1997-1998 - The University of Scranton

HIST. 329 Staff
Europe, 1815-1875 3 credits
(Prerequisite: Hist. 121) The congress of Vienna
and the European restoration; Industrialism,
Liberalism, Socialism, and Nationalism; the revolutions
of the 1840’s; the unification of Italy and
the German Empire; Russia and the Lesser States
of Europe; the Third French Republic.
HIST. 330 Staff
Europe, 1875-1918 3 credits
(Prerequisite: Hist. 121) The domestic problems
confronting France, Italy, Germany, Central and
Eastern Europe, and Russia. Competition for
colonies and markets; the growth of alliances; World
War I and the Treaty of Versailles. The Russian
Revolution and Communism.
HIST. 331 Dr. Poulson
Recent U.S. History: 3 credits
1960 to the Present
A study of American society since 1960. The course
will focus on the New Frontier and Great Society; the
Vietnam War; protest movements; Watergate; and
the conservative response to these developments.
H/PS 331 Dr. DeMichele
English Constitutional and 3 credits
Legal History to 1485
Anglo-Saxon basis; fusion of Anglo-Saxon and
Norman political institutions; Angevin innovations;
Magna Carta; concept of representation;
beginnings of the Common Law; jury system;
emergence of Parliament.
H/PS 332 Dr. DeMichele
English Constitutional and 3 credits
Legal History, 1485 to Present
Tudor absolutism, struggle between royal prerogative
and Parliament; rise of House of Commons;
Parliamentary supremacy after 1688; development
of Cabinet government; democratic reforms;
Parliamentary Bill of 1911; extension of administrative
law.
HIST. 332 Dr. Kennedy
America in the Gilded Age 3 credits
(Prerequisites: History 110 & 111) American society
in the age of industrialization and urbanization.
Topics include the emergence of big business and
labor conflict, immigration and the growth of
cities, Populism, imperialism, and the Spanish-
American War.
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HIST. 333-334 Staff
Twentieth Century Europe 6 credits
World War I Treaty of Versailles; Russia becomes
the USSR; the European struggle for security;
Italian Fascism; Rise of Nazi Germany; Asia
between the two wars. World War II, loss of colonial
empires in Africa and Asia; development of
the Cold War; Marshall Plan and NATO.
HIST. 335 Staff
World War II, Cold War & Detente 3 credits
The diplomacy of World War II; the development
of the Cold War between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R.
and the adoption of the policy of Detente.
HIST. 336 Atty. Rosenberg
History of American Law 3 credits
(Prerequisite: H110 and H111) Traces the history
of ideas and concepts utilized by the courts, legislature,
organized bar and administrative agencies
to solve legal problems: and shows how American
legal thought and reasoning developed from
Colonial days to the present.
H/PS 338 Dr. Parente
Politics of Islam 3 credits
(See description under Political Science.)
HIST. 340 Dr. Kennedy
History of Urban America 3 credits
(Prerequisites: History 110 & 111) The evolution
of cities in the United States from the founding of
colonial settlements to the end of the twentieth
century. The nature of cities and urban life, the
process and impact of urban growth, and the problems
facing contemporary cities will all be considered.
HIST. 490 Staff
Seminar in European History 3 credits
(Restricted to Senior History Majors and 4-year
BA/MA History students) An analysis of selected
topics in European history from the fifteenth to the
twentieth century. Extensive readings. Historical
research and writing stressed.
HIST. 491 Staff
Seminar in American History 3 credits
(Restricted to Senior History Majors and 4-year
BA/MA History students) An analysis of selected
topics in American history from the Colonial era to
the present. Extensive readings. Historical research
and writing stressed.