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HST 300 - Topics American History Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Prerequisite: Course not open to Freshmen
A critical analysis of selected topics or issues in American history which are not otherwise offered in the standard catalogue courses. Cross-listed with BLS 300, HST 500
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HST 301 - Amer Colonial History Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Prerequisite: Course not open to Freshmen
A survey of the European colonies - especially the Spanish, English, and French - that eventually became part of the United States. Emphasis is on the confrontation of Native-American, European, and African peoples between 1492 and 1763.
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HST 302 - Hist Religion in Amer I Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
A survey of the American religious experience from the seventeenth century to the Civil War, focusing on the redefinition of European religious turmoil in the colonies, Native-American religion, the Great Awakening, eighteenth century Civil millennialism, early growth of Catholicism and Judaism, the communitarian impulse, the explosion of Evangelicalism, the impact on humanitarian reform and the shaping of the African-American religious alternatives.
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HST 303 - Hist Religion in Amer II Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Prerequisite: Course not open to Freshmen
A survey of the American religious experience from the Civil War to the present, focusing on the rise of Black churches, the impact of immigration and urban industrialism, the Ghost Dance religions, the Social Gospel, the Americanization of the Catholic Church, the Fundamentalist controversy, the impact of the Depression, Neo-Orthodoxy, the public religion of the Cold War, Pan-Indianism, twentieth century Judaism, the flowering of the cults and the emergence of the electronic churches.
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HST 304 - Hist North Amer Indians Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Prerequisite: Course not open to Freshmen
Survey of the history of Indians of North America from their origins to the present. The course will examine a variety of native peoples in different regions of the continent, but mostly in what is now the United States, and the interaction between those native peoples and newcomers from Europe and Africa. Cross-listed with HST 504
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HST 305 - U.S. in the Age of Revolution Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Prerequisite: Course not open to Freshmen
A study of the period from 1760s to the 1820s, concentrating on the development of political ideas and practices. Topics will include the Revolution, its origins and consequences; the Constitution; the rise of political parties; Jeffersonian and Jacksonian democracy; and territorial expansion. Cross-listed with HST 505
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HST 306 - Civil War & Reconstructn Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Prerequisite: Course not open to Freshmen
The antebellum, Civil War, and Reconstruction period of American history. This was a crucial era because so many fundamental issues were at stake: the place of African-Americans in American society; the destiny of Southern whites who tried to save their slave regime by seceding from the Union; and, the very survival of the United States as a nation.
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HST 307 - Plymouth Colony 1620-92 Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Explores the history of the colony of New Plymouth, with an emphasis on the interaction of the colonists with the native people of Southeastern Massachusetts. Students analyze primary sources as well as recent historical works to understand the relation between American myth and American history.
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HST 308 - History of the American Family Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Prerequisite: Course not open to Freshmen
Introduces students to the various forms and functions of the family in America from the colonial period to today. Explores the influence of religion, politics, economics, and popular culture on changes in courtship, marriage, and the roles of parents and children.
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HST 310 - America’s Working Women Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Prerequisite: Course not open to Freshmen
The experience of American working women - black and white, native and immigrant, organized and unorganized - from the colonial period to the present day. Because work is defined as productive labor, this course will examine women as paid and unpaid workers - in the marketplace as well as in the home. Some of the areas of study will be women on the frontier, women in the mills and factories, labor union women, women in the professions, and the history and politics of housework. Cross-listed as LST 310 and WMS 310. Cross-listed with LST 310, WGS 310
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HST 311 - New Eng Maritime History Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Prerequisite: Course not open to Freshmen
The relationship between New England and the sea. This course examines coastal and foreign trade of individual ports, whaling, fishing, and recreational industries. The decline of maritime New England is also treated, bringing the course into the most recent decades.
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HST 313 - Territorial Expansion Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Examines the geographic, economic, social, and diplomatic issues involved in the settlement and development of the nation from the earliest European outposts to the passing of the frontier and the shift to overseas territories. In tracing the internal expansion of the United States, attention will be focused upon the exclusion of the native Americans from the mainstream of American life.
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HST 314 - History of Urban America Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Prerequisite: Course not open to Freshmen
Examines the history of the American city - its people, its culture, and its politics. The course examines why cities look the way they do, and why cities are disproportionately poor and minority, while suburbs are not. Students consider such questions as: Are cities are in crisis? Can - and should - they be saved? The course looks at why cities are the way they are, and whether they still matter in an increasingly suburban nation. The course will also consider how these larger issues apply to nearby cities, such as New Bedford, Fall River, and Providence. Cross-listed as PST 369. Cross-listed with BLS 314, HST 514, POL 369
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HST 316 - Gender in Medieval & Early Modern Europe Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Prerequisite: Course not open to Freshmen
How pre-modern European societies understood, represented, and enforced gender difference. A wide variety of source material - saints’ lives and marriage contracts, sermons and law codes, guides for witch hunters and aristocratic portraits, medical treatises and mystical poetry - will be used to explore the changing answers to two basic questions: what makes a person a woman or a man, and how does this gender identity affect their lives in the world. Course content will move from the waning days of the Roman Empire through the Protestant Reformation and Catholic Reform. Cross-listed as WMS 316. Cross-listed with WGS 316
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HST 317 - Hist of European Women Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
A survey of women’s history from the Renaissance to the present that critically examines the recent scholarship on this topic. The course will deal both with remarkable and ordinary women. Extensive use will be made of recent research on the history of the family and social demography as well as the more traditional areas of political, intellectual, and economic history. While emphasizing Western Europe, the course will include some material from the Americas and other areas. Cross-listed as WMS 317. Cross-listed with WGS 317
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HST 318 - Women’s Biog & Autobiog Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Prerequisite: Course not open to Freshmen
Examines the lives of various women in the United States, Great Britain, and elsewhere both from a literary and historical perspective. Examples of women whose lives will be studied are Charlotte Bronte, Sarah and Angelina Grimke, and Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Cross-listed as WMS 318. Cross-listed with WGS 318
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HST 319 - Early Mod Europe:1600-1815 Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Prerequisite: Course not open to Freshmen
A survey of post-Renaissance European civilization to the 19th century. Emphasis on the growth of the modern state system, the origins of capitalist economies, the scientific revolution and Enlightenment, and the political history of the principal monarchies.
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HST 320 - Topics in European History Credits 3
Lecture
Requirements: Prerequisite: Course not open to Freshmen
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HST 321 - 17 & 18 Century Europe Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Prerequisite: Course not open to Freshmen
A survey of the intellectual history of Europe in the early modern period, including the growth of skepticism and the secularization of thought, the scientific revolution, the Enlightenment and the creation of a liberal climate of opinion, and the origins of modern political and economic theory.
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HST 322 - 19th & 20th Century Intellectual European History Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Prerequisite: Course not open to Freshmen
An examination of such intellectual currents as romanticism, liberalism and conservatism, nationalism, socialism and capitalism, and social Darwinism. Attention will be paid to the development and maturation of these currents in the 19th century, and their modification in the 20th century.
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HST 323 - Europe in 19th Century Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Prerequisite: Course not open to Freshmen
The major political, economic, intellectual and social developments in Europe from the French Revolution to the outbreak of World War I.
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HST 324 - Europe in 20Th Century Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Prerequisite: Course not open to Freshmen
A study of the forces shaping contemporary Europe. Attention will be paid to World War I and its impact, the Versailles settlement, liberalism and democracy in the 20th century, the challenge of totalitarian systems, the Second World War, the Cold War, West European unification, and disintegration of the Eastern Bloc.
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HST 325 - Europe Overseas Expansn Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Prerequisite: Course not open to Freshmen
Examines European mastery of the oceans from the beginning of long-distance trade with Africa to colonization and empire-building in Asia and the Americas. Emphasis on the competing interests of states and the building of a world system. Cross-listed with HST 525
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HST 327 - Top in History of Ideas Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Treats the history of ideas as an inter-disciplinary approach to both intellectual history and the history of European society. Topics will vary with the instructor.
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HST 329 - The Early Middle Ages Credits 3
Requirements: Course not open to Freshmen
History of Europe from the waning days of the Roman Empire through the year 1000. Europeans in this period drew on the resources of three inherited cultural traditions to build and to understand their world - Romanitas (Roman traditions), and Germanitas (German traditions), and Christianitas (Christian traditions). The fusion of these three traditions - and their interactions with Judaism and Islam - gave rise to the rich and diverse civilization of Later Medieval Europe. Themes include the slow evolution of temporal power and ecclesiastical power; the complex interplay between official and popular religion; the changing understandings of nobility; the transformation of the economy; and the place of minorities in a sometimes hostile world. This course is the first in a two-semester sequence in medieval history.
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HST 330 - The Later Middle Ages Credits 3
Requirements: Course not open to Freshmen
History of Europe from the year 1000 to the end of the 14th century. Themes include: church reform; the dynamic of local power and state power; changing understandings of the sacred; the experiences of commoners in countryside and in city; later medieval culture; and relations between Christian Europe and the Islamic Middle East. This course is the second in a two-semester sequence in medieval history.
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HST 331 - The Renaissance Credits 3
Requirements: Course not open to Freshmen
Traces the history of Europe from the mid-14th century through the mid-16th century with a special focus on Italy, France, and England. The focus is on the slow transformation of Europe’s political elites and their self-representation in literature and the visual arts. Also, students study the working classes of the city and countryside, whose labor made possible the cultural achievements of the period, and groups of people, religious minorities, heretics, bandits, and vagabonds, whose relations with ‘normal’ society were often conflicted.
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HST 332 - The Reformation Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Prerequisite: Course not open to Freshmen
Traces the reformation movements of the 16th and 17th centuries, the Protestant Reformation and the Catholic Reform. The various strands of this movement were attempts to provide an answer to the fundamental Christian problem: ‘What must I do to be saved?’ Students study the answers provided to this question by such thinkers as Martin Luther, Ulrich Zwingli, John Calvin, St. Teresa of Avila, and St. Ignatius Loyola. Students discuss how their ideas affected, and were affected by, contemporary social and political affairs, paying special attention to the appeal of their message to women, the urban working classes, and peasants.
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HST 333 - British Isles to 1485 Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
A survey of the history of the English, Irish and Scottish peoples of the British Isles from the earliest times to 1485. Topics include Celtic, Roman, Anglo-Saxon and Viking Britain; the development of the medieval monarchy; and medieval culture and society.
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HST 334 - British Isles 1485-1800 Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Prerequisite: Course not open to Freshmen
A survey of the history of the English, Irish and Scottish peoples of the British Isles from the end of the medieval period to 1800. Topics include the Tudor, Stuart and Hanoverian monarchies; the Reformation and Civil War; society and culture; the British Empire; and the strengthening of English, Irish and Scottish identities.
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HST 335 - British Isles 1800-Pres Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Prerequisite: Course not open to Freshmen
A survey of the history of the English, Irish and Scottish peoples of the British Isles from the early Victorians to the present. Topics include the expansion and decline of the British Empire, the famine and conflict in Ireland, the coming of democracy, the creation of the first industrial economy and society, the movement for women’s rights, British participation in two world wars and contemporary issues.
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HST 338 - History of American Technology Credits 3
Lecture
Requirements: Prerequisite: Course not open to Freshmen
Surveys the history of American Technology from the colonial period to the present taking a thematic and chronological approach emphasizing social, economic and cultural impacts of technological change on the peoples of the United States.
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HST 339 - Canada to 1867 Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Prerequisite: Course not open to Freshmen
Survey of Canadian history from European contact to the year of confederation. Lectures and readings integrate themes in the political, social, economic and military history of native, French, and British populations, with emphasis on the development of the early maritimes and Quebec.
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HST 342 - Modern France: From the Revolution to the Present Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Prerequisite: Course not open to Freshmen
Examines the pivotal role the country of France has played in the development of modernity. The consequences of the French Revolution and the reign of Napoleon are active still today as are the consequences of two world wars in this last century-wars in which France’s vital significance cannot be ignored. The rise and fall of France as a significant world power will necessarily be an essential theme examined in this course. Also, there will be an analysis of France’s formidable intellectual and cultural contributions to the shaping of modernity. Here, France continues to play a most important role.
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HST 343 - Hist Greek Civilization Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Prerequisite: Course not open to Freshmen
An introduction to the history of Greek civilization, from Minoan and Mycenaean times to the Hellenistic period. Emphasis will be on cultural and intellectual developments in their social and political contexts. Cross-listed with HST 543
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HST 344 - History of Roman Civilization Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Prerequisite: Course not open to Freshmen
A survey of Roman civilization from the origins of Rome to the age of Constantine, emphasizing Roman social and political institutions. Related topics include Roman imperialism, Latin literature, Roman religion, and early Christianity. Readings include a variety of primary sources. Cross-listed with HST 544
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HST 345 - War and Society in America 1500-1865 Credits 3
Lecture
Requirements: Prerequisite: Course not open to Freshmen
Focuses on North America from European contact era to the end of the U.S. Civil War, and examines patterns of conflict among Europeans, Native Americans, and post-colonial American societies. Course material includes developments in “new world” strategies, tactics, and technologies, emphasizing the effects of war on societies, and how societies in turn shape warfare.
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HST 346 - The Color Line in Modern America Credits 3
Lecture
Requirements: Prerequisite: Course not open to Freshmen
Examines past and present-day racial controversies, such as school segregation, the civil rights movement, affirmative action and reparations, from an historical perspective. The focus is on how race has shaped belief, identities, policies, politics and opportunities since the Civil War, and how Americans of all backgrounds have understood the dilemma of race. Cross-listed with BLS 346
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HST 347 - Italy-19th Century Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
A detailed study of the Risorgimento, or movement for Italian unification. Attention will be given to economic and cultural life as well as political events.
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HST 348 - The American Dream: Inequality and Opportunity in the Modern US Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
An exploration of the meaning and reality of the American Dream, with a particular emphasis on developments since 1929. This course explores the changing meaning of the American Dream through time, examining efforts of government, social movements and individuals striving to attain and expand the Dream. The class will explore the history of ordinary people, as well as philosophical and intellectual issues connected to freedom and opportunity.
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HST 350 - America in Vietnam Credits 3
Lecture
Requirements: Prerequisite: Course not open to Freshmen
Examines the history, politics and legacy of the U.S. war in Southeast Asia. Military strategy, policy debates, the experiences of soldiers, and domestic politics are examined, with the goal of understanding larger questions of American foreign policy past and present.
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HST 351 - Germany to 1786 Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
A study of the development of the Germanic states from the founding of the First Reich in the 10th century to the death of Frederick the Great. Topics to be considered include: the development and nature of the medieval empire, the conflict with the Papacy; the Reformation; the Counter-Reformation; the spread of absolutism; the development of Prussia; and the role of the Hapsburgs in German affairs.
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HST 352 - Germany 1786-Present Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Prerequisite: Course not open to Freshmen
A history of Germany in the modern era with the emphasis on politics and culture. Detailed treatment of 19th century unification and the rise and fall of Fascism.
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HST 354 - Germany 1933-Present Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Prerequisite: Course not open to Freshmen
A study of Germany from Hitler to the present day. Topics to be considered in depth include: the career and personality of Hitler; the growth of the Nazi Movement; the nature of the Nazi state; the origins of World War II; Germany’s post-war recovery; and the government, society and roles of the (West) German Federal Republic and the (East) German Democratic Republic and reunification.
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HST 355 - Anti-Semitsm&Ethcl Issues Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Prerequisite: Course not open to Freshmen
Explores the issues of moral choice and ethical responsibility inherent in the history of the Jews in Biblical times, the patristic period, Middle Ages, Reformation, Enlightenment, French Revolution, nineteenth-century Europe and the United States, the Holocaust, up to the present day.
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HST 356 - The Holocaust Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
An examination of the Holocaust, including the psychosocial aspects of prejudice; the history of anti-Semitism from Biblical times; the historical, political, racist, economic, social, psychological, literary, legal, theological, and moral aspects of the Holocaust. Cross-listed as JST 356. Cross-listed with JST 356
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HST 357 - Empires of Central Asia Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Prerequisite: Course not open to Freshmen
Survey of the cultures and ethnic groups of Islamic Central Asia (Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, etc.) from the Middle Ages to the 21st Century. Provides an introduction to Islam and the various empires of Central Asia such as the state of Attila the Hun, Arab Empire, Mongol Khanates, Soviet Union and Taliban in Afghanistan.
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HST 358 - Ethnicity and Conflict in the Lands of the Ottoman Empire Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Prerequisite: Course not open to Freshmen
Political and cultural survey of the Islamic Ottoman Empire in the Middle East, North Africa, and Balkans which commences with the Arab and Turkish conquests during the Middle Ages. An underlying theme for this course will be understanding the historic roots of nationalism and recent ethnic conflict in former Ottoman lands such as Bosnia, Kosovo, Turkey, Macedonia, and Palestine.
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HST 359 - History of Terrorism in the Mid-East from the Assassins to Al Qaeda Credits 3
Lecture
Requirements: Prerequisite: Course not open to Freshmen
A broad cultural, religious, political, geographic survey of the historical roots of terrorism in this strategic region. Special emphasis on understanding Osama bin Laden, Iraqi insurgents, 9/11, and trans-national jihadism.
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HST 360 - United States in 1960s Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Prerequisite: Course not open to Freshmen
An examination of the United States from the 1950s to the 1970s. Topics to be considered include the black freedom struggle, Vietnam, the New Left, the women’s movement, gay liberation and the counter culture.
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HST 363 - History of Soviet Union Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Prerequisite: Course not open to Freshmen
Study of Russia from 1918 to the present. Stress will be given to the establishment of the Communist government, the Five Year Plans, and the social and cultural changes resulting from the adoption of Soviet ideology. Attention will be given to the role of Russia in the modern world.
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HST 364 - Soc&Cult Hist of Russia Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Topics pertaining to social classes, the development of serfdom, religion and art and literature in Russia from the 9th Century to the present. Cross-listed as WMS 364. Cross-listed with WGS 364
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HST 365 - Eastern European History Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
The study of the Eastern European bloc from the Middle Ages to the present. Emphasis will be given to the political and economic development of these countries and the establishments of Communism in the post-World War II period.
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HST 367 - Race, Eugenics, and Genetics in U.S. History Credits 3
Lecture
Requirements: Prerequisite: Course not open to Freshmen
Explores early twentieth-century social reformers’ efforts to improve American society by influencing human traits and behavior. Based on reformers’ ideas of desirable and undesirable human traits, proponents of eugenics sought to encourage reproduction among particular groups of people while discouraging others through such means as the promotion of birth control, immigration restriction, involuntary sterilization, and institutionalization of the “unfit”. Course examines racial, ethnic, and class biases as they intersected with ideas of biological determinism fueling the eugenics movement.
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HST 368 - History of Feminist Thought Credits 3
Lecture
Requirements: Prerequisite: WGS 101 or HST 101 or HST 102 or permission of instructor
Cross-listed with WGS 368
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HST 371 - History of Portugal Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Prerequisite: Course not open to Freshmen
A survey from the Roman era to the present with emphasis on the post-medieval period. Topics include the emergence of a unified state, dynastic rivalries, the economy, overseas expansion and empire, constitutional development, the ‘New State’ of Salazar, the revolution of 1974, and post-revolutionary Portugal. Cross-listed with HST 571
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HST 376 - History of Brazil Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Emphasis on the period since independence in 1822. Topics include the empire and slavery, coffee, European immigration, the republic, race and class, foreign economic and ideological influences, and Brazil in the 1980s. Cross-listed with HST 576
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HST 381 - Modern Japan Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Prerequisite: Course not open to Freshmen
A survey of modern Japan since the 19th Century, with emphasis on post-war Japanese politics and Japan’s present role in world affairs.
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HST 382 - Modern China Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Prerequisite: Course not open to Freshmen
A study of the major themes of modern Chinese history, including culturalism and nationalism, responses to the impact of the West, and the development of revolutionary ideology.
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HST 385 - History of the People’s Republic of China Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
A study of the world’s most populous country. Covers the rise and fall of Nationalist China, the establishment of the People’s Republic, social transformation, economic policy, bureaucracy and freedom, Mao’s ideology, the people’s communes, the cultural revolution, the new leadership and the new U.S./China relationship. Cross-listed with HST 585
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HST 389 - Topics in World History Credits 3
Lecture
Requirements: Prerequisite: Course not open to Freshmen
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HST 391 - Topics African History Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Prerequisite: Course not open to Freshmen
Advanced-level course for students with a background in African history. Topics will vary from year to year and may be repeated with change of content. Research papers will be required. Cross-listed as BLS 391 and LST 391. Cross-listed with BLS 391, LST 391, WGS 391
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HST 392 - Public History in America: An Introduction Credits 3Satisfies University Studies requirement: Learning through Engagement
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Requirements: Prerequisite: Course not open to Freshmen
An introduction to the nature and applications of public history by looking at how history is told through museum and historical society exhibits, oral histories, local history and historical landscapes and buildings.
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HST 393 - Western Man in the Cosmos I Credits 3
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Requirements: Prerequisite: Course not open to Freshmen
An historical examination of man’s interaction with nature. The course surveys that interaction from the prehistoric era to the Scientific Revolution in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Here the cosmos in understood in its broader meaning: it encompasses man’s immediate biological and geological environments, but special attention is placed upon the heavenly cosmos. Culturally, man’s understanding of that cosmos is expressed in a variety of ways-through myth, religion, and empirical evidence. A major theme of this course is the complex interplay between “religion” and “science” and how those terms have come to be defined. Cross-listed with REL 393
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HST 394 - Western Man in the Cosmos II Credits 3
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Requirements: Prerequisite: Course not open to Freshmen
An historical examination of the rise of science in the West from the high Middle Ages and the Scientific Revolution to the present, in its cultural and intellectual contexts. Here the “cosmos” is to be understood in its schemas of human thought. Central to this course is the theme of the complex interaction between science and religion. Cross-listed with REL 394
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HST 395 - World Religion&Spiritual Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Prerequisite: Course not open to Freshmen
This course will examine the response of several world religions to the following issues: human origins, purpose (teleology), evil, “redemption” and the “future estate.” We will also examine how new religions often sprang from attempts to reform preexisting religious structure, necessitating a radical reinterpretation of the older religion’s doctrines and institutions. Cross-listed with REL 395
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HST 396 - Directed Study Credits variable; 1.00 to 6.00
Independent Study
Requirements: Prerequisite: Course not open to Freshmen
Study under the supervision of a faculty member in an area covered in a regular course not currently being offered. Conditions and hours to be arranged.
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HST 397 - A History of Christianity to the Reformation Credits 3
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Requirements: Prerequisite: Course not open to Freshmen
An historical, cultural, and religious study of the emergence of Christianity from its Biblical and Jewish origins through its Greek and Roman influences to the time of the Reformation and Counter-Reformation. Cross-listed with REL 397
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HST 398 - Critical Study of the New Testament and Apocrypha Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Prerequsite: ENL 102
Academic analysis of the New Testament and Christian apocrypha, Critical study of Christian literature utilizes various sociological and literary analysis methods to reveal a deeper historical context of this literature’s production. This is an academically focused course, so questions of personal faith or devotion will not be entertained, though community faith-based ideology and identity are topics that this class will cover. Cross-listed with REL 398
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HST 399 - Teach Hist&Soc Study-Sec Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Prerequisite: EDU 207, 327
The historical and contemporary debate on the nature of the history and social studies curriculum in middle and secondary schools. This course will investigate the actual curriculum and practice of history and social studies teaching in area schools and formulate specific strategies for effective teaching and curriculum building. Cross-listed with HST 501
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HST 401 - Seminar:American History Credits 3Satisfies University Studies requirement: Capstone Study Capstone Study
Seminar / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Prerequisite: HST 201
Seminars will be offered variously in topics in American History. The writing of a substantial paper will be required. Content will vary with instructor; may be repeated with change of content. Cross-listed for AAS, JST, and WMS when the content is appropriate. Cross-listed with WGS 422
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HST 402 - Seminar:European History Credits 3Satisfies University Studies requirement: Capstone Study Capstone Study Capstone Study
Seminar / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Prerequisite: HST 201
Seminars will be offered variously in topics in European History. The writing of a substantial paper will be required. Content will vary with instructor; may be repeated with change of content. Cross-listed for JST and WMS when the content is appropriate. Cross-listed with JST 400, WGS 402
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HST 403 - Seminar:World History Credits 3Satisfies University Studies requirement: Capstone Study Capstone Study
Seminar / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Prerequisite: HST 201
Seminars will be offered variously in topics in non-European World History. The writing of a substantial paper will be required. Content will vary with instructor; may be repeated with change of content. Cross-listed for AAS, JST, and WMS when the content is appropriate. Cross-listed with WGS 403
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HST 404 - Honors Sem:American Hist Credits 3
Seminar / 3 hours per week
Honors version of HST 401.
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HST 405 - Honors Sem:European Hist Credits 3
Seminar / 3 hours per week
Seminars will be offered variously in topics in non-European World History. The writing of a substantial paper will be required. Content will vary with instructor; may be repeated with change of content. Cross-listed for AAS, JST, and WMS when the content is appropriate. Honors version.
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HST 495 - Independent Study Credits variable; 1.00 to 6.00
Independent Study
Requirements: Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or higher, or permission of instructor, department chair, or college dean
Study under the supervision of a faculty member in an area not otherwise part of the discipline’s course offerings. Conditions and hours to be arranged.
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HST 496 - Directed Study Credits variable; 1.00 to 6.00
Independent Study
Study under the supervision of a faculty member in an area covered in a regular course not currently being offered. Conditions and hours to be arranged.
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HST 499 - Honors Seminar Credits variable; 3.00 to 6.00
Seminar / 3 hours per week
The writing of an honors research paper. Students may elect to take three credits one semester and three in another.
Multi-Term Course: Not Graded
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IAD 101 - Interior Architecture and Design Studio I: An Introduction Credits 3
Studio
This course introduces the students to the principles, elements and history of design. Students will examine and begin to work with the physical and psychological relationships that exist in the environment. Emphasis will be placed on visual literacy and problem solving methodology, building a strong foundation for the design process itself. Various types and progressive levels of design problems will be engaged, all in preparation for subsequent studio courses. Computers will be integrated into this studio. Notes: Workload per week: two hours of lecture, four hours of studio and eight hours of homework.
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IAD 102 - Studio II: Residential Design Credits 3
Studio
Introduction to how culture and behavior influence the perception of the interior environment. Human factors theories such as anthropometrics and ergonomics are introduced and applied. Participants determine program requirements and develop concepts and solutions to residential design problems. Students apply CAD skills from IAD 107 to create a set of working drawings for studio projects.
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IAD 103 - Drafting Credits 3
Studio
This course introduces students to the art of precision drawing using architectural drafting equipment and tools. Students learn geometry of drafting and how to prepare mechanically precise orthographic projections, isometric, oblique and axonometric drawings, which enhance their ability to see objects as two- and three-dimensional entities. Students learn to produce complex precision drawings using a variety of line weights and types and learn architectural lettering. Notes: Workload per week: one hour of lecture, five hours of studio and nine hours of homework.
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IAD 107 - Construction Documents Credits 3
Studio
Requirements: IAD 103 (Drafting)
Introduction to the basics of construction and methods of detailing. Students learn how to create drawing types, i.e. floor plans, elevations, sections, implementing precision drawing using architectural drafting equipment and tools. Students learn the basics of AutoCAD, and Revit. Students learn accepted architectural drawing symbols, terminology, and drafting methods to produce and plot a set of construction documents.
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IAD 201 - Studio III: Sustainable Design Credits 3
Requirements: Prerequisite: IAD 102
Study of sustainable building concepts, green architecture strategies, and systems development. Students learn hierarchy as it relates to spatial allocation, corporate structure, corporate image, basic commercial office codes, and commercial office furnishing/equipment. A comprehensive studio project will encompass site and environmental planning, material and system selection, and integration of technology to create spaces that are functional, aesthetically interesting, and environmentally sound.
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IAD 202 - Studio IV: Lighting Applications Credits 3
Requirements: Prerequisite: IAD 201
Introduction to the principles of good lighting practice. Students will be introduced to formulas, calculations, and technical terminology necessary to put theory into practice. Aesthetic factors (such as color rendition and psychological factors related to the nature of various light sources and lighting control methods) are considered in the context of the importance of the ambiance produced by the creative use of lighting.
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IAD 204 - Building Construction and Codes Credits 3
Requirements: Prerequisite: IAD 107
Focus on evolving technology of building, properties of construction materials, their comparative strength and durability, their potentialities and limits in structural support, and the use of sustainable materials and systems. Static equilibrium, building loads, construction methods, fastening and terminology are explained, emphasizing interior alterations. There is an overview of the International Building Code, zoning, and a review of the ADA.
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IAD 205 - Perspective Drawing & Rendering Credits 3
Requirements: Prerequisite: IAD 107
Perspective, free hand sketches, and presentation. Students will plot one- and two-point perspective drawings mechanically from plans and elevations in order to acquire one of the primary presentation skills required by designers. Ideation drawings, sketches and render techniques in various drawing media are reviewed. Students also learn the many uses of digital graphic software for enhancement and presentation.
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IAD 208 - Design Communication Credits 3
Requirements: Prerequisite: IAD 205 and FOU 110
The primary objective of this course is for students to develop design communication skills and to establish their confidence to be able to create their concepts visually, both mechanically through freehand and computer drawing techniques. Students are introduced to, and experiment with, different styles, media, materials and visual communication techniques through freehand drawing, technical perspective, and artistic skills - a concentrated overview of rendering. Students are also introduced to integration using computer presentation technology, including Photoshop, PowerPoint, digital camera, and scanning techniques. Prerequisites: IAD 205 and FOU 110.
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IAD 212 - CAD Detailing and Construction Credits 3
Requirements: Prerequisite: IAD 107
Advanced features of the CAD /Revit software, basic functions of modeling and three-dimensional modeling programs. Using the software packages, students begin to apply their CAD knowledge to detailing, construction and modeling. The students also apply knowledge of their CAD skills in generating a set of working drawings for the studio course they are taking concurrently.
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IAD 216 - Textiles, Products & Materials Credits 3
Lecture
Survey of variety of textile characteristics, finish methods, and furnishings. Emphasis is on the performance, maintenance, life cycle, costs, acoustic properties, sustainability, codes and environmental considerations, of interior finishes which are a part of the specifications process. Students learn standards and product specification-writing.
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IAD 218 - Lighting Design Credits 3
Studio
The goal of this course is to introduce the principles of good lighting practice, together with information about hardware and aesthetics. Students will be introduced to the rule-of-thumb formulas, calculations, and technical terminology that are necessary to put theory into practice. Aesthetic factors (such as color rendition and psychological factors related to the nature of various light sources) are considered in the context of the importance of the ambiance produced by the creative use of lighting. Notes: Workload per week: two hours of lecture, four hours of studio and nine hours of homework.
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IAD 301 - Studio V: Hospitality Design Credits 3
Requirements: Prerequisite: IAD 202
Focus on the functional and aesthetic requirements of the restaurant/food service and hospitality industry. This course presents the abstract, creative, and philosophical approach to moderate and large-scale design. Students are expected to have creative, competent design solutions while considering budgetary issues and the psychological/emotional responses of users as well as human factors of the physical space.
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IAD 302 - Studio VI: Institutional Design Credits 3
Requirements: Prerequisite: IAD 301
Concentrating on institutional design projects, presents large scale design problems with challenging code and functional issues to be treated creatively and competently. Emphasis is placed on maintenance, equipment requirements, budgetary considerations, code concerns and human factors as they relate to the physical, psychological and emotional responses people have to the spaces they use.
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IAD 302 - Studio VI: Institutional Design Credits 3
Studio
Requirements: Prerequisite: IAD 301IAD 302
Concentrating on institutional design projects, presents large scale design problems with challenging code and functional issues to be treated creatively and competently. Emphasis is placed on maintenance, equipment requirements, budgetary considerations, code concerns and human factors as they relate to the physical, psychological and emotional responses people have to the spaces they use.
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IAD 306 - History of Architecture Credits 3
Lecture
Study of architecture from antiquity to the 21st century. This course focuses on architecture as an art form and traces the cultural, technical, and stylistic roots of architectural developments. Buildings are studied under sociopolitical pressure and historical events of the times. There is attention to architects whose work influenced significantly the direction of architecture.
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IAD 310 - History of Furniture & Interiors Credits 3
Requirements: Prerequisite: ENL 102
Study of furniture and interiors from the earliest known examples to present-day. The course will be presented in philosophical, political, and economic contexts, with cross-references to architecture and other applied arts, enabling students to understand the factors which influence design.
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IAD 312 - Advanced CAD Applications Credits 3
Requirements: Prerequisite: IAD 107 & IAD 212
Application of CAD skills to actual design problems, learning to use the computer as a design tool. Advanced 2D, 3D, rendering, and animation features of various software programs will be explored.
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IAD 314 - CAD Detailing and Construction Credits 3
Studio
Requirements: Prerequisite: IAD 107
This course surveys furniture styles from the earliest known examples to present-day trends with the emphasis taking place from the 18th Century onward. The subject will be presented in philosophical, political, and economic contexts, with cross-references to architecture and other applied arts, enabling students to understand the factors which influence design. Workload per week: three hours of lecture and three hours of homework. Open to non-majors. Prerequisite: ENL 102.
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IAD 315 - Furniture Design and Human Factors Credits 3
Requirements: Prerequisite: Junior standing
Production methods and technology used in furniture making. It will also make students actively aware of the processes used in the creation of furniture designs. Hands-on projects will be undertaken including the construction of models and full-scale furniture prototypes. Each student will prepare original designs and working drawings.
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IAD 317 - Global Design Credits 3
Lecture
The impact of resilient design as it relates to a community’s ability to predict, react and adapt during unanticipated factors. Strategies and tools required for resilient design focusing on historical built environments and business continuity planning, students will analyze and observe various resilient design approaches used across the globe and explore these important cultural and geographical differences through international travel.
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IAD 320 - Environmental Building Systems Credits 3
Lecture
Introduction to mechanical disciplines involved in the design of HVAC, plumbing, communications, security and sprinkler systems, electrical wiring/planning, solar design, acoustic control and conditioning. Emphasis is placed on optimization of systems for user comfort. Regulations concerning health and environment are covered. Clean air quality, energy savings and sanitary waste disposal to control hazardous building materials are also covered in this course.
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