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HG 208/308 History of Mexico
3 credits (AS)
This course introduces students to the people and history
of Mexico from its ancient past through the present day,
focused on developing students’ understanding of our
distant neighborǁ‖ and enhancing students’ appreciation
of its diverse culture. This course further seeks to increase
students’ awareness of the relationship between past
events and present realities through readings, discussions,
and assignments intended to highlight such relationships.
(Offered on a rotating basis)
HG 211/311 History of the African Diaspora
3 credits (AS)
In a span of almost four centuries, millions of Africans
were transported to North America, South America, and
the Caribbean Islands as slaves. Forcibly removed from
their homelands and separated from their kin and
societies, they were enslaved in a new world where all
familiar customs were suppressed. This course examines
how Africans, despite these brutal conditions, managed to
reform their identities in a new world. Through a
comparative examination of African experiences in
different new world societies, students will gain an
appreciation of the ways in which Africans created social
identities and cultures for themselves in these trying
conditions. (Offered on a rotating basis) Prerequisites:
EN 101 Academic Writing I for 200 level and EN 201
Academic Writing II for 300 level or permission of the
instructor.
HG 212/312 History of Africa
3 credits (AS)
This course introduces students to the general themes of
African history from the ancient civilizations of Egypt
and Mali to the current day. Particular attention is paid to
the basic patterns of indigenous African civilizations and
the impact of outside forces upon those patterns. This
investigation helps students understand how African
responses to the slave trade, European imperialism, and
the spread of world religions such as Christianity and
Islam have created the world of modern Africa. Readings
and discussion of selected case studies provide additional
depth to students’ investigation of these topics. (Offered
on a rotating basis) Prerequisites: EN 101 Academic
Writing I for 200 level and EN 201 Academic Writing II
for 300 level, or permission of the instructor
HG 223 Women in American History
3 credits (AS)
This course examines the economic, social, political and
cultural experiences of women in American history.
Students study historical themes central to explaining our
country’s history from the perspective of women.
(Offered on a rotating basis)
HG 241 Comparative Government and Politics
3 credits (AS)
Working on the assumption that what happens in other
countries is important to us all, this course examines the
governments of the industrialized democracies, the
European Community, the former Soviet states, and Third
World nations, in an attempt not only to find similarities
and differences, but also to apply lessons from their
development to the future growth of the United States.
Prerequisite: HG 141 Government and Politics of the U.S.
HG 261 Comparative Political Ideologies
3 credits (AS)
This course examines major political philosophies of the
20th Century and their impact on the systems of
government in different world areas. In addition to
studying the basic principles of liberal democracy,
communism and fascism, the course focuses on the
successes and failures of these ideologies and the political
challenges facing both developed and developing nations.
HG 301 Models of Society
3 credits (AS)
In this interdisciplinary course, students analyze and apply
theoretical models drawn from the social sciences
including, but not limited to, geography, economics,
history, and political science. Topics discussed include the
impact of geography on economic and environmental
issues, international economic systems and theories,
individual and collective economic and political decisionmaking,
political systems and theories, and manifestations
of authoritative and subaltern status in national and
international contexts. (Offered alternate years)
HG 310 Modern Latin America
3 credits (AS)
This course traces the political, social, cultural and
economic evolution of the nations of Latin America from
the Independence period through the present day.
Particular attention is paid to the diversity of experience
and culture generated by the interaction of the region’s
indigenous, African, and European peoples. (Offered on a
rotating basis)
HG 320 New York State History
3 credits (AS)
This course will facilitate an understanding of the ways
that New York State played a vital role in the economic,
political, and social development of the United States of
America at national and local levels. The village of
Cazenovia is located near the sites of tragic battles,
religious evangelism, abolition activities, the quest for
women’s rights, and many others. We will discuss several
of those places. Other topics that will be covered include
the diversity of New York’s citizens, immigration,
activism, culture, race, and industrial and technological
developments from the earliest Native American
inhabitation to the present day.
HG 325 United States in the 1960’s
3 credits (AS)
This course undertakes an intensive study of what is
arguably the most domestically divisive—and intellectually
challenging—decade in our nation’s history. Using
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