RockhuRst univeRsity 2012–2014 catalog

and HS 2500 are also required. Also required are two semesters of college-level study inone language other than English. This requirement may be fulfilled by completing twosemesters of college-level literature in one language other than English. In either case, thelanguage courses must be taken for college-level credit. [Neither College Level ExaminationProgram (CLEP) nor Advanced Placement (AP) exams fulfill this requirement.] Agrade of C or better is required in each upper-division course of the major. (A grade ofC- will not satisfy the requirement.)Minor Field of ConcentrationThe minor program consists of 18 credit hours of history. Students are required to take thehistorical modal core requirement of a Western or World Civilization survey course plus anadditional lower-division survey course and 12 hours of upper-division electives with gradesof C or better. (A grade of C- will not satisfy the requirement.) The student should consultclosely with the history department chair in arranging the minor program of study.HS 1100. Survey of Western Civilization I (3)Fall and Spring semesterAn introduction to various themes in the historyof western civilization from the rise of Egypt tothe Renaissance and Reformation. Students examinethe development of western ideas and societyin their formative periods and are exposed to anumber of the most significant peoples, works,events, ideas, and institutions in the western tradition.(HSI)HS 1150. Honors Western Civilization I (3)This course examines the development of WesternCivilization from the societies of Ancient Egypt tothe European Renaissance of the fifteenth century.Particular attention will be paid to the societies ofancient Greece and Rome, Europe after the fall ofthe Roman Empire, the Carolingian Period, therise of Islam, the Twelfth Century Renaissanceand the transformation of society during and afterthe fourteenth century. Students will approachpremodern history through analysis of primarysources. Prerequisite: Honors standing. (HSI)HS 1500. Survey of Western Civilization II (3)Fall and Spring semesterAn introduction to various themes in the history ofwestern civilization from the 17th century to thepresent. This course examines such developmentsas the rise of the modern nation state, the Frenchand Industrial Revolutions, the influence of 19thcentury liberalism and nationalism, World Wars Iand II, and contemporary society and culture. Studentsare introduced to some of the major ideas,events, and personalities in the modern era and tothe value of the historical perspective in consideringthe human condition. (HSI)HS 1701. World Civilizations to the17th Century (3)Fall and Spring semesterThis course will survey the growth and developmentof world civilizations and history from theearliest times until the emergence of new globalEuropean dominance in the seventeenth century.It was an exciting time that saw the initial developmentof systems such as politics, economy, religion,culture, and education that have played suchan important role in shaping the world of today.These changes will be examined over the widechronological and geographical scope of world civilizations.(HSI)HS 1702. World Civilizations Since 1492 (3)Fall and Spring semesterThis course examines the history and diverse culturesof the world since ca. 1492—the era of therise of European political, economic and culturalworldwide dominance—until the present day. Itis organized chronologically and thematically.Themes include the individual and society, autocracyand constitutionalism, the formation of newglobal economies and empires, racism, nationalism,colonialism, world wars, tensions between traditionand modernization, and internationalism. (HSI)HS 2100. History of the United States I (3)Fall and Spring semesterA survey of the history of the United States fromthe age of Columbus to Reconstruction. Specialemphasis is placed on the causes of the Revolution,constitutional foundations, westward movement,and the Civil War crisis. (HSII)HS 2500. History of the United States II (3)Fall and Spring semesterA survey of the history of the United States fromReconstruction to the present. Themes includeindustrial development, immigration, the Depression,the World Wars, and the development ofcontemporary American society and culture.(HSII)HS 3000. Ancient History (3)This course examines the history of the ancientworld, beginning with Mesopotamia and Egypt.Society and culture in ancient Greece, includingHomeric Greece, classical Athens, and Sparta willbe examined, as will the culture of ancient RomeUndergraduate College of Arts Programs & SciencesCollege of Arts and Sciences129