tour of the Caribbean Leeward Islands, traveling by and residing on 40’-45’ catamarans. Significant course foci include: impacts of British, Dutch, and French colonialism; plantation economies and economic geography; the consequences of settlement and subsequent diasporas throughout the Caribbean; the tension between poverty and power. A travel expense fee will be charged. 3 Credit(s).
[EA4, RE] This course is an introduction to historiography, the history, theory, and practice of historical studies. All students with a History major, minor, or concentration are required to take this course. 3 Credit(s). This course has been identified in the General Education Curriculum as addressing Exploration Area 4: How do we prepare for and engage in a meaningful life [EA4], with Reading Emphasis [RE].
Students who wish to pursue major individual research projects under the guidance of a faculty member; those who wish to read intensively on a topic or area in a faculty member’s field of expertise but not covered in the regular curriculum; and those who wish to participate in special conferences, symposia, seminars, colloquia, etc. as part of a systematic course of study with a faculty member may, with the permission of the faculty member and the School Dean, register for credit under this course designation. (Students can earn up to three credit hours per semester for a total of no more than six credits under the HIS 496 designation.) 1-3 Credit(s).
After considering the methodology of historical research and the techniques of writing history, students will complete an original work of historical scholarship. All history majors must successfully complete this course before graduating. 3 Credit(s).
In this course a student gains experience and practical knowledge in the work and practice of public history. Internships are typically a 400-hour off- campus employment situation or voluntary service activity. They are carefully supervised and designed to provide practical experience in professional environments. varies Credit(s).
Source: Ferrum College's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 59
