Victory University 2012-2013 Academic Catalog

HS-3715 MEDIEVAL EUROPE AND THE CRUSADES (3 SEMESTER HOURS)
This course covers the history of the Middle Ages from the decline of the Roman Empire
through the fourteenth century. Topics include the development of Christianity, the feudal
system, the birth of Islam, the rise of the papal monarchy, and the Crusades. This class will be
focus on the use of primary accounts in the reconstruction of the past, with an eye to art and
culture.
HS-3811 MODERN CHINA AND JAPAN (3 SEMESTER HOURS)
The history of modern China and Japan from approximately 1600 with the rise of the Ming
Dynasty in China and the Tokugawa in Japan to the end of the Twentieth Century. Special
attention will be paid to the interaction between these two powers and how they reacted to
the challenge posed by the West.
HS-3911 AMERICAN MILITARY HISTORY (3 SEMESTER HOURS)
A survey of American military history from pre-colonial times through the present era.
HS-3921 MODERN FOREIGN POLICY (3 SEMESTER HOURS)
A history of modern America through the lens of key turning points in American foreign policy.
This course will closely analyze important events in modern American foreign policy in an attempt
to determine how America arrived at its current standing in world affairs.
HS-3931 MILITARY STRATEGY OF THE ANCIENT WORLD (3 SEMESTER HOURS)
This course examines ancient warfare from 200 BC-400 AD and the great tacticians that devised
the strategies.
HS-3941 MODERN WARFARE (3 SEMESTER HOURS)
This course examines the history of modern warfare beginning 1500 with a special focus on the
20 th and 21 st centuries. Special emphasis will be placed on the role of technology in warfare.
HS-3951 NAPOLEONIC WARFARE (3 SEMESTER HOURS)
This course examines Napoleonic warfare in the early 19 th century with an eye towards the
character of Napoleon, the tactics he popularized, and the lessons his campaigns offer the
modern observer.
HS-3961 AMERICAN HOME FRONTS (3 SEMESTER HOURS)
A comparative analysis of American home fronts during World War I, World War II, the Korean
War, and Vietnam Conflict including, but not limited to economic, social, and political support or
disdain towards the war, domestic life and the relationship between the home and military
fronts.
HS-4100 THE ART AND CRAFT OF THE HISTORIAN (3 SEMESTER HOURS)
The Art and Craft of the Historian will provide a capstone to the History Major through an
intensive emphasis on critical thinking, reading, writing, and primary source research. The class
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