HIST306
THE UNITED STATES AND
ASIA
3 sem. hrs.
This course introduces the major principles of the
U.S. foreign policy toward Asia with special empha-
sis on East Asia during the 19th and 20th centuries.
Students will learn the history of the United States
diplomatic/commercial relations with East Asia as
well as history of the six Asian wars in which the
United States was involved. Graduate students will
demonstrate a deeper understanding of the complexi-
ties of the history of the U.S. relationship with Asia as
determined by the instructor. This course is approved
for General Education Distribution 2.
HIST310
ISLAM AND THE WEST:
SOURCES OF CONFLICT AND
ACCOMMODATION
3 sem. hrs.
This course will attempt to develop an awareness and
understanding of the political, economic, cultural,
geographic and historical forces at work in the mak-
ing of the contemporary Islamic world. The course
will emphasize the rise of colonialism in Africa and
Asia, Islamic fundamentalism, sources of tensions
and confrontational issues between the West and the
world of Islam.
HIST312
HISTORY OF THE MIDDLE
EAST II
3 sem. hrs.
This course, divided into two parts, surveys the histo-
ry of the Middle East from the rise of Islam to the
present with emphases on the national and interna-
tional factors which have influenced the emergency
of Arab States and Arab nationalism. The course also
deals with the rise and development of the social, cul-
tural, and political institutions in the Middle East. The
second part of the sequence begins in 1919. This
course is approved for General Education
Distribution 2.
HIST313
HISTORY OF WITCHCRAFT
3 sem. hrs.
This course examines the history of witchcraft, and
allegations of, in Europe and the United States from
the early Middle Ages to the present. It particularly
analyzes the role women played in the "witchcraze"
through the 17th century in Europe and New England.
Special attention will be given to the reaction of
Christianity to the real and imagined practice of
witchcraft, focusing on persecutors, practitioners, and
victims. Graduate students will demonstrate a deeper
understanding of the complexities of the history of
witchcraft.
HIST314
HISTORY OF WOMEN IN
EUROPE
3 sem. hrs.
This course studies the political, social, and econom-
ic history of women in Europe from antiquity to the
present. It examines and analyzes traditional assump-
tions about women, but gives particular emphasis to
the roles/contributions of women since the
Renaissance. This course is approved for General
Education Distribution 2.
HIST315
HISTORY OF WOMEN IN THE
U.S.
3 sem. hrs.
This course studies the political, economic, and social
history of women in the United States from coloniza-
tion to the present. Graduate students will demon-
strate a deeper understanding of the complexities of
U.S. women's history as determined by the instructor.
This course is approved for General Education
Distribution 2.
HIST316
HISTORY OF WOMEN IN
GLOBAL SOCIETIES 3 sem. hrs.
This course studies the history of women in a global
context. It examines their status in precolonial times
but concentrates on women since the beginning of the
independence movements, analyzing their roles in the
struggles for liberation. Graduate students will
demonstrate a deeper understanding of the complexi-
ties of women's history in global societies as deter-
mined by the instructor. This course is approved for
General Education Distribution 2.
HIST317
PRE-COLONIAL AFRICA
3 sem. hrs.
A study of the history of Africa south of the Sahara
from early times to 1800, emphasizing the people of
Africa, formation of African groupings, continental
contacts with the Ancient World, the growth of states
and empires, the impact of Islamic culture, the impact
of the West, and the consequences of the western
world's misconceptions about Africa's past.
HIST318
COLONIAL AFRICA
3 sem. hrs.
This course examines the history of Africa south of
the Sahara between 1800 and 1945, with an emphasis
on the European conquest and partition of the conti-
nent, the policies and realities of colonial rule, and the
formative stages of African nationalism. This course
is approved for General Education Distribution 2.
HIST319
HISTORY OF MODERN AFRICA
3 sem. hrs.
This course deals with the final stages of the struggle
against European colonialism and the era of inde-
pendence. The recent history of selected nations is
studied in detail. The crucial problems facing Africa
as it enters the 21st century are also examined and
analyzed. This course is approved for General
Education Distribution 2.
HIST323
HISTORY OF LATIN AMERICA I
3 sem. hrs.
This course studies the Latin American world from
Pre-Columbian times through the Wars of
Independence, emphasizing the impact of Spanish
culture on the native population. It includes an exam-
ination of the Wars of Independence period: causes,
major personalities, results, and principal ideas in the
history of Brazil. This course is approved for General
Education Distribution 2.
HIST324
HISTORY OF LATIN
AMERICA II
3 sem. hrs.
This survey underscores the emergence of various
nations in Latin America following the Wars of
Independence, the major problems which faced the
newly formed countries of the National Period. It also
studies in broad form the countries of Latin America
as grouped into basic geographic locations: Mexico,
Central America, the Caribbean, and South America.
This course is approved for General Education
Distribution 2.
HIST327
HISTORY OF MEXICO AND
CENTRAL AMERICA
3 sem. hrs.
This course studies the major economic, political, and
social developments in Mexico and the Central
Americas during the National Period. Special
emphases will be placed on the contemporary prob-
lems and the relationship to each other and to the
United States. Graduate students will demonstrate a
deeper understanding of the complexities of Mexican
and Central American history as determined by the
instructor.
HIST329
CUBA-UNITED STATES
RELATIONS
3 sem. hrs.
This course studies the relationship between Cuba
and the United States since 1898. It also examines the
influences of race, class, gender, and politics, paying
particular attention to the effect of globalization on
Cuban-U.S. relations. Students enrolling in this
course may register for history or political science
credit.
HIST330
WORLD WAR II: CAUSES
THROUGH CONSEQUENCES
3 sem. hrs.
This course presents the broad social, political, eco-
nomic, and technological dimensions of the origins,
course, and consequences of World War II. This
course is approved for General Education
Distribution 2.
HIST331
ANCIENT HISTORY TO THE
FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE
3 sem. hrs.
This course studies the origin and development of
early man and his achievements as manifested in the
ancient civilization. It will include early civilizations
of Asia, Africa, the Western Hemisphere, and
Oceania, as well as those surrounding the
Mediterranean.
HIST332
MEDIEVAL EUROPE 3 sem. hrs.
This course stresses the development of European
civilization and culture from the 5th century A.D. to
about the middle of the 15th century A.D. Emphasis
is placed on major social and economic attainments,
on the work of the church, on political developments,
and on intellectual movements. Graduate students
will demonstrate a deeper understanding of the com-
plexities of Medieval European history.
HIST333
HISTORY OF TERRORISM
3 sem. hrs.
The course examines the history of terrorism. Special
attention will be given to the acts which constitute ter-
rorism, their underlying causes, and how societies
have dealt with them. This course is approved for
General Education Distribution 2.
HIST334
HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY
3 sem. hrs.
This course studies the political, social, and econom-
ic history of Christianity. It also examines the causes
and results of Christianity's geographic expansion,
and draws comparisons between its various forms and
expressions. Graduate students will demonstrate a
deeper understanding of the complexities of the his-
tory of Christianity. This course is approved for
General Education Distribution 2.
HIST335
THE HISTORY OF SPORTS
3 sem. hrs.
This course is an introduction to the social and cul-
tural history of sports from the ancient to the modern
world with particular emphasis upon sports in the
United States during the 19th and 20th centuries.
Attention is focused upon the development of organ-
ized sports from 1860 to 1920, and the initial democ-
ratization of sports for participants and spectators in
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