HIS-110 - Western Civilization: Ancient to Early Modern

Lecture: 3

Credit: 3

Traces the Western tradition from the earliest times through the Modern sixteenth century. Emphasizes the process of change and the dynamics and interrelationships of events of the major societies, governance and cultures of the Ancient, Medieval and Renaissance.

HIS-111 - Western Civilization: Early Modern to Present

Lecture: 3

Credit: 3

Surveys Western history from the age of European exploration to the present.

HIS-131 - World Civilization I

Lecture: 3

Credit: 3

This course is an economic, social, political and cultural survey of world civilization from earliest times to 1300, as these areas relate to contemporary civilization. Areas covered include: history of primitive, ancient, medieval religions, government and law; far Eastern and ancient European philosophy; primitive and ancient medieval fine arts.

HIS-132 - World Civilization II

Lecture: 3

Credit: 3

This course is an economic, social, political and cultural survey of development of world civilization from 1300 to the present. It is a continuation of HIS-131. However, students may enter during any semester.

HIS-151 - US History to 1877

Lecture: 3

Credit: 3

A survey of American social, political, economic and intellectual developments from the Colonial period to 1877.

HIS-152 - US History Since 1877

Lecture: 3

Credit: 3

A survey of American social, political, economic and intellectual developments since 1877.

HIS-211 - Modern Asian History

Lecture: 3

Credit: 3

An introduction to the three dominant societies of modern Asia: China, Japan and India. Emphasis will be given to the transformation of cultural, economic, intellectual and social patterns brought about by the military power and economic demands of contemporary Western societies.

HIS-231 - Contemporary World Affairs

Lecture: 3

Credit: 3

This course deals with the immediate problems facing the world from 1945 to the present, efforts to establish peace, the decline of colonialism, developments in the Third World, the Cold War, conflicting ideologies of the twentieth century and their interpretation in conflicting international economics and power struggles.

HIS-251 - US History: 1945 to Present

Lecture: 3

Credit: 3

An intensive study of the history of the United States since 1945, with an emphasis upon America's national and international problems during this period.

HIS-257 - African American History

Lecture: 3

Credit: 3

A study of African American people from their African origins through the contemporary civil rights movement in the United States. This survey includes the study of slavery before the Civil War, the examination of the role of the African American during the war and Reconstruction period, growth of segregation and the fight for civil rights culminating in the current position of the African American in the United States.

HIS-266 - The Civil War

Lecture: 3

Credit: 3

A study of the United States during the Civil War. A study of the political, social, economic, military and diplomatic history of the United States from 1850 to 1877. A look at the causes of the Civil War, the War and its impact on US society and the aftermath of the war.

HIS-271 - American Frontier History

Lecture: 3

Credit: 3

An intensive study of the westward movement in American history. Topics to be covered include: the Indians, the fur trade, the development of transportation, the government land policy and the settlement of the Great Plains.