Undergraduate - Lee University

106 COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
History
HIS 111. SURVEY OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION
Three hours credit
A general historical survey of the economic, religious, cultural, geographical, and political
developments of western civilization from the Greeks through 1660 A.D. Offered every
semester.
HIS 112. SURVEY OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION
Three hours credit
A continuation of History 111, from 1660 A.D. to the present. Offered every semester.
HIS 211. AMERICAN HISTORY
Three hours credit
A history of the American people and their relationship to the world with a special
emphasis on the United States and its development through the Civil War and
Reconstruction. Offered every semester.
HIS 212. RECENT AMERICAN HISTORY & GOVERNMENT Three hours credit
An introduction to American History and the operation of our political system at the federal
level in the twentieth century. Those people, events, ideas, and policies that have significantly
influenced contremporary society will be emphasized.
HIS 301. HISTORY OF COLONIAL AMERICA
Three hours credit
The development of America to 1789. Offered Fall Semester, odd years.
HIS 302. THE EARLY NATIONAL PERIOD
Three hours credit
OF THE UNITED STATES
The development of America from 1789 to the Compromise of 1850. Offered Spring
Semester, even years.
HIS 310. MODERN EUROPE
Three hours credit
A study of Europe from 1815 to the present. Special emphasis will be placed on the roles
of liberalism, conservatism, nationalism, socialism, imperialism, the industrial revolution,
the world wars, and the cold war in shaping Europe today. Offered Fall Semester, even years.
HIS 323. HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY
Three hours credit
A study of the Christian Church from the apostles to the present age. Special emphasis
will be given to the major reform movements of the church. Offered Fall Semester.
HIS 324. HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY
A continuation of History 323. Offered Spring Semester.
Three hours credit
HIS 332. RELIGION AND CULTURE
Three hours credit
A historical study of the problematic relationship between the Christian religion and the
varying positions and practices which have evolved in the Christian Church as a result of the
Church’s double wrestle with its Lord and with the culture of the society with which it lives
in symbiosis.
HIS 340. A HISTORY OF THE BIBLE
Three hours credit
A historical study of the text, canon, transmission, and translations of the Bible from the
close of the New Testament to the present with a special emphasis on the history of the
English Bible.
HIS 342. THE RENAISSANCE AND REFORMATION
Three hours credit
A study of political, economic, religious, and cultural developments of the Renaissance
and Reformation eras. Offered Spring Semester.
HIS 350. HISTORY OF LATIN AMERICA
Three hours credit
A study of the exploration, discovery, settlement, development, and independence of
Latin America, with special emphasis on the social, cultural, political, economic, and religious
contributions. Offered Fall Semester, odd years.
HIS 355. ASIAN HISTORY AND CULTURE
Three hours credit
A survey of Asian Civilizations from ancient times to the present, with special emphasis
on changes in centuries-old forms of social, economic, and political organizations. Offered
Spring Semester.