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2018-2020 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions

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  • Civic Engagement, Diversity, Ethics, Fine Arts, Natural Science, Oral Communication, Philosophy, Physics-Based Natural Science, Quantitative Reasoning, Social Science, Theology, Writing I, Writing II

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Global Studies
  

  • GST 480 - Global Studies Capstone Seminar I

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Writing II

    The capstone is designed to provide students with the tools for conducting research and for critically analyzing issues at global, national, and local levels. Students are responsible for analyzing topics on globalization and facilitating in-class discussions drawn from their experiences and research.


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  • GST 481 - Global Studies Capstone Seminar II

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Oral Communication

    Majors in global studies are required to develop a thesis as part of their graduation requirements. This course assists with further development of critical thinking, research, and communication skills. Each student engages in a research project on a topic previously explored and selected in the Capstone Seminar I, along the lines of their concentration area of global studies.


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Health Policy and Management
  

  • HPM 101 - The American Health Care System

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    Explores the historical evolution and current structure of the U.S. health care system. Examines the socioeconomic context in which health care is delivered, the providers of health services, and those who pay for this care. Students also analyze contemporary proposals for reforming the health care system.


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  • HPM 202 - Principles of Health Care Management

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    Builds a foundation for health care management by introducing students to topics such as leadership, management theory, strategic planning, quality and performance improvement, information technology, financial management, human resources, teamwork, cultural competency and diversity, ethics, and fraud and abuse. Theory is integrated with real world problems through the use of case studies and relevant literature. Prerequisite: HPM 101.


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  • HPM 240 - The Epidemiology of Health and Disease

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Social Science

    How do epidemics start? How can we control the spread of disease? Epidemiology studies the determinants of health and disease from a population perspective. Students gain familiarity with concepts and methods in the field using case studies to illustrate how epidemiologists conduct research, analyze data, and make public health recommendations. Prerequisite: HPM 101.


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  • HPM 250 - Computer Information Systems in Health Policy and Management

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    Students explore new developments in information systems and technology in health care organizations, master the use of commonly used software tools, develop presentation skills, and gain experience working in teams. No prior knowledge of computer information systems is assumed. Prerequisite: HPM 101.


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  • HPM 300 - Financial Management of Health Care Institutions

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    Introduces students to the challenges of financial management in a complex health care environment. Topics include the third-party payer system, basic accounting principles, analyzing financial statements, and concepts such as cost allocation and product costing, cost variance analysis, the time value of money and its role in capital project analysis, and managing cash flow. Prerequisite: HPM 101.


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  • HPM 303 - Management of Human Resources in the Health Care Setting

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    Explores the human resource manager’s responsibility to recruit and retain personnel and to coordinate policies throughout the organization. Lectures and class exercises examine the interaction of managers and other members of the health care team to promote both organizational effectiveness and employee satisfaction. Prerequisite: HPM 101.


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  • HPM 310 - Health Law

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    Explores practical aspects of health law, with an emphasis on personal liability, corporate liability, and intentional torts. Students learn essential guidelines for health care managers in establishing policies concerning medical records, insurance considerations, and risk management. State regulation of health care organizations and the liability of personnel working in health care facilities also are considered. Prerequisite: HPM 101 and junior standing.


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  • HPM 315 - Issues in Global Health

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    Explores some of the important health problems and issues that transcend national boundaries such as infectious diseases, health disparities among countries, or global warming. Students examine how these problems are addressed through cooperative actions and international programs and analyze the role of key national and global actors. Prerequisite: HPM 101 and junior standing.


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  • HPM 319 - Sociology of Health and Illness

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    Explores the social aspects of health and illness, the relationship of illness to the organization of society, and the organization of medical care-the distribution of correlates of mortality and morbidity, attitudes toward illness, the sick role, the organization of therapeutic settings, the economics, and the politics. Health delivery systems are evaluated cross-culturally and proposals for change in the American health system are critiqued. Same as SOC 319.


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  • HPM 320 - Perspectives on Not-for-Profit Organizations

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    An introduction to the history and role of not-for profit organizations (NFPs) in the health care system. The mission and goals of NFPs are contrasted with those of for-profit organizations. Students review managerial activities within NFP organizations, such as health insurers, community hospitals, and advocacy groups. Prerequisite: HPM 101.


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  • HPM 322 - Public Health Administration and Practice

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    Focuses on the development of policies and programs designed to promote the health of individuals, groups, communities, and populations. Students will consider the challenges of measuring and targeting interventions to prevent and control diseases and will consider the role of both public health agencies and private actors in addressing these issues. Prerequisite: HPM 240.


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  • HPM 323 - Administration of the Extended Care Facility

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    Offers an in-depth study of the demand for, and organization of, nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and other long-term care providers. Students will compare the managerial challenges of caring for patients in both institutional and home/community-based settings. Prerequisite: HPM 101.


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  • HPM 331 - Aging and Health

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    Examines the impact of aging on individuals, health providers, and the American health care system. Special attention paid to the health service needs generated by an aging society and contemporary responses to these needs in the United States. Prerequisite: HPM 101.


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  • HPM 379 - Special Topics

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    Topics discussed in the seminar will vary from semester to semester, meeting a core requirement or proficiency. Open to HPM juniors and seniors only.


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  • HPM 395 - Research

    1 semester, Variable credit hours (1-3 credit hours) where 1 credit hour equals 4 hours research time-

    Students will be engaged in a creative research project under the direction of the faculty member. May be repeated for credit, but may only be applied to the Health Policy and Management major once. Offered in the fall semester. Must be taken on a pass/fail basis. Prerequisite: permission of the instructor required.


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  • HPM 396 - Research

    1 semester, Variable credit hours (1-3 credit hours) where 1 credit hour equals 4 hours research time-

    Students will be engaged in a creative research project under the direction of the faculty member. May be repeated for credit, but may only be applied to the Health Policy and Management major once. Offered in the spring semester. Must be taken on a pass/fail basis. Prerequisite: permission of the instructor required.


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  • HPM 408 - Policy Analysis in the Health Sector

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Civic Engagement

    Explores the role of public officials and private interests in shaping health care policy and develops essential skills for students to participate in the policy making process. Policy issues are discussed using case studies, role playing, and debates. Students examine the processes of agenda-building, decision-making, and program implementation on a variety of state and federal health policy issues. Prerequisite: HPM 310 and junior status.


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  • HPM 420 - Strategic Management in Health Care

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    Explores the strategic decision-making process in health care organizations. Topics include the analysis and evaluation of health-related programs as well as the marketing, financing, and operational analysis conducted within health care provider institutions. Students will make extensive use of case studies. Prerequisites: HPM 300 and HPM 310.


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  • HPM 430 - Intensive Writing Seminar

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Writing II

    Explores a theme in contemporary health policy and management through advanced readings, student led discussions, and a major writing project. Offers intensive, personalized instruction in academic writing in the field of health policy and management. Guides students through conducting research, planning a writing project, and developing advanced skills in rhetoric, grammar, and revision. Prerequisites: HPM 101 and HPM 240.


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  • HPM 445 - Diet, Nutrition, and Obesity in the United States

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Writing II; Oral Communication

    Is obesity a disease? Is obesity a matter of personal responsibility, or is it due to a culture overloaded with unhealthy foods? This research and writing-intensive seminar explores answers to these and other key questions using an interdisciplinary approach. Students will examine changes in health policy, medicine, and other areas that contribute to understanding and defining obesity. Prerequisites: HPM 101 and HPM 240.


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  • HPM 450 - Field Experience

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    Students develop their professional skills under the guidance of an internship supervisor at a placement site arranged in collaboration with a faculty member. Students will be expected to apply concepts and skills from their previous course work to practical problems in their organization. Seminar meetings allow students to reflect upon their experiences. Prerequisites: HPM 300, and 310. Open to HPM seniors or by permission.


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  • HPM 480 - Senior Seminar in Health Policy and Management

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    A team-taught capstone seminar for seniors that examines contemporary health policy and management issues from an interdisciplinary perspective. Students develop a deeper appreciation for the historical, ethical, legal, socioeconomic, and political dimensions of contemporary health policy and management issues. Prerequisite: Senior standing.


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  • HPM 490-491 - Independent Study in Health Policy and Management

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    Allows for in-depth study of a topic in health policy and management. This is designed as an advanced course; the student and the faculty member must agree upon a syllabus that includes a schedule of assigned readings and a major paper/project. Students may enroll in more than one independent study to explore different topics in the field. Prerequisite: Junior or Senior standing.


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History
  

  • HIS 100 - Thinking and Writing about History

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Writing I

    Introduction to the study of the field of history. Considers the methods of historical thinking that involve the critical investigation, interpretation, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation of historical sources as well as the development of essential writing, research, and verbal skills. Further considers basic issues of historiography and the philosophy of history.


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  • HIS 103 - U.S. History to 1877

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Social Science

    Survey course of American history from colonial beginnings through the Civil War and Reconstruction. This introductory course is designed for non-majors. Same as AMS 103.


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  • HIS 104 - U.S. History Since 1877

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Oral Communication

    Survey course of American history from the end of Reconstruction through the present day. This introductory course is designed for non-majors. Same as AMS 106.


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  • HIS 122 - Black Cinema: A History of African American Film and Beyond

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    This course will explore the history of Black film artists who have contributed to cinematic practice in the US and Europe. Students will view films and explore research detailing the earliest pioneers of African American film practice, tracing their struggles and successes up to the present age. Same as TDF 122.


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  • HIS 200 - Japanese Pop Culture as Postwar History

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Diversity

    Interdisciplinary exploration of modern Japanese popular culture and as a way of understanding Japan’s postwar history. Examines such familiar pop-cultural objects as the samurai, baseball, giant monsters (kaijū), and Japanese animation (anime), among other topics, while also analyzing their historical context and appropriation in other milieu. Same as AST 200.


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  • 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- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Civic Engagement

    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 207 - African-American History 1619 to Present

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Diversity

    Examines the African-American experience from the establishment of slavery in North America to the present. Examines the establishment of slavery, the Civil War and the end of slavery, the establishment of systems of racial segregation, and the corresponding efforts to end racial oppression in the United States. Satisfies pre-1877 American history requirement for major/minor.


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  • HIS 214 - North American Religious History

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Writing II; Theology

    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. Satisfies pre- or post-1877 American history requirement for major/minor. Prerequisite: Completion of 200-level Theology Core course.


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  • HIS 215 - The Diversity of Latin American Religious History

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Diversity; Theology

    An awareness of the centrality of religion in changing and shaping society in Latin America from the pre-Contact period, through the colonial period, and to the twenty-first century is imperative to understand this region. Systematically explores the sophisticated and multifaceted religious history of Latin America to develop students’ knowledge of the socio-cultural, economic, and political role of religion. Some prior knowledge of Latin American, North American, or European religious history is helpful, but not required. Same as AMS 215 and LALS 215. Satisfies non-Western history requirement for major/minor. Prerequisite: Completion of a 200-level theology core course.


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  • HIS 218 - Multicultural United States: Racism, Ethnicity, and Immigration History in the Contemporary U.S.

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Diversity

    Racism in the United States remains a topic of fierce debate today. This course places contemporary racial issues in an historical context by examining institutional racism, ethnicity, and immigration from the Civil War to today. Specifically compares how Native Americans, African Americans, Latino/a Americans, Asian Americans, and American Muslims have shaped their own identities in the United States over time. Same as AMS 218. Satisfies post-1877 American history requirement for major/minor.


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  • HIS 220 - Living in an Imperial World: Cities and Empires, 1500 to the Present

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Diversity

    From the early modern period through to the mid-twentieth century the dominant political structure in a globalizing world was not the nation-state but the empire. This course examines and compares early modern and modern empires through the histories of the cities that were central to imperial networks, including Tangiers, Calcutta, Hanoi and Newport. Satisfies pre- or post-1715 European history requirement for major/minor.


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  • HIS 226 - Women and the Modern American Experience

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Writing II

    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- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Oral Communication; Diversity Proficiency

    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. Same as AMS 230 and LALS 230. Satisfies pre-1877 American history requirement for major/minor.


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  • HIS 231 - Modern Latin American History

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Diversity; Writing II

    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. Same as LAS 231. Satisfies post-1877 American history requirement for major/minor.


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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. Satisfies non-Western history requirement for major/minor.


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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. Satisfies non-Western history requirement for major/minor.


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  • HIS 255 - Colonial North America: From Contact to Constitution (to 1789)

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Oral Communication

    Looks at diverse and resilient native cultures; the hopes and struggles of colonists as they established themselves in each region; the ways entrenched slave economies developed alongside powerful new ideas about freedom; and the fiery debates that led to the Revolution and the Constitution. Same as AMS 255. Satisfies pre-1877 American history requirement for major/minor.


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  • HIS 256 - Creating a Nation from Founding to Civil War (1789-1877)

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    Examines the struggles of early Americans to create a viable, lasting republic despite disagreements over the meaning of the Constitution; demands for increased democracy; industrial development; rapid immigration; and expansion westward. Yet nothing threatened the nation more than sectional disagreements over slavery, culminating in the Civil War and Reconstruction. Same as AMS 256. Satisfies pre-1877 American history requirement for major/minor.


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  • HIS 257 - Redefining the United States at Home and Abroad (1877-1939)

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    Examines how Americans grappled with the emergence of the United States as an industrial and world power, including continued racial tensions and opposition to new immigrant groups, Native Americans, and African Americans; imperial expansion into the Caribbean and Pacific; the politics of the Gilded Age; Progressive Era reform movements; the First World War; and the Great Depression and New Deal. Same as AMS 257. Satisfies post-1877 American history requirement for major/minor.


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  • HIS 258 - The American Century (1939-Present)

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    Studies the role of America as a global superpower, from the Second World War, through the Cold War, Vietnam, and the war against terrorism, as well as how domestic civil rights battles by blacks, women, immigrants, and other minority groups have shaped American society and culture to the present day. Same as AMS 258. Satisfies: Post-1877 American History requirement for major/minor.


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  • HIS 260 - Renaissance Florence: City and Culture: 1300-1550

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Oral Communication

    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 280 - Ethnicity in the Ancient World

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Oral Communication; Diversity

    Studies ancient thinking about ethnicity and race in the Greco-Roman World, how ethnicity was defined, how Greeks and Romans used concepts of ethnicity to differentiate peoples, and how ancient thinking about ethnicity and race influences modern thinking. Uses primary and secondary texts, and requires no background in ancient history.


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  • HIS 298 - East Asian History I

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Diversity

    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. Same as AST 298. Satisfies non-Western history requirement for major/minor.


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  • HIS 299 - East Asian History II

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Diversity

    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. Same as AST 299. Satisfies non-Western history requirement for major/minor.


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  • HIS 303 - Medieval England

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Writing II

    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 - Britain in the Modern World: from Empire to Brexit

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    Covers the history of Britain and the British Empire from the end of the seventeenth century until the present, with a focus on British politics, society and culture. Key themes include the relationship between Britain and the rest of the world; the long, troubled emergence of democracy in Britain; and interactions between social, political and cultural change. Satisfies post-1715 European history requirement for major/minor.


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  • HIS 305 - Europe from 1555 - 1648

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    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 305 - The American Congress

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    An analysis of the dynamics of the United States Congress. Included will be a consideration of the constituency relationship, internal procedures, and the congressional role in the policy process. Fulfills the American Politics requirement. Same as PSC 305.


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  • HIS 306 - Europe from 1648-1714

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Oral Communication

    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. Satisfies pre-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 311 - American Constitutional Law

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    An introduction to the American legal system and the development and evolution of the United States Constitution through judicial interpretation. Emphasis will be placed on courts as political institutions directly involved in the development of public policy. Areas covered include judicial review, federalism, separation of powers, and economic policy. Fulfills the American Politics requirement. Same as PSC 311.


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  • HIS 311 - Era of the French Revolution

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Writing II

    Explores 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 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- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Oral Communication

    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. Same as AMS 315 and BLS 316. Satisfies pre-1877 American history requirement for minor.


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

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    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. Satisfies post-1877 American history requirement for minor.


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  • HIS 319 - Victorian Worlds: British Society, 1837-1901

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Writing II

    Investigates the social history of nineteenth-century Britain and the British Empire. It takes as its starting point a seeming paradox: Victorian Britain prized the idea of liberty, yet was also a coercive and conformist society. It explores the ways in which Victorians lived, thought, worked and played and how their experiences shaped social, artistic and political movements. Satisfies post-1715 European history requirement for major/minor. Prerequisite: HIS 100.


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  • HIS 324 - The Reformation

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    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 325 - The American Revolution

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    The American Revolution is traced from the Seven Years War to the Ratification of the U.S. Constitution. The social, economic, political, and cultural dimensions of the imperial crisis are examined in detail. The War for Independence, as well as the short and long-term consequences of Independence, are also covered. Same as AMS 326.


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  • HIS 330 - The Age of Hamilton & Jefferson, 1789-1815

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    Focuses on the early years of the United States under the Constitution. The course covers Alexander Hamilton’s vision for the new nation, the origin of political parties, American reactions to the French and Haitian Revolutions, the challenges faced by the Washington, Adams, Jefferson, and Madison administrations, reform, religion, and the development of American art, literature, and drama.  Same as AMS 330.


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  • HIS 331 - Medieval Europe I

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Oral Communication

    A consideration of the development of Medieval Europe between the years 300-1095 A.D. and its cross-cultural Mediterranean contacts. Will shed light on the “Drak Ages” by investigating emperors, barbarians, heretics, queens, saints, and sinners. Discussion of key primary sources from the period will be stressed. Satisfies pre-1715 European history requirement for major/minor.


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  • HIS 332 - Medieval Europe II

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    Examines 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 337 - The Ancient Greek World

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Writing I

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


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  • HIS 338 - The Roman Republic and Empire

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Writing II

    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 339 - Ancient Egypt

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Oral Communication

    Traces the political, cultural, and social history of ancient Egypt from earliest times to the death of Cleopatra (30 BCE). Students will study Egyptian history through lecture, original Egyptian texts, and secondary readings, and will explore expressions of specific historical developments by presenting oral analyses of archeological sites, texts, and selected works of Egyptian art. Satisfies non-Western history requirement for major/minor.


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  • HIS 342 - History of the Middle East to 1920

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Diversity; Writing II

    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. Satisfies non-Western history requirement for major/minor.


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  • HIS 344 - History of Africa Since 1850

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Diversity

    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. Satisfies non-Western history requirement for major/minor.


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  • HIS 345 - History of the Modern Middle East

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Diversity; Writing II

    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 - Slavery in the United States, 1619-1865

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    Examines the African-American experience from the beginning of the slave trade through end of slavery in America. Working with both primary and secondary material, students will study the origins, development, and ultimate destruction of the system of slavery in the United States. Topics include the relationship of race and class in a slave society, and the variations in the experience of enslaved men and women. Same as BLS 346. Satisfies pre-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- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Diversity; Writing II

    Addresses the relationship between feminism, colonialism, and post-colonialism. 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. Same as GST 352 and WMS 352. Satisfies non-western history requirement for major/minor. Open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors only.


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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. Satisfies pre-1715 European history requirement for major/minor.


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  • HIS 364 - Panics and Depressions in US History, 1789

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Writing II

    Examines the political, legal, economic, social, and cultural impact of economic downturns in American history, from the nation’s founding through the Great Recession of 2008. Employing the case study method, it explores the interaction of the public will (“democracy”) and the regulatory establishment, with the markets, institutions, and instruments in finance-set in the context of financial crises. Same as AMS 360.


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  • HIS 366 - Corporations and Entrepreneurs in United States History

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Writing II

    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 367 - Marketing Campaigns in U.S. History, c.1850

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Writing II

    Examines how different industries, products, and companies employed their marketing campaigns to take advantage of opportunities, respond to internal and external challenges and threats, and adapt to the social and cultural environment of their times. Includes the historical context of changing needs and wants of consumers, as well as developments in advertising media and marketing approaches. Same as AMS 367 and MKT 367.


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  • HIS 368 - Modern Japan

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Diversity

    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. Same as AST 368. Satisfies non-Western history requirement for major/minor.


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  • HIS 369 - Modern China

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Diversity

    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. Same as AST 369. Satisfies non-Western history requirement for major/minor.


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  • HIS 375 - Food in U.S. History

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    Food is the subject of joy and fascination for studying American history. Course examines the complex history of food in the United States in many ways: as an item of national identity, an object of cultural resistance, a source of workers’ efficiency, a means for political engagement, and a measure of economic prosperity or impoverishment. Same as AMS 375.


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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. Satisfies post-1715 European history requirement for major/minor.


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  • HIS 414 - Twentieth-Century Ireland

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    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. Satisfies post-1715 European history requirement for major/minor.


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  • HIS 415 - History of Presidential Elections I

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    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. Same as PSC 415. Satisfies pre-1877 American history requirement for minor.


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  • HIS 416 - History of Presidential Elections II

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    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 422 - History of Russia II

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    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- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Oral Communication

    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. Satisfies 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 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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