2008-2009 Academic Catalog - Queens University of Charlotte

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HIST 203 United States to 1877
This course offers a survey of American history, beginning with an exploration of early Native
American cultures and ending with a study of the American Civil War and Reconstruction. The
class will focus its attention on the important social, political and economic issues at play that
created the unique tapestry of American cultural life in the colonial, revolutionary, and early
national periods of American history. An effort will be made to connect developments in early
American history to contemporary events shaping our lives. Students will be introduced to a
range of primary source evidence from the American past, including diaries, speeches, laws,
fiction, photographs, paintings, statistics and the like. Fall Term, every year. 3 Hrs.
HIST 204 United States Since 1877
This course offers a survey of the meaningful events in America's recent past that have shaped
who we are as a people and a nation today. Special attention will be paid to the themes of race
and the reformulation of national identity, the rise of the modern nation-state, presidential leadership,
and the connection between capitalism and the rise of a consumer-based popular culture.
Assignments include grading the best and worst twentieth century presidents, debating
whether the 1920s flapper was a feminist, and advising international leaders on the direction of
their foreign policy during the cold war. An effort will be made to connect each topic we examine
to current events as they unfold in contemporary American life. Spring Term, every year.
3 Hrs.
HIST 299 Introduction to Research Techniques
This course will serve as an introduction to the research techniques and argumentative writing
employed by historians and lawyers. Emphasis will be placed on introducing students to a wide
range of primary source analysis, including standard legal materials and exploring in depth how
to craft an argumentative research paper. Students will be required to produce a substantial
and originally researched paper at the end of the semester. This course fulfills the writing-intensive
course requirement. Fall Term, every year. 3 Hrs.
HIST 301 History Conversations
History Conversations is a companion course to HIST 300, the practicum in historical research.
It is a required course for history majors History Conversations will be team-taught by members
of the history faculty. The instructors will select several current issues, texts, and problems of
current interest and study them in seminar fashion with students. Topics and materials will vary
semester by semester. Class meetings will be both on and off campus. This course is designed
for students mid-way through their history major. Prerequisites: HIST 201, 202, 203, 204, 299
or permission of the instructors. Spring Term, every year. 3 Hrs.
HIST 302 First Christians
This class examines the experience of the first generations of Christians, from the age of Jesus
and the apostles to the end of the Roman Empire. Some of the topics considered in this class
include: the search for the “historical Jesus;” the relationships among the Christian movement,
Judaism, and Greco-Roman culture; the development of Christian beliefs; the relationship between
Judaism and Christianity; the experience of persecution and martyrdom; and the benefits
– and costs – of the expansion of Christianity. No prerequisites. 3 Hrs.
HIST 303 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.
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