2010-2011 - Sweet Briar College

historySweet Briar Collegewhich could count toward the major. Additionalinformation about the P/CR/NC grading optionis available under the Academic Regulationsheading in this catalog.The History Minor(18 semester hours)Required:HIST 143 (3) -Early Modern Europe, 1350-1650HIST 144 (3) -Modern Europe, 1700-2004:From Absolutism to EUEnlargementChoose 2 three-credit courses in history atthe 300-level or above.Choose 2 additional three-credit coursesin history.Note: For the minor in history, the P/CR/NCgrading option may not be exercised for anycourse which could count toward the minor.Additional information about the P/CR/NCgrading option is available under the AcademicRegulations heading in this catalog.Teacher Licensure History andSocial Studies(36 semester hours)Required:ECON 101 (3) -Principles of MicroeconomicsHIST 135 (3) -American, Origins to 1877HIST 136 (3) -The United States, 1877 tothe PresentHIST 143 (3) -Early Modern Europe, 1350-1650HIST 144 (3) -Modern Europe, 1700-2004:From Absolutism to EUEnlargementHIST 223 (3) -The Ancient World, 8000 BCto 300 ADHIST 269 (3) -Africa in World AffairsRELG 178 (3) -Introduction to WorldReligionsChoose 1 of the following sequences:Sequence AGOVT 159 (3) -Introduction to AmericanGovernmentGOVT 213 (3) -Politics of Legal OrderSequence BGOVT 122 (3) -Introduction to ComparativePoliticsGOVT 201 (3) -Government and Politics ofEast AsiaChoose 2 additional three-credit coursesin government at or above the 200-level.Course DescriptionsIntroduction to History–HIST 103, HIST104, HIST 105, HIST 107How do historians construct our view of thepast? Each of the four courses listed below willnot only introduce students to a particularperiod or series of events, but also expose themto the historical craft. They will examine howhistorians select questions for study, how theyseek eyewitness accounts and interpret them,and how they present their findings. Thesecourses are designed especially to introducefirst- and second-year students to the study ofhistory; and they will be offered in a two-yearrotation, one course each term.HIST 103 (3)–Introduction to History:Intoxication and Addiction in American HistoryPrerequisite: Open to first-year studentsand sophomores; others by permission of theinstructor. Contemporary commentators regardaddiction as a biological and psychological condition,rooted in heredity, biochemistry, andfamily dynamics. Yet, historians have arguedthat prior to 1800, there were no alcohol addicts,only Americans who overindulged in drink. Inthis course we will examine evidence bearing onthis radical thesis. By examining the experiencesof Native Americans, native-born Protestants,and immigrant groups, we will also examinehow women’s concerns shaped nineteenth-centurymovements to control the use of alcoholand the American society. Documents bearingon the point of view of sufferers as well as122­