2013-2014 Course Catalog - PDF Format - Flagler College

Courses of Instruction 253
will study the role religion played in the lives of African Americans, poor whites,
women, and other groups within Southern society, and the function of Southern
faith in the coming and aftermath of the American Civil War, civil rights
American culture as a whole. In addressing such topics, students will develop
particularly the experience of non-elites in Southern – and American – society.
HIS 428 – Historic Preservation (3)
Utilizing the resources of St. Augustine, the course will address the following
topics: history of the preservation movement; public policies and private
initiatives; legal considerations; research, investigation and documentation
methods; strategies and techniques for preserving properties; disaster
preparedness and recovery; code considerations; and ADA compliance.
HIS 433 – Religion and Nationalism in Modern Europe (3)
This course will examine the impact that religion has had upon the emergence
of national identities in Europe during the modern era by utilizing several
countries as “case studies.” The course will examine theories and nationalism,
and case studies might include: Britain & Protestantism, Ireland & Catholicism,
Germany & the Kulturkampf. This course is cross-listed as POS 433.
HIS 437 – The British Empire (3)
This course will examine the history of the British Empire from two vantage
points: chronological/geographical, and topical. This approach will also allow
students to study the various regions of imperial control, the impact of British
rule on native cultures, and the interaction between periphery and metropole.
By studying the empire in this way, students will gain an appreciation for the
“facts” and chronology of the empire’s development while at the same time
encountering the latest scholarship and historiographical trends.
HIS 440 – Selected Topics (1-6)
Special studies offered when needed.
HIS 451 – Southern Cultural History (3)
The purpose of this course, then, is to examine the process, development, and
transformation of the South through both a topical and chronological analysis of
cultural expressions and practices. In doing so, students will develop an understanding
elites in Southern society. Students will also examine a number of important questions
such as what is the “South”? When and why did it come into being? What does it mean