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GEOG 312 - Spatial Analysis Using GIS (3 credits)
(Prereq: GEOG 204 ) An intermediate course that builds on students’ Geographic Information Systems (GIS) skills to explore the use of GIS in spatial analysis and modeling. Topics covered include types of GIS analysis functionality, developing models to perform spatial analysis, introduction to specialized spatial analysis techniques such as terrain analysis and network analysis, and presentation of spatial analysis results using appropriate cartographic and geovisualization techniques. F, S.
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GEOG 320 - Introduction to Weather and Climate (3 credits)
The interrelationship of weather elements and controls and the spatial distributions of climate and vegetation. Students will become familiar with the basic concepts and processes associated with weather (atmospheric and oceanic circulation, temperature, moisture, pressure, winds, weather systems), as well as become familiar with climate types, climate variability and the impact of human activity on weather and climate found throughout the world today. F, S, Su.
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GEOG 399 - Independent Study (1 to 6 credits)
(Prereq: Written contract between student and instructor) This course may be repeated for credit under different topics.
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GEOG 400 - Geospatial Intelligence (3 credits)
(Prereq: GEOG 200 or permission of the instructor) This course provides students with an introduction to existing and emerging geospatial technologies and their application across a wide range of disciplines dealing with intelligence, security, and decision making. Students will explore the geospatial technologies utilized in intelligence analysis, including Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Global Positioning Systems (GPS), and 3D visualization, develop hands-on skills in digital mapping and explore applications of geospatial intelligence in a number of fields, including defense intelligence, law enforcement, and emergency management. F, S.
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GEOG 424 - Geography of North America (3 credits)
Physical and cultural geography of North America with emphasis on the United States.
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GEOG 425 - Geography of Europe (3 credits)
Physical and cultural geography of Europe.
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GEOG 426 - Geography of Latin America (3 credits)
Physical, cultural, and economic geography of Latin America.
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GEOG 450 - Ashes2Art: Digital Reconstructions of Ancient Monuments (3 credits)
(=ARTD 450 ) (=ARTH 450 ) (Prereq: Permission of the instructor) Ashes2Art combines cutting edge digital technologies, art history, graphic and web design, and digital photography to recreate monuments of the ancient past. The course is completely hands-on and provides an opportunity for students to combine various skills from disparate disciplines. Students will conduct focused research on a specific monument (or city or object), write essays that summarize various opinions, and document those sources with an extended bibliography. Students then incorporate that research into a web-based project utilizing cutting edge technologies, including Adobe Photoshop, Google Earth, SketchUp, Panoweaver, Tourweaver, Studio Max, Dreamweaver, Cinema 4D and Macromedia Flash animation. The course can be repeated for up to 6 credit hours. S.
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GEOG 491 - Special Topics in Geography/GIS (3 credits)
(Prereq: GEOG 121 or GEOG 200 , AND permission of the instructor) An advanced course that will allow students who have already completed introductory courses in GIS and Geography to explore focused applications and research problems within the field. Topics can range from geography areas of interest such as urban geography or historical geography to specialized areas of inquiry in geospatial technologies, including urban planning, disaster management, historical GIS, 3D geovisualization, etc. Students will explore each topic in depth through a combination of lectures, discussions, readings, and hands-on projects or research papers. This course may be repeated for up to six credit hours under different topics. F, S.
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GEOG 498 - Capstone in Anthropology and Geography (3 credits)
(=ANTH 498 ) (Prereq: ANTH 120 /GEOG 120 and ANTH 300 /GEOG 300 ) This course gives students the opportunity to synthesize the intersection of Anthropology and Geography in a capstone seminar that focuses on research and writing. Students will participate in readings, discussion, and a final paper that allows in-depth analysis of a selected case study. F, S, Su.
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Geology |
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GEOL 102 - Environmental Geology (3 credits)
(=MSCI 102 ) (Coreq: GEOL 102L ) The geologic processes and features that affect human usage and development of Earth’s resources. Topics include natural hazards such as earthquakes, floods and volcanic eruptions, use of natural resources such as surface and ground waters, soils, and the coastal zone as well as contamination control. F, Su.
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GEOL 102L - Environmental Geology Laboratory (1 credit)
(=MSCI 102L ) (Coreq: GEOL 102 ) The environmental geology laboratory course focuses on active learning exercises demonstrating the dynamic interrelationships of Earth’s inhabitants, natural resources and geohazards. Specific exercises, conducted in the classroom and in the field, concern the resources and geohazards associated with mineral and rocks, global plate motions, earthquakes and volcanoes, wetlands and coastal regions and land-use issues. F, Su.
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GEOL 111 - Physical Geology (3 credits)
(Coreq: GEOL 111L ) This course illustrates the methods and enterprise of science as they have been applied to interpret the earth. The technical subject matter is concerned as much with natural processes as with their products-the minerals, rocks, fossils, structure and surface forms of the earth. The course emphasizes the interplay between hypothesis, experiment, and observable fact that characterizes productive physical science. Offered as needed.
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GEOL 111L - Physical Geology Laboratory (1 credit)
(Coreq: GEOL 111 ) The laboratory demonstrates the topics and principles presented in lecture. Offered as needed.
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GEOL 112 - The Origin and Evolution of the Marine Environment (3 credits)
(=MSCI 112 ) (Prereq: GEOL 111 , MSCI 111 /MSCI 111L ) (Coreq: GEOL 112L ) Concepts concerning the origin and evolution of the earth and seas, with ecological processes related to their development. The origin and evolution of life including primitive forms in the marine environment. F, S.
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GEOL 112L - Marine Environment Laboratory (1 credit)
(=MSCI 112L ) (Coreq: GEOL 112 ) Laboratory and field experiences to illustrate the process of evolution in the oceans and associated marine life. F, S.
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GEOL 304 - Marine Geology (3 credits)
(=MSCI 304 ) (Prereq: GEOL 112 /GEOL 112L ) (Coreq: GEOL 304L ) A comprehensive study of the origin and development of the major structural features of the ocean basin and the continental margins. Discussion of the techniques used in obtaining geologic data and the interpretation of sedimentary processes, volcanism and the stratigraphy of the ocean basins. F, S.
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GEOL 304L - Marine Geology Laboratory (1 credit)
(=MSCI 304L ) (Coreq: GEOL 304 ) The laboratory demonstrates the topics and principles presented in lecture. F, S.
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GEOL 316 - Sedimentary Geology (3 credits)
(=MSCI 316 ) (Prereq: GEOL 102 , GEOL 111 , GEOL 112 , or MSCI 112 ) (Coreq: GEOL 316L ) Introduction to concepts and practices in the field of sedimentary geology including classical stratigraphic concepts, elementary sedimentary petrology and depositional environments. Each student is required to give an oral presentation. S, odd years.
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GEOL 316L - Sedimentary Geology Laboratory (1 credit)
(=MSCI 316L ) (Coreq: GEOL 316 ) The laboratory demonstrates the topics and principles presented in lecture. S, odd years.
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GEOL 318 - Physical Analysis of Sediments (3 credits)
(=MSCI 318 ) (Prereq: permission of the instructor) (Coreq: GEOL 318L ) Detailed treatment of modern approaches to sedimentary analysis including textural and structural studies, mineral separation, beneficiation, and suspended sediment treatment of unconsolidated laboratory materials. Each student is required to give an oral presentation. Offered as needed.
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GEOL 318L - Physical Analysis of Sediments Laboratory (1 credit)
(=MSCI 318L ) (Coreq: GEOL 318 ) The laboratory demonstrates the topics and principles presented in lecture. Offered as needed.
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GEOL 399 - Independent Study (1 to 6 credits)
(Prereq: permission of the instructor and approved contract) Directed study and/or research on specific topics. F, S, Su.
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GEOL 416 - Hydrogeology (3 credits)
(=MSCI 416 ) (Prereq: MSCI 304 or permission of the instructor) This course will cover the elements of the hydrologic cycle, emphasizing ground and surface water movement through the hydrologic system. Topics will include hydrogeology, streams and floods, estuarine and wetland hydrology, properties of water, and the hydrologic continuum between rivers and the sea. Lecture will focus on theoretical aspects of water movement and the hydrologic system. Offered as needed.
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GEOL 416L - Hydrogeology Laboratory (1 credit)
(=MSCI 416L ) The laboratory demonstrates the topics and principles presented in lecture. Offered as needed.
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GEOL 487 - Selected Topics in Coastal Geology (1 to 4 credits)
(Prereq: permission of the instructor) These topics are designed to allow the development of seminars and courses in special areas of coastal geology.
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GEOL 499 - Directed Undergraduate Research (1 to 4 credits)
(Prereq: A contract must be approved by the instructor and geology minor coordinator by the time of registration) Structured undergraduate research projects conducted with faculty direction and participation, or within the context of an approved off-campus internship. Projects explore geological problems using the scientific method. One conference and no less than five laboratory hours or field research per week. F, S, Su.
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GERM 110 - Introductory German I (3 credits)
Fundamentals of the language through aural comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing. F, S.
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GERM 111 - Introductory German I -II (3 credits)
(Intensive) Fundamentals of the language through aural comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing, Equivalent to GERM 110 -GERM 120 . Intended for students with two years of high school German with an average grade of ‘B’ or better, or by placement.
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GERM 115 - German Studies I (5 credits)
This class introduces students to the German language and the many facets of German culture. This course also helps students develop the basic language skills of speaking, listening, and communicating in everyday situations in German-speaking cultures. As a hybrid course, three credit hours are delivered face-to-face and two hours via distance learning format. F, S.
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GERM 120 - Introductory German II (3 credits)
(Prereq: GERM 110 or by placement) A continuation of GERM 110 . Fundamentals of the language through aural comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing. F, S.
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GERM 130 - Introductory German III (3 credits)
(Prereq: GERM 115 , GERM 120 , GERM 111 , or by placement) Further development of fundamental language skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing), with additional consideration of culture. F.
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GERM 210 - Intermediate German Studies I (3 credits)
(Prereq: GERM 115 or by placement) Intensive review and enhancement of fundamental language skills in preparation for advanced-level coursework. F, S.
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GERM 301L - German Language and Culture Laboratory (1 credit)
(Prereq: permission of the instructor) Practice in various aspects of the German language in conjunction with a course with an LIS designation on a topic related to German. Activities may include conversation, translation, reading, and listening exercises. May be used to fulfill required electives for the German minor. This course may be repeated for up to six credits under different topics. F, S.
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GERM 310 - German Grammar and Composition (3 credits)
(Prereq: GERM 210 or equivalent; permission of the Department) Intensive practice in German grammar and composition.
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GERM 311 - German Conversation (3 credits)
(Prereq: GERM 210 and permission of the Department) Intensive practice in spoken German.
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GERM 350 - German Language Study Abroad (3 to 6 credits)
(Prereq: Approval by Foreign Language faculty) Language study abroad with instruction by native speakers. Credit hours granted dependent on the number of hours taken. Upon successful completion of an approved program students must furnish a certificate and/or examination results. Prior consultation with the department chair of Languages and Intercultural Studies is mandatory before enrollment.
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GERM 390 - Introduction to German Literature I (3 credits)
(Prereq: GERM 210 or equivalent; permission of the Department) Reading and discussion of representative works of German prose, drama, and lyric poetry from Germanic times through the late eighteenth century.
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GERM 391 - Introduction to German Literature II (3 credits)
(Prereq: GERM 210 or equivalent; permission of the department chair) Reading and discussion of representative works of German prose, drama, and lyric poetry from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
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GERM 398 - Selected Topics in Translation (3 credits)
(Prereq: permission of the department) Selected topics in German literature and culture. Readings in English; topics announced in advance. This course may be repeated for credit under different topics.
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GERM 399 - Independent Study (3 credits)
(Prereq: A written contract between the student and the instructor for a special topic dealing with German language or culture, and approved by the dean of the College of Humanities and Fine Arts) May not be used to satisfy the German Minor Core. This course may be repeated for credit under different topics.
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GERM 400 - German Civilization (3 credits)
(Prereq: GERM 210 or equivalent; permission of the department) A broad survey of German civilization and cultural history from the Germanic origins through the Third Reich/World War II.
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GERM 401 - Contemporary Germany (3 credits)
(Prereq: GERM 210 or equivalent; permission of the department) An in-depth examination of the civilization and cultural life of post-war Germany with additional consideration of Austria and Switzerland.
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GERM 405 - Topics in German (3 credits)
(Prereq: GERM 210 or equivalent; permission of the department) Reading and discussion on selected topics in German language, literature, and culture. This course may be repeated for credit under different topics.
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GERM 415 - German Linguistics and Phonology (3 credits)
(Prereq: GERM 210 or equivalent; permission of the department) An overview of the history of the German language and introduction to German phonology, with an emphasis on teaching applications.
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GERM 448 - Teaching of German (3 credits)
(Prereq: permission of the department) Study of the latest methodologies, theories, and materials for teaching modern languages.
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GERM 495 - Internship (3 credits)
(Prereq: GERM 350 or special permission) This is a guided internship and requires 120 hours of outside work, a journal, and a final evaluation paper. Students must have permission of the department chair before applying for internship. Application for the internship can be obtained without receiving permission from the department chair. Students are professionally supervised in an organization while working 120 hours during a semester (12 weeks at 10 hours per week). The application states the course’s objective, requirements, and grading procedures. A contract between the student and the facility or organization where the internship will take place is signed by all parties - the student faculty supervisor, chair of the department, and the dean of the College of Humanities and Fine Arts. During the internship period, students are required to maintain a journal. Interim and final reports are sent to the organization by the coordinator of internships.
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BSHA 305 - Health Care Marketing (3 credits)
(Prereq: CBAD 350 ) This course is an introduction to the principles and practices associated with marketing in a health care setting. The course will cover the major topics surrounding health care marketing in the current dynamic health care environment. Topics will include, but not be limited to, developing a market orientation; organizing a marketing operation; consumer behavior; market research; market segmentation; elements of a marketing plan; development of a marketing plan. F, S, Su.
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BSHA 380 - Human Resource Management in Health Care (3 credits)
(Prereq: PUBH 380 ) This course will introduce students to the various personnel functions in health services organizations, including recruitment, selection, job analysis, performance appraisal, compensation/ benefits, employee health, grievance, discipline, discharge and organizational development. In addition, students will gain an understanding of current social, behavioral, legal and ethical issues from a human resources planning and management perspective in health care. F, S, Su.
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BSHA 382 - Budgeting and Finance in Health Care (3 credits)
(Prereq: CBAD 201 ) Students will study accounting and financial management principles and their application to operational problems in health care. In addition, students will study budgeting and gain skills in developing budgets in different healthcare units. Students will gain competence in the techniques of forecasting financial results for individual projects and the organization. In addition, major reimbursement systems will be covered, such as Medicare, Medicaid, and third-party payment systems. F, S, Su.
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BSHA 398 - Special Topics in Health Administration (3 credits)
(Prereq: permission of the instructor) This course is designed as a seminar that will focus on a specialty area of Health Administration. Examples may be: Medical Informatics, Medical Insurance and Quality Improvement. This course may be repeated for credit under different topics. F, S, Su.
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BSHA 399 - Independent Study in Health Administration (2 to 6 credits)
(Prereq: permission of the instructor) Students may select a special topic in health care administration that they wish to learn more about. The faculty member most qualified will direct the independent study with the individual student. The student and the faculty member will jointly write the course objectives and the student learning outcomes for the course. A plan of study will be developed jointly and the method of evaluation will be determined by the faculty. Independent studies may be taken more than once as the topic changes. F, S, Su.
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BSHA 420 - Health Care Policy and Management (3 credits)
Course Restriction(s): Junior Standing. (Restricted to junior standing) This course will provide an overview of health care policy issues from a clinical perspective. It will illuminate America’s health care system with regard to payment and access to care, reimbursement to care providers, organization of health delivery systems, the health care workforce and education of health professionals, long-term care and medical ethics of rationing care, mechanisms for controlling costs, and the measurement of care quality. In addition, health care reform and the conflict and change in America’s health care system will be examined in relation to the continuum of health care systems of four international nations. S.
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BSHA 449 - Leadership and Organizational Change in Health Care (3 credits)
(Prereq: CBAD 301 ) This course is designed to prepare students to assume leadership roles in a changing health care environment. It examines the change process and the impact of leadership, organizational structure, and organizational culture on change. Through assessments and interactive experiences, students gain insight into their own leadership and change management skills. They also design leadership development and change management plans. F.
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BSHA 455 - Managing Health Information (3 credits)
(Prereq: Statistics) This course is an introduction to health information management from the perspective of control and management of information resources. It includes strategic information systems planning, integration and maintenance of organizational information technologies and coordination of policies and procedure for technology acquisition implementation and operations. This course is also designed to develop skills in problem identification, assessment of needs, and evaluation of objectives. Emphasis is on collection, organization, and evaluation of health care programs. F, S, Su.
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BSHA 456 - Health Data Analysis (3 credits)
(Prereq: BSHA 455 and Statistics) This course is designed to give students experience in analyzing and completing health information projects including; data design and collection, clinical performance measurement, data presentation, and reading and understanding professional statistical publications. Qualitative and quantitative data analysis and inferential analysis are included in class activities. F, S, Su.
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HIST 101 - The Foundations of European Civilization to 1648 (3 credits)
An introduction to the foundations of European Civilization, beginning with the early civilizations of Egypt and Mesopotamia, followed by a survey of the history of ancient Greece and Rome, the rise of Christianity, the transmission of this heritage to Europe, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, and the Reformation.
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HIST 102 - Introduction to European Civilization from 1648 to the Present (3 credits)
A survey of the rise of European civilization from the end of the Thirty Years’ War to the present.
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HIST 105 - Pre-Modern World (3 credits)
This course explores historical interpretations of pre-modern human experiences. Topics will be chosen by the instructor and may be repeated for up to six credit hours under different topics. F, S, M, Su.
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HIST 106 - Modern World (3 credits)
This course explores historical interpretations of modern human experiences. Topics will be chosen by the instructor and may be repeated for up to six credit hours under different topics. F, S, M, Su.
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HIST 111 - World History to 1500 (3 credits)
World History to 1500 examining the emergence of key civilization in India, China, Africa and Europe.
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HIST 112 - World History Since 1500 (3 credits)
World History since 1500 examines the nature and interactions between Europeans, Asians, Africans, Pacific Islanders and Americans from the “voyages of oceanic discovery” through the ages of democratic and industrial revolutions and into the era of contemporary global developments.
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HIST 125 - The Middle East Since 610 CE (3 credits)
This course will expose students to the major events, leaders, civilizations and themes in the history of the Middle East between the 7th and 21st centuries. It will cover such topics as the origins of Islam, the rise and fall of the Ottoman Empire, the rise of nationalism, the World Wars, the struggles for independence, political and cultural developments, and the armed conflicts of the late 20th century. F, S, Su.
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HIST 126 - Modern East Asia (3 credits)
This course examines the historical foundations of the social, political, and cultural evolution of China, Korea, and Japan with a focus on the 19th and early 20th century experience. F, S.
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HIST 152 - War & Society in the Modern Era (3 credits)
This course will explore how war and warfare have shaped the world since 1500. Topics will include the development of political and martial strategies, both state and sub-state; technological and operational innovations; social and cultural consequences; commemoration and memory. Possible examples can include the Napoleonic Wars, the U.S. Civil War, colonial wars, the Sino-Japanese War(s), world wars, the Cold War, resistance movements, guerrillas, insurgents, and militias. F, S, May, Su.
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HIST 200 - Introduction to Southern Studies (3 credits)
This survey course will take an interdisciplinary approach to the idea of southern identity by specifically investigating the history of the geographic region. We may explore the South as a way of life, investigating the cultural practices and traditions that have given the region its distinctive identity. We will ask: “what is the South,” “where is the South,” and “who are Southerners” looking at how these identities and realities have evolved over time. This course introduces students to the craft and concepts involved in interdisciplinary knowledge production, and will serve as an introductory course to the Southern Studies minor. Students will be exposed to materials used in a multitude of disciplines and will be asked to evaluate and interpret such documents as historical primary sources, memoirs, literary works, films, photographs, artifacts, music, and art. F.
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HIST 201 - History of the United States from Discovery to the Present: Discovery through Reconstruction (3 credits)
A general survey of the United States from the era of discovery to the present, emphasizing major political, economic, social, and intellectual developments. HIST 201: Discovery through Reconstruction. HIST 202 : Reconstruction to the Present.
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HIST 202 - History of the United States from Discovery to the Present: Reconstruction to the Present (3 credits)
A general survey of the United States from the era of discovery to the present, emphasizing major political, economic, social, and intellectual developments. HIST 201 : Discovery through Reconstruction. HIST 202: Reconstruction to the Present.
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HIST 205 - U.S. History (3 credits)
This course explores the historical development of connections between individuals, societies and cultures in the Americas. Topics will be chosen by the instructor and may be repeated for up to six credit hours under different topics. F, S, M, Su.
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HIST 250 - Historical Research and Writing (3 credits)
A course designed to teach both written and oral communication in history. Topics include compiling a scholarly bibliography on a historical topic, interpreting primary and secondary sources, developing a clear thesis, ensuring academic integrity, using Chicago-style documentation, and presenting work in a scholarly fashion. A minimum of twelve pages of graded, written work, with substantial opportunities for revision, and at least one graded oral presentation required. Topics chosen by the Professor. For History majors, HIST 250 is a corequisite or prerequisite for all upper-level courses.
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HIST 255 - Great Debates (3 credits)
This course explores the elements of historical thinking, analysis, and argumentation. Topics will be chosen by the instructor and may be repeated for up to six credit hours under different topics. F, S, M, Su.
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HIST 289 Q* - Exploring Careers in History (3 credits)
This course introduces students to various fields of historical work and potential career opportunities in history through a possible combination of readings, discussions, field trips, invited speakers and hands-on projects. It assists students in understanding the job market, including beneficial internships, and trains students in the skills necessary to navigate that job market. F, S, Su.
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HIST 300 - Historical Methods (3 credits)
A seminar in the principles and practice of historical research, including an introduction to historiography, the interpretation of historical documents, proper documentation, and clarity of expression. Should be among the first upper-level courses taken by majors.
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HIST 302 - The Middle Ages (500-1250) (3 credits)
A study of the causes and course of the split of the Roman world into Western European, Eastern Orthodox and Islamic culture, followed by a discussion of the civilization of the High Middle Ages and the problems of cultural change in the late medieval period.
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HIST 307 - European History (1848-1914) (3 credits)
A study of the main currents of European thought, from the Revolutions of 1848 to the rise of industrial power, imperialism, diplomatic realignment, nationalism, and the road to World War I.
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HIST 308 - Interwar Europe (3 credits)
An inquiry into major developments in European history, society, and culture between 1914 and 1939. F, S.
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HIST 309 - World War II and the Cold War (3 credits)
An inquiry into the conduct of the Second World War and the problems of planning and implementing the peace; origins and the development of the Cold War; the demise of colonialism and the integration of Europe; the rise of the superpowers.
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HIST 310 - History of Berlin: Landscape and Memory (3 credits)
This course examines both the dynamic transformation of Berlin’s growth and the historical memories embedded in its urban landscapes. We may focus as well on how civic and national officials have worked to preserve the past in the city as a way for Germans to work through the legacies of the modern era.
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HIST 312 - Patterns in World History (3 credits)
This course examines how people, political regimes and mobile capital created the modern world. Students will study the interactions between Europeans, Asians, Africans, Pacific Islanders and Americans from early-modern oceanic voyages through the ages of revolution, modernization, nationalism, and decolonization.
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HIST 314 - The History of Modern Russia and the Soviet Union Since 1855 (3 credits)
The decline of Imperial Russia, the Revolution of 1917, and the development of the Soviet Union.
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HIST 322 - Medieval Art & Architecture (3 credits)
(=ARTH 322 ) A survey of the cultural and artistic trends from c. 300 to 1300, this course will focus on France, England, Germany, and Italy, but also examine important post-classical innovations in what are now Norway, Greece, Turkey, Israel, Egypt, and Syria. Much of the discussion will concern religious architecture, culminating in High Gothic cathedrals. Decorative arts such as illuminated manuscripts, mosaics, stained glass, and sculpture in wood, stone, bronze, and gold will also be central to the course content.
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HIST 323 - Italian Renaissance Art & Architecture (3 credits)
(=ARTH 323 ) This course surveys the painting, sculpture, and architecture of the Italian peninsula c. 1300-1550 and the revival of classical ideals and philosophies of visual representation focusing primarily on Florence, Venice, and Rome. The course examines the art and ideas of inspired, creative minds such as Giotto, Masaccio, Ghiberti, Brunelleschi, Alberti, Donatello, Botticelli, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael, Titian, Palladio, and many more.
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HIST 326 - History of Germany Since 1870 (3 credits)
A critical study of the creation of the German Empire, Bismarck, Wilhelmian Germany, the First World War, the Weimar Republic, the Third Reich, the Second World War, and the fate of German speaking peoples since then.
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HIST 328 - Renaissance Europe, 1250-1517 (3 credits)
A survey of Renaissance culture as it emerged in the northern Italian city-states. Topics include republican and despotic governments, war and diplomacy, humanism, art, individualism, religion, the growth of secularism, gender, the family, and the Northern Renaissance.
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HIST 329 - Reformation Europe, 1517-1648 (3 credits)
An examination of the Protestant Reformation and its European context. Topics include the Renaissance background, Luther’s break with Rome, the major reformed traditions, the Catholic response, the nation-state, warfare and diplomacy, colonialism, the new science, and the rise of toleration and individualism.
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HIST 330 - Enlightenment: Europe (1648-1789) (3 credits)
A survey of the main currents of European thought, cultural development, and politics between the Thirty Years’ War and the French Revolution.
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HIST 331 Q* - Medieval Islamic World, c. 600-1258 (3 credits)
This course explores the political, economic, social, religious, and cultural aspects surrounding the rise of the Islamic Empire through the reign of the Abbasid Caliphate, situating the early Islamic traditions within their proper historical contexts, including the political, economic, and social structures ranging from central Asia to modern day Spain from c. 600 to 1250 CE. F, S, M, Su.
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HIST 332 Q* - Age of Alexander and The Roman Republic (3 credits)
This course may examine the political, social, religious, economic, intellectual, and military developments of the Hellenistic Mediterranean, c. 350-30 BCE. Topics of focus will include the Classical Greek legacy, the conquests of Alexander the Great, the spread of Greek civilization throughout the Mediterranean, and the development of the Roman Republic through the death of Julius Caesar in 44 BCE.
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HIST 333 - Modern France: 1715 to the Present (3 credits)
A political and social history of the French nation from the end of Louis XIV’s reign, and the Revolutions of 1789 and 1792, to modern-day France.
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HIST 334 - Paris as Text and Context (3 credits)
This course examines themes and topics concerning the history of Paris from 1600 to the present.
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HIST 335 - History of England: 1485-1714 (3 credits)
The development of Modern England from the beginning of the Tudor dynasty, through the Elizabethan period, the Civil War, Cromwell, to the end of the Stuart line.
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HIST 336 - Ancien Regime and French Revolution (3 credits)
This course provides an overview of the political, social, economic, and cultural history of France from the late seventeenth century through the French Revolution
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HIST 338 - War and Memory (3 credits)
An interdisciplinary examination of the individual, collective, and institutional struggles associated with the history, trauma, memory, and legacy of war. This course may be repeated for credit under different topics no more than four times. F, S, Su.
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HIST 339 - The Great War (3 credits)
An interdisciplinary examination of the conflicts of 1914-1918, which may emphasize private memoirs, combat narratives, professional histories, public forms of remembrance, and representations of violence. F, S.
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HIST 340 - Topics in East Asian History (3 credits)
This course introduces students to selected subjects in East Asian History. Topics may include the early Chinese imperium; feudal rule; commercial and social conditions; arrival of Western imperialists; and the rise of anti-imperialist, nationalist, and de-colonization movements. This course may be repeated for up to six credit hours under different topics. Offered as needed.
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HIST 341 - History of Modern Korea (3 credits)
This course provides an introduction to the major, political, social, intellectual, and economic developments in Korean history from the 18th Century to the present. Of primary interest will be the transformation of traditional Korea into a Japanese colony and eventually a divided nation.
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HIST 344 - Conflict and Society (3 credits)
This course examines significant conflicts in historical context by addressing the social and cultural effects of conflict upon the societies that experience them as well as the ways that societies and cultures shape the conflicts they wage. This course may be repeated for up to six credit hours under different topics. F, S, M, Su.
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HIST 345 - Intellectual History of Early Modern Europe (3 credits)
“Great books” from the High Middle Ages to the Romantic era, set within the broader social, economic, and political context. Topics include scholasticism, humanism, Renaissance Platonism, Reformation and Counter-Reformation theology, skepticism, the new science, British empiricism, the Enlightenment, and the Romantic reaction.
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HIST 347 - Pre-modern Japan: The Rise and Fall of the Samurai (3 credits)
An introductory survey of the society and culture of pre-modern Japan, this course examines the formation of the early Japanese imperial state, the disposition of Japan’s feudal rule by military elite, and the commercial and social conditions that characterized the early modern era in Japan. Particular attention is directed to the transformation of the samurai from proud and able warriors into what was by the nineteenth century in all practice little more than a class of inflexible bureaucrats and raucous brigands.
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HIST 348 - Modern Japan: From the Last Samurai to the Pacific War (3 credits)
Together students and instructor consider the ideas, principles, and values that underpinned Japan’s traditional culture and society even as Japan’s selective absorption of Western paradigms and cultural forms is studied. Students learn to build for themselves a better understanding of the role values-traditional and modern, Japanese and non-Japanese-played in the historical process of national integration and rapid industrialization that marked Japan’s emergence as a twentieth century power.
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