Undergraduate Catalog - Lake Erie College

HI 230 History of the Middle East/History of Islam (4 SH)
Semester Offered: Fall odd 4th year
A survey of this turbulent region of the world, beginning
with the earliest traces of civilization in Mesopotamia
through the various empires that have come and gone,
including the Persians, Greeks, Romans and the Muslim
empires, to the present day, with the establishment of the
state of Israel and the impact of the world’s demand for
oil on this region. Themes include religious developments,
political changes and economic impact.
HI 234 Renaissance and Reformation, 1350-1648 (4 SH)
Semester Offered: Spring odd years
A study of the period from the beginning of the Renaissance
to the end of the Thirty Years’ War. This era gave
the western world its most enduring cultural masterworks,
redefined the relationship between church and state and
witnessed unremitting wars for the cause of religion.
HI 236 Ancient Mediterranean History (4 SH)
Semester Offered: Spring even years
An in-depth examination of the birthplace of western
civilization, beginning with the ancient Mesopotamians
of 2500 BC, the ancient Egyptians, spanning the Greek
civilizations of the ancient era, the Phoenicians, Etruscans
and Romans, to the passing of the classical world in the
fourth and fifth centuries AD.
HI 240 History of Medieval Europe (4 SH)
Semester Offered: Fall even years
An in-depth examination of Europe from the fading of
the Western Roman Empire, covering political, social,
economic, military and maritime developments up to
the waning of the Middle Ages during the 13th and 14th
centuries AD.
HI 250/350/450 Internship in History (1-5 SH)
Internships are academic courses that take place in professional
work settings and call for the application of concepts
learned in the classroom. Students gain on-the-job experience
under supervision by working directly with a manager in a
business or not-for-profit organization. Students are required
to complete 75 hours of work for each credit hour registered
and earned. An Internship Application must be completed
and filed with the Office of Career Services and Internships.
HI 303 The Napoleonic Wars (4 SH)
Semester Offered: Fall even 4th years
This course actually begins with the events leading up to
the French Revolution of 1789 and covers the long series of
European wars that resulted, up to Napoleon’s final defeat
at Waterloo in 1815 and the settlement following his exile
to St. Helena. This will be an in-depth study of the political,
social, economic, military and naval developments, to
gain a full understanding of this turbulent, critical era of
European history.
HI 304 The American Civil War (4 SH)
Semester Offered: Spring even 4th year
This course examines the developments and controversies
that led up to the U.S. Civil War, along with a study of the
course of the war itself, the major personalities involved, an
analysis of both the confederate and Federal governments,
societies and economies. It continues with an examination
of some of the repercussions of the war, at home and on
the battlefield, as well as after the fighting ended.
HI 305 The History of Women (4 SH)
Semester Offered: Spring even 4th year
This course provides an in-depth analysis of the role of
women throughout history both the cultural expectations
and the reality, at different times and places throughout
human history beginning with the 17th and 18th centuries
in Europe, when ideas of equality germinated, to the
present day, when the efforts to gain equality continue
worldwide. Examinations of the status of women in different
modern cultures are also a major part of this course,
which covers historical, social, economical and cultural
aspects of women in the world.
HI 311 Ohio History (4 SH)
Semester Offered: Fall odd 4th year
The course covers the history of the state of Ohio from the
original settlement of the Native Americans and first French
explorers to the present day, including westward expansion
and wars with the Native Americans, the state’s experiences
with the Civil War and the Civil Rights Movement.
In this course, a broad range of issues are examined, from
politics, society, environmental concerns and other issues
pertaining to the history and development of the state.
HI 322 World War II (4 SH)
Semester Offered: Fall odd 4th year
This course will cover the broad scope of the war, from its
European roots in World War I and the peace settlement at
Versailles in 1918, and include the attempts by the Japanese
to take advantage of the civil war in China to conquer
Manchuria, the rise of Mussolini and the Italian Fascists and
Hitler and the Nazis of Germany. It will include a study of
those far right regimes, as well as the development of the
imperialistic, militaristic regime that gained power in Japan.
The rising tensions of the late 1920s and early 1930s will be
covered, including the outbreak of warfare in the Far East,
the Spanish Civil War, the UK policy of appeasement and
the beginning of the European war in 1939. Included will
be the entry of the USSR and the US into the war, both the
European and Pacific theaters and the Holocaust and finish
with the aftermath of VE-Day in May of 1945 and VJ-Day
in August of the same year. Included will be the US atomic
bomb program and the first signs of the cold war to come.
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