UNDERGRADUATE CATALOG - UMUC Europe

Hist 157 History of the united states since 1865 (3)
A survey of economic, intellectual, political, and social
developments since the Civil War. The rise of industry and
the emergence of the United States as a world power are
emphasized. Students may receive credit for only one of the
following courses: HIST 157 or HUMN 120.
Hist 255 African American History (3)
A survey of the African American in American history. Topics
include the African background, slavery, and the role of blacks
in the social, political, economic, cultural and artistic life of
the United States. Emphasis is on the black experience in
American society, including contemporary problems in race
relations.
Hist 266 the united states in World Affairs (3)
A study of the United States as an emerging world power
and of the domestic response to the nation’s changing status
in world affairs. Emphasis is on the relationship between the
internal and the external development of the nation.
Hist 336 Europe in the 19th Century: 1815 to 1919 (3)
A study of the political, economic, social, and cultural
development of Europe from the Congress of Vienna to
World War I.
Hist 337 Europe’s bloodiest Century (3)
An investigation of the political, economic, and cultural
development of Europe since 1914, with special emphasis
on the factors involved in the two world wars and their
worldwide effects and significance.
Hist 364 Emergence of modern America: 1900 to 1945 (3)
A study of the emergence of modern American institutions
and identities in the years 1900-45. Topics include the
presidencies of McKinley, Roosevelt, Taft, and Wilson; the
world wars; the Great Depression; and the period of the
New Deal. Special consideration is also given to emerging
issues such as the role of women and African Americans,
corporate enterprises, and the welfare state.
Hist 365 Recent America: 1945 to the Present (3)
A survey of U.S. history from the presidencies of Truman and
Eisenhower to the present. Topics include 1960’s radicalism,
the Cold War, Vietnam, Watergate, and changes in American
society.
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Hist 157 tHRougH HRmn 300
Hist 392 History of the Contemporary middle East (3)
An exploration of the causes underlying the rise of
sovereign nation-states in the Middle East. Topics include
modernization, Westernization, and secularization in a
traditional society, and shifting political and economic power
groupings in a regional and worldwide context.
Hist 438 modern italy (3)
A study of the history of Italy since national unification in
1859. Topics include unification, problems of the new nation,
World War I, the rise of socialism and fascism, World War II,
postwar reconstruction and the Cold War, and Republican
Italy from l946 to the present. Students may receive credit for
only one of the following courses: HIST 216D, HIST 316D,
or HIST 438.
Hist 440 germany in the 19th Century: 1815 to 1914 (3)
An examination of the social, economic, cultural, and political
development of the major German states before 1871 and of
the united Germany from 1871 to 1914.
Hist 441 modern germany (3)
An examination of the history of Germany during the
20th century. Topics include the aims and policies of
Germany during World War I, the country’s condition and
policies in the period between the wars, the rise of National
Socialism, the outbreak of World War II, and postwar
Germany.
HumAn REsouRCE mAnAgEmEnt
Courses in human resource management (designated HRMN)
may be applied as appropriate, for example, toward:
G a major or minor in human resource management, or
business administration
G a major in management studies; and
G electives.
HRmn 300 Human Resource management (3)
A basic study of human resource management. Topics include
human resource planning and the recruitment, selection,
development, compensation, and appraisal of employees.
Scientific management and unionism are explored insofar
as these historical developments affect personnel functions.
Students may receive credit for only one of the following
courses: BMGT 360, HRMN 300, or TMGT 360.
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