2016-2017 Undergraduate General Catalog


100

HIST 110 Western Civilization I

An introductory survey emphasizing the major economic, social, political, intellectual, and cultural developments of the Western world from the rise of civilization in the Near East to the end of the Reformation.

Credits

3

HIST 111 Western Civilization II

An introductory survey emphasizing the major political, social, economic, intellectual, and cultural developments of European Civilization from the seventeenth century to the present.

Credits

3

HIST 112 Art History I: Prehistory to the Renaissance

An introductory survey of artistic creations and their relationship to historical developments from the cave paintings through the Middle Ages.

Credits

3

Cross Listed Courses

ART 112

HIST 113 Art History II: Renaissance through the 20th Century

An introductory survey of painting, sculpture, and architecture and their relationship to modern history from the Italian Renaissance through the twentieth century in the United States.

Credits

3

Cross Listed Courses

ART 113

HIST 114 Western Civilization I (Honors)

Reserved for first year students with ACT composite scores of 28 or higher and strong academic records, the course examines the political, social, and intellectual accomplishments of Western society from the urban revolution in Mesopotamia to the end of the 16th century. Special emphasis is placed on historical sources, discussion, oral presentations, and analytical essays.

Credits

3

HIST 115 Western Civilization II (Honors)

Reserved for students with ACT composite scores of 28 or higher, or superior performance in History 110. This course examines the political, social, and intellectual accomplishments of Western society since 1600. Special emphasis is placed on historical sources, discussion, oral presentations, and analytical essays.

Credits

3

HIST 120 American Experience to 1877

An interpretive survey of the events, ideas, and personalities that shaped the United States prior to 1877. Emphasis is placed on colonial beginnings, the War for Independence, the evolution of national institutions and a uniquely American culture, the conflict between nationalism and sectionalism, territorial expansion, the Civil War, and Reconstruction.

Credits

3

HIST 121 American Experience Since 1877

An interpretive survey of the events, ideas, and personalities which have shaped the United States since 1877. Emphasis is placed on the rise of big business, immigration, the closing of the frontier, American expansionism, the 1920s, the New Deal, World War II, and post-1945 diplomatic and social problems.

Credits

3

HIST 161 Latin America at the Movies

As intellectuals have noted, the history of Latin America surpasses any fiction. In this class, you will have a chance to judge for yourself. By screening some of the best films of Latin America, we will explore seminal historical events that have left a permanent cultural legacy on the region. These movies will address complex topics like the consequences of 1492, slavery, the Cuban Revolution, violence in today's society, and ravages of the drug trade. These movies augmented by short lectures, discussion, and written assignments will help you better understand the history of Latin America and its people of today.

Credits

3

HIST 180 Red, White, Black: The People of Early America

This course focuses on how Native Americans, Europeans, and Africans created a unique society along the Atlantic coast of North America during the colonial period of American history. Specific attention is given to how certain events such as Bacon's Rebellion, Metacom's War, the Great Awakening, and the 1760s impacted the various groups comprising colonial America.

Credits

3

Cross Listed Courses

NAST 180