May 20, 2024  
2020-21 Catalog 
    
2020-21 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


 

 

 

German

  
  • GL 209 - Practicum


    1 to 6 credits
    Credits to be arranged. May not be repeated for additional credit.
    Graded Pass/No Pass only
  
  • GL 299 - Special Studies


    1 to 18 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.

Healthcare Administration

  
  • HCA 409 - Healthcare Administration Practicum/Independent Study


    1-8 credits
    This course integrates the components of a student’s curriculum into a real-world experience working in a healthcare administration internship setting. This course will help the student prepare for a profession in the healthcare setting and/or will finalize a capstone project or an independent study. Repeatable for up to 8 credits. Prerequisite(s): restricted to Healthcare Administration majors, Junior standing or above.
    Graded (Pass/No Pass) only.
  
  • HCA 409A - Healthcare Administration Practicum A


    4 credits
    Prepares the student to integrate healthcare administration and/or other related healthcare studies curriculum into a real- world working experience in a healthcare administration or healthcare studies internship setting that appropriately reflects the focus of the student’s degree program requirements. This allows the student to review the outcomes from their major coursework and formulate a plan to integrate the outcomes of that coursework into their internship activities on location. This course helps the student prepare for professional work in a healthcare setting, become familiar with the trainings that will be required in order to legally be present on site for their internship (HIPPA training, etc.) and help them locate a practicum site and schedule an internship start date. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above, HCA Majors only, instructor approval required.
    Graded (A-F) only.
  
  • HCA 409B - Healthcare Administration Practicum B


    4 credits
    Offers students the opportunity to integrate healthcare administration and/or other related healthcare studies curriculum into a real-world working experience in a healthcare administration or healthcare studies internship setting that appropriately reflects the focus of the student’s degree program requirements. As the second of three courses in the sequence, this course integrates the components of a student’s curriculum into a professional experience working in a healthcare administration internship setting. Prerequisite(s): HCA 409A .
    Graded (A-F) only.
  
  • HCA 443 - Healthcare Administration Capstone


    4 credits
    The capstone integrates the components of a student’s curriculum into a culminating experience. Opportunities include, but are not limited to, one of the following options with an oral presentation to peers, instructors and/or community members: a student generated project, a practicum thesis, case study, or research project, international travel, or any other previously approved activity. The capstone provides a showcase in which the student can demonstrate education and experience gained during undergraduate work. Ideally, a capstone can stand alone as evidence of competence in a competitive job market. All capstone projects require both written work and an oral/visual presentation. Prerequisite(s): HCA 409B .
    Graded (A-F) only.

Health Education

  
  • HE 160 - Majors Orientation


    1 credit
    Introduces students to potential career paths, faculty within the department, and professional writing. (Cross-listed with OAL 160  and PE 160 ).
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  
  • HE 199 - Special Studies


    1 to 18 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  
  • HE 250 - Health and Society I


    4 credits
    Addresses topics basic to physical aspects of wellness and the impact of social factors on health choices throughout the lifecycle. Introduces social theories and models related to decision making associated with exercise and lifetime fitness (e.g., lifestyle constructs and social learning theory). Includes a lab component. Approved for University Studies (Explorations Strand F–Social Science).
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  
  • HE 252 - First Aid and Safety


    3 credits
    Basic first aid and safety for emergency treatment of injuries, with emphasis on the application of such knowledge to everyday life.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  
  • HE 253 - Chinese Medicine: Five Elements


    2 credits
    Introduces five phase symbology (five element theory) from traditional Oriental medicine, as described in the Yellow Emperor’s Classic of Chinese Medicine (Huang Di Nei Jing) and Dr. Dianne Connolly’s work based on the Worseley School in England. Explores the principles of five phase zymology in diagnosis of disease, treatment modality choices (acupuncture, herbal prescription, massage), and self-care choices, including diet therapy, exercise, and lifestyle modification.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  
  • HE 254 - Chinese Medicine: Introduction to Herbs


    2 credits
    Introduces the theory of herbal polypharmacy prescriptions. Discusses classification of individual herbs, classic formulas and their individual herbs, and toxic herbs and their safe preparation. Familiarizes students with standard Chinese formulas and their uses.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  
  • HE 275 - Health and Society II


    4 credits
    Addresses topics basic to mental, emotional, and social wellness. Examines the influence of social and cultural factors on wellness choices. Sample topics include effective personal communication and social factors in stress and substance abuse. Introduces social theories and models related to decision making associated with personal health (e.g., lifestyle constructs and social learning theory). Includes a lab component. Approved for University Studies (Explorations Strand F–Social Science).
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  
  • HE 285 - Medical Terminology


    3 credits
    Medical terminology is the study of the principles of medical word building for the development the extensive medical vocabulary used in health care occupations. Students receive a thorough grounding in basic medical terminology through a study of root words, prefixes and suffixes. The course provides focus on correct pronunciation, spelling, and use of medical terms. Anatomy, physiology, and pathology of disease are discussed, yet no previous knowledge of these topics is necessary.
    Graded (A-F) only.
  
  • HE 309 - Practicum


    3 credits
    Integrates the components of a student’s curriculum into a real-world working experience. Opportunities include, but are not limited to, a student-generated project, a practicum in a health education setting, international travel, or any other approved activity. Provides a showcase in which the student can demonstrate education and experience gained during undergraduate work. Fee required for insurance. Prerequisite(s): Restricted to majors.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  
  • HE 325 - Nutrition


    3 credits
    Explores principles of human nutrition, essential nutrients, nutritional needs of different age groups, and nutrition research. Focuses on the relationship between nutrition and physical fitness and health, with supporting emphases on consumer awareness, evaluation of nutrition information, eating disorders, and the importance of a balanced, varied diet. HE 250  recommended.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  
  • HE 331 - Environmental Health


    3 credits
    Surveys contemporary environmental issues and the interrelationship between the health of the individual and the environment. Covers such topics as population dynamics, environmental resource pollution status, environmental degradation, federal and state environmental laws, and environmental agencies. Approved for University Studies (Integration - Strand I). HE 250  recommended.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  
  • HE 362 - Community Health


    3 credits
    Examines principles of community health and safety, with emphases on the safety of water supplies, sewage disposal, and other environmental practices affecting the health of a community. Approved for University Studies (Integration - Strand I). HE 250  recommended.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  
  • HE 399 - Special Studies


    1 to 18 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  
  • HE 401 - Research


    1 to 6 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  
  • HE 403 - Thesis


    1 to 9 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  
  • HE 405 - Reading and Conference


    1 to 6 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  
  • HE 407 - Seminar


    1 to 4 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  
  • HE 409 - Practicum


    1 to 12 credits
    Integrates the components of a student’s curriculum into a real-world working experience. Opportunities include, but are not limited to, a student-generated project, a practicum in a health education setting, international travel, or any other approved activity. Provides a showcase in which the student can demonstrate education and experience gained during undergraduate work. Fee required for insurance. Repeatable for a maximum of 12 credits.

      Prerequisite(s): HE 309 . Restricted to majors with junior standing or above.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.

  
  • HE 410 - Special Topics (Problems: Health Education)


    1 to 4 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  
  • HE 422 - Consumer Health


    3 credits
    Focuses on identification of reliable and unreliable sources of information, as well as the effect of marketing strategies on health-related behaviors. Attention is given to products and services related to various health problems, health and appearance, and health care practices.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  
  • HE 443 - Senior Capstone


    3 credits
    Integrates the components of a student’s curriculum into a culminating experience. Opportunities include, but are not limited to, a senior thesis or one of the following options with a supporting scholarly paper and an oral presentation to peers: a student-generated project, a practicum in an occupational setting, international travel, or another advisor-approved activity. Prerequisite(s): HE 309 , HE 409 , and senior standing in the major.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  
  • HE 444 - Sexuality Education


    3 credits
    Analyzes the physiological, psychological, and sociological factors influencing sexual development. Emphasizes principles of human sexuality, family life, and the development of parenting skills. Focuses on preparation for future teachers. Approved for University Studies (Integration - Strand I). HE 250  recommended. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  
  • HE 450 - Origins of Modern Health


    3 credits
    Studies questions of individual preference by looking at theories related to biological impulse (genes and evolution), cultural influence (technology and civilization), and cognitive autonomy (decision making) which, though sometimes contradictory, connect to shape a modern definition of health.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  
  • HE 452 - Analysis of Stress


    3 credits
    Studies the physiological and psychological effects of stress on the human body. Emphasizes prevention of stress overload through perception intervention and management techniques. HE 250 recommended. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  
  • HE 453 - Drugs in Society


    3 credits
    Examines the use and abuse of drugs, including alcohol, tobacco, amphetamines, barbiturates, narcotics, and tranquilizers. Emphasizes the pharmacology of drugs and the prevention of abuse. Focuses on how individual use affects society and how societal mores affect individual use. Approved for University Studies (Integration - Strand I). HE 250  recommended. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  
  • HE 455 - Work-Site Health Promotion


    3 credits
    Explores current health promotion trends and programs designed to facilitate behavioral change in the workplace. Emphasizes the development, implementation, and evaluation of work-site health promotion programs. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  
  • HE 501 - Research


    1 to 6 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable.
    Graded (A-F) only.
  
  • HE 503 - Thesis


    1 to 9 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable.
    Graded (A-F) only.
  
  • HE 505 - Reading and Conference


    1 to 6 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable.
    Graded (A-F) only.
  
  • HE 507 - Seminar


    1 to 4 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable.
    Graded (A-F) only.
  
  • HE 509 - Practicum


    1 to 15 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable for a maximum of 15 credits.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  
  • HE 510 - Special Topics (Problems: Health Education)


    1 to 3 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable.
    Graded A-F only.
  
  • HE 522 - Consumer Health


    3 credits
    Focuses on identification of reliable and unreliable sources of information, as well as the effect of marketing strategies on health-related behaviors. Attention is given to products and services related to various health problems, health and appearance, and health care practices.
    Graded (A-F) only.
  
  • HE 544 - Sexuality Education


    3 credits
    Analyzes the physiological, psychological, and sociological factors influencing sexual development. Emphasizes principles of human sexuality, family life, and the development of parenting skills. Focuses on preparation for future teachers. Approved for University Studies (Integration). HE 250  recommended.
    Graded (A-F) only.
  
  • HE 550 - Origins of Modern Health


    3 credits
    Studies questions of individual preference by looking at theories related to biological impulse (genes and evolution), cultural influence (technology and civilization), and cognitive autonomy (decision making) which, though sometimes contradictory, connect to shape a modern definition of health.
    Graded (A-F) only.
  
  • HE 552 - Analysis of Stress


    3 credits
    Studies the physiological and psychological effects of stress on the human body. Emphasizes prevention of stress overload through perception intervention and management techniques. HE 250  recommended.
    Graded (A-F) only.
  
  • HE 553 - Drugs in Society


    3 credits
    Examines the use and abuse of drugs, including alcohol, tobacco, amphetamines, barbiturates, narcotics, and tranquilizers. Emphasizes the pharmacology of drugs and the prevention of abuse. Focuses on how individual use affects society and how societal mores affect individual use. HE 250  recommended.
    Graded (A-F) only.
  
  • HE 555 - Work-Site Health Promotion


    3 credits
    Explores current health promotion trends and programs designed to facilitate behavioral change in the workplace. Emphasizes the development, implementation, and evaluation of work-site health promotion programs.
    Graded (A-F) only.

History

  
  • HST 110 - World Civilizations


    4 credits
    Examines the development of world civilizations. Emphasizes political, economic, social, religious, and cultural factors. Relates earlier patterns of world civilization to present conditions and problems. Includes lecture, discussion of readings, video documentaries, feature film analysis, and small group activities. HST 110: Development of world civilizations from their emergence to 1500 c.e. HST 111 : since 1500 c.e. Courses may be taken out of sequence. Approved for University Studies (Explorations Strand F–Social Science).
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  
  • HST 111 - World Civilizations


    4 credits
    Examines the development of world civilizations. Emphasizes political, economic, social, religious, and cultural factors. Relates earlier patterns of world civilization to present conditions and problems. Includes lecture, discussion of readings, video documentaries, feature film analysis, and small group activities. HST 110 : Development of world civilizations from their emergence to 1500 c.e. HST 111: since 1500 c.e. Courses may be taken out of sequence. Approved for University Studies (Explorations Strand F–Social Science).
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  
  • HST 199 - Special Studies


    1 to 18 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  
  • HST 250 - American History and Life


    4 credits
    Explores United States history and culture from indigenous times to the present. HST 250 begins with indigenous life and culture before European contact and ends with the Civil War and Reconstruction. HST 251  begins with the rise of big business and examines major themes in U.S. history through the present. Course methods include lecture and discussion of readings and videos. Approved for University Studies (Explorations Strand F–Social Science).
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  
  • HST 251 - American History and Life


    4 credits
    Explores United States history and culture from indigenous times to the present. HST 250  begins with indigenous life and culture before European contact and ends with the Civil War and Reconstruction. HST 251 begins with the rise of big business and examines major themes in U.S. history through the present. Course methods include lecture and discussion of readings and videos. Approved for University Studies (Explorations Strand F–Social Science).
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  
  • HST 300 - Research and Writing


    4 credits
    Addresses the methodologies of research and writing for the discipline of History. Develops research skills, using both primary and secondary sources; explores basic techniques of data analysis; and teaches how to structure written assignments appropriate to the production of university-quality historical analysis. Required course for all History majors. Prerequisite(s): Junior or senior standing.
  
  • HST 315 - Ancient Greece


    4 credits
    Examines ancient Greece from the Minoans and Mycenaeans through the death of Alexander the Great in 323 b.c.e. Topics include Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations, the so-called “Dark Ages,” archaic Greece, the emergence of the poleis, the Persian Wars, the rise of Athens, the Peloponnesian War, and Alexander the Great. Features economic, social, political, and intellectual developments. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above and completion of Social Sciences and Humanities Explorations courses.
    Graded (A-F) only
  
  • HST 316 - Ancient Rome


    4 credits
    Surveys the political, military, economic, social, cultural, and religious institutions of Ancient Rome from the beginning of the Republic (fifth century b.c.e.) to the fall of the Empire (fifth century c.e.). Focuses on the period from the rise of Julius Caesar during the first century b.c.e. through the reign of Augustus (27 b.c.e. to 14 c.e.) and to the period of the emperor Marcus Aurelius (161 to 180 c.e.). Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above and completion of Social Sciences and Humanities Explorations courses
    Graded (A-F) only
  
  • HST 317 - European Middle Ages


    4 credits
    Investigates Europe from the decline of the Roman Empire to the rise of the Renaissance in Italy. The ancient Roman Empire fragmented into three successor civilizations; the Byzantine Empire, the Islamic World, and medieval Christendom. This course investigates how this momentous transformation occurred, and examines such topics as monasticism and saints cults, Byzantine civilization, the rise of Islam, the foundation of early medieval Germanic and Slavic kingdoms, changes in family and social hierarchies, relations between church and state, feudalism, economy and trade, the Vikings, the Crusades, growth of cities and revival of trade, religious reformers and heretics, the foundation of universities and the rediscovery of Aristotle, the persecution of Jews and other minorities, and the Black Death. Prerequisite(s): HST 110  , HST 111  . Junior standing or above.
    Graded (A-F) only
  
  • HST 320 - Religion in America


    4 credits
    An exploration of the role religion has played in American history since pre-Columbian times.  This survey will include religions of semitic origin (Christianity, Judaism, and Islam) as well as non-Western faiths such as Hinduism, Buddhism, Shintoism, and various Native American religions. Class Restriction: Junior standing or above, or permission of instructor. Approved for University Studies (Integration-Strand J). Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above.
    Graded (A-F) only
  
  • HST 329 - American Legal History


    4 credits
    Elucidates the interaction of law and society as revealed over time through the main lines of development in American legal culture.  Illuminates how legal changes fit with social, economic, and political development from the present to the 21st century. (Cross-listed with PS 329 )
    Graded A-F only.
  
  • HST 331 - Money and Power in the United States through 1929


    4 credits
    An advanced examination of the political and economic history of the United States from the end of the colonial period through the onset of the Great Depression.  Emphasizes the evolution of philosophies of political economy, federal policymaking, the industrial revolution, the role of finance, machine politics, and cycles of boom and bust.  Prerequisite(s):  Junior standing or above; not open to non-admitted undergraduates.
    Graded (A-F) only
  
  • HST 332 - Money and Power in the United States since 1929


    4 credits
    An advanced examination of the political and economic history of the United States from the onset of the Great Depression through the present.  Emphasizes the evolution of philosophies of political economy, federal policymaking, New Deal era reforms, the evolution of the industrial revolution, Great Society era reforms, the role of finance, Reagan era reforms, and booms and busts. Prerequisite(s):  Junior standing or above; not open to non-admitted undergraduates. (Cross-listed with PS 332  .)
    Graded (A-F) only
  
  • HST 336 - Modern U.S. Society and Culture


    4 credits
    An advanced examination of the U.S. society and culture since the mid nineteenth century.  Emphasis is placed on themes of race, class, and gender; the development of advertising and consumer culture; the emergence and evolution of mass popular culture; major social movements, especially those in pursuit of civil rights, women’s rights, and gay rights; patterns of daily living; and the role of technological change in transmitting culture. Prerequisite(s):  Junior standing or above; not open to non-admitted undergraduates.
    Graded (A-F) only
  
  • HST 338 - Travelers and Voyages


    4 credits
    Explores the mutual discovery of peoples formerly separated by great distances and difficult passages, engaging encounters like those between Muslim and Christian pilgrims, Asian and European Merchants, and New World and Old World subjects of European Empires. Readings for this course include the extant letters, journals, and atlases of pilgrims, merchants, and explorers, where possible pairing the accounts of travelers from different cultures (e. g. Ibn-Battuta and Marco Polo). Prerequisite(s):  HST 110  and HST 111  .
    Graded (A-F) only
  
  • HST 339 - World Renaissance and Reformation


    4 credits
    Explores the remarkable development in European arts, architecture, scholarship and technology known as the Renaissance as a much broader global encounter between peoples and ideas. Examines the battles over religion in Europe known as the Reformation in a much wider context including the colonial world. Reveals how the Renaissance and Reformation were much more than European phenomena each unfolding in a time of commerce and intellectual exchange that linked educated European elites both to Mediterranean antiquity and to a wider world of merchants, writers, and rulers from other literate civilizations. Prerequisite(s):  HST 110  , HST 111  .
    Graded (A-F) only
  
  • HST 340 - The Age of Reason and the Enlightenment 1600-1800


    4 credits
    Examines the major changes to European Society prior to industrialization. Topics considered include demographic and economic change, discovery of worlds overseas, the scientific revolution, political consolidation, international rivalries, and the beginning of the industrial revolution. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above; not open to non-admitted undergraduate students.

     
    Graded (A-F) only

  
  • HST 341 - Modern Europe


    4 credits
    Presents major European political, social, economic, and cultural trends since the French Revolution. HST 341 examines Europe on the eve of revolution, the French Revolution, and the Napoleonic Era. HST 342  focuses on 1815 to 1914. HST 343  explores the years since the outbreak of World War I. Emphasizes the effect of the French Revolution and Napoleon on modern history. Studies the influence of ideologies in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. May be taken out of sequence. Prerequisite(s): HST 110 , HST 111 . Junior standing or above.
    Graded (A-F) only
  
  • HST 342 - Modern Europe


    4 credits
    Presents major European political, social, economic, and cultural trends since the French Revolution. HST 341  examines Europe on the eve of revolution, the French Revolution, and the Napoleonic Era. HST 342 focuses on 1815 to 1914. HST 343  explores the years since the outbreak of World War I. Emphasizes the effect of the French Revolution and Napoleon on modern history. Studies the influence of ideologies in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. May be taken out of sequence. Approved for University Studies Integration - Strand J. Prerequisite(s): HST 110 , HST 111 . Junior standing or above.
    Graded (A-F) only
  
  • HST 343 - Modern Europe


    4 credits
    Presents major European political, social, economic, and cultural trends since the French Revolution. HST 341 examines Europe on the eve of revolution, the French Revolution, and the Napoleonic Era. HST 342 focuses on 1815 to 1914. HST 343 explores the years since the outbreak of World War I. Emphasizes the effect of the French Revolution and Napoleon on modern history. Studies the influence of ideologies in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. May be taken out of sequence. Prerequisite(s): HST 110 , HST 111 . Junior standing or above.
    Graded (A-F) only
  
  • HST 344 - The Nazi Party and the Third Reich


    4 credits
    Examines the rise and fall of Adolph Hitler and the Nazi party between 1919 and 1945 and compares German fascism with similar movements around the world in the twentieth century. Open to all majors. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above.
    Graded (A-F) only
  
  • HST 345 - Atlantic World I: Spain, Portugal, Africa and the Caribbean, 700-1500


    4 credits
    The first of a three course sequence exploring the historical interactions among Europe, Africa, and the Americas, this one focuses on the relationships between religions and ethnicities in Iberia as a formative influence on Spanish and Portuguese exploration and settlement in the Canaries, Azores, West Africa and the Caribbean. Prerequisite(s): HST 110  , HST 111  .
    Graded (A-F) only
  
  • HST 346 - Atlantic World II: Colonial Latin America 1500-1750


    4 credits
    Addresses Spanish and Portuguese conquests in the American mainland, the expansion and transformation of Christianity, and the development of a colonial economy within new global trade networks. Explores the relationship between the Christian re-conquest of Iberia and the European conquest of the Americas, as well as the complex question of how peoples of the eastern and western hemispheres viewed each other across the increasingly permeable boundary of the Atlantic. Special attention will be paid formation of governments, religious practices, and diplomatic systems that combined African, Indian, and European traditions. Prerequisite(s):  HST 110  , HST 111  .
    Graded (A-F) only
  
  • HST 347 - Atlantic World III: Republicanism, Independence and Abolition, 1750-1900


    4 credits
    Examines the end of colonial governance, revolutionary movements, the formation of new republican states, the social transformations that accompanied the abolition of slavery and the end of Indian governments throughout Latin America all as they unfold in the shadow of U.S. independence, the French revolution, and the Napoleonic occupation of Iberia. Prerequisite(s):  HST 110  , HST 111  .
    Graded (A-F) only
  
  • HST 348 - Marx and Jesus in Latin America


    4 credits
    Explores the alternately antagonistic and supportive roles of the two principle ideological forces shaping Latin America: Christianity and Marxism. Critically examines their capacity to inspire selfless moral acts and excuse atrocities. Begins by examining Christian ideas about property and ethics in the colonial period, then turns to the origins of modern, secular, liberal economies in the nineteenth century and the consequent debates among Marxists and Christians over property, the stages of history, the legitimacy of state authority, and the standards of just war. Prerequisite(s): HST 110  , HST 111  .
    Graded (A-F) only
  
  • HST 352 - Modern Latin America


    4 credits
    Examines the political and cultural life of modern Latin America, including political economy, literature, visual arts, religion, and the conditions of daily life in the region. Explores attempts to enhance economic growth as well as efforts to redress historic inequality in a region that vacillated between republican and authoritarian forms of government while operating under the shadow of European colonial power and the United States. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above.
    Graded (A-F) only
  
  • HST 356 - Civil War and Reconstruction


    4 credits
    Analyzes the causes, nature, and effects of the American Civil War and its Reconstruction aftermath. Provides an overview of the military aspects of the war and traces the social, political, and economic changes brought about by what historians have called the “Second American Revolution.” Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above.
    * This course was formerly offered under a different number; students who took the following course(s) will not receive additional credit unless the course is stated to be repeatable in the description above: HST 458.
    Graded (A-F) only
  
  • HST 361 - History of Africa


    4 credits
    Surveys the historical development of African societies. Includes topical analyses of Sudanic and forest states, comparative colonial experiences, and politics and societies in modern nation-states. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above.
    Graded (A-F) only
  
  • HST 362 - History of Africa


    4 credits
    Surveys the historical development of African societies. Includes topical analyses of Sudanic and forest states, comparative colonial experiences, and politics and societies in modern nation-states. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above.
    Graded (A-F) only
  
  • HST 363 - History of Africa


    4 credits
    Surveys the historical development of African societies. Includes topical analyses of Sudanic and forest states, comparative colonial experiences, and politics and societies in modern nation-states. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above.
    Graded (A-F) only
  
  • HST 370 - World Biography and Autobiography


    4 credits
    Examines biography and autobiography as a prism to world history by linking individual lives with social/political conditions and cultural mentalities of societies to understand Western and non-western worldviews and cultural practices. Assesses the ways biography as a genre can serve as a vital form of history. Explores historical writing by examining innovations in biography, such as collective biography and prosopography, which places it at the forefront of new historical methodology. Open to all majors. Repeatable for a maximum of 12 credits. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above and completion of Social Sciences and Humanities Explorations courses.
    Graded (A-F) only
  
  • HST 372 - Twentieth-Century Revolutions


    4 credits
    Assesses historical developments, individuals, and transformations of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries through the prism of revolutions and revolutionary movements. Focuses on revolutions in Mexico (1910 to 1940), Russia (1905 to 1928), China (1911 to 1958), and Cuba (1933 to 1970). Provides a thematic and comparative approach to the study of modern global history. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above and completion of Social Sciences and Humanities Explorations courses. (Cross-listed with PS 372 )
    Graded (A-F) only
  
  • HST 381 - Nazi Germany and Film


    4 credits
    Uses film to approach Nazi Germany while examining the relationship between reality and representation. Promotes the reconceptualization of the boundaries between history and film. Demonstrates how the economic, social, and political conditions of the Nazi era affected the cultural views and beliefs of the German people and the historical interpretations of them and their government. Open to all majors. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above and completion of Social Sciences and Humanities Explorations courses
    Graded (A-F) only
  
  • HST 382 - Vietnam War and Film


    4 credits
    Focuses on the impact of popular American motion pictures and major documentaries of the Vietnam War on American history and culture thirty years after the end of the conflict. Promotes critical thinking about the Vietnam War to understand how historical, economic, social, and political conditions affected American cultural values and beliefs. Open to all majors. Approved for University Studies (Integration -  Strand I). Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above and completion of Explorations sequences in Humanities and Social Sciences. (Cross-listed with PS 382 )
    Graded (A-F) only
  
  • HST 388 - The Constitution and the Supreme Court


    4 credits
    Analyzes the Supreme Court as a political and legal institution. Examines the relationship between the Supreme Court and other courts, as well as other branches of government. Includes an examination of recent decisions of the Supreme Court interpreting the Constitution. (Cross-listed with PS 341 .)
    Graded (A-F) only
  
  • HST 389 - The U.S. Presidency


    4 credits
    Explores the constitutional structure of national executive authority in America; the development and role of the executive bureaucracy; political leverage and political constraints on presidential power; and the executive authority as one among countervailing national powers. (Cross-listed with PS 343 .)
    Graded (A-F) only
  
  • HST 393 - Oil, Politics, and the Environment


    4 credits
    An advanced examination of the history, politics, and environmental effects of oil exploration, development, and utilization.  This course analyzes the politics of oil, both within specific countries and internationally; the commodity’s social and economic significance; and the global environmental effects of oil use.  It examines contemporary global challenges associated with course themes in depth.  Approved for University Studies - Strand H. Prerequisite(s): HST 111  or PS 110  or PS 201  or upper division standing. (Cross-listed PS 393 )
  
  • HST 399 - Special Studies


    1 to 8 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable.
    Graded (A-F) only
  
  • HST 401 - Research


    1 to 6 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above.
    Graded (A-F) only
  
  • HST 401H - Honors Research


    1 to 6 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable for a maximum of 12 credits.
    Graded (A-F) only
  
  • HST 403 - Thesis


    1 to 9 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above.
    Graded (A-F) only
  
  • HST 405 - Reading and Conference


    1 to 8 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above.
    Graded (A-F) only
  
  • HST 407 - Seminar


    1 to 4 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above.
    Graded (A-F) only
  
  • HST 408 - Colloquium


    1 to 4 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above.
    Graded (A-F) only
  
  • HST 409 - Practicum


    1 to 16 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits.
    Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.
  
  • HST 415 - History Capstone


    4 credits
    History majors who are within 12 credit hours of completing the history requirements for their bachelor’s degree may register for the capstone experience. Students will produce a lengthy and properly documented paper to demonstrate their command of the research process.
    Graded (A-F) only
  
  • HST 415H - Honors History Capstone


    4 credits
    History majors who are within 12 credit hours of completing the history requirements for their bachelor’s degree may register for the capstone experience. Students will produce a lengthy and properly documented paper to demonstrate their command of the research process.
    Graded (A-F) only.
  
  • HST 421 - Environmental History


    4 credits
    Examines the historical relationship between the earth and human societies in Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Americas from earliest times to the present. Combines lecture, video presentations, and discussion. Approved for University Studies (Integration - Strand H). Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above.
    Graded (A-F) only
  
  • HST 452 - United States Foreign Relations through 1945


    4 credits
    An advanced examination of the international affairs of the United States, analyzing political, economic, strategic, and ideological factors.  Also examines the effects of U.S. foreign policy at home and abroad. Covers the position of the British North American colonies in the international system, the diplomacy of independence, free trade, continental expansion, the Civil War, imperialism, progressive internationalism, World War I, the diplomacy of the New Era and Great  Depression, and World  War II. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above, or both HST 250  and HST 251  or PS 110  or PS 201 . (Cross-listed with PS 452 ).
    Graded (A-F) only
  
  • HST 453 - Cold War and Decolonization


    4 credits
    An advanced examination of global and international affairs during the era of Cold War and Decolonization (c. 1944-1991). Examines the emergence and development of superpower conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union. Emphasizes the political, economic, social, and ideological projects promoted by both superpowers, patterns of resistance and accommodation throughout the world, and the overlapping politics and struggles for decolonization in the Global South. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above, or HST 111  or PS 110  or PS 201 . (Cross-listed with PS 453 ).
    Graded (A-F) only
  
  • HST 454 - U.S.-Latin American Relations


    4 credits
    Examines the history of relations between Latin American nations and the United States, focusing on the last half of the twentieth century. Focuses on the impact of Latin America’s nationalist, anti-imperialist, class, racial, and economic struggles on foreign relations, while recognizing the asymmetrical hegemonic relationships between the United States and other nations in the hemisphere. Analyzes American policies in terms of the domestic and global contexts within which leaders defined national economic, strategic, and ideological interests and their regional policy objectives. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above. (Cross-listed with PS 454 )
    Graded (A-F) only
  
  • HST 460 - Grand Strategy


    4 credits
    Explores, using the format of a reading seminar, the history of grand strategy. Students analyze strategies pursued by dynastic realms, nation states, transnational organizations and corporations from the early modern era to the present. Emphasizes changes in strategic thinking over time; the relationship between strategy, politics, and modes of dispute resolution; and the relationship between technological change and strategy. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above. (Cross-listed with PS 460  ).
    Graded (A-F) only
  
  • HST 461 - U.S. Foreign Relations Since 1991


    4 credits
    An advanced examination of the international affairs of the United States, examining political, economic, strategic, and ideological factors.  Analyzes the effects of U.S. foreign policy at home and abroad.  Covers the transition away from the Cold War, the Gulf War, globalization, great power relations, terrorism, human rights, immigration, the wars throughout the Middle East, economic diplomacy, and environmental diplomacy. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above or HST 251  or HST 111  or PS 110  or PS 201 . (Cross-listed with PS 461 ).
    Graded (A-F) only.
  
  • HST 464 - Colonial Mexico


    4 credits
    Examines the great Mesoamerican civilizations, the period of Spanish conquest, and the colonial society that emerged from these European and indigenous-American cultures. Emphasizes the history of the colony state, the Church, class, caste, and modern memory of the colonial age. Readings include primary sources such as Spanish and indigenous conquest narratives, missionary chronicles, and inquisition records; as well as secondary histories, scholarly monographs, and journal articles.  Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above.
    Graded (A-F) only
  
  • HST 466 - Indigenous Elites of the Americas, 15th-19th Century


    4 credits
    Examines the indigenous political and intellectual leaders of the early modern history of the Americas during the centuries of conquest and colonization who made a place for themselves within a new colonial society. Indian intellectuals wrote in Latin, Nahuatl, Spanish and Quechua. Indian leaders argued cases before the courts, petitioned the political authority of Europe and led armies of conquest to bring new lands under the Spanish Empire. Addresses Spanish, Portuguese, French, and English subjects and client states with a special emphasis on the urban Indian elites of Peru and Mexico. Prerequisite(s):  HST 110  , HST 111  .
    Graded (A-F) only
  
  • HST 476 - American West


    4 credits
    Examines ancient and native civilizations, the Spanish empire, westward expansion of Anglo Americans, construction of railroads, irrigation development, and industrialization in the twentieth century. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above.
    Graded (A-F) only
 

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