2007-2008 Undergraduate Academic Catalog - Plymouth State ...

Coursesbe displayed? What is recalled by those whohark back to his 1980s presidency? What aboutthe “Reagan’s America” into which you wereborn was actually shaped by events before “theReagan Revolution?” What about the world welive in today holds roots in the world of RonaldReagan? Not open to students who have earnedcredit for HI 2330. Fall 2007. (HIST)(PPDI)HIDI 1207 The American West 3 creditsConsiders the American West as a shifting location,a social process and a potent idea. Topicsinclude Native American groups and colonizingencounters; the Lewis and Clark expedition;Manifest Destiny, the Texas Revolutionand the Mexican-American War; the GoldRush; the Oregon Trail; diversity; the West’snatural resources and economic development.Explores the West as an ongoing subject of film,literature, art and television and as a presumedkey to the American character. Spring 2008.(HIST)(PPDI)HIDI 1208 War in US History 3 creditsSurveys American military history, using selectwars to investigate the relationship of the pastto the present. Studies the causes and effectsof select wars, examining particular battlesand extant home front issues. Connects paststrategies, events and debates to later times,along themes of politics, society and culture.Addresses the question: Has the US become awarrior nation? Fall 2007. (HIST)(PPDI)HIDI 1305 Childhood in AmericanHistory3 creditsExplores the history of American childhood asan analytical tool for assessing the relationshipbetween self and society. Students reconsidertheir own childhood, as shaped by historicaland social factors. Fall 2007. (HIST)(SSDI)HIDI 1307 Creating a Nation: A Historyof the United States,1600–1877 3 creditsPrepares students to be informed citizens ofthe United States. Topics provide backgroundand insight into what made modern Americansociety and its culture. Analyzes social, racialand economic as well as political factors ofAmerican life to provide a background forour evolving American society. Explores therelationship between individuals in Americansociety and the impact of one individual onsociety. In written assignments and class discussions,students analyze primary documentsand begin to see some of the difficulties andthe rewards in investigating and understandingthe past and how the past has an impacton the present. With that understanding, theclass provides students with an understandingof how they fit into the larger American society.Spring 2008. (HIST)(SSDI)HIDI 1315 Cultural Contact in WorldHistory3 creditsExplores world-wide cultural interaction andexchange from the 14th century to the late 19thcentury. Examines ‘culture’ and how ideas, values,artistic understanding and methods ofcommunication are transferred, both locallyand globally - both across time and acrossspace. Discusses how historians have definedkey periods of cross-cultural contact and newscholarship on the identification of zones ofinteraction. Investigates methods of transfer(diffusion, synthesis and syncretism) so thatwe can understand how sharing information,technology and innovations across regionalboundaries have shaped our human past.Through various case studies, interprets thechanging role of the individual, the family, thecommunity and the nation in formulating culture,both personal and public within a globalcontext. Spring 2008. (HIST)(SSDI)HIDI 1450 Roots of Current GlobalConflicts3 creditsIn order to comprehend the present and envisionthe future, we must understand the past.Examines the historic origins of several globalconflicts, both regionally and thematically, sothat we may better comprehend the past andenvision the future. Historic themes such asfamine, ethnic cleansing, terrorism and dictatorshipare examined from a political, economicand cultural perspective. Discussesconflicts in the Middle East, nuclear tensionsbetween India and Pakistan and the ethnicnationalist strife that continues to hauntSerbia and Croatia, among other regions.Discusses how these issues impact our ownlives and why we should care. Falls and Springs.(HIST)(PPDI)HI 2005 Ancient and MedievalCivilizations 3 creditsA comparative study of early civilizations. Notopen to students who have earned credit forHI 1110. (HIST)HI 2010 World History Since1500 3 creditsAn introduction to world history in the modernera, exploring major themes of our planetarypast from the 16th century to present. Looksat both the problems and opportunities associatedwith such themes as trans-regionalencounter, commercial exchange, identityformation and patterns of economic interaction.Concentrates on patterns of change overtime, processes of interaction and connectionsbetween regions and nation-states. Themesexplored include the advent of new technologies,new trade routes by sea, increased humanmigration, political revolutions and economicdevelopment. Regional studies of colonialismin India, nation-state formation in China andanti-Imperialist movements in Africa are alsodiscussed. Not open to students who earnedcredit for HI 1160. Springs. (HIST)(GACO)HI 2015 Monarchs to Modernity: EuropeSince 14923 creditsIntroduction to the development of major political,economic and cultural events in Europeansociety, as well as their consequences in otherparts of the world, from the Renaissance (15thCentury) to the present. Traces major ideasand institutions that helped shape the modernworld and concludes with an analysis ofcurrent shifts in global relations betweennations, regions, classes and cultures. Notopen to students who have earned credit forHI 1120. (HIST)HI 2020 Surveying Themes in UnitedStates History 3 creditsAn intensive survey of United States historyfrom colonial contact to the recent past.Examines the major topics, themes, directionsand events in American history. Designed forhistory majors and others needing a comprehensivecourse of US history. Not open to studentswho have earned credit for HI 1130 andHI 1140. Falls. (HIST)HIDI 2310 American EconomicDevelopment 3 creditsA survey of United States history that focuseson those forces that shaped the economic developmentof the nation from colonial times to thepresent. The past can be viewed from many perspectives,including political, military, socialand economic. Examines American historyfrom the perspective of the economic forcesthat have shaped the present. Topics includethe economic aspects of the U.S. Constitution,the role of innovation and technological change,the development of financial institutions, thetransportation revolution, the labor movementand the expanding role of government in theevolution of the American economy. Springs.(HIST)(PPDI)HI 2710 History of AsianCultures3 creditsThe cultures of China and India. Their classicalcivilizations and the changes broughtabout in the 20th century. Spring of odd years.(GLOB)HI 3115 Early American Societyto 17763 creditsDuring the colonial period, the colonists developedan amazingly diverse American cultureand society. Though thought to be a ‘virgin’land, when Spanish, English and French settlersarrived, they found Native Americaninhabitants already here. Dutch, Irish, Germans,Scotch-Irish and, forcibly, Africans followed.Influenced by both the cultural baggage this272 Plymouth State University Academic Catalog 2007–2008