Credit Distribution
| HIS-3790
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HIS-3790 Historical MethodsThis course will provide students with an in-depth knowledge of the theory and methods of historical interpretation. Particular attention will be devoted to research strategies, writing practices, handling primary and secondary sources, and the analysis of historiography. Advisory: This is an upper-level course. Students should have knowledge equivalent to an introductory history course. Study Methods:
Credits: 3 Preview the Online Syllabus | Historical Methods | 3 |
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| HIS-1130
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HIS-1130 American History I | American History I | 3 |
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| HIS-1140
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HIS-1140 American History II | American History II | 3 |
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| HIS-1010
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HIS-1010 Western Civilization IThis course is the first semester of a two-semester survey of the history of Western societies, institutions, and ideas, and the impact they have had on global culture over time. Starting with the emergence of a European civilization that was distinct from the classical world on whose foundations it was partly built, this course traces the major developments in the formation of Western civilization to the final defeat of Napoleon in 1815. Western Civilization I offers a broad overview of events that played an important role in shaping the development of western thought, culture, and tradition as we know them today. The course synthesizes various approaches to the telling of history by focusing on political as well as social events. Integrating such diverse disciplines as religion, government, and economics, it aims to provide a foundation of knowledge that will allow students to better understand the origins of social, political, and religious institutions of the present day. Study Methods:
Credits: 3 Preview the Online Syllabus | Western Civilization I | 3 |
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| HIS-1020
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HIS-1020 Western Civilization IIThis course is the second semester of a two-semester survey of the history of Western societies, institutions, and ideas, and the impact they have had on global culture over time. Starting with the Industrial Revolution it traces the major developments in Western civilization from emergence of an industrial society to modern times. This course offers a broad overview of events that played an important role in shaping western thought, culture, and tradition as we know them today. The course synthesizes various approaches to the telling of history by focusing on political as well as social events. Integrating such diverse disciplines as religion, government, and economics, it aims to provide a foundation of knowledge that will allow students to better understand the origins of social, political, and religious institutions of the present day. Study Methods:
Credits: 3 Preview the Online Syllabus | Western Civilization II | 3 |
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| HIS-1210
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HIS-1210 Introduction to World History IIn Introduction to World History I, students will explore the global structures and transnational forces that have shaped history, from prehistory, through the emergence of agriculture and urban centers, to 1492. Students in this course will examine both the distinctive characteristics of individual societies and the connections that have linked the fortunes of different societies as well as comparisons of major societies. The course will chronologically highlight the traditions of global regions and their encounters with one another, including the Middle East, Europe, South Asia, East Asia, and the Americas. The historical material will enable students to recognize the twin themes of tradition and encounters. Students will engage in comparative analysis of different societies, and their religious and cultural differences, as well as the expanding global trade and technology networks. Study Methods:
Credits: 3 Preview the Online Syllabus | Introduction to World History I | 3 |
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| HIS-3100
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HIS-3100 The Middle EastThe Middle East is an upper-level, one-semester course that surveys the history and development of Islamic culture and examines why the Middle East has become such a turbulent region. Emphasis throughout the course is given to both the historical development of Islamic institutions and beliefs and how these relate to the current reassertion of Islamic values and power in the Muslim world. Advisory: This is an upper-level course. Students should have knowledge equivalent to an introductory history course. Study Methods:
Credits: 3 Preview the Online Syllabus | The Middle East | 3 |
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| HIS-2610
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HIS-2610 Introduction to Chinese History and CultureIntroduction to Chinese History and Culture provides an opportunity to explore the political, economic, social, and cultural organization of modern China with a focus on the changes and continuities in China over the past four hundred years and the ways in which the Chinese people have faced these challenges in their search for a Chinese pattern of modernity. Study Methods:
Credits: 3 Preview the Online Syllabus | Introduction to Chinese History and Culture | 3 |
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| HIS-3061
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HIS-3061 African American HistoryThis course examines the histories, cultures, struggles and accomplishments of African American people from their involuntary arrival from Africa to the present. The course acknowledges the diversity and complexity of the experiences of African Americans as they struggle to assert their rightful place in the accounts of United States history. Students will study major social events, processes, and key concepts in African American history from early beginnings in indigenous Africa through the Transatlantic Slave Trade, the Civil War, Emancipation, Reconstruction, the Civil Rights era, Black Power, Black Feminism, Black Lives Matter, the Obama Presidency and into the present. Students will work to minimize ethnocentric biases by deconstructing some of the misrepresentations of African Americans and exploring their positive and significant contributions throughout the history of the United States. Advisory: This is an upper-level course. Students should have knowledge equivalent to an introductory history course. Study Methods:
Credits: 3 Preview the Online Syllabus | African American History | 3 |
Total Credit Hours: 15