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2012-2014 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2012-2014 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


Core Curriculum Requirements
Please visit www.providence.edu/academic-affairs/core-curriculum/Pages/approved-core-curriculum-courses.aspx for a listing of courses that have been approved for specific Core Curriculum requirements (Class of 2016 and beyond). The list is updated on a regular basis. In addition, students in the Class of 2013, 2014, and 2015 can search the Course Catalog or Semester Course Offerings in CyberFriar to locate courses with a specific Core Curriculum attribute. Need assistance? Please contact Alyssa Marton at aneubeck@providence.edu or 401.865.1765.

 

History

  
  • HIS 202 - American Military History


    1 semester, 3 Credits

    Using lecture and small group discussions, this course is a survey of the American military experience from the Colonial wars to Desert Storm. The instruction analyzes the policies, strategies, and tactics of three centuries of military history. These events are analyzed using the conventional discipline of historical methodology and the classical norms of the principles of warfare. Same as MIL 202. Satisfies pre or post-1877 American history requirement for minor.


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  • HIS 205 - Introduction to Public History


    1 semester, 3 Credits

    Public History is the interdisciplinary, applied, and collaborative practice of history outside of the academy. Introduces the theory and practice of public history, including subfields such as archives, historic preservation, contract history, cultural resource management, oral history, and curatorial work.


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  • HIS 214 - Diversity of American Religious History


    1 semester, 3 Credits

    Explores diverse figures, movements, and issues in American religious history from the seventeenth to the mid-twentieth century. Contesting a “melting pot” or “Americanization” narrative, we ask instead how religious groups have continued to remake and reimagine themselves amidst the multiplicity of American life. Special attention will be given to issues of tolerance and church-state relations.


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  • HIS 225 - Women and the American Experience


    1 semester, 3 Credits

    This course will explore the contribution of women to the American historical experience from the beginnings of American history to the Civil War and examine the impact of changes in American politics, economics, and society on the lives of women and their families. Same as WMS 225. Satisfies pre-1877 American history requirement for minor.


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  • HIS 226 - Women and the Modern American Experience


    1 semester, 3 Credits

    Explores the contributions of women to the American historical experience since the Civil War and the impact of changes in American politics, economics, and society on women and family; the emergence of the modern American family and a working class culture; the impact of industrialization; and the upheavals of the 20th century, such as two World Wars, the Great Depression, etc. Same as WMS 226. Satisfies post-1877 American history requirement for minor.


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  • HIS 230 - Early Latin American History


    1 semester, 3 Credits

    Survey on Early Latin America, from the initial encounter to Independence, assesses the impact of contact, conquest, and colonization on pre-contact peoples, the introduction of non-Indigenous populations, and the evolution of political, economic, cultural, and religious institutions. Specific topics include rural and urban communities, accommodation and resistance patterns, as well as race, class, gender, and kinship.


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  • HIS 231 - Modern Latin American History


    1 semester, 3 Credits

    Surveys the period from Independence to today, and gives particular attention to politico-economic and socio-cultural transformations (i.e., revolutions, military dictatorships, social movements, economic expansions, and democratic consolidations) that have affected Latin America from the 19th to the 21st centuries. Its regional and comparative perspective highlights Mexico, Cuba, Brazil, Chile, Nicaragua, and Peru.


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  • HIS 240 - Native American History to 1815


    1 semester, 3 Credits

    Explores the historical development of the indigenous peoples of North America to 1815. Pays special attention to the development of pre-Columbian societies, the impact of European colonization on indigenous peoples, and the social, cultural, political, diplomatic, and military methods native peoples used to confront Western imperialism.


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  • HIS 241 - Native American History since 1815


    1 semester, 3 Credits

    Explores the development of the native peoples of North America from 1815 to today. Pays special attention to Indian removal, forms of resistance utilized by indigenous leaders, the challenge of westward expansion, the rise of the American Indian Movement, and the origins and course of modern Native America.


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  • HIS 255 - History of the United States: From the Beginnings to 1815


    1 semester, 3 Credits

    This course is a study of the colonial period, the origins of the nation, the framing of the Constitution, and the early history of the United States through the time of the War of 1812. Satisfies pre-1877 American history requirement for major/minor.


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  • HIS 256 - History of the United States: From 1815 to 1900


    1 semester, 3 Credits

    This course is a study of the American republic in the 19th century, including consideration of the sectional conflict, the development of the economy, immigration patterns, the Civil War and Reconstruction, and the politics of the Gilded Age. Satisfies pre- or post-1877 American history requirement for major/minor.


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  • HIS 257 - History of the United States: From 1900 to the Present


    1 semester, 3 Credits

    This course is a study of 20th-century America, including treatment of progressivism and the New Deal, the World Wars, America’s role in the Cold War, and the developments in American society and culture. Satisfies post-1877 American history requirement for major/minor.


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  • HIS 298 - East Asian History I


    1 semester, 3 Credits

    A survey of East Asian history from its beginnings through the late-eighteenth century. Acquaints students with the major topics in early Chinese, Japanese, and Korean history and explores such themes as the construction of political authority, the place of marginal social groups, and the intercultural interactions that characterized the region’s history. Satisfies non-Western history requirement for major/minor.


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  • HIS 299 - East Asian History II


    1 semester, 3 Credits

    A survey of modern East Asian history from the mid-nineteenth to the late twentieth centuries. Focuses on Asia’s transition to modernity, and such topics as the development of the modern nation-state in Japan, imperialism and revolution in China, Korea’s colonial period, the Second World War, and Asia’s place in the Cold War world. Satisfies non-Western history requirement for major/minor.


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  • HIS 301 - History of American Involvement in Vietnam


    1 semester, 3 Credits

    This course is a review of the American involvement in East Asia from World War II through Korea and Vietnam, up to the fall of Saigon in 1975. The course will not only examine the chronology of events and their impact on American society, but also review the recent scholarship and interpretations of this complex and generally ill-understood period of American history. Satisfies post-1877 American history requirement for minor.


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  • HIS 303 - Medieval England


    1 semester, 3 Credits

    This course considers the development of England and its culture from Roman times to the age of the Tudors. It examines the legacies of the Romans, Saxons, Vikings, and Normans; the influence of the Christian Church; and the intellectual and artistic developments of medieval England. Satisfies pre-1715 European history requirement for major/minor.


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  • HIS 304 - Modern Britain


    1 semester, 3 Credits

    This course considers the evolution of government, society, and culture in the British Isles from the time of the early Stuart kings to the end of the 20th century. Major topics include the rise of Britain as an industrial and imperial power, developments in British thought and belief, Britain during the World Wars, and the decline of the British Empire. Satisfies post-1715 European history requirement for major/minor.


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  • HIS 305 - Europe from 1555 – 1648


    1 semester, 3 Credits

    This course considers the history of Europe during the hegemony of Spain from the Religious Peace of Augsburg to the Peace of Westphalia ending the Thirty Years War. Attention is given to England during the age of Elizabeth and the early Stuarts to France during the age of the religious wars and under the centralizing influence of Richelieu. Satisfies pre-1715 European history requirement for major/minor.


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  • HIS 306 - Europe from 1648-1714


    1 semester, 3 Credits

    Examines the history of Europe under French hegemony, emphasizing the impact of the reign of Louis XIV in France and the Stuart monarchs in England. Satsifies pre-1715 European history requirement for major/minor.


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  • HIS 307 - Europe from 1714-1815


    1 semester, 3 Credits

    This European survey course covers the period from the death of Louis XIV to the Congress of Vienna. It includes study of the effects of the Westphalian settlement, struggles for the balance of power in Europe, the Baroque style and the Enlightenment, and the Age of Revolution. Satisfies post-1715 European history requirement for major/minor.


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  • HIS 308 - Europe from 1815-1914


    1 semester, 3 Credits

    This European survey course covers the period from the Congress of Vienna to the outbreak of World War I. Study of the Concert of Europe, industrialization, imperialism, developments in culture, the forces of nationalism and liberalism, and the controversial causes of the First World War is included. Satisfies post-1715 European history requirement for major/minor.


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  • HIS 309 - Modern German History


    1 semester, 3 Credits

    From new nation-state in 1871 to the present economic powerhouse, Germany’s history has shaped Europe profoundly in the 20th and the 21st centuries. Study of Germany’s unification, its involvement in the imperial project, its participation in WWI, the chaotic Weimar period, Nazism, the division of Germany in the Cold War, and the post-Cold War Germany of the European Union are included.


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  • HIS 311 - Era of the French Revolution


    1 semester, 3 Credits

    This course will explore the causes, the course, and the consequences of the decade of revolution in France, 1789-1799. Attention is given not only to politics but also to social, economic, religious, and cultural developments. The course ends by considering the career of Napoleon Bonaparte from 1799-1815 and assessing his transformation of revolutionary France and of the Europe of his day. Satisfies post-1715 European history requirement for major/minor.


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  • HIS 312 - Nationalism and Independence in Eastern Europe


    1 semester, 3 Credits

    Examines the rise of nationalism and independence in Eastern Europe from the 18th century to the end of World War I as well as the impact that the region had on Europe as a whole. Satisfies post-1715 European history requirement for major/minor.


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  • HIS 313 - Eastern Europe Since World War I


    1 semester, 3 Credits

    Examines the turbulent history of the nations of Eastern Europe from the end of World War I to the present. Among the topics covered will be the rise of fascism, World War II, the rise and fall of communism, and Eastern Europe today. Satisfies post-1715 European history requirement for major/minor.


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  • HIS 316 - The Civil War and Reconstruction


    1 semester, 3 Credits

    The road to war is traced from the Texas Revolt to the bombardment of Ft. Sumter. The slavery issue is analyzed, and the course of the war is studied in detail. The consequences of the war, attempts to implement differing plans of Reconstruction, and the end of the Reconstruction are examined. Satisifes pre-1877 American history requirement for minor.


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  • HIS 317 - America in the Gilded Age, 1877-1897


    1 semester, 3 Credits

    This course explores the tumultuous end of the 19th century, as the nation grappled with the consequences of industrialization, urbanization, labor unrest, and renewed immigration. Topics will include the political, legal, social, and religious debates over the virtues and vices inherent in the capitalist system, as well as the proposed reforms of the laissez-faire capitalism of the period. Satisifes post-1877 American history requirement for minor.


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  • HIS 321 - American Diplomatic History I


    1 semester, 3 Credits

    This course will examine U.S. diplomatic relations from the American Revolution to the Spanish-American War. Topics will include the principles underlying U.S. policy of avoiding “entangling alliances” and the ways in which American exceptionalism, racism, and republicanism contributed to the expansion of America’s boundaries and influence in the 19th century. Satisfies pre- or post-1877 American history requirement for minor.


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  • HIS 322 - American Diplomatic History II


    1 semester, 3 Credits

    This course will examine the emergence of the United States as a world power in the 20th century. Topics will include the rise of the Imperial presidency, U.S. involvement in the two world wars, the origins and course of the Cold War, and determination of America’s role in the post-Cold War international order. Satisfies post-1877 American history requirement for minor.


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  • HIS 323 - The Renaissance


    1 semester, 3 Credits

    This course analyzes the political, social, economic, cultural, and artistic changes that occurred between the 14th and 16th centuries. It especially focuses on the Italian experience. Satisfies pre-1715 European history requirement for major/minor.


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  • HIS 324 - The Reformation


    1 semester, 3 Credits

    This course explores the political, religious, and cultural changes that caused the breakup of medieval Catholic Christendom. It also stresses a theological understanding of the reformers’ positions as well as the Catholic response to Protestantism. Students who earn credit in THL 336 may not enroll in this course. Satisfies pre-1715 European history requirement for major/minor.


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  • HIS 331 - Medieval Europe I


    1 semester, 3 Credits

    This course will examine the intellectual, cultural, institutional, social, and political aspects of the Early Middle Ages, emphasizing the fusion of the Roman, Teutonic, and Christian cultures in forming medieval society. Satisfies pre-1715 European history requirement for major/minor.


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  • HIS 332 - Medieval Europe II


    1 semester, 3 Credits

    This course will examine the intellectual, cultural, institutional, social, and political aspects of the Middle Ages from the late Carolingian Age and feudal period through the High Middle Ages. Satisfies pre-1715 European history requirement for major/minor.


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  • HIS 334 - Men and Women in Medieval Society


    1 semester, 3 Credits

    Considers the status, experiences, and opportunities of men and women in the context of marriage, sexuality, and family life influenced from the time of the Roman Republic to the 13th century. Attention also is given to the major impact of the Catholic Church upon the development of marital and familial institutions. Same as WMS 334. Satisifes pre-1715 European history requirement for major/minor.


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  • HIS 337 - Ancient World I: Near East and Greece


    1 semester, 3 Credits

    Surveys the history and civilization of the ancient Near East and Greece from earliest times to the death of Alexander the Great. Satisifes pre-1715 European history requirement for major/minor.


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  • HIS 338 - Ancient World II: Rome


    1 semester, 3 Credits

    Traces the history of Rome from earliest times to the fall of the Empire in the West. Satisfies pre-1715 European history requirement for major/minor.


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  • HIS 342 - History of the Middle East to 1920


    1 semester, 3 Credits

    A study of the Middle East before Islam: the rise and fall of the Islamic Empire; the heirs of the Islamic Empire, especially the Ottoman Empire and the Safavids of Iran; and the decline of the Ottoman Empire (including World War I) to 1920.


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  • HIS 344 - History of Africa Since 1850


    1 semester, 3 Credits

    This survey course will examine the partition of Africa, colonialism, the growth of African nationalism, independence movements, and the politics of the Cold War. Social and cultural issues will also be considered. Same as BLS 344. Satisifes non-Western history requirement for major/minor.


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  • HIS 345 - History of the Modern Middle East


    1 semester, 3 Credits

    Focuses on the emergence of the modern-day Middle East after the break-up of the Ottoman Empire following World War I. Explores the origins of the Arab-Israeli conflict, the civil war in Lebanon, the Iran-Iraq war, the Persian Gulf War, and Islamic revivalism, neo-colonialism, democratization, industrialization, and modernization. Satisfies non-Western history requirement for major/minor.


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  • HIS 346 - African-American History to 1877


    1 semester, 3 Credits

    This course examines the African-American experience from the beginning of the slave trade through Reconstruction. Topics include the establishment of slavery in North America, the development of the cotton economy of the South, the rise of anti-slavery, the experience of free blacks, African-American religious development, and slave resistance. Same as BLS 346. Satisifes pre-1877 American history requirement for minor.


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  • HIS 347 - African-American History Since 1877


    1 semester, 3 Credits

    This course will examine slavery as a cause of the Civil War, emancipation, Reconstruction, Jim Crow, black intellectuals and black history, the migration of African-Americans from the South, the emergence of the civil rights movement, desegregation, the role of Martin Luther King, the black power movement, the persistence of racism, and affirmative action programs. Same as BLS 347. Satisfies post-1877 American history requirement for minor.


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  • HIS 352 - Global Feminisms in the Age of Empires and Beyond


    1 semester, 3 Credits

    Addresses the relationship between feminism, colonialism, and postcolonialism. The legacies of the unequal relationship between Western and non‐western feminists often weighed heavily on emergent feminisms in postcolonial societies, and feminism took on new forms in response to those legacies. Course incorporates historiography, literary fiction, and film focused on the British and French empires. Not open to freshmen.


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  • HIS 360 - Greek and Roman Warfare


    1 semester, 3 Credits

    A survey of the history of warfare from the Mycenaean Age to the fall of the Roman Empire with primary emphasis given to the social and political development of warfare as a cultural phenomenon.


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  • HIS 366 - American Business History


    1 semester, 3 Credits

    This course examines the transformation of American businesses from the small-firm world of the early national period to the multinational corporations of the 20th century. The course focuses on key entrepreneurs and businesses to highlight various legal, political, economic, and institutional factors inherent to the rise of the American business enterprise. Satisfies pre- or post-1877 American history requirement for minor.


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  • HIS 368 - Modern Japan


    1 semester, 3 Credits

    An in-depth exploration of the history of Japan from the mid-nineteenth century to the present day. Topics include: the collapse of the Tokugawa shogunate, the Meiji Restoration and Japan’s subsequent transformation into a modern-nation state, Japan’s imperial expansion into East Asia, the Second World War, and Japan’s postwar recovery and growth. Students become familiar with major debates in the field, significant primary sources, and secondary sources of the era.


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  • HIS 369 - Modern China


    1 semester, 3 Credits

    An in-depth exploration of the history of China from the mid-nineteenth century to the present day. Topics include: the late Qing dynasty, Western imperialism in China, the 1911 Revolution, the Second World War, the rise of the People’s Republic, and the reform programs of the post-Mao era. Students will analyze the significant primary sources associated with pivotal moments in Chinese history and develop familiarity with the major issues in the field.


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  • HIS 413 - History of Ireland


    1 semester, 3 Credits

    Survey of Irish history with emphasis on the Irish experience from the Rising of 1798 to the formation of an independent Irish state in the early 20th century. Satisifes post-1715 European history requirement for major/minor.


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  • HIS 414 - Twentieth-Century Ireland


    1 semester, 3 Credits

    This course studies the political, economic, social, and religious factors in the transformation of 20th-century Ireland since the Rising of 1916, including consideration of the problem of Northern Ireland. Satisifes post-1715 European history requirement for major/minor.


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  • HIS 415 - History of Presidential Elections I


    1 semester, 3 Credits

    This course examines the history of our electoral system in general and then considers each presidential election from Washington to the election of 1820, noting particularly the changes that have taken place from year to year. Satisfies pre-1877 American history requirement for minor.


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  • HIS 416 - History of Presidential Elections II


    1 semester, 3 Credits

    This course examines the history of our electoral system in general and then considers each presidential election from 1820 to the present, noting particularly the changes that have taken place from year to year.
      Satisfies pre- or post-1877 American history requirement for minor.


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  • HIS 421 - History of Russia I


    1 semester, 3 Credits

    This course is a survey of Russian history from the pre-Russian period to the beginning of the 19th century. Among the topics examined will be Kievan Russia, the Mongol conquest, the rise of Muscovy, the reigns of Ivan the Great and Ivan the Terrible, the Time of Troubles, and the reigns of Peter the Great and Catherine the Great. Satisfies pre- or post-1715 European history requirement for major/minor.


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  • HIS 422 - History of Russia II


    1 semester, 3 Credits

    This course examines the turbulent history of this vast Eurasian land from 1801 to the present. Among the events and people studied will be Tsars Alexander I and II, World War I, the Bolshevik Revolution, Stalin and World War II, the Cold War years of Khrushchev and Brezhnev, Gorbachev and the collapse of the Soviet Union, and post-Soviet Russia. Satisfies post-1715 European history requirement for major/minor.


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  • HIS 423 - Europe from 1914 to 1945


    1 semester, 3 Credits

    This survey concentrates on Europe in the era of the two world wars. It includes an examination of the Versailles peace, the rise of Nazi Germany, the Great Depression, the Spanish Civil War, and the Holocaust. Satisfies post-1715 European history requirement for major/minor.


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  • HIS 424 - Europe Since 1945


    1 semester, 3 Credits

    This is a survey of contemporary Europe which looks at post-war reconstruction of Western Europe, the Cold War, decolonization, and the collapse of communism, as well as intellectual and cultural developments since World War II. Satisifes post-1715 European history requirement for major/minor.


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  • HIS 427 - Classical America


    1 semester, 3 Credits

    Traces the influence of Greece, Rome and the ancient Near East (Egypt, Mesopotamia) on the United States of America from colonial times to the present. Develops an appreciation for the profound influence of antiquity in such areas as history, government, art, architecture, and literature. No knowledge of Greek or Latin is required. Same as CLA 427 and AMS 427.


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  • HIS 438 - Early Constitutional History


    1 semester, 3 Credits

    This course studies the background, drafting, adoption, and interpretation of the U.S. Constitution and its amendments, and the values, ideas, and experiences of Colonial and Revolutionary America that underlay the Constitution in 1787.The changes in demographics, technology, medicine, sentiments influenced its reading and interpretation, and the legal reasoning and historical context of most of the major Supreme Court decisions. Satisfies pre-1877 American history requirement for minor.


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  • HIS 439 - Later Constitutional History


    1 semester, 3 Credits

    This course is a study of the American Constitution from the Progressive Era to the present. Satisfies post-1877 American history requirement for minor.


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  • HIS 448 - The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, 1920-1950


    1 semester, 3 Credits

    This course studies the problems and policies of the Weimar Republic, the rise of Nazism, the career of Adolf Hitler, the history of the Nazi state, the Second World War in Europe, the Holocaust, and the post-war occupation of Germany. Satisfies post-1715 European history requirement for major/minor.


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  • HIS 460 - Tutorial


    1 semester, 1-3 Credits

    Open to History majors. Small groups of students have the opportunity to explore in depth an advanced topic in the field outside of the regular departmental offerings. Specific topic and meeting-time series are determined in consultation with faculty member and department chairperson.   Prerequisite: Permission of department chairperson.


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  • HIS 483 - Public History Seminar


    1 semester, 3 Credits

    Offers an in-depth, hands-on public history experience centered on a major collaborative project with a public presentation component. Students will deepen their working knowledge of public history through seminar readings and discussions, as well as by performing approximately 60 hours of on-site work at an archive, museum, historic building, or public history site. Prerequisite: either HIS 205 or approval from the Department Chair.


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  • HIS 485 - Seminar: The History and Culture of the Cold War


    1 semester, 3 Credits

    This course studies the roots and course of the Cold War, and its impact on domestic culture—Hollywood’s response to McCarthyism, the impact of anticommunism on domestic ideology and sexuality, and the implications of America’s international anti-Communist crusade on its political institutions. Same as AMS 480. Satisfies post-1877 American history requirement for minor.


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  • HIS 486 - Seminar: The West in the American Imagination


    1 semester, 3 Credits

    This course studies the American West and its place in American culture and imagination, including the significance of the frontier in American history; cultural contacts and contracts; the impact of race, gender, and ethnicity on one’s experience of the West; the economic and environmental history of the region; and some of the cultural icons that contribute to “imagining the West.” Same as AMS 481. Satisfies pre- or post-1877 American history requirement for minor.


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Labor-Management Relations

  
  • LBR 386 - Labor Law


    1 semester, 3 Credits

    A discussion of the legal framework within which the collective bargaining process takes place. The rights of employees, unions, and management under applicable federal and state laws will be discussed in the context of organizing, electioneering, and bargaining.


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Latin American Studies

  
  • HIS 230 - Early Latin American History


    1 semester, 3 Credits

    Covers Early Latin America, from the initial encounter to Independence, assesses the impact of contact, conquest, and colonization on pre-contact peoples, the introduction of non-Indigenous populations, and the evolution of political, economic, cultural, and religious institutions. Specific topics include rural and urban communities, accommodation and resistance patterns, as well as race, class, gender, and kinship.


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  • HIS 231 - Modern Latin American History


    1 semester, 3 Credits

    Surveys modern Latin American periods from Independence to today, and gives particular attention to politico-economic and socio-cultural transformations (i.e., revolutions, military dictatorships, social movements, economic expansions, and democratic consolidations) that have affected Latin America from the 19th to the 21st centuries. Its regional and comparative perspective highlights Mexico, Cuba, Brazil, Chile, Nicaragua, and Peru.


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  • LAS 460 - Tutorial in Latin American Studies


    1 semester, 1-4 Credits

    Open primarily to senior Latin American Studies minors. Small groups of students have the opportunity to explore in depth an advanced topic in the field outside of the regular program offerings. Specific topic and meeting-time series are determined in consultation with faculty member and Program Director.   Prerequisite: Permission of the Program Director.


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  • LAS 480 - Senior Seminar in Latin American Studies


    1 semester, 3 Credits

    A capstone seminar for seniors. The seminar will integrate material from previous courses in the program and will stress in-depth research by students. Emphasis will vary from year to year.


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  • LAS 495 - Independent Study


    1 semester, 1-3 Credits

    Open primarily to senior Latin American Studies minors. The student is provided the opportunity to explore advanced topics in the field outside of the regular program offerings. The number of credits is determined by consultation with the faculty member responsible for the project and the Program Director.  Prerequisite: Permission of the Program Director.


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Law

  
  • LAW 201 - General Law


    1 semester, 3 Credits

    This course will examine the jurisdiction of federal and state courts, and the interplay of the courts, legislature and executive branch in the development of legal principles. The basic elements of civil procedure, contracts, property, torts, crimes and domestic relations will be discussed and supplemented by case analysis. This course is taught by attorneys engaged in the practice of law.


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  • LAW 305 - Legal Studies: Topics in Civil Litigation


    1 semester, 3 Credits

    This course will examine legal issues that impact the daily lives of American citizens. By analyzing the relationship among social values, politics and the law, students will learn about the dynamic evolution of the framework for civil litigation, constitutional rights, and jurisprudential precedents. Substantive topics include free speech, right to privacy, the Internet, school law, employment law, and family law.


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Liberal Arts Honors

  
  • HON 101 - Development of Western Civilization I


    1 semester, 5 Credits

    An interdisciplinary study of the history, literature, philosophy, theology, art, and music of the West from ancient Mesopotamia to the fall of the Roman Empire.


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  • HON 102 - Development of Western Civilization II


    1 semester, 5 Credits

    An interdisciplinary study of the history, literature, philosophy, theology, art, and music of the West from the Middle Ages to the late 17th century.


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  • HON 201 - Development of Western Civilization III


    1 semester, 5 Credits

    An interdisciplinary study of the history, literature, philosophy, theology, art, and music of the West from the late 17th century to the late 19th century.


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  • HON 202 - Development of Western Civilization IV


    1 semester, 5 Credits

    An interdisciplinary study of the history, literature, philosophy, theology, art, and music of the West from the late 19th century to the present.


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  • HON 204 - Honors Writing


    1 semester, 3 Credits

    Designed to help students improve their writing skills and to gain greater control over the organization and expression of their ideas.  Students will master the process of writing by completing a range of assignments, including analysis, comparison/contrast, and argumentation.  Conducted as a workshop in which students progress from questions of mechanics and structure to refinements of their own prose style.


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  • HON 212 - The Development of Modern Biology


    1 semester, 3 Credits

    An in-depth study of the development of the theory of evolution, which forms the foundation of modern biology. Particular attention will be paid to the manner in which Darwin developed his theory of natural selection and the further development of evolutionary theory in the 20th century.


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  • HON 230 - Foundations of Theology


    1 semester, 3 Credits

    Historical and systematic study of theology: its relation to its sources, methods of theology, and chief theological systems. One or two prominent theologians will be studied in depth.


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  • HON 301 - Honors Studies in Philosophy


    1 semester, 3 Credits

    Electives for students in the honors program in which professors in the Department of Philosophy present courses in their areas of special competence.


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  • HON 302 - Honors Studies in Ethics


    1 semester, 3 Credits

    Electives for students in the honors program in which professors in the Department of Philosophy present courses in their areas of special competence.


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  • HON 311 - Honors Studies in Theology


    1 semester, 3 Credits

    Electives for students in the honors program in which professors in the Department of Theology present courses in their areas of special competence.


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  • HON 312 - The Church and Major World Religions


    1 semester, 3 Credits

    A study of Christianity’s understanding of its relation to other religions; the theological self-understanding of four major world religions (Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, and Hinduism) presented through their texts, histories, and forms of life; and the theological doctrines of these major world religions in dialog with Christian faith. Same as THL 358. Prerequisite: Completion of THL Core I requirement.


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  • HON 480 - Honors Colloquium


    1 semester, 3 Credits

    Colloquium courses explore an interdisciplinary topic in depth. Topics vary each semester, and new topics are offered regularly. Normally taken during the junior or senior year, and students are free to take more than one colloquium (on different topics).


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  • HON 481 - Honors Colloquium


    1 semester, 3 Credits

    Colloquium courses explore an interdisciplinary topic in depth. Topics vary each semester, and new topics are offered regularly. Normally taken during the junior or senior year, and students are free to take more than one colloquium (on different topics).


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  • HON 490 - Independent Research


    1 semester, 1-4 Credits

    Open primarily to seniors in the Honors Program. The student is provided the opportunity to explore advanced topics in the field outside of the regular program offerings. The number of credits is determined by consultation with the faculty member responsible for the project and the Director of the Honors Program. (Students must take a 3 or 4-credit version of the course in order to fulfill an Honors course requirement.)  Prerequisite: Permission of the Program Director.


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  • HON 491 - Independent Research


    1 semester, 1-4 Credits

    Open primarily to seniors in the Honors Program. The student is provided the opportunity to explore advanced topics in the field outside of the regular program offerings. The number of credits is determined by consultation with the faculty member responsible for the project and the Director of the Honors Program. (Students must take a 3 or 4-credit version of the course in order to fulfill an Honors course requirement.)  Prerequisite: Permission of the Program Director.


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Linguistics

  
  • LIN 201 - Introduction to Linguistics I


    1 semester, 3 Credits

     

    Introduces the fundamental concepts and principles of linguistics, and stimulates curiosity about the study of the human language, what it reveals about the human mind, and the human cultures it reflects. Topics include language diversity, language universals, morphology and how words are constructed and understood in different languages, phonetics and the relationship between speech and writing, syntax and the structure and function of phrases and sentences. May be taken independently of LIN 202, although the two courses together provide a survey of the field.


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  • LIN 202 - Introduction to Linguistics II


    1 semester, 3 Credits

    Introduces the study and research of sociolinguistics, and promotes dialogue and understanding of how socio-cultural patterns operate in the dynamics of language change, and linguistic attitudes and behavior. Topics include language, cognition and culture, speech communities and diglossia, language, ethnicity and racism, language, power and solidarity, language and globalization, and the fate of minority languages. May be taken independently of LIN 101, although the two courses together provide a survey of the field.


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  • LIN 306 - Modern English Grammar


    1 semester, 3 Credits

    Teaches students to analyze Modern English as it is actually spoken and written. Students learn to recognize the subconscious rules they use to fashion sentences and how to use these to write elegantly and incisively. Attention is paid also to the notion of proper usage.


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  • LIN 308 - Sociology of Language


    1 semester, 3 Credits

    Sociolinguistics examines how language allows individuals to project their identity, controls all social interactions, reveals ethnic and other cultural behaviors, and affects the law, medical encounters, and education. Bilingualism, dialects, gender issues, and paralanguage, including body motion also are discussed, as is the accuracy of using language data to uncover social divisions within communities. Same as SOC 308.


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