Statements of Policy - UMUC Europe

Greek
See Modern Greek.
History
Courses in history (designated HIST) may be applied as
appropriate (according to individual program requirements)
toward:
• the general education requirements in the arts and humanities
and historical perspective coursework;
• a major or minor in history;
• a minor in women’s studies; and
• electives.
HIST 108 Individual in History (3)
An introduction to the study of history through detailed
investigation of the life, times and works of individuals as
representative products of and actors within specific historical
contexts.
HIST 141 Western Civilization I (3)
(Fulfills the historical or international perspective requirement.)
A survey of the history of Western civilization from antiquity
through the Reformation. The political, social, and intellectual
developments that formed the values and institutions of the
Western world are examined.
HIST 142 Western Civilization II (3)
(Fulfills the historical or international perspective requirement.)
A survey of the history of Western civilization from the
Reformation to modern times.
HIST 156 History of the United States to 1865 (3)
A survey of the United States from colonial times to the end of
the Civil War. The establishment and development of national
institutions are traced. Students may receive credit for only one of
the following courses: HIST 156 or HUMN 119.
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 enduring themes and 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)
(Fulfills the historical or international perspective requirement.)
A study of the political, economic, social, and cultural
development of Europe from the Congress of Vienna to World
War I.
UMUC Course Descriptions — HIST 108 through HIST 453
HIST 337 Europe in the World Setting Since 1914 (3)
(Fulfills the historical or international perspective requirement.)
An investigation of the political, economic, and cultural
developments 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 1960s radicalism, the
Cold War, Vietnam, Watergate, and changes in American society.
HIST 392 History of the Contemporary Middle East (3)
(Fulfills the historical or international perspective requirement.)
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)
Formerly HIST 216D and HIST 316D. (Fulfills the historical or
international perspective requirement.) A study of the history of
Italy since national unification in 1859. Topics include unification,
problems of the new nation, WWI, the rise of Socialism and
Fascism, WWII, 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)
(Fulfills the historical or international perspective requirement.)
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)
(Fulfills the historical or international perspective requirement.)
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 conditions.
HIST 453 Diplomatic History of the United States
Since 1914 (3)
A survey of foreign relations of the United States in the 20th
century. The causes and the problems of World War I, the Great
Depression, World War II, the Cold War, the Korean War, and
the Vietnam War are analyzed.
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