2008-2009 Catalog - Virginia Wesleyan College

108 HISTORYMajor Requirements: Social StudiesCOURSE NUMBER AND TITLESEM.HRS.HIST 111World History to A.D. 1600HIST 112World History: The Modern EraHIST 113 12History of U.S. to 1877HIST 114History of U.S. Since 1877Two of the following:HIST 303, 313, 317, 322, 325, 328, 352,375, 380, 381, 383, 400, 405, 415, 417, 6418, 425, 433, 440Two of the following:HIST 319, 323, 346, 347, 348, 353, 6426, 432, 450, 451HIST 258Historiography 3One of the following:HIST 314, 325, 328, 347, 348, 352, 353, 3360, 412, 417, 418, 428, 433One of the following:POLS 201, 207/307, 235/335, 3231/431, 237/337, 303One of the following:POLS 103, 206, 210, 211/311, 215/315,3216, 316, 217/317, 218/318, 228/328,229, 238/338, 250, 321One of the following:POLS 205/305, 270/370, 323, 343, 3371, 372, 373GEOG 1133Human GeographyMBE 2013Introduction to MacroeconomicsMBE 2023Introduction to MicroeconomicsTOTAL 18At least one course in political science must be takenat the 300/400 level.In addition to the above requirements, a 2.5 grade-pointaverage must be maintained in the social studies major forgraduation.HISTORY COURSES (HIST)111 World History to A.D. 1600 (3) (H)Study of selected topics in history from the emergenceof early cultures to the 16th century. Emphasis is on thevariety of human societies and the ways in which differingold world societies influenced one another. Prerequisite:freshman/sophomore status or consent. Offered each fall.112 World History: The Modern Era (3) (H)Explores world history since 1600 focusing onintercultural exploration and appreciation. Examines manycritical political events in world history including the twoworld wars. Students also learn about key historical trendssuch as the waning of traditional societies, industrialization,Marxism, nationalism, and imperialism. Significantattention is devoted to studying cultural developments,especially understanding how ordinary people experiencedmajor historical events. Prerequisite: freshman/sophomorestatus or consent. Offered each spring.113 History of U.S. to 1877 (3) (H)An introductory survey of the major political, social,economic, cultural, demographic, religious, and diplomaticdevelopments in U.S. and Virginia history from thefounding of Jamestown in 1607 until the end ofReconstruction in1877. Among the topics studied are themajor events of Virginia history from 1607 to 1877, NativeAmerican life, the concept of “encounter” between NativeAmericans and Europeans, the social and politicaldevelopment of colonial life, the reasons for African slaveryand the daily realities of slave life, the process of culturaltransmissions from Europe and Africa to America, thecauses and consequences of the American Revolution, thecontested nature of American democracy and concepts ofAmerican freedom, the Market Revolution, 19th centuryAmerican life, territorial expansion, the coming of the CivilWar, and the meanings of Reconstruction. Prerequisite:freshman/sophomore status or consent. Offered regularly.114 History of U.S. Since 1877 (3) (H)An introductory survey of the major political, social,economic, cultural, demographic, religious, and diplomaticdevelopments in U.S. and Virginia history from the end ofReconstruction through the present. The unfinished socialrevolution of Reconstruction, the industrial revolution, therise and fall of Progressivism, the origins of Americanempire, World Wars I and II, the Vietnam War, and the riseof the United States to unparalleled prosperity, power, andinfluence in the world are covered. Students examinescientific, technological, and intellectual developments,imperial expansionism and warfare, the ongoing expansionand centralization of federal government power andauthority, struggles for social justice, individual autonomyand environmental change, cultural transformation, andthe interaction of diverse communities of peoples at homeand abroad. Prerequisite: freshman/sophomore status orconsent. Offered regularly.