Undergraduate Catalog 2008-2010 - Immaculata University

HIST 119 The Search for Expression I (3)
Integrative course focusing on the history of creative expression.
Examines the relationships between ideas, the visual arts, music, and
literature in a multi-cultural world from ancient times to the present.
HIST 120 The Search for Expression II (3)
Integrative course focusing on the history of creative expression.
Examines the relationships between ideas, the visual arts, music, and
literature in a multi-cultural world from ancient times to the present.
HIST 200 Special Topics in History (1-6 credits)
Selected topics in history and politics. Topics will rotate based
on student and faculty interest.
HIST 204 I.H.M. History (3)
History and spirituality of the Congregation of the Sisters,
Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. (Offered in the I.H.M.
Formation Academic Program.)
HIST 205 The American Revolution (3)
Origins, course, and consequences of the founding of the
American Republic.
HIST 206 The American Civil War (3)
Military, social, and political history of the American Iliad.
HIST 207 The Historian’s Craft (3)
An introduction to historiography and to the methods of
historical research, analysis and writing. This course should be
taken in the Sophomore year and is required for the major.
HIST 208 African American History 1 (3)
This course will examine the experiences of African Americans
in the United States from the colonial era to the present.
HIST 209 Screening History: American History and Film (3)
For moviegoers, films both reinforce and challenge their
conceptions of their world and their past. This course will examine
noteworthy American films in light of their historical significance
and context.
HIST 210 The Science Fiction 1950s (3)
Many interesting films were produced in the Cold War 1950s that
reflected pervasive American fears of communist infiltration and
invasion. This course will explore major and minor films of that
period, and examine the varied ways in which Hollywood portrayed
the “enemy” and the scientific wonders of the emerging Space Age.
HIST 211 Documentary Film (3)
This course examines the problems, techniques, and
achievements of efforts to record or reconstruct events on film in a
historically accurate way.
HIST 213 The Contemporary United States (3)
An exploration of the roots of contemporary issues in society in
the United States: the increased power of the executive in
government, the rise of minority groups, the changing family, the
place of communications media in the formation of public opinion,
and changes in the economy.
HIST 214 HON: Refugees (3)
Examines the origins, experience, consequences and future of
mass flights of humans across national boundaries.
HIST 216 Women’s History (3)
Historical perspectives on the evolution of women’s lives and
roles in American and the rest of the world.
HIST 217 Ireland and the Irish Diaspora in Film (3)
This course examines decisive moments and important
developments in the history of Ireland and of the Irish abroad
through the medium of film.
HIST 218 The History of Ireland (3)
Survey of the history of Ireland from pre-Celtic times through
the present with a special emphasis on the development of the
Anglo-Irish ethnic and religious conflict.
HIST 219 The First World War (3)
Military, political, economic, social, and cultural aspects of the
watershed event in modern history, the war of 1914-1918.
HIST 228 The Second World War (3)
Examines the many sides of the most important event of the 20th
Century in its global context.
HIST 231 The Age of Discovery and Reform (3)
Investigation of the European world from the voyages of
discovery to the eve of the French and Industrial Revolutions.
Topics addressed include the political, economic, and intellectual
foundations of the rapid transformation in the modern era and the
growth of European contacts with the non-western world.
HIST 234 Revolutionary Europe (3)
European history from the late 18th century to the outbreak of
the First World War. Examines the political, economic, and social
revolutions of the century of European ascendancy.
HIST 235 Europe in the Twentieth Century (3)
The European experience from the outbreak of the First World
War through the Great Depression and the crisis of democracy, the
Second World War and reconstruction, to the collapse of
communism and the movement toward European unity.
HIST 236 The History of the Papacy (3)
This course will survey the history of the papacy from the time
of the French Revolution to the present, with particular emphasis on
the relationship between the theological development and papal
policy and diplomacy. Students of both theology and history will
discover a deeper understanding of the changing role of the Roman
Catholic Church in the modern period. (See THE 236)
HIST 239 Film History (3)
A survey of the history of film from silent film to the present.
The course introduces students to genres, directors, and national
cinemas while touching upon changing technologies, modes of
production, and forms of distribution.
HIST 300 HON: The Holocaust (3)
This course examines the 20th Century global phenomenon of
genocide. It focuses on the Nazi German attempt to annihilate the
Jewish population of Europe during the Second Word War. The
concerns of the course are 1) the destructive potential in modern
systems of social order and 2) human behavior under extreme
conditions. (See PSY 300)
HIST 303 History of American Business (3)
The history of American business from colonial times to the
present. The course offers a variety of case studies from wellknown
companies and industries and a thematic emphasis on
government-business relations. (See BUSA 303)
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