Course Descriptions

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CORE COURSES

Hs121 The Western Tradition An examination of the origins of Western civilization down to the eighteenth century 

Hs122 World Perspectives in History A chronological continuation of Hs121 with a greater emphasis on global developments. Prerequisite Hs121.

ELECTIVES

(Hs121-122 are prerequisites for all history electives.)

A. PRE-MODERN HISTORY

Hs300 The Hellenistic World  Starting with a review of the history of the ancient world prior to the appearance of Alexander III of Macedonia (356-323 B.C.), this course consists basically in the study of the political and social history of the tri-continental world he founded. Special emphasis will be placed on the types of sources used by historians who study this period.

Hs302 The Making of Medieval Europe, 300-1100 A.D. The development of a distinctly European civilization as a result of the fusion of the Judeo-Christian, Greco-Roman inheritance and Germanic institutions.

Hs303 The Medieval World, 1100-1500 A.D. The rise and decline of feudal society - a political, economic and cultural history.

Hs307 Women in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance An exploration of the roles of women in pre-modern times, discussing the theological and social obstacles that hindered their advancement and the accomplishments they achieved nevertheless in politics, society, and culture.

Hs309 Renaissance and Reformation Europe A study of the forces which produced change and crises in Europe from the fourteenth to the sixteenth centuries.

B. MODERN EUROPE

 

Hs314 The World Wars A study of World War I and World War II, focusing on their causes and effects, their military and home fronts, and the interrelationships of of the two conflicts.

Hs317 The Cosmopolitan World of the Eighteenth Century A critical study of the culture of the Enlightenment as it developed in Western Europe and encountered the societies of the world as a whole through trade, war, and exploitation.

Hs318 Early Modern French History, 1559-1789 France in an era of civil war, the growth of absolutism, the culture of Versailles, and politics and society of the Ancien Regime.

Hs319 France in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries A largely biographical treatment of leading political personalities of late modern and contemporary France as reflections of the political and cultural values of their times.

Hs- Central Europe from the Baltic to the Balkans This course examines the transformation of the three multiethnic empires, the Ottoman empire, the Habsburg empire, and the Polish- Lithuanian Commonwealth into fourteen modern nation-states.

Hs339 The History of Germany, 1815-1945 A survey of German history from the Napoleonic Era to the collapse of the Nazi regime.

Hs340 Tudor-Stuart England, 1485-1714 The growth of dynastic monarchy and religious extremism which precipitated the struggles for power between the Crown and Parliament.

Hs341The Age of the Industrial Revolution English civilization in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries with emphasis on the Victoria.

Hs342 Britain in the Twentieth Century This course focuses on the history and culture of the 20th century Britain, with particular emphasis on the evolution of socialism, the devolution of the kingdom, and the transformation of the empire.

Hs343 British Empire Development and disintegration of British naval and colonial power from the pirates of Elizabeth I to the pilots of Elizabeth II. Modern Western History.

Hs345 Women in Modern History The roles of European women and the interpretation of the materials on gender in Europe from 1600to the present.

Hs349 Course of Irish History The culutural, political, and social development of one of Europe's oldest colonies into an independent country.

Hs 360 History of Russia, 1613-1917 Political, social, and cultural history of Russia from the Time of Troubles to the Bolshevik Revolution. Modern Western History.

Hs361 Soviet & Russian, 1917-1991 Internal change and development of Russia in the Soviet period. Modern Western History.

C. UNITED STATES HISTORY

Hs231-232 Main Currents in American History, I and II (6) The formation of the American Republic from colonial times to the present.

Hs348 The South since 1865 The political, social, racial, economic developments in the American South, 1865 to the present. Three broad periods will be covered: (1) The Reconstruction South, 1865-1876; (2) the Jim Crow South, 1876-1950; (3) The Sunbelt South, 1950 to the present.

Hs450 Colonial Experience to 1763 An investigation of the background and political, social and economic developments of the North American colonies to 1763.

Hs452 American Revolution &Federalist Era, 1763-1800 Investigation of the political, military, social, and economic aspectsof the American experience during the Revolutionary and Federalist periods.

Hs454 Frontier America: Myth and Reality An interdisciplinary study of the development of the frontier and its political, social, and economic effects on American life.

Hs459 Era of the Civil War A study of the period 1850-1865 with emphasis on events leading up to the War and the political, social, and economic consequences.

Hs462  Religion of Colonial America

Hs464 History of American Immigration Examination of the migration of various peoples to the U.S., and the development of the policy on immigration from the progressive era to the present.

Hs468 The American Republic, 1919-1945 The triumphs and travails of urban industrialism, with emphasis on the politics, economics, and social changes of the Depression, the New Deal, and World War II.

Hs469 American Republic Since 1945 An analysis of American society and institutions since World War II.

Hs470 American Political Parties History of political parties from colonial times to the present, emphasizing developments of techniques of organization, voting behavior and party ideology.

Hs481 Rise of the AmericanCity Growth of the dominant American political, social, and economic institutions from colonial villages to the modern megalopolis.

Hs484 The Progressive Era An exploration of the rapidly changing period that spanned the last decades to the nineteenth century and the first quarter of the twentieth century in the United States.

D. MODERN NON-EUROPEAN, NON-UNITED STATES, OR THEMATIC HISTORY

Hs270 China and Japan in the Twentieth Century  A survey of the impact of revolution and/or modernization in China and Japan.

Hs273 The Islamic World, 622-1800  A survey of the religious, cultural, and political developments of Islam from its inception and diffusion through the Middle East, Asia and Africa until the rise of western hegemony in the modern period, exploring the struggles and schisms that still affect the world. Values course.

Hs260 Historical Geography Introductory study of the major geographic regions of the world, in an historical perspective, with special emphasis on the physical environment, population distribution, economic development, and cultural diversity.

Hs295 Cooperative Education

Hs327 A History of the Jesuits The history of this religious community in the Catholic Church offers the scope for a cross cultural survey of the modern world on all the inhabited continents. Themes like evangelization, popular education, intercultural understanding, the "scientific revolution," evolving church-state relations, and faith-justice issues run through the course. Values Course.

Hs347 The Modern Middle East  'Modernity' has been a challenge for the state, society, and the religious establishments in the Near East since the end of the eighteenth century. This course will study how individuals and groups in the Ottoman Empire and many of its successor-states responded to this challenge over the last two hundred years.

Hs353 South & Southeast Asia A survey of India and neighboring countries since the seventeenth century, focusing on both indegenous and imperical cultures.

Hs350 India and Southeast Asia

Hs365/Cu365 History of the Press A study of the press in Great Britain and the United States from the seventeenth century to the present, focusing on common themes and practices.

Hp/Bi/Hs393 Civilization and Disease A n interdisciplinary survey of the impact of disease on the course of human history.

Hs/Hp438 Western Science and the Occult Tradition A look at astrology, alchemy, magic, and witchcraft from the ancient world to the Scientifice Revolution, their place in the intellectual life, and how they were affected by new philosophical trends.

Hs463 Colonial Latin America  This course traces the history of a tri-racial culture in the Western hemisphere, with a focus on the lands historically associated with the Portuguese and Spanish Empires down to their independence in the 19th century.

Hs475 Britain, Asia, and the Americas, 1558-1815 Development of the British Empire in Asia, North America, and the Caribbean from the reign of Elizabeth I to the Congress of Vienna

Hs476 Britain and Global Power since 1815 The zenith and decline of British naval, economic, and colonial power from 1815 to the present, with emphasis on India and Africa.

Hs491 Special Projects in History  Projects designed for senior history majors who wish to prepare for graduate work through inter the student's major field of concentration.

Hs499 The Tuleja Seminar Named to honor Professor Emeritus Thaddeus V. Tuleja, the seminar stresses historical methodology as it relates to a particular historical topic chosen by the professor offering the seminar.