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tion, industrialization, urbanization, technology, and imperialism and an analysis
of their effects in shaping American thinking and society. The discussion will
also feature women’s suffrage, civil rights, and ethnic and minority issues.
Class: 3 hours per week. (Fa,Sp,Su) 3 credits
HIS* 210: History of Colonial America
(formerly HIST 210: Colonial History)
A study of the 13 American colonies in the 17th and 18th centuries with emphasis
on the Europeans and Africans who settled the colonies. Field trips will
be included. Class: 3 hours per week. (O) 3 credits
HIS* 212: The City in American History
(formerly HIST 204)
An examination of the impact of the city upon American life, centered around the
transformation from the 17th century, pre-industrial town to the post-industrial
20th century city. Field trips are included. Class: 3 hours per week. Prerequisite:
any one of the following: GEOG 101; HIST* 201, 202 or 215; CJS* 101; HSE*
101; SOC* 101. (O) 3 credits
HIS* 213: The U.S. Since World War II
(formerly HIST 215: America Since 1945)
America’s political, social, intellectual and diplomatic history, with emphasis
on the period from 1945 to present. Topics include: the Cold War and Détente,
the quest for social justice, the changing face of urban America, race relations,
social and political upheavals. Class: 3 hours per week. (O) 3 credits
HIS* 214: Racial and Ethnic History of the United States
(formerly HIST 220)
This course will examine immigration to this country from Europe, Africa, Asia
and Latin America. It will explore whence we came and why, and how we
adapted to life in the United States while retaining emotional attachments to
our homelands. Field trips and slide lectures complement class discussions
and readings. Class: 3 hours per week. (O) 3 credits
HIS* 215: History of Women in the US
(formerly HIST 251: History of Women in the U.S.A.)
A study of American women from pre-contact period to the late 20th century.
Special emphasis will be given to the effects of race, class and ethnic origins
on the history of particular groups of American women. (O) 3 credits
HIS* 218: African-American History
(formerly HIST 230: African American History I)
A study of the life of transplanted Africans and their descendents in the
Americas with an emphasis on British North America and the United States
before 1877. Students will explore a variety of issues such as the causes of
the African slave trade, the impact of slavery on both whites and blacks, the
African influence on American culture, the slaves’ contribution to the growth
of the American economy and industrialization, the rhetoric and reality of
freedom and slavery, and the cause and legacy of the Civil War. Class: 3 hours
per week (O) 3 credits
HIS* 221/BBG* 260: History of American Business
(formerly HIST 244/BUS 244: The Development of American Business)
The goal of the course is to provide students interested in management with
an historical, philosophical and economic framework for dealing with a rapidly
changing business environment. (O) 3 credits
HIS* 224: The American Indian
(formerly HIST 224: Native American Peoples: A Survey of the History of
American Indians)
The course offers students a balanced perspective of Native American people
from an ethnohistory point of view. By studying primary sources, including
the voices of native people, formal historical texts and the popular press, the
course will offer a new look at the complex story of the original residents of
the North American territory that we now call the United States. Class: 3 hours
per week. (O) 3 credits
HIS* 227: The Vietnam War
(formerly HIST 227)
This course will analyze the history of America’s role in Vietnam from 1945
to 1975. To understand the Vietnam War, however, broad themes must be assessed
such as the history and culture of Vietnam, the rise of the Third World,
and the impact of the Cold War on U.S. Vietnam policy. Other important issues
that will be discussed include the importance of domestic affairs on the Vietnam
War, the U.S. Military’s role in the war, and the world-view of U.S. Presidents
as diverse as Dwight Eisenhower and Lyndon Johnson. Because the war has
produced a long-lasting legacy on American culture, the post Vietnam War
years will also be examined in detail. How the last three decades of politics,
music, film, and literature have been influenced by the Vietnam War will be
subject of in-depth analysis. (O) 3 credits
HIS* 242: Modern Ireland
(formerly HIST 222)
Study focuses on the political, social, cultural and economic development of
Ireland after 1600. Major themes discussed include: Ireland’s relationship with
Britain, the role of the Catholic Church, emigration, and the creation of the
divided modern Irish state. Class: 3 hours per week. (O) 3 credits
HIS* 244: Europe in the 20th Century
(formerly HIST 242)
An introductory survey of the diplomatic, political, social and intellectual history
of Europe from 1914 to present. Class: 3 hours per week. Prerequisite: 3 hours
of college history. (Sp) 3 credits
HIS* 245: The World At War: 1900-1950
Between 1914 and 1945 more than 100 million people died on battlefields,
in their homes and on city streets from London to Addis Ababa to Nanking to
Nagasaki as the Great Powers of Europe, as well as Japan, sought to assert
their dominance. Ironically, none would prevail. This course will examine the
underlying international tensions that sparked World War I and dragged the
rest of the world into a thirty year crisis and ushered in the Atomic Age. Class:
3 hours per week. (O) 3 credits
HIS* 270: Far Eastern Civilization
(formerly HIST 270)
The major political, social and intellectual developments in China and Japan
from earliest times to the present. Class: 3 hours per week. (O) 3 credits
HIS* 272: Modern China
(formerly HIST 281)
The impact of Western encroachment on China in the 19th century, the attempts
of China to deal with the West and with problems arising from contact
with the West, the Revolution of 1911 and the period of Nationalist control, the
conflict with Japan, the growth and victory of the Communist Party, and the
internal changes wrought by the People’s Republic of China since 1949 will
be studied. Class: 3 hours per week. Prerequisite: 3 hours of college history.
(O) 3 credits
HIS* 280: Modern Africa
(formerly HIST 280)
Modern Africa focuses on the history of the continent after 1500 through the
study of African states and societies on the eve of European contact, the
impact of the Trans-Atlantic slave trade, the Scramble for Africa, de-colonization
and the creation of contemporary African states. Class: 3 hours per week.
(O) 3 credits
Next Semester Offered Designations: Fa = Fall, O = Occasional, Sp = Spring, Su = Summer 133
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