2019-2020 BSC Catalog

ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
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white supremacist terrorism in the United States; ethno-nationalist terrorism in Europe,
the Middle East, and North Africa in the twentieth century; anti-imperialist and
international terrorism in the 1960s and 1970s; and the recent upsurge in religiously
inspired terrorism. Students who have credit for HI 120 or HON 120 may not take this
course. An Interpretation or Analysis and Leadership Studies designated course.
HI 245 GP Russian Civilization (1)
An introduction to the history of Russia and its distinctive political, social, and cultural
institutions and expressions, from the formation of Rus in the first millennium of the
common era through the breakup of the Soviet Union. A Global Perspectives and
Leadership Studies designated course.
HI 247 GP Pillars of Africana Thought: Douglass, Du Bois, and Fanon (1)
An introduction to Africana thought through engaging the works of Frederick Douglass,
W.E.B. Du Bois, and Frantz Fanon. A Global Perspectives designated course. (Also listed
as PS 247.)
HI 248 GP Germany Since 1800 (1)
An examination of the history of Germany from the era of Bismarck through
reunification at the end of the Cold War. Topics include the creation of the German
nation-state, participation in the World Wars, Weimar, Nazism, East and West Germany,
and post-reunification. The course emphasizes the use of Germany as a case study for
studying the problems and paradoxes of European development in the modern era. A
Global Perspectives designated course.
HI 251 Introduction to Public History (1)
An introduction to the field of public history with an emphasis on its origins and
development; most important historical and ethical issues; the principal methodologies
concerning the interpretation and communication of history to a public audience and the
documentation and preservation of artifacts and texts; and career opportunities for public
historians. Fall.
HI 255 IA Ancient Greece (1)
An introduction to the story and achievements of the ancient Greeks. Students will
acquire knowledge of the major socio-political events that shaped classical Greek history
while simultaneously developing a theoretical framework to assess the art, architecture,
philosophy, literature, and material culture of the ancient Greeks. An Interpretation or
Analysis designated course. (Also listed as GRS 255.)
HI 261 Race and Revolution in Modern Latin America (1)
An exploration of the role of race and revolution in Latin America from the end of the
colonial era to the present.
HI 265 GP The Middle East in the Twentieth Century (1)
A study of the history of the Middle East from the collapse of the Ottoman Empire until
the present day. The course offers an introduction to the geography, ethnography, and
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