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Course Descriptions
HIS 218 United States Diplomatic History (3 credits)
This course examines the development and implementation
of United States foreign policy from 1900 to the present.
Considerable time is spent analyzing the conflict between
ideals and national self-interest in American diplomatic policies.
Prerequisite: HIS 113 and HIS 114, HIS 215 or HIS 216.
HIS 220 Modern European History: 1890 to Present
(3 credits)
This course investigates the trajectory of European hegemony
in the 20th century. Special attention is devoted to the
effects of the two major conflicts that were fought on
European soil. Prerequisite: HIS 109 or HIS 110.
HIS 241 World War II (3 credits)
This course emphasizes the battles, campaigns, events and
personalities that dominated World War II. Special attention
is given to political and diplomatic factors during the 1930s
that contributed to the outbreak of World War II.
HIS 245 United States History Since 1945 (3 credits)
This course is a study of the Cold War period, including the
Korean and Vietnam wars. Close attention is given to the
Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy and Johnson administrations,
though the course also includes more recent presidential
administrations. Also considered are the New Frontier, the
Great Society and the civil rights movement of the 1960’s.
Prerequisite: HIS 114.
HIS 256 Historical Myth and Mythical History: Epic
Myths and Their Influence in History (3 credits)
This course draws on Greek, Roman, Teutonic, and Near
Eastern mythology, to introduce the student to theories and
uses of myth in politics and history. The course will begin
with a focus on the theories of myth through such thinkers
as Claude Levi-Strauss, Ernst Cassirer, and Mircea Eliade.
Students will then study a variety of mythological systems
and apply the theoretical frameworks to working myths.
HIS 301 World History and Culture (3 credits)
This course is designed to offer the student a historical and
cultural understanding of Africa, India, China and Japan in
their interactions with the western world. Recommended
for majors in History and Social Studies Education with a
concentration in History. Global Marker. Prerequisites: HIS
109 or HIS 110 and GEO 200 or permission of the instructor.
HIS 310 History of Tourism (3 credits)
This course develops an understanding of the history of
travel as a recreational pastime, beginning with the ancient
Greeks and ending with 19th-century England. Students will
explore changes in attitude toward confronting the “other”
and the peculiarly Western impetus to leave home through
the examination of journals of travelers and explorers, guide
books both ancient and modern, pilgrimage records, histories
and travel advice across the centuries. Prerequisite: HIS
109, HIS 110, HIS 114 or permission of the instructor.
HIS 312 Traditions of Civility and Manners (3 credits)
This course explores what it means to be civil through an
exploration of the traditions defining how we are to treat people
in the public arena. It is a study of the history of public
behavior and the social codes necessary to navigate successfully
in society. The course will examine American customs
as well as those from around the world and inform students
of accepted behaviors both in the United States and internationally.
Prerequisite: One HIS 100 level course or permission
of the instructor.
HIS 314 European Conquest of the New World
(3 credits)
This course will explore the social and intellectual impact of
the discovery of the American continents on the European
mind and the consequences of colonization and migration in
North America 1500-1800. Emphasis will be on British
colonies and competing European cultures (especially
French and Spanish) with Native Americans and African-
Americans. Student work will focus on three areas: cultural
exchange, economic exchange and hostility/conquest.
Prerequisite: One HIS 100 level course or permission of the
instructor. Required for majors in social studies education
with concentration in history.
HIS 315 Russian/Soviet Society in the 20th Century
(3 credits)
This course studies Russian/Soviet history from 1905 to the
present with an emphasis on revolutionary traditions, government
and politics, culture and religion and social philosophy.
Prerequisites: Junior standing and completion of core
course in political science, sociology or history.
HIS 319 African-American History Since the Civil War
(3 credits)
This course traces the changes in the labor practices, politics
and living conditions of the millions of African-
Americans in the South after the Civil War. Further, the Great
Migration, the civil rights movement and the black revolutionary
movement will be investigated carefully. Prerequisite:
HIS 113 or permission of the instructor.
HIS 321 The Ancient World of Greece and Rome
(3 credits)
This course will begin by looking at the heritage of Greek
civilization and the thinkers who first struggled with the fundamental
issues concerning mankind: life, love, suffering,
courage, endurance and death. The course will continue
with the immediate inheritors of Greek thought, the Romans.
By assessing Roman achievements of empire building and
expansion, students will discover a vital civilization that
ruled the known world through the force of its armies and
the attraction of its culture. The course will end with the
development of Christianity and the fall of the Classical
world. Prerequisite: HIS 109. Required for majors in social
studies education with a concentration in history.
HIS 322 Rise of Christianity in the West (3 credits)
This course traces the historical development of Roman
Christianity in the West through texts produced by early
Christians or their adversaries, and a study of the historical
basis for the development of Roman Catholicism. Students
will examine the influences and ideas that shaped the under-
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