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GRMN 230 - Intermediate German Composition and Grammar
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: GRMN 201 or equivalent
Description: Intensive practice in written expression and communication in German together with a grammar review. Intermediate-level course with the goal of fostering writing in German for a variety of practical purposes. Review and expansion of specific grammar points are integrated into each unit. Taught in German.
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GRMN 281 - Special Topics
Class Hours: var
Credits: 1-3
Prerequisite: As appropriate to course content
Description: Offered on an experimental or temporary basis to explore topics not included in the established curriculum. A given topic may be offered under any special topic identity no more than three times. Special topics numbered 281 are offered primarily for lower-level undergraduate students.
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GRMN 372 - Childhood Enchantment: The Fairy Tale in German Culture and Literature
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Description: Analyzes the role fairy tales have played in German culture and literature over time. Emphasizes the complex reflection of socio-political processes and realities in folk tales and literary fairy tales (Kunstmärchen), as well as the use of fairy tale motifs in other literary genres, film, the arts, and music, advertising, and everyday life. Topics to be discussed may include, but are not limited to, gender roles, family relationships, the motif of the quest, the depiction of heroes and heroines, the conflict between good and evil, crime and punishment, the idea of justice, altruism versus egotism, the fairy tale and politics, etc.
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GRMN 482 - Independent Study
Class Hours: var
Credits: 1-3
Restriction: Prior approval through advisor, faculty member, department chairperson, dean, and Office of the Provost
Description: Provides an opportunity to engage in an in-depth analysis of some topic dealing with the German language and culture through consultation with a faculty member.
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HBUS 101 - Contemporary Business Issues
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Restriction: Admission to College of Business Honors Program
Description: An honors-level course in the Eberly College of Business enables eligible students to participate in advanced study in the freshman year. Provides the foundation of the integrative nature of the college’s majors by including seminar meetings discussing contemporary business issues with local, regional, and national alumni business leaders; research mentoring with college faculty and businesspeople; opportunities to provide service to the college, university, and the community; and the beginning of an electronic portfolio. Serves as the introduction to the college’s honors program that also includes a sophomore cluster, an honors junior block, and an honors senior capstone course.
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HIST 196 - Explorations in US History
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Description: Interprets and analyzes the development of US history through a chronological survey of a historical era or a topical theme central to US history. Examines, where appropriate, the intersection of race and ethnicity, gender, and class. Emphasizes the recognition of historical patterns, the interconnectedness of historical events, and the incorporation of various subfields in the discipline of history. Successful completion of HIST 196 fulfills the Liberal Studies History requirement. HIST 197 and HIST 198 also fulfill this requirement, and any of these courses may be substituted for each other and may be used interchangeably for D/F repeats but may not be counted for duplicate credit.
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HIST 197 - Explorations in European History
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Description: Interprets and analyzes the development of European history through a chronological survey of a historical era or a topical theme central to European history. Examines, where appropriate, the intersection of race and ethnicity, gender, and class. Emphasizes the recognition of historical patterns, the interconnectedness of historical events, and the incorporation of various subfields in the discipline of history. Successful completion of 197 fulfills the Liberal Studies History requirement. HIST 196 and HIST 198 also fulfill this requirement, and any of these courses may be substituted for each other and may be used interchangeably for D/F repeats but may not be counted for duplicate credit.
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HIST 198 - Explorations in Global History
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Description: Interprets and analyzes the development of global history through a chronological survey of a historical era or a topical theme central to global history. Examines, where appropriate, the intersection of race and ethnicity, gender, and class. Emphasizes the recognition of historical patterns, the interconnectedness of historical events, and the incorporation of various subfields in the discipline of history. Successful completion of HIST 198 fulfills the Liberal Studies History requirement. HIST 196 and HIST 197 also fulfill this requirement, and any of these courses may be substituted for each other and may be used interchangeably for D/F repeats but may not be counted for duplicate credit.
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HIST 201 - Western Civilization before 1600
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: 3cr of college history, or current major in any of the following: history, history/pre-law, middle-level education grades 4-8/social studies specialization, or secondary social studies
Description: Examines the history of Western Civilization from its beginnings in the Ancient Near East to the Age of Discovery. Focuses on the major political, social, religious, and intellectual institutions in Western civilization to approximately 1600.
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HIST 202 - Western Civilization since 1600
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: 3cr of college history, or current major in any of the following: history, history/pre-law, middle-level education grades 4-8/social studies specialization, or secondary social studies
Description: Development of Western civilization from the expansion of Europe to the present, including political, diplomatic, economic, social, and cultural areas. Introduces issues and interpretations encountered in upper-level courses. For history majors or by instructor’s permission.
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HIST 204 - United States History to 1877
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: 3cr of college history, or current major in any of the following: history, history/pre-law, middle-level education grades 4-8/social studies specialization, or secondary social studies
Description: An introduction to United States history from the Colonial period through Reconstruction, covering such main currents as the founding of American society, the American Revolution, the making of the Constitution, the market revolution, westward expansion, slavery, the Civil War, and Reconstruction.
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HIST 205 - United States History since 1877
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: 3cr of college history, or current major in any of the following: history, history/pre-law, middle-level education grades 4-8/social studies specialization, or secondary social studies
Description: An introduction to United States history, 1877 to the present, covering such main currents as industrialization, Progressivism, World War I, the Great Depression and New Deal, World War II and the Cold War, the 1960s, the Vietnam War, and post-Vietnam political, social, and economic developments.
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HIST 206 - The History of East Asia
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Description: History of China and Japan from ancient times, Buddhism, medieval Japan, Chinese communism, industrialization, and the modern Pacific Rim. Some consideration of peripheral Asia.
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HIST 207 - The History of the Middle East
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Description: History of the Middle East from the late Byzantine and Sassanid period, Islam, medieval Islamic civilization and the rise of early modern dynasties, European imperialism, the origins of modern nation states, and the contemporary Middle East.
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HIST 211 - World History to 1500
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: 3 credits of college history, or current major in history or secondary social studies
Description: Explores the history of world societies from the earliest historical cultures to approximately 1500. Examines the major political, social, religious, intellectual, and cultural transformations of the period.
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HIST 212 - World History Since 1500
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: 3 credits of college history, or current major in history or secondary social studies
Description: Explores the history of world societies from 1500 to the present. Examines the major political, social, religious, intellectual, and cultural transformations of the period.
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HIST 215 - The Researcher As Detective
Class Hours: 1
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 1
Description: Introduces students to the uses of evidence in the construction of historical narrative and to the standard practices of the historian.
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HIST 217 - Different Ways of Looking at the Past
Class Hours: 1
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 1
Description: Introduces different theoretical lenses that historians have used for viewing the past. Provides an overview of the different ways that our view of the past has changed over the course of the twentieth century.
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HIST 218 - Right In Your Own Backyard: How To Do Local History
Class Hours: 1
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 1
Description: Introduction to historical methods and best research practices for conducting local history projects.
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HIST 219 - Historians and the Public: Preserving and Presenting the Past
Class Hours: 1
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 1
Description: Examines the way historians serve as the intermediary between the public and their understanding of the past in a public setting. Explores how history is preserved and presented by historians, from historic sites and museums to virtual exhibits and documentary film-making.
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HIST 220 - Visual Sources in History
Class Hours: 1
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 1
Description: Examines cartoons, posters, comics and other visual media that have been used as fonns of social criticism and propaganda throughout history and that are a valuable source of information for scholars and teachers. Locate and analyze these sources for use in research and teaching.
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HIST 221 - The Historian’s Craft
Class Hours: 1
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 1
Restriction: BA History majors
Description: Explores the various careers of historians and history-related fields.
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HIST 230 - Queer Global History
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Description: Analyzes the historical and global understanding of the concept of “queerness.” Emphasizes the historical development of a queer identity and the modern creation or a queer community, focusing on comparing different modern notions of queerness and the LGBTQ+ struggle for equal rights.
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HIST 231 - History of Jerusalem
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Description: Explores the history of the city of Jerusalem from the ancient world until the present, examining the significance of the city to contemporary conflicts in the Middle East.
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HIST 239 - Witches and Witch Hunts 1400-1800
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Description: Examines witch trials and hunts in early modern Europe and Colonial America, from a wide range of perspectives including gender, religion, and economics, with emphasis on the marginalization of the accused.
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HIST 240 - Zombies: A Cultural History of Death, Disease, and Technology
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Description: Explores the concept of the Zombie throughout history and across cultures, and the way the figure of the Zombie has served as a metaphor for deeper personal and communal fears, such as death, nuclear war, global pandemics, and out of control technology.
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HIST 244 - Samurai and Gongfu Heroes: Masculinity in East Asia
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Description: Explores what it means to be a man, from the haohan of China to the Men of High Purpose of Japan and beyond. Analyses stories, films, and official histories that have encouraged Chinese and Japanese people to emulate the great heroes of the past and how these people and their stories have been re-used in modern Asia.
Cross-Listed: ASIA 244 Note: May not be taken for duplicate credit.
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HIST 245 - History and Climate Change
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Description: Explores the factors that have altered Earth’s climate in ways that shaped human history. Examines climate phenomena such as the Little Ice Age and El Nino events, with primary focus on anthropogenic climate change. Compares science and history as complementary tools that allow an understanding of this complex issue.
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HIST 251 - United States Military History
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Restriction: Not applicable toward the history major
Description: A survey of the history and transformation of the American military from the Colonial period to the present time. American military history is analyzed within the context of the nation’s political, social, economic, and cultural development. Central themes include war making, civil-military relations, and military professionalism.
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HIST 265 - The History of Power: Its Uses and Abuses
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Description: Explores the many forms that power has taken in the past, from the soft power of persuasion to the hard power of law and government. Focuses on Western Europe and the United States, from the Renaissance to the mid-twentieth century, and on issues of political control, race, and gender.
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HIST 295 - Introduction to Historical Studies
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Restriction: History, or Social Studies Education major
Description: Introduces students to the study of history, as well as the reading, reading and analysis of primary and secondary sources, historical interpretation, and historical writing. Encourages to becoming a better critical thinker and historian.
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HIST 302 - History of Ancient Rome
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing, 3cr of college history
Description: Traces Roman history from early Republic down to fall of Empire. Roman political theory is particularly emphasized.
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HIST 303 - Medieval Europe I, 400-1000
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing, 3cr of college history
Description: History of early Medieval Europe, from decline of Rome to beginnings of High Middle Ages; emphasis on political, social, economic, religious, and intellectual developments.
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HIST 304 - Medieval Europe II, 1000-1300
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing, 3cr of college history
Description: History of late Medieval Europe, from High Middle Ages to Renaissance period; emphasis on political, social, economic, religious, and intellectual developments.
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HIST 307 - History of Europe: 1815-1914
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing, 3cr of college history
Description: The study of Europe in 19th century, with emphasis on the emergence of major thought patterns, Romanticism, Nationalism, Socialism, and Positivism.
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HIST 313 - Europe Since 1945: Division, Revolution, and Unity
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing, 3cr of college history
Description: Surveys the principal themes in European history since 1945. Topics include postwar reconstruction, the origins of the Cold War in Europe, the long years of economic growth followed by stagnation, decolonization of the British and French empires, the events of 1968 and their consequences, the experience of communism in the East Bloc, the revolutions of 1989, and progress toward European integration.
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HIST 320 - History of England to 1688
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing, 3cr of college history
Description: A survey of the growth of the English nation, with emphasis on political, social, and economic developments leading to 17th-century conflict between Crown and Parliament.
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HIST 322 - French Revolution and Napoleon
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing, 3cr of college history
Description: Brief sketch of Old Regime, concentration on Revolution and Empire, with emphasis on politics, social structure, diplomacy, and economics.
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HIST 323 - Modern France: Renewing an Old Country
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing, 3cr of college history
Description: A survey of French history from the end of the Napoleonic era to the present. Pays special attention to the revolutionary tradition in politics, changes in the lives of workers and peasants, the French experience in the two world wars, and recent social and political trends.
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HIST 325 - History of Germany: 1845-Present
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing; HIST 196 , HIST 197 , or HIST 198 (non-majors)
Description: Study of the political and cultural development of modern Germany from the Revolution of 1848, including imperial, republican, and totalitarian phases, to post-World War II East and West Germany.
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HIST 331 - Modern Middle East
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing and 3cr of college history
Description: A survey of changes that have taken place in Middle East and in Islam since 18th century and of contemporary problems in that region.
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HIST 332 - History of Early China
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing and 3cr of college history
Description: China from the dawn of time to the Tang Dynasty. Focuses on the creation of the intellectual and political systems that have dominated China and East Asia down to the present. Looks in depth at the origins of Chinese philosophy and the imperial system.
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HIST 333 - Vietnam in War and Revolution
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing, 3cr of college history
Description: Focuses on 20th C Vietnamese experiences with war and revolution and their impact on society. Examines indigenous forms of anti-colonial resistance, the rise of communism and nationalism, and Vietnamese experiences in the wars against France and the United States.
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HIST 334 - History of Modern China
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing and 3cr of college history
Description: The history of China from the late Ming to the present. The Late Imperial political, economic, and social systems and the problems they faced in the 19th century. Reforming China from the Self-Strengthening to Mao. Revolutionary society and its discontents. The reform era and China today.
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HIST 337 - History of Modern Japan
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing, 3cr of college history
Description: The history of Japan from the beginning of the Tokugawa period to the present. Japan’s early modern political, economic, and social systems; its transformation in the Meiji era; and the Japanese people’s struggles and successes in the 20th century.
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HIST 338 - The History of Iran
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing, 3cr of college history
Description: Focuses on aspects of Iranian history from the Achaemenid period until the present that are significant for the formation of modern Iranian identity. Uses primary sources, secondary readings, literature, and film to analyze the development of Iranian identity as well as modern perceptions of Iran. Emphasis on ancient Iranian culture and religion, the story of Iranian wars with the Greeks and Romans, how Iran became Muslim, and the development of contemporary Iranian religion and politics.
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HIST 339 - Jihad and the Origins of Islamist Movements in the Middle East
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing, 3cr of college history
Description: Discusses the concept of “jihad” in Islamic history: its origins, development, and historical deployment by groups within the Muslim community. Analyzes the history and origins of groups such as al-Qaeda, the Taliban, and ISIS and considers whether these groups are “medieval” or actually modern products of globalization.
Previously Offered As: (Also offered as PLSC 339; may not be taken for duplicate credit.)
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HIST 342 - The Early Republic
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing, 3cr of college history
Description: A survey of United States history from 1783 to 1850, with special attention on constitutional, political, economic, and social trends.
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HIST 343 - Civil War and Reconstruction
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing, 3cr of college history
Description: The study of the failure of American democracy to cope with issues of mid- 19th century, followed by political, economic, military, and social developments during war and reconciliation of North and South.
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HIST 346 - Recent United States History
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing, 3cr of college history
Description: Examines the major political, economic, social, and cultural changes in America since 1945, with a focus on their causes, character, and significance; also explores the role of the United States in global relations.
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HIST 348 - Top Secret America: The Rise and Reach of the National Security State
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Description: Focuses on the historical development of the concept of national security in the US and on the intersection of national and broader international security concerns in the Cold War context. Identifies, for the Cold War era and beyond, diplomatic, military, and intelligence capabilities of governments and explores how individuals and groups conceptualized themselves, and their security. Explores one powerful motivator: fear and how it translated into political actions and citizen involvement in Cold War concepts. HIST 348 and PLSC 348 may be substituted interchangeably for D/F repeats, but may not be used for duplicate credit.
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HIST 360 - History of Pennsylvania
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Description: Emphasizes the cultural, economic, political, and social development of Pennsylvania in its various periods from Colonial time to today. Special attention is given to the diversity of Pennsylvania’s people, their institutions, and their problems.
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HIST 362 - History of American Diplomacy, 1900-present
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing, 3cr of college history
Description: Treats primarily our 21st-century involvement in world affairs and domestic debate over that involvement. Special emphasis is on the role of interest groups and increasing power of Executive Department over foreign affairs.
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HIST 363 - Thought and Culture in Early America
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing, 3cr of college history
Description: Selected topics in early American intellectual and cultural growth, with emphasis on Puritanism, Enlightenment, cultural nationalism, and Romantic movement.
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HIST 365 - History of Black America since Emancipation
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing, 3cr of college history
Description: Description and analysis of the role of blacks in the history of the United States since the Civil War; emphasis on key leaders, major organizations, leading movements, and crucial ideologies of blacks in modern America.
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HIST 369 - Women in America
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing, 3cr of college history
Description: A study of the activities of women from the colonial era to the modern era—evaluating cultural, societal, religious, economic, and political frameworks. Reviews women’s involvement in movements for feminism, social reform, unionism, and the abolition of slavery.
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HIST 374 - Blind Pigs and Brothels: A History of Crime and Vice in America
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing, 3cr of college history
Description: Examines the origins, development and growth of the various types of crime and vice in America, from the colonial era to the recent past. Explores the relationships between individuals, cultures, communities, institutions, government and law enforcement.
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HIST 379 - History in the Digital Age
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing; 3cr of college history
Restriction: History and social studies education/history majors; not applicable toward Social Studies Education requirements
Description: Examines the changes that digital technologies are bringing to the field of history and how historians research, write, present, and teach the past. Students investigate the development of this new media and study the state of digital historical work by scholars, teachers, archivists, museum curators, and popular historians. As they examine this work, students also explore the philosophical and ethical issues raised by efforts to put history online. Finally, students are given an introduction to some of the programs used by historians and the public to create digital history.
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HIST 385 - People in Nature: An Introduction to Environmental History
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing, 3cr of college history
Description: Examines the ways in which human perceptions of nature, human manipulations of nature, and natural constraints on human activities have interacted and changed over time. Drawing material from early modern and modern Europe as well as the United States, this course treats the effects of climate change, industrialization, agricultural crisis, deforestation, and modern conservation and environmentalism through rotating case studies. Examines the following comprehensive questions with each case study: How have climate, soil, biota, and other natural factors shaped human ways of making a living from the land? How have they influenced culture more generally? How has human action, in various times and places, modified natural ecosystems? How do we describe the resulting “hybrid” landscapes? How have different cultures described and analyzed nature?
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HIST 391 - Film as History
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing, 3cr of college history
Description: Particularly concerned with probing the relationship between cinema and society. History of film is explored and student is given some background in film interpretation and cinematography, the western, science fiction, police films, and great foreign and American detective films.
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HIST 395 - Introduction to Historical Methods
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: HIST 295
Description: A colloquium focusing on historiography and historical methods in the context of a specific topic. Students are expected to improve their research and writing skills and their understanding of historiography and methods of historical research. (writing-intensive course)
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HIST 420 - Introduction to Public History
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing, 3cr of college history
Description: Introduces students to a wide range of activities in which public historians engage. Considers broader conceptual theoretical and practical issues associated with historic preservation, museum studies, oral history, the management of archival and manuscript collections, as well as a variety of other public history activities. Also considers broader conceptual issues associated with the field of public history. None of the Public History courses (HIST 420, HIST 421 , HIST 422 , or HIST 423 ) may be counted towards the BSEd—Social Studies Education/History Track. Only one may be counted towards the BA—History or the BA—History/Pre-law Track.
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HIST 421 - Archival Studies
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing, 3cr of college history
Description: An introduction to the archival profession and its practices. None of the Public History courses (HIST 420 , 421, HIST 422 , or HIST 423 ) may be counted towards the BSEd—Social Studies Education/History Track. Only one may be counted towards the BA—History or the BA—History/Pre-law Track.
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HIST 422 - History Museums and Historic Sites: Theory and Practice
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing, 3cr of college history
Description: An introduction to the history of museums and historic sites. Focuses on the relationship between history and public audiences, on the theory and practice of telling stories through museums, historic sites, and living history. Introduces the tools that public historians use to interpret the past, explores key dilemmas in public interpretation and community collaboration, and examines contemporary models on how to reach audiences in ways that make history resonant and meaningful to them. None of the Public History courses (HIST 420 , HIST 421 , 422, or HIST 423 ) may be counted towards the BSEd— Social Studies Education/History Track. Only one may be counted towards the BA—History or the BA—History/Pre-law Track.
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HIST 423 - Oral History Practice
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing, 3cr of college history
Description: Introduces the practices of collecting and preserving oral histories, as well as the research and public use of oral histories. None of the Public History courses (HIST 420 , HIST 421 , HIST 422 , or 423) may be counted towards the BSEd— Social Studies Education/History Track. Only one may be counted towards the BA—History or the BA—History/Pre-law Track.
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HIST 433 - China 1300-1800: The Late Imperial Age
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing, 3cr of college history
Description: Examines the cultural and social history of Late Imperial China. Includes elite attempts at creating an orderly Confucian society and also how less powerful groups altered or challenged this vision. Discusses the role of commercialization and commercial culture and China as an Early Modern society. (Titled Bandits and Poets: The Cultural and Social History of Late Imperial China before 2016-17.)
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HIST 434 - Modern China 1800-present
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing, 3cr of college history
Description: China’s modern transformation from the crisis of the Late Qing through the various revolutionary governments of the 20th century to the rise of China as a world power. Looks at both Chinese elites’ quest for wealth and power and the impact this quest has had on ordinary people. (Titled History of Modern China: From the Opium Wars to the Present before 2016-17.)
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HIST 436 - Japan 1500-1850: Early Modern Japan
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing, 3cr of college history
Description: Examines the cultural and social history of Early Modern Japan, including both Sengoku and the Tokugawa. This includes elite attempts at creating a stratified social order and also how less powerful groups altered or challenged this vision. Discusses the role of commercialization and commercial culture and Japan as an Early Modern society. (Titled Geisha and Samurai: The Cultural and Social History of Early Modern Japan before 2016-17.)
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HIST 437 - Modern Japan 1850-Present
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing, 3cr of college history
Description: Japan’s modern transformation from the age of the samurai to the present. Looks at both the Japanese elites’ quest for wealth and power in the late 19th and the 20th centuries and the impact this quest has had on ordinary people. (Titled The History of Modern Japan: From the Floating World to the Present before 2016-17.)
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HIST 475 - History of American Constitutionalism
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing and 3cr college history
Description: Examines the major themes and problems concerning the constitutional history of the United States from the American Revolution to the end of the Cold War. Among other subjects, explores why and how the United States Constitution was written; how the nature and scope of the powers of Congress, presidency, and judiciary were transformed; how the relationship between the federal government and the states evolved; and how such constitutional amendments as the first and 14th redefined the power of governments, as well as the rights of citizens.
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HIST 481 - Special Studies in History
Class Hours: var
Credits: 1-3
Prerequisite: As appropriate to course content, sophomore standing, 3cr of college history
Description: Offered each semester in interest areas that are not part of the regular program. Some examples of courses of this type are the Victorian Age, the History of Love, World War II, the Great Depression, the Adams Chronicles, and the History of New York City. May schedule as many of these courses as desired, but two per semester is the usual limit.
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HIST 482 - Independent Study
Class Hours: var
Credits: 3-6
Prerequisite: 12cr in history
Restriction: Prior approval through advisor, faculty member, department chairperson, dean, and Office of the Provost with a 3.0 GPA in history classes; permission of a faculty member. Approval is based on academic appropriateness and availability of resources.
Description: Involves directed reading or research for qualified students. Experimental projects and personalized learning are encouraged.
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HIST 483 - Honors Thesis
Class Hours: var
Credits: 3-6
Restriction: History, history/pre-law, or social studies education/history major; 3.25 cumulative GPA; 3.5 GPA in history courses, departmental permission. Approval is based on academic appropriateness and availability of resources.
Description: A two-semester sequence of research and writing, culminating in an honors thesis. Honors theses are completed individually under the direction of a department professor who specializes in the student’s area of interest and are approved by a thesis committee comprising the director and two others, one of whom may come from outside the History Department.
Repeated: May be taken twice for a total of 6cr.
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HIST 487 - Honors Colloquium in History
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Description: Colloquium emphasizing reading, discussion, and writing on an announced historical topic or theme that varies from semester to semester according to the expertise of the faculty member teaching the course. Open to all Cook Honors College students who have completed HNRC 201 and, with instructor permission, to junior and senior history, history/pre-law, or social studies education majors who have at least a 3.5 GPA in History classes.
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HIST 493 - Internship
Class Hours: var
Credits: 3-12
Description: With departmental approval, students are attached to local or national government or private agencies doing directive, bibliographical, archival, or museum work. Advising professor meets with intern regularly and determines what papers or reports are required.
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HIST 496 - Topics in European History
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: HIST 395 and junior/senior history, history/pre-law, or social studies education majors or by instructor permission
Description: An upper-division course emphasizing lecture, reading, discussion, and writing on specialized topics relating to European historical issues. The theme varies from semester to semester according to the expertise of the faculty member teaching the course. May be repeated. (Offered as HIST 402 before 2014-15.)
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HIST 497 - Topics in Non-Western History
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: HIST 395 and junior/senior history, history/pre-law, or social studies education majors or by instructor permission
Description: An upper-division course emphasizing lecture, reading, discussion, and writing on specialized topics relating to non-Western historical issues. The theme varies from semester to semester according to the expertise of the faculty member teaching the course.
Repeated: May be repeated Previously Offered As: (Offered as HIST 403 before 2014-15.)
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HIST 498 - Topics in Comparative History
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: HIST 395 and junior/senior history, history/pre-law, or social studies education majors or by instructor permission
Description: An upper-division course emphasizing lecture, reading, discussion, and writing on specialized topics relating to comparative historical issues. The theme varies from semester to semester according to the expertise of the faculty member teaching the course.
Repeated: May be repeated. Previously Offered As: (Offered as HIST 404 before 2014-15.)
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HIST 499 - Topics in Public History
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: HIST 420
Description: Capstone for students in the public history concentration. Draws on program experience to conduct a major public history project, short reserach paper, and professional portfolio.
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HNRC 101 - Honors Core I
Class Hours: 5
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 5
Restriction: Freshman status, admission to the Honors College
Description: This first in a series of three required and interrelated courses introduces Honors College students to major works of literature and art; to major ideas in history, philosophy, religious studies, literature, and the fine arts; and to critical thinking skills used in reading, writing, and discussion in an integrated, synthetic, and interactive pedagogical environment. While materials from various periods and disciplines are part of HNRC 101, each instructor has attempted to incorporate some works from a common century to provide students with a common ground for exploring the core questions.
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HNRC 102 - Honors Core II
Class Hours: 5
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 5
Prerequisite: HNRC 101 , freshman status, admission to the Honors College
Description: The second in a series of three required and interrelated courses. Continues the emphases of HNRC 101 : (a) introduction to major works of literature and fine arts; (b) introduction to major ideas in history, philosophy, religious studies; and (c) focus on critical thinking skills used in reading, writing, and discussion in an interrelated, synthetic, and interactive pedagogical environment. Although materials come from various periods and disciplines, each instructor has incorporated works from a common century to provide a common ground for exploring core questions. Building on their experiences in HNRC 101 , students become more critical and analytical in their reading and response. Further, the ability to synthesize is emphasized based on their previous readings and learning experiences.
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HNRC 201 - Honors Core III
Class Hours: 4
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 4
Prerequisite: Sophomore status, admission to the Honors College, and successful completion of HNRC 101 and HNRC 102 if admitted to the Honors College as a first-year student. Prerequisites for students admitted to the Honors College as sophomores are ENGL 101 and at least one Liberal Studies course in the humanities or fine arts.
Description: Completes the introduction of Honors College students to major works of literature and art; major ideas in history, philosophy, religious studies, literature, and the fine arts; and critical thinking skills used in reading, writing, and discussion in an integrated and interactive pedagogical environment.
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HNRC 202 - Honors Core: Sciences
Class Hours: 4
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 4
Prerequisite: HNRC 101 , HNRC 102 , sophomore status, admission to the Honors College
Description: Concerned with science as a way of knowing about the world. Focuses on what scientists have learned about what it means to be human, how humans have been shaped by and, in turn, have influenced their environment, and what use might be made of scientific knowledge. These themes are explored from disciplines in the natural and social sciences.
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HNRC 499 - Honors Senior Synthesis
Class Hours: var
Credits: 3-6
Prerequisite: 3.25 GPA, Honors College good standing or instructor permission, 73 or more credits earned
Description: Concluding cross-disciplinary Honors College experience, focused on the question “what are the obligations of the educated citizen?” Helps students understand and handle complex intellectual issues from multiple perspectives. A selection of topics is announced and described in the undergraduate course schedule. Substitutes for LBST 499.
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HOSP 101 - Introduction to the Hospitality Industry
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Description: Chronicles the evolution and growth of the hospitality industry. Profiles club management, hotel and lodging, restaurant, culinary and food service, gaming operations, special event, recreation, and tourism segments. Explores professional career opportunities. Features alumni and guest speakers representing targeted segments of the hospitality industry.
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HOSP 130 - Food Service Sanitation
Class Hours: 1
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 1
Description: Introduces concepts and issues pertaining to sanitation and security management in the food service segment of the hospitality industry. Examines causes and prevention of food-borne illness, Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) food production methods, and current government regulations.
Note: Titled Hospitality Sanitation and Security before 2015-16
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HOSP 150 - Principles of Hospitality Management
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Description: Introduces classic management theory and responsibilities, with an emphasis on hospitality industry applications.
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HOSP 212 - Club Operations Management
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Description: Provides an in-depth understanding of the unique aspects of private club management. The differences as compared to public golf courses, public restaurants, hotel operations, equity (member-owned), and non-equity (corporate-owned) club settings are explored.
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HOSP 220 - Food Service Operations
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Description: Introduces the operational concepts of food service operations in commercial kitchen facilities. Includes planning, preparation, and service of quantity food production. Emphasizes the integration of sanitation, menu planning, cost controls, and application of computer software.
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HOSP 235 - Tourism Management
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Description: Introduces concepts pertaining to international and domestic tourism. Examines the economic, social, and cultural aspects of tourism, as well as how destinations are marketed.
Previously Offered As: (Offered as HOSP 115 before 2017-18.)
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HOSP 245 - Multicultural Management in Hospitality
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Description: Examines the effects of international migration and changing roles of minorities within the global and domestic hospitality industry. Addresses the cultural factors affecting workplace productivity and relationships.
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HOSP 250 - Resort Management
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Description: Identifies characteristics of hospitality industry resort operations. Includes resort history, resort planning and development, food and beverage operations, lodging operations, recreational activities, and other relevant operational characteristics.
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HOSP 256 - Human Resources in the Hospitality Industry
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Description: Examines human resource management in the hospitality industry. Topics include cultural diversity, legal requirements, job analysis, recruitment and selection, training and development, performance appraisal, compensation, and benefits administration.
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HOSP 259 - Hospitality Purchasing
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Description: Includes sources, standards, grades, methods of purchase, and storage of various foods, beverages, and fixtures. Emphasizes the development of purchasing policies and specifications.
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HOSP 260 - Hotel Operations Management
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Description: Examines the development and classification of lodging operations. Hotel operating departments, department personnel, operational procedures, and current lodging trends and companies are discussed.
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HOSP 265 - Hospitality Cost Management
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Description: Identifies and analyzes the control of hospitality operation costs, including those in the areas of food, beverage, labor, and material, and compares those costs to industry norms. Students analyze income statements and balance sheets.
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HOSP 280 - Special Event Management
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Description: Introduces the principles of special event management and current practices and developments within the event-management industry. Discusses event management responsibilities from the initial planning stages through delivery.
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HOSP 281 - Special Topics
Class Hours: var
Credits: 1-3
Prerequisite: As appropriate to course content
Description: Offered on an experimental or temporary basis to explore topics not included in the established curriculum. A given topic may be offered under any special topic identity no more than three times. Special topics numbered 281 are offered primarily for lower-level undergraduate students.
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HOSP 299 - Cooperative Education (First Experience)
Credits: 0
Prerequisite: Completion of 30cr, 2.0 GPA
Description: A semester-long program that combines classroom theory with practical application through job-related experiences. Student required to complete two alternating experiences; only one may be a summer experience.
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