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History (HIS)
William Carroll, Robert Givens, M. Philip Lucas (chair), Laurie C. Pintar
Major: A minimum of nine course credits in History, at least five of which must be at or above the 300 level, to include three courses at or above the 300 level in one of the following fields: Europe to 1700 (courses numbered 301 to 312, and 370), Europe since 1700 (courses numbered 313 to 330), American and Latin American history (courses numbered 340 to 369, and 394); and any two courses in History outside the primary field.
Interdepartmental Majors and Programs: The Department of History cooperates in offering several interdepartmental majors and programs: International Relations, Latin American Studies, Mediaeval and Renaissance Studies, Ethnic Studies, and Russian Studies.
Teaching Certification : For information about teaching history at the secondary level and about a second teaching area in United States or World History, consult the chair of the Department of Education.
103. Mediaeval and Reformation Europe
Western European history from the 11th to the 17th centuries. Not open to juniors and seniors except with permission of instructor. (Humanities) CARROLL
104. Modern Europe and Its Critics
Social and intellectual development of Europe since 1700. Not open to juniors and seniors except with permission of instructor. (Humanities) GIVENS
111 through 120. Introductory Seminars in History
Reading of both primary and secondary sources as the basis for class discussion and papers. Not open to juniors and seniors except with permission of instructor. (Humanities)
141. Latin America
Introduction to Latin American studies, with special attention to major themes and selected countries. Not open to juniors and seniors except with permission of instructor. Same course as LAS 141. (Humanities)
153. Origins of the American Nation
From colonial origins through Reconstruction, with emphasis on the formation of local, sectional, and national communities. Not open to juniors and seniors except with permission of instructor. (Humanities) LUCAS
154. Making of Modern America
From the mid-19th century to the present. Analyzes the ``mass'' nature of Modern America by focussing on mass production, mass consumption, mass culture (movies and television), and mass movements (including civil rights and women's rights).Not open to juniors and seniors except with permission of instructor. (Humanities) PINTAR
201. Origins of Western Civilization
Readings in texts from ancient Greece (Herodotus and Aeschylus) and Israel (Genesis and Job). (Humanities) CARROLL
202. Rome from Vergil to St. Augustine
Readings in Livy, Vergil's Aeneid, Marcus Aurelius, Cicero, and St. Augustine's Confessions, with attention to the transition from pagan to Christian Rome. (Humanities) CARROLL
210. Warfare and Society in Modern Times
Changes in military conflict from the 18th century to the present. Interaction of warfare and social values. (Humanities) GIVENS
251. Federal Indian Policy
Relations between Native American nations and the federal government. Central theme is the clash of cultures in the westward movement. Treaties, removal, land allotment, federal recognition in the 20th century, and a review of the current scene. (Humanities) THOMAS
255. American Lives
American history through autobiographies, memoirs, and biographies. (Humanities) LUCAS
301. Europe: 400-1100
Western Europe from Augustine to Anselm. Prerequisite: HIS 202. Alternate years. (Humanities) CARROLL
302. Europe: 1100-1300
Western Europe in the age of Thomas Aquinas and Dante. Principal text: The Divine Comedy. Prerequisite: HIS 202. Alternate years. (Humanities) CARROLL
304. Europe: the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries
Western Europe in the Reformation and early modern eras. Prerequisite: either HIS 103 or 202. Alternate years. (Humanities) CARROLL
311. Aristotle and the Origins of Western Science
Context and development of Aristotle's science of nature. Texts include: Physics, and selections from the Posterior Analytics and On the Generation of Animals. Prerequisite: junior standing. Alternate years. (Humanities) CARROLL
312. Scientific Revolution of the Seventeenth Century
Origins and nature of the scientific thought of Galileo, Newton, and their contemporaries. Special emphasis on theories of motion, the role of mathematics in understanding nature, inertia, and the various historical interpretations of 17th century science. Prerequisite: junior standing. Alternate years. (Humanities) CARROLL
313. Science in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries
History of science since Newton, with special emphasis on developments in modern mathematics, physics, and cosmology in the 19th and 20th centuries. Prerequisite: junior standing. Not offered every year. (Humanities) CARROLL
315. Diplomacy of War and Revolution
The 20th Century Crisis: the rise of Fascism, World War II, and the origins of the Cold War. Prerequisite: either HIS 104 or junior standing. Alternate years. (Humanities) GIVENS
316. Enlightenment and the French Revolution
Intellectual, social, and political history of Europe, 1715-1815. Emphasis on France. Offered subject to availability of staff. (Humanities) GIVENS
318. Growth of Industrial Society
Economic history of Western Europe from the beginnings of the Industrial Revolution to the end of World War II. Change from a traditional to an industrial society, effect of industrialization on the working class, and impact of the Great Depression. Prerequisites: either HIS 104 and ECB 101, or junior standing. (Humanities) GIVENS
321. Muscovite and Imperial Russia
Russia from its beginnings to 1917. Prerequisite: either HIS 104 or junior standing. Alternate years. (Humanities) GIVENS
322. Revolutionary and Soviet Russia
The 1917 Revolution and the resulting Soviet state to the beginning of World War II. Prerequisite: either HIS 104 or junior standing. Alternate years. (Humanities) GIVENS
323. Russia from 1941
From the beginning of World War II to the present. Particular attention to successive attempts to reinterpret the revolutionary legacy in the light of contemporary problems. Prerequisite: either HIS 104 or junior standing. Alternate years. (Humanities) GIVENS
324. Modern Germany
German history between 1740 and 1945, with an emphasis on important events, such as the rise of Prussia, the Napoleonic Period, Bismarck and German unification, Hitler and the Third Reich. Prerequisite: either HIS 104 or junior standing. Not offered every year. (Humanities) CONNELL
331 through 336. Topics in European History
Topics vary according to specialization or interest of instructor. Topics 1996-97: ``Country on Leave-Germany since 1945.'' BARK; ``Yugoslavia-National Conflicts.'' GIVENS (Humanities)
349. Topics in Latin American History
Same as LAS 349 (see Latin American Studies for a complete course description). Prerequisite: HIS/LAS 141. (Humanities)
350. Colonial America
The English colonies in North America to 1760. Prerequisite: junior standing. (Humanities) LUCAS
351. The Age of Revolution in America
The causes of the American Revolution, the writing and the implementation of the Constitution, and the War of 1812. Prerequisite: junior standing. (Humanities) LUCAS
352. The United States in the Middle Period
America from 1815 to 1850, with emphasis on the growth and consequences of political and economic stability. Prerequisite: junior standing. (Humanities) LUCAS
353. Civil War and Reconstruction
America at war with itself. The causes of the war and the attempt to rebuild the Union. Prerequisite: junior standing. (Humanities) LUCAS
356. African-Americans in U.S. History
Selected topics on the nature of the Black experience in America. Prerequisite: junior standing. Alternate years. (Humanities) LUCAS
357. Seminar in American History
Examination of a particular theme or set of themes in American history. Topics vary from year to year. Topic 1996-97: ``American Labor History.'' PINTAR. Not offered every year. (Humanities)
361. Populism to the New Deal: Gender, Labor, and the State
Examination of the expanding role of the state in modern America with special focus on the impact of state policy on women and workers. Prerequisites: HIS 154 and junior standing. (Humanities) PINTAR
363. Men, Women, and the Family since 1940
An examination of changing gender roles and family structure through an analysis of popular culture. Prerequisites: HIS 154 and junior standing. (Humanities) PINTAR
365. Women, Work, and Multi-Culturalism
History of women and work in America with an emphasis on the impact of gender, class, and ethnic positioning on the lives of American women. Prerequisites: HIS 153 or 154, and junior standing. (Humanities) PINTAR
370. Muslim, Jewish, and Christian Cultures in the Middle Ages
Interrelationships among the major cultural traditions in the Mediterranean world in the Middle Ages. The various ways each culture appropriated the heritage of classical antiquity and came to forge characteristic views of nature and human nature. Selections from Avicenna, Averroes, Maimonides, Aquinas, and Bonaventure will serve as representative texts. Prerequisite: junior standing. Offered every third year. (Humanities) CARROLL
380. Historiography
The nature of history. Reading of selected historians. (Humanities)
390. Individual Project: see Courses 390.
394. History and Theory
Survey of the influences in the field of history of Marxism, feminist theories, theories of race and ethnicity, and postmodernism. Prerequisites: one course in history, and junior standing. (Humanities) PINTAR
480. Internship in Public History
Participation in activities related to the application of historical concepts to an agency in the public sector or in business such as a museum, historical society, historic preservation program, government agency, or corporation with a history program. Prerequisites: junior or senior standing and three courses in American history, at least two of which must be at the 300 level. A maximum of two course credits may be earned in 480 courses; however, only one course credit of 480 may be applied to a History major.
485. Research Tutorial
A project, taken after any 300-level History course, enabling a student to engage in additional research on a theme related to that course. Prerequisites: a 300-level History course and permission of instructor. (Humanities)
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