2009-2010 Academic Catalog - Queens University of Charlotte

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HIST 303 Ancient Greece
Ancient Greece: An examination of Greek history from the Mycenaeans in the second millennium
B.C.E. through the Hellenistic era, with special emphasis on Classical Greece (500-323
B.C.E.). Prerequisite: HIST 201 or permission of the instructor. Fall Term, odd years. 3 hrs.
HIST 304 Ancient Rome
Ancient Rome: A study of the history of Rome, from its founding to the disintegration of the
Roman Empire in the fourth and fifth centuries C.E. Prerequisite: History 201 or permission of
the instructor. Spring Term, even years. 3 hrs.
HIST 305 Medieval History
Medieval HIstory: An investigation of the thousand years known as the Middle Ages: the world
of castles, cathedrals and universities; ladies and knights; peasants and burghers; dragons and
unicorns. Prerequisite: HIST 201 or permission of the instructor. Fall Term, odd years. 3 hrs.
HIST 306 Early Modern Europe
Early Modern Europe: A survey of the history of Europe from the Renaissance to 1789. Topics
include the 16th century rupture in Christendom, the growth of seaborne empires and national
states, the scientific revolution, and the Enlightenment. Prerequisite: HIST 201. Fall Term, odd
years. 3 hrs.
HIST 307 History of Latin America
History of Latin America: A survey of the forces and events which have shaped Latin America
experiences from the sixteenth century to the present. Spring Term, even years. 3 hrs.
HIST 309 Contemporary Europe
Contemporary Europe: An investigation of today's Europe, from the First World War to the present.
Topics include the world wars, the holocaust, the rise and fall of the Soviet Union, the Cold
War and the rise of the European Union. Prerequisites: HIST 202. Fall Term, odd years. 3 hrs.
HIST 310 Idea/ Imaginatn Europe 1789-Present
Idea and Imagination Europe, 1789-Present: This course explores European intellectual and cultural
history from the eighteenth century to the present. Though the course focuses on intellectuals
and ideas, it places both in a wider cultural context. While the course focuses especially
on written texts, it will include materials from music, the visual arts, and cinema. Movements to
be considered range from the Enlightenment and Romanticism, to Realism and Surrealism, to
Modernism and Post-Modernism. Prerequisite: HIST 202. Spring Term, even years. 3 hrs.
HIST 315 Oral History
Oral History: Examination of ways in which cultures were preserved in the past (folklore, folklife,
handicrafts, etc.) and the study of and practice in the methodology of gathering and preserving
historical information in oral form. Summer Term, even years. 3 hrs.
HIST 330 British History
British History: An investigation of the British historical experience through the study of the key
moments and personalities which have shaped British history from William the Conqueror
through the Tudors and Stuarts, to the Victorians and the present. Prerequisite: HIST 202. Fall
Term, even years. 3 hrs.
HIST 331 Russian History
Russian History: An investigation of the Russian experience through the study of the key moments
and personalities which have shaped Russian history from Kievian Russia to the present.
Prerequisite: HIST 202. Spring Term, odd years. 3 hrs.
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