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HEAL 501 - Health Promotion Project (3 credits)
Individual health promotion project is planned, implemented and evaluated under the direct supervision of a faculty mentor.
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HEAL 502 - Research (3 or 6 credits)
Prerequisite: Consent of the department; formal application required
Original research undertaken by the graduate student in their field. For details, consult the paragraph titled “Directed or Independent Study” in the “College of Graduate Studies” section of this catalog. This course may be repeated for a maximum of six credits.
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HEAL 503 - Directed Study (1-3 credits)
Prerequisite: Consent of the department; formal application required
Directed study is designed for the graduate student who desires to study selected topics in a specific field. For details, consult the paragraph titled “Directed or Independent Study” in the “College of Graduate Studies” section of this catalog. This course may be repeated for a maximum of six credits.
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HEAL 504 - Seminar in Health Promotion Theory and Literature (3 credits)
This course is designed to orient the graduate student to the process of a formal literature review and the subsequent theory that ensues. The student will be required to complete a comprehensive literature review and deliver a formal seminar report.
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HEAL 510 - Advanced Nutrition Concepts (3 credits)
Prerequisite: HEAL 471 or a nutrition course
An advanced course in nutrition with emphasis on current nutritional concepts and a critical analysis of major nutritional issues.
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HEAL 511 - Research and Evaluation Methods in Health Promotion (3 credits)
This course will develop competencies needed to both produce and consume research in health promotion and allied areas. Via the development of a research proposal, students will gain an understanding of such research techniques as problem formulation, literature review, sampling, hypothesis construction, research design, instrumentation and data analysis. Offered fall semester.
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HEAL 516 - Family Life and Sex Education (3 credits)
Prerequisite: At least one course in human sexuality and consent of instructor
Curriculum development and implementation strategies for comprehensive school/community-based sexuality education. The course deals with a variety of sexuality issues including STDs, fertility and contemporary social issues of sexism and aggression. Offered alternate years.
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HEAL 518 - Quantitative Methods in Health Promotion and Epidemiology (3 credits)
This is an introductory course in quantitative methods in epidemiology and health promotion. The course includes inferential and descriptive techniques as well as life table construction and epidemiological rates, ratios and proportions.
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HEAL 519 - Scientific and Philosophical Foundations of Health Promotion (3 credits)
The focus of this course is on surveying and providing the historical/philosophical foundations of health promotion and providing a scientific basis for the development of health promotion programs.
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HEAL 520 - Designing and Administering Health Promotion Programs (3 credits)
Analysis and skill development in administration of health promotion programs in a variety of settings with emphasis on administrative issues, staff development and consultation.
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HEAL 525 - Women’s Health Issues (3 credits)
This course is designed to provide students with an overview of contemporary women’s health topics. Students will explore the various dimensions of women’s health, and examine the contributing social, cultural, epidemiological, psychological, political and economic influences.
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HEAL 535 - Comprehensive Elementary School Health Program (1.5 credits)
Aspects of the comprehensive school health program related to the role of the K-6 classroom teacher will be examined. Offered spring semester.
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HEAL 577 - Environmental and Consumer Health (3 credits)
This course will utilize an ecological systems approach to examine current environmental and consumer concerns that affect health. Students will explore the impact of the environment on human health as well as the impact that humans have on the health of the environment. Students will also be provided with the information and skills that will enable them to make healthful and environmentally sound decisions regarding consumer health products, practices and services.
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HEAL 581 - Special Topics in Health Education (1-3 credits)
Special topics in health education are presented with special emphasis on application in the field. Topics are given in modules of 1-3 credits each. This course may be repeated for different topics.
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HEAL 595 - Internship in Health Promotion (1-6 credits)
Prerequisite: 15 graduate credits must be completed or consent of instructor
An internship offers qualified students the opportunity to gain practical experience within their major area of interest. Placements are designed to complement a student’s program focus.
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Health: Other Approved Courses |
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HEAL 455 - Promoting Health in the Workplace
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High School Education |
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HSED 199 - First Year Seminar (3 credits)
Prerequisite: Open to all freshmen with a writing placement score of 3 or above or a SAT score of 500 or above or who have completed ENGL 101. Students with 24 or more transfer credits will have this requirement waived.
First Year Seminars (FYS) are writing-intensive, topic courses that introduce students to academic thought, discourse and practices. FYS courses prepare and orient students toward productive and fulfilling college careers by actively engaging them in a specific academic area of interest. Students will improve their writing, reading, research and basic information and technology skills while learning to work both collaboratively and independently. These courses will fulfill the First Year Seminar requirement and may fulfill other requirements for the core curriculum. Each course may fulfill different requirements and topics may change each semester. Only one FYS course may be taken for credit. (CFYS)
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HSED 298 - Second Year Seminar (Speaking Intensive) (3 credits)
Prerequisite: _ _ _ _199; Open to all sophomores and juniors who have completed ENGL 101, and the speaking skills requirement. Students with 54 or more transfer credits will have this requirement waived. Cannot be taken if _ _ _ _ 298 or _ _ _ _ 299 are taken for credit.
Second Year Seminars (SYS) are speaking-intensive, topic courses that build on the academic skills and habits introduced in the First Year Seminar. SYS courses engage students in a specific academic area of interest and provide them with the opportunity to reinforce, share and interpret knowledge. Students will improve their speaking, reading, research and basic information and technology skills while building the connections between scholarship and action that are required for lifelong learning. These courses will fulfill the Second Year Seminar requirement and may fulfill other requirements for the core curriculum. Each course may fulfill different requirements and topics may change each semester. Only one SYS course may be taken for credit. (CSYS)
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HSED 299 - Second Year Seminar (Writing Intensive) (3 credits)
Prerequisite: _ _ _ _199; Open to all sophomores and juniors who have completed ENGL 101 and ENGL 102. Students with 54 or more transfer credits will have this requirement waived. Cannot be taken if _ _ _ _ 298 or _ _ _ _ 299 are taken for credit.
Second Year Seminars (SYS) are writing-intensive, topic courses that build on the academic skills and habits introduced in the First Year Seminar. SYS courses engage students in a specific academic area of interest and provide them with the opportunity to reinforce, share and interpret knowledge. Students will improve their writing, reading, research and basic information and technology skills while building the connections between scholarship and action that are required for lifelong learning. These courses will fulfill the Second Year Seminar requirement and may fulfill other requirements for the core curriculum. Each course may fulfill different requirements and topics may change each semester. Only one SYS course may be taken for credit. (CSYS)
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HSED 412 - Strategies for Teaching in the High School - History/Political Science (3 credits)
Prerequisite: EDHM 210 and EDHM 235 and EDHM 335 and EDHM 445 and admission to the Professional Education Program
Strategies, including methods, materials and media for teaching history/political science in the high school are studied. Developing competency and versatility is stressed through simulations and guided teaching in area high schools. Offered either semester.
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HSED 414 - Strategies for Teaching in the High School - English (3 credits)
Prerequisite: EDHM 210 and EDHM 235 and EDHM 335 and EDHM 445 and admission to the Professional Education Program
Strategies, including methods, materials and media for teaching English in the high school are studied. Developing competency and versatility is stressed through simulations and guided teaching in area high schools. Offered fall semester.
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HSED 422 - Strategies for Teaching in the High School - Mathematics (3 credits)
Prerequisite: EDHM 210 and EDHM 235 and EDHM 335 and EDHM 445 and admission to the Professional Education Program
Strategies, including methods, materials and media for teaching mathematics in the high school are studied. Developing competency and versatility is stressed through simulations and guided teaching in area high schools. Offered fall semester.
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HSED 465 - Strategies for Teaching in the High School - Integrated Science (3 credits)
Prerequisite: EDHM 210 and EDHM 235 and EDHM 335 and EDHM 445 and admission to the Professional Education Program
Strategies, including methods, materials and media for teaching integrated science in the high school are studied. Developing competency and versatility is stressed through simulations and guided teaching in area high schools. Offered fall semester.
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HSED 499 - Directed Study in High School Education (1-3 credits)
Prerequisite: Consent of the department
Directed study is open to juniors and seniors who have demonstrated critical and analytical abilities in their studies and who wish to pursue a project independently. This course may be taken twice for a maximum of six credits.
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HSED 503 - Directed Study (1-3 credits)
Prerequisite: Consent of the department; formal application required
Directed study is designed for the graduate student who desires to study selected topics in a specific field. For details, consult the paragraph titled “Directed or Independent Study” in the “College of Graduate Studies” section of this catalog. This course may be repeated for a maximum of six credits.
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HSED 490 - Student-Teaching Practicum – High School
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HSED 491 - Internship in High School Education
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HSED 495 - High School Practicum
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HSED 560 - Special Topics (3 credits)
Prerequisite: Course prerequisites may be specified depending on the nature of the topic
Special topics of current relevance in education will be offered from time to time. The topic to be addressed will be announced prior to registration. May take more than once with consent of the adviser.
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HIST 111 - Western Civilization to the Reformation (3 credits)
The course surveys the major developments from the genesis of Western civilization to the establishment of absolute monarchy. These developments include the Near Eastern, the Graeco-Roman, and the Judeo-Christian traditions of our civilization. Offered either semester. (CGCL; CHUM; CMCL)
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HIST 112 - Western Civilization since the Reformation (3 credits)
The course surveys the major developments in Western civilization from the establishment of absolute monarchy to the present. These developments include the evolution of political, economic, social and intellectual aspects of the modern world. Offered either semester. (CGCL; CHUM; CMCL)
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HIST 131 - World History to 1500 (3 credits)
This course will survey major issues in the politics, society, culture and economy of human societies around the world, from human evolution to 1500. (CGCL; CHUM; CMCL)
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HIST 132 - World History since 1500 (3 credits)
This course will survey major issues, events and processes in the politics, society and economy across societies from the world’s major regions, from 1500 to present. (CGCL; CHUM; CMCL)
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HIST 151 - Asian Civilization (3 credits)
An introductory survey of the major Asian civilizations including those of China, Japan, and India. This course presents a historical view of Asian traditions and their modern transformation in the context of East-West interactions. (CGCL; CHUM; CMCL)
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HIST 161 - History and Culture of Mexico (3 credits)
This course surveys the history of Mexico from the earliest human inhabitation to the present. It will present different interpretations of the major themes and developments in Mexican history: the ancient civilizations of Mesoamerica, the Spanish conquest and colonization, Mexico’s struggle for independence from Spain, the development of a unique Mexican culture incorporating Hispanic and indigenous traditions, and the quest for modernization and nationhood through reform and revolution. Special attention will be paid to relations between Mexico and the United States, from the Mexican-American War to NAFTA. (CGCL; CHUM; CMCL; CWRT)
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HIST 199 - First Year Seminar (3 credits)
Prerequisite: Open to all freshmen with a writing placement score of 3 or above or a SAT score of 500 or above or who have completed ENGL 101. Students with 24 or more transfer credits will have this requirement waived.
First Year Seminars (FYS) are writing-intensive, topic courses that introduce students to academic thought, discourse and practices. FYS courses prepare and orient students toward productive and fulfilling college careers by actively engaging them in a specific academic area of interest. Students will improve their writing, reading, research and basic information and technology skills while learning to work both collaboratively and independently. These courses will fulfill the First Year Seminar requirement and may fulfill other requirements for the core curriculum. Each course may fulfill different requirements and topics may change each semester. Only one FYS course may be taken for credit. (CFYS)
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HIST 221 - United States History and Constitutions to 1865 (3 credits)
This course examines the development of the nation from the age of exploration to the end of the Civil War. It emphasizes the economic, political, intellectual and social maturing of the United States. Offered either semester. (CHUM; CUSC)
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HIST 222 - United States History and Constitutions since 1865 (3 credits)
This course continues the study begun in HIST 221 down to the present. It emphasizes the growth of America as an industrial and world power and the increasing role of government in American life. Offered either semester. (CHUM; CUSC)
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HIST 298 - Second Year Seminar (Speaking Intensive) (3 credits)
Prerequisite: _ _ _ _199; Open to all sophomores and juniors who have completed ENGL 101, and the speaking skills requirement. Students with 54 or more transfer credits will have this requirement waived. Cannot be taken if _ _ _ _ 298 or _ _ _ _ 299 are taken for credit.
Second Year Seminars (SYS) are speaking-intensive, topic courses that build on the academic skills and habits introduced in the First Year Seminar. SYS courses engage students in a specific academic area of interest and provide them with the opportunity to reinforce, share and interpret knowledge. Students will improve their speaking, reading, research and basic information and technology skills while building the connections between scholarship and action that are required for lifelong learning. These courses will fulfill the Second Year Seminar requirement and may fulfill other requirements for the core curriculum. Each course may fulfill different requirements and topics may change each semester. Only one SYS course may be taken for credit. (CSYS)
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HIST 299 - Second Year Seminar (Writing Intensive) (3 credits)
Prerequisite: _ _ _ _199; Open to all sophomores and juniors who have completed ENGL 101 and ENGL 102. Students with 54 or more transfer credits will have this requirement waived. Cannot be taken if _ _ _ _ 298 or _ _ _ _299 are taken for credit.
Second Year Seminars (SYS) are writing-intensive, topic courses that build on the academic skills and habits introduced in the First Year Seminar. SYS courses engage students in a specific academic area of interest and provide them with the opportunity to reinforce, share and interpret knowledge. Students will improve their writing, reading, research and basic information and technology skills while building the connections between scholarship and action that are required for lifelong learning. These courses will fulfill the Second Year Seminar requirement and may fulfill other requirements for the core curriculum. Each course may fulfill different requirements and topics may change each semester. Only one SYS course may be taken for credit. (CSYS)
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HIST 400 - The Ancient World: Near East (3 credits)
Prerequisite: HIST 111 or HIST 131
From prehistoric times through the Persian Empire. May be taken for graduate-level credit.
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HIST 403 - Ancient Greece and the Hellenistic Age (3 credits)
Prerequisite: HIST 111 or HIST 131
A historical survey of Ancient Greece and a comprehensive study of the cultural contributions of the Greeks to western civilization. May be taken for graduate-level credit.
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HIST 404 - The Ancient World: Rome (3 credits)
Prerequisite: HIST 111 or HIST 131
From its beginnings to the barbarian invasions. May be taken for graduate-level credit.
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HIST 406 - Rise of Early Christianity (3 credits)
Prerequisite: HIST 111 or HIST 131
This course traces the development of Christian beginnings from the birth of Christ to the Council of Nicaea in A.D. 325. It intends to examine the cultural, social, intellectual, political and religious climate in the Roman Empire out of which Christianity sprang, the problems the early Christians encountered, and the Christian reaction to these problems. May be taken for graduate-level credit.
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HIST 410 - Latin American Women and Gender History (3 credits)
Prerequisite: One course from two of the following: HIST 111 or HIST 131; HIST 112 or HIST 132; HIST 477 or HIST 478
This course will explore Latin American women’s history and gender issues from the Spanish conquest through the present. Special emphasis will be given on the ways that class and race influence women’s experiences and on how and why gender was a central component of Latin American social and political development over time.
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HIST 412 - The Vietnam War (3 credits)
Prerequisite: HIST 221 and HIST 222; or consent of instructor
Although no longer America’s “longest” war, the Vietnam War continues to profoundly shape American culture, politics and memory. At the same time, Vietnam was the crucible for some of the most significant changes in the twentieth century world, including imperialism, ideology, violence, nationalism, colonialism, communism and revolution. This course studies the causes, outcomes and legacies of the conflict in Southeast Asia within a broad geographical and chronological context. Offered alternate years. May be taken for graduate-level credit.
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HIST 413 - History of the Atomic Bomb (3 credits)
Prerequisite: HIST 221 and HIST 222; or consent of instructor
This course adopts an international approach in examining the development of nuclear weapons from the discovery of fission in 1938 to the present day. The scientific, social, cultural and political background behind the development of the atomic bomb, the organization of the Manhattan Project, the decision to use atomic bombs against Japanese cities, the post-war debates over arms control, the development of the hydrogen bomb, as well as the role of nuclear weapons in the culture and geopolitics of the Cold War will be examined. Particular attention will be paid to the influential individuals who shaped the life of the A-bomb, as well as the moral decisions surrounding and consequences of the development of atomic weapons. Offered alternate years. May be taken for graduate-level credit.
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HIST 414 - Politics and Culture in Modern Ireland (3 credits)
Prerequisite: HIST 112 or HIST 132 or consent of instructor
This course explores the social and political history of Ireland from the late 18th century to the present. Particular attention will be given to events such as the Famine, the campaign for Home Rule, the signing of the Anglo-Irish Treaty and the “Troubles” in Northern Ireland.
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HIST 415 - Europe in the Middle Ages (3 credits)
Prerequisite: HIST 111 or HIST 131
From the fall of Rome to the Renaissance. Offered once in three years. May be taken for graduate-level credit.
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HIST 417 - Edwardian England (3 credits)
Prerequisite: HIST 112 or HIST 132 or consent of instructor
This course presents a thematic study of England from the 1890s until the end of the First World War with an emphasis on social class, parliamentary politics and literature. This course examines how social class was structured, and how war altered a culture. The Edwardian period marked the dawn of a new century, presented innovative technologies and growing demands for full democracy. Offered alternate years. May be taken for graduate-level credit.
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HIST 418 - Renaissance Europe (3 credits)
Prerequisite: One of the following: HIST 111, HIST 112, HIST 131, HIST 132
This course will begin with an examination of the implications of the commercial revolution in Western Europe and with the rise of the Italian communes and then explore the demographic, social, political, military, cultural, and economic history of western and central Europe during the Renaissance. May be taken for graduate-level credit.
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HIST 419 - The Reformation and Wars of Religion (3 credits)
Prerequisite: One of the following: HIST 111, HIST 112, HIST 131, HIST 132
This course will examine the causes, conditions and results including domestic and international warfare of the Protestant Reformation and Catholic Reform movement in Europe and its colonies to circa 1648.
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HIST 420 - Early Modern Europe: Society and Culture (3 credits)
Prerequisite: One of the following: HIST 111, HIST 112, HIST 131, HIST 132
This course will explore the history of European social and economic life, thought, and culture of elites and common folk from the 16th through the 18th centuries.
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HIST 421 - European Women’s History: Medieval Renaissance and Reformation (3 credits)
Prerequisite: HIST 111 or HIST 112; or consent of instructor
This course is an examination of the prescriptive notions of “woman” as well as the varieties of actual historical experiences of women in western European society from the early Middle Ages through the Renaissance and Reformation periods (ca. 500-1650). Offered alternate years. May be taken for graduate-level credit.
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HIST 424 - Eighteenth-Century Britain (3 credits)
Prerequisite: HIST 112 or HIST 132 or consent of instructor
This course focuses on culture and society in order to expose students to the experience of individuals living in this time period. Students will investigate how people’s lives were shaped by politics, commerce, religion, social rank, gender, race and war. Offered alternate spring semesters. May be taken for graduate-level credit.
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HIST 425 - British History since 1603 (3 credits)
Prerequisite: HIST 111 or HIST 131
England and its empire to 1815 with stress on parallel developments in American history, including economic and social factors. May be taken for graduate-level credit.
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HIST 426 - British Empire and Commonwealth since 1815 (3 credits)
Prerequisite: HIST 111 or HIST 131
Political development to the present with emphasis on the rise and fall of the second empire. May be taken for graduate-level credit.
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HIST 427 - The British Atlantic World: 1500-1800 (3 credits)
Prerequisites: Two of the following: HIST 112 or 132 or 221; or consent of instructor
This course looks at how people from Europe, Africa and the Americas came together in the early modern period, changing the worlds they knew and forging new relationships and institutions. This course will focus on several themes present in the Atlantic world, including cultural encounters, indentured servitude and slavery, commerce and trade, marginal characters, religion and political revolution. Each theme will be covered in a separate section of the class that combines lectures with secondary and primary sources. May be taken for graduate-level credit.
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HIST 429 - The French Revolution and the Napoleonic Era
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HIST 430 - 19th-Century Europe (3 credits)
Prerequisite: HIST 111 or HIST 131
From the Napoleonic era to the eve of the First World War. May be taken for graduate-level credit.
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HIST 431 - 20th-Century Europe (3 credits)
Prerequisite: HIST 111 or HIST 131
Particular focus on backgrounds, development, and effects of the two world wars. May be taken for graduate-level credit.
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HIST 432 - Intellectual History of Modern Europe (3 credits)
Prerequisite: HIST 111 or HIST 131
From the Renaissance to the present. Offered once in three years. May be taken for graduate-level credit.
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HIST 434 - Modern Russia to 1917 (3 credits)
Prerequisite: HIST 111 or HIST 131
Political, social and economic factors in the history of Russia from the end of the 15th century to the Revolution. May be taken for graduate-level credit.
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HIST 435 - History of the U.S.S.R. (3 credits)
Prerequisite: HIST 111 or HIST 131
The political, social, intellectual and diplomatic history of the Soviet Union. May be taken for graduate-level credit.
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HIST 437 - European National Histories (3 credits)
Prerequisite: One of the following: HIST 111, HIST 112, HIST 131, HIST 132
This course will treat an individual nation in the context of Modern European History. The country to be studied will be announced in advance. The course may focus, for example, on France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Portugal or Spain. This course may be repeated for different topics. May be taken for graduate-level credit.
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HIST 438 - The Great Depression (3 credits)
Prerequisite: HIST 221 or HIST 222 or consent of instructor
This course explores the history of the United States during the Great Depression and the New Deal. As such, this course examines the economic inequalities of the 1920s before moving onto the political solutions to the Depression posed by both the Hoover and the Roosevelt Administrations. Offered alternate years. May be taken for graduate-level credit.
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HIST 439 - Topics in Non-United States History (3 credits)
Prerequisite: HIST 111 or HIST 131
Varied topics such as the Crusades and Latin American revolutions. This course may be repeated for different topics. Offered either semester. May be taken for graduate-level credit.
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HIST 440 - Topics in United States History (3 credits)
Prerequisite: HIST 221 or HIST 222
Varied topics such as the French in New England, history of Boston, American assassinations, the Vietnam War and Abraham Lincoln. This course may be repeated for different topics. Offered either semester. May be taken for graduate-level credit.
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HIST 441 - United States History: The Colonial Period 1607-1763 (3 credits)
Prerequisite: HIST 221 or HIST 222
The settlement and growth of the English colonies of America; England’s colonial policies; economic and institutional development in the provincial period; the wars with the Native Americans; and the rivalry with the French in America. Offered alternate years. May be taken for graduate-level credit.
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HIST 442 - United States History: The American Revolution 1763-1787 (3 credits)
Prerequisite: HIST 221 or HIST 222
Background and causes of the American Revolution; the military, social, political and diplomatic aspects of the Revolution. The government under the Articles of Confederation and the problems engendered by the attainment of political independence. Offered alternate years. May be taken for graduate-level credit.
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HIST 443 - United States History: The Early National Period (3 credits)
Prerequisite: HIST 221 or HIST 222
United States history from the establishment of the Republic to the election of Andrew Jackson. May be taken for graduate-level credit.
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HIST 444 - Jacksonian Democracy and the Coming of the Civil War (3 credits)
Prerequisite: HIST 221 or HIST 222
The election of Andrew Jackson and the “rise of the common man,” the Whig-Democrat rivalry, the Texas question, Manifest Destiny, the rise of abolitionism, and the events leading to the outbreak of the Civil War. May be taken for graduate-level credit.
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HIST 445 - United States History: The Civil War (3 credits)
Prerequisite: HIST 221 or HIST 222
Background and causes of the Civil War, the military and naval aspects. Civil War music, art, and literature; diplomacy of the Civil War; the home front in the war; the plans for reconstruction; and military reconstruction. Offered fall semester. May be taken for graduate-level credit.
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HIST 446 - America in the Industrial Age (3 credits)
Prerequisite: HIST 221 or HIST 222 or consent of instructor
This course will explore American history between the end of Reconstruction (1877) and the beginning of the Progressive Era (1900). The economic growth associated with industrial capitalism and the growing social and cultural turmoil of an industrial and urban America will be examined. Offered alternate years. May be taken for graduate-level credit.
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HIST 447 - History of the American South (3 credits
Prerequisite: HIST 221 or HIST 222 or consent of instructor
This course covers the history of this distinct region of the United States from the colonial period through the present. Topics to be given careful consideration include slavery and segregation, Southern class and gender relations, the causes of Southern secession and Confederate failure, Reconstruction, sharecropping and the post-Reconstruction southern economy, the Civil Rights Revolution, the rise of the “Sunbelt,” and the role of memory in preserving Southern distinctiveness. Offered alternate years. May be taken for graduate-level credit.
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HIST 448 - United States Foreign Relations to 1900 (3 credits)
Prerequisite: HIST 221 or HIST 222
From the American Revolution to 1900. Offered fall semester. May be taken for graduate-level credit.
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HIST 449 - U.S. Foreign Relations since 1900 (3 credits)
Prerequisite: HIST 221 and HIST 222; or consent of instructor
This course introduces students to the major themes an most recent interpretations of the field of U.S. foreign relations from 1900 to the present. By reading both primary and secondary works of history, and writing papers based on primary sources, students will gain experience in this most innovative of fields. Offered alternate years. May be taken for graduate-level credit.
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HIST 453 - United States History: Progressive Era (3 credits)
Prerequisite: HIST 221 or HIST 222
The rise of the Progressive movement in American history to the early 1920s as reflected in politics, government, and the social and intellectual life of the era. Offered alternate years. May be taken for graduate-level credit.
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HIST 454 - History of Early American Capitalism (3 credits)
Prerequisite: HIST 221 or HIST 222 or consent of instructor
This course examines the history of American capitalism as it developed from the colonial era through the mid-nineteenth century. Themes include resource extraction,indentured and domestic service, slavery and forced labor, indentured servitude and contractual labor, craftwork and skilled labor, colonial artisans, unskilled laborers and politics, early national craftwork and labor organizing, and white-collar work. Offered alternate years. May be taken for graduate-level credit.
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HIST 455 - History Study Tour (country to be determined) (3 credits)
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor
This course will offer students a first-hand, supervised crosscultural travel and study experience from a historical perspective. Students will participate in lectures, site visits, research and other academic experiences, including pre- and post-travel activities, as appropriate. Topics focus on historical development of world cultures such as walled cities in Italy and heritage sites in Japan. This course is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing upon perspectives such as visual and performing arts, religious traditions, political organization, economic development and family life.
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HIST 456 - World War II (3 credits)
Prerequisite: HIST 221 or HIST 222
A study of the global conflict with emphasis on military, diplomatic and political events. Offered fall semester. May be taken for graduate-level credit.
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HIST 457 - America since World War II (3 credits)
Prerequisite: HIST 221 or HIST 222
The political, social, cultural and diplomatic development of America since World War II with emphasis on the Cold War, the Civil Rights Movement, and the debate over Welfare State. May be taken for graduate-level credit.
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HIST 459 - American Military History, 1607-present (3 credits)
Prerequisite: HIST 221 or HIST 222 or consent of instructor
This course explores America’s military past from the beginnings of English settlement in North America through the Global War on Terror. Special emphasis will be given to the role of war in American society, American military strategy and operational art, military institutions and the evolution of the distinctly American way of waging war. Offered alternate years. May be taken for graduate-level credit.
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HIST 461 - American Immigration and Ethnicity (3 credits)
Prerequisite: HIST 221 or HIST 222
Patterns of migration to the United States with particular emphasis on the 19th and 20th centuries. Offered fall semester. May be taken for graduate-level credit.
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HIST 462 - American Labor History (3 credits)
Prerequisite: HIST 221 or HIST 222
This course covers the history of working people from the colonial period to the present. Topics include the history of organized labor, informal action on the part of working people, economic and political reform on behalf of working people, and the social and cultural life of working people. Offered either semester. May be taken for graduate-level credit.
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HIST 464 - New England Textile Communities: Social and Economic History (3 credits)
Prerequisite: HIST 221 or HIST 222
Social history emphasizing economic, ethnic, labor, political and religious factors during a period when the New England region achieved ascendancy as the nation’s foremost cotton textile area. Offered alternate years. May be taken for graduate-level credit.
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HIST 465 - African-American History (3 credits)
Prerequisite: HIST 221 or HIST 222
From the colonial period through the present. May be taken for graduate-level credit.
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HIST 466 - Women in American History (3 credits)
Prerequisite: HIST 221 or HIST 222
A history of American women from the colonial period to the present time. Students who elect both HIST 458 and HIST 466 may use only one of these courses to meet the history major requirements. Offered alternate years. May be taken for graduate-level credit.
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HIST 471 - Sport in American Life (3 credits)
Prerequisite: HIST 221 or HIST 222
The rise of sport in American society, stressing its cultural, economic and social impact since the Civil War. Offered spring semester. May be taken for graduate-level credit.
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HIST 473 - Asian-American History (3 credits)
Prerequisite: HIST 221 or HIST 222; and one of the following: HIST 111, HIST 112, HIST 131, HIST 132, HIST 151
This course explores Asian-American history, from the 19th century to the present. It will focus on the changing experiences of Asian-Americans within the larger context of immigration and race relations in American history. May be taken for graduate-level credit.
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HIST 474 - Islamic Civilization to 1400 (3 credits)
Prerequisite: One of the following: HIST 111, HIST 112, HIST 121, HIST 131, HIST 132
A survey of Middle Eastern history from the rise of Islam in the seventh century through the Mongol conquests in the 13th century. Coverage will include political, social and religious developments during the formative centuries of Islamic civilization. Topics include the career of the Prophet Muhammad and the origins of the earliest Muslim state; the attempt to create a universal Muslim empire (the Caliphate) and its ultimate collapse; the transmission of knowledge and learning; mystical and sectarian forms of piety and their social and political expressions; forms of household, and the place of slaves, women and non-Muslims in Islamic society; tribes, cities, and the rise of warrior elites; and the popular imagination. Attention will be given to long-term cultural and social continuities between the Islamic and ancient Near East, evolving conceptions of religious and political authority, and the relationship between rules and ruled. May be taken for graduate-level credit.
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HIST 475 - The Modern Middle East (3 credits)
Prerequisite: One of the following: HIST 111, 112, 131, 132
A survey of Middle Eastern history from 1400 to the present. Topics include the rise and decline of the last Muslim empires, European colonial and imperial penetration of the Middle East in the 19th century, the social and cultural impact of imperialism, the rise of nation-states in the 20th century, nationalist ideologies (e.g. pan-Arabism, Zionism), the emergence of political Islam as a key force, religious sectarianism, and contemporary problems of political and economic development. May be taken for graduate-level credit.
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HIST 477 - Latin America: The Colonial Period (3 credits)
Prerequisite: HIST 111 or HIST 131
Indigenous peoples of the area, exploration and conquest, and institutional development of the empire to the revolts against Spain. May be taken for graduate-level credit.
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HIST 478 - Latin America: The National Period (3 credits)
Prerequisite: HIST 111 or HIST 131
From the revolutions against Spain to the present. May be taken for graduate-level credit.
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HIST 479 - The Islamic Tradition (3 credits)
Prerequisite: HIST 111 or HIST 131 or consent of instructor
This course examines the Islamic religious tradition in both the classical and modern periods. While focusing chiefly on the tradition as it first evolved in the Middle East between 600 and 1200 C.E., it also explores contemporary efforts at reinterpretation within the Muslim world. Specific topics include Muhammad and the Qur’an, sacred law and tradition, ritual and piety, sectarianism, mysticism, and dogmatic theology. The principle goal of the course is to understand how Muslims at different times and place, have understood and constructed Islam in particular ways. Offered alternate years. May be taken for graduate-level credit.
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HIST 480 - History of Imperial China (3 credits)
Prerequisite: HIST 111 or HIST 131
This course will provide an overview of Chinese civilization and society, with an emphasis on the history of late imperial China from the 11th through the 19th centuries. May be taken for graduate-level credit.
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HIST 481 - China Under Communism (3 credits)
Prerequisite: one of the following: HIST 111, HIST 112, HIST 131, HIST 132, HIST 151, HIST 221, HIST 222
The social, political, and economic transformation of China from an agrarian empire to a revolutionary, socialist nation. May be taken for graduate-level credit.
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HIST 482 - History of Modern Japan (3 credits)
Prerequisite: HIST 111 or HIST 131
This course will provide an overview of Japan’s transformation from a feudal regime to a modern nation, with an emphasis on the period from 1600 to the present. May be taken for graduate-level credit.
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HIST 483 - South Asia: The Modern Period (3 credits)
Prerequisite: HIST 111 or HIST 131
Emphasis on colonialism and nationalism in the Indian subcontinent and Vietnam. Offered fall semester. May be taken for graduate-level credit.
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