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HIS 100/119 - Chuck Berry’s America: The United States from 1955 to 1965 (Core/First-Year Seminar) Three or Four Credits
Fall 2017 & Spring 2018
An examination of how entrenched ideas about race, gender, sexuality, class, age roles and social behavior all came under direct challenge with the emergence of rock and roll and youth culture during the tumultuous decade from 1955 to 1965.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): HIS 119 is a First-Year Seminar and open to First-Year Students only.
General Education Attribute(s): HIS 100, for 3-credits, fulfills the History Cornerstone.
HIS 119, for 4-credits, fulfills the First-Year Seminar and History Cornerstone.
Note: Considered a United States History.
Course does not count towards Elementary Education licensure.
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HIS 100/120 - Crosscurrents and Connections: Encounters in the Atlantic World (Core/First-Year Seminar) Three or Four Credits
Fall 2017 & Spring 2018
In this course we will view early America through the lens of migration and Atlantic history: exploring the intersections and linkages between Old World and New, and the experience and voices of those who crossed the Atlantic up to the nineteenth century.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): HIS 120 is a First-Year Seminar and open to First-Year Students only.
General Education Attribute(s): HIS 100, for 3-credits, fulfills the History Cornerstone.
HIS 120, for 4-credits, fulfills the First-Year Seminar and History Cornerstone.
Course Applies to: Latin American Studies
Note: Considered a United States History.
Course does not count towards Elementary Education licensure.
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HIS 100/122 - China Rising: The Re-emergence of a Global Superpower (Core/First-Year Seminar) Three or Four Credits
Spring 2018
China is a political and economic juggernaut in the 21st century, but has also been a vibrant center of global trade and socio-cultural influence for millennia. We explore this long and turbulent history, from the Silk Roads to first encounters between cultures, from diplomacy and war to power struggles between East and West.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): HIS 122 is a First-Year Seminar and open to First-Year Students only.
General Education Attribute(s): HIS 100, for 3-credits, fulfills the History Cornerstone.
HIS 122, for 4-credits, fulfills the First-Year Seminar and History Cornerstone.
Course Applies to: Asian Studies
Note: Considered a World History.
Course does not count towards Elementary Education licensure.
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HIS 100/128 - The Life and Times of Frederick Douglass (Core/First-Year Seminar) Three or Four Credits
Fall 2017 & Spring 2018
Frederick Douglass’ heroic journey from slavery to freedom in antebellum America illuminates–in lightning flashes–a nation riven by race, region, economy and differing conceptions of justice and morality. The course weaves literature, film, and primary materials, tracing Douglass’s complex life and times and introducing students to college-level historical inquiry.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): HIS 128 is a First-Year Seminar and open to First-Year Students only.
General Education Attribute(s): HIS 100, for 3-credits, fulfills the History Cornerstone.
HIS 128, for 4-credits, fulfills the First-Year Seminar and History Cornerstone.
Course Applies to: American Studies
Note: Considered a United States History.
Course does not count towards Elementary Education licensure.
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HIS 100/130 - American Family History (Core/First-Year Seminar) Three or Four Credits
Not Offered 2017-2018
This seminar focuses on the changing American family, its myths and realities, and places it in historical, cultural, economic, and philosophic contexts. What are the consequences of the many illusions and fallacies that Americans have generated around family life? Frequent short writing assignments, multimedia blogging, and archival labs based on primary sources will be part of the fabric of this course, which will conclude with making digital stories, short films based on individual family history.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): HIS 130 is a First-Year Seminar and open to First-Year Students only.
General Education Attribute(s): HIS 100, for 3-credits, fulfills the History Cornerstone.
HIS 130, for 4-credits, fulfills the First-Year Seminar and History Cornerstone.
Note: Considered a United States History.
Course does not count towards Elementary Education licensure.
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HIS 100/131 - Medicine, Healthcare and Society in Europe, 1000-1700 (Core/First-Year Seminar) Three or Four Credits
Fall 2017
Surveys the history of medical knowledge and practice in medieval and early modern Europe. Through primary and secondary readings, students will gain a historical perspective on doctor-patient relationships, diagnosing illness, anatomy and dissection, explanations of sex and gender difference, contagious disease, religious and magical beliefs about healing, and the connection between mental, physical, and spiritual health.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): HIS 131 is a First-Year Seminar and open to First-Year Students only.
General Education Attribute(s): HIS 100, for 3-credits, fulfills the History Cornerstone.
HIS 131, for 4-credits, fulfills the First-Year Seminar and History Cornerstone.
Note: Considered a European History.
Course does not count towards Elementary Education licensure.
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HIS 100/133 - Asian American History (Core/First-Year Seminar) Three or Four Credits
Not Offered 2017-2018
Survey of Asian migration to and experiences in the United States from mid-nineteenth century to the present. Follows East, Southeast and Asian migrants through gold mines and sugar plantations, on the first transcontinental railroad and on agricultural frontiers, through struggles over citizenship and identity politics. Themes include immigration, race relations and multiculturalism in modern United States history.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): HIS 133 is a First-Year Seminar and open to First-Year Students only.
General Education Attribute(s): HIS 100, for 3-credits, fulfills the History Cornerstone.
HIS 133, for 4-credits, fulfills the First-Year Seminar and History Cornerstone.
Course Applies to: American Studies, Asian Studies
Note: Considered a United States or World History.
Course does not count towards Elementary Education licensure.
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HIS 101/115 - The Declaration of Independence in World History (Core/First-Year Seminar) Three or Four Credits
Not Offered 2017-2018
Introduces students to one of the most significant documents in world history: The Declaration of Independence. We will read the original draft to uncover the elusive document’s “original meaning.” Then, we will examine the intellectual and political underpinnings of the Declaration along with its impact on world history.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): HIS 115 is a First-Year Seminar and open to First-Year Students only.
General Education Attribute(s): HIS 101, for 3-credits, fulfills the History Cornerstone.
HIS 115, for 4-credits, fulfills the First-Year Seminar and History Cornerstone.
Note: Considered a World History.
Counts towards Elementary Education licensure.
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HIS 101/116 - Antisemitism, Nazism, and the Holocaust (Core/First-Year Seminar) Three or Four Credits
Not Offered 2017-2018
An examination of Europe’s antisemitic past that culminated in the rise of National Socialism and the Holocaust of European Jews. Special emphasis will be given to eyewitness biographical accounts of this tragic history.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): HIS 116 is a First-Year Seminar and open to First-Year Students only.
General Education Attribute(s): HIS 101, for 3-credits, fulfills the History Cornerstone.
HIS 116, for 4-credits, fulfills the First-Year Seminar and History Cornerstone.
Note: Considered a European History.
Counts towards Elementary Education licensure.
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HIS 101/117 - Pathfinders: A Global History of Exploration (Core/First-Year Seminar) Three or Four Credits
Spring 2018
The history of exploration is the history of convergence-how humans knit together the globe after tens of thousands of years of divergence. From Polynesian seafarers to Christopher Columbus and from the Vikings to David Livingstone, we examine the pathfinders who have shaped our world.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): HIS 117 is a First-Year Seminar and open to First-Year Students only.
General Education Attribute(s): HIS 101, for 3-credits, fulfills the History Cornerstone.
HIS 117, for 4-credits, fulfills the First-Year Seminar and History Cornerstone.
Course Applies to: Latin American Studies
Note: Considered a World History.
Counts towards Elementary Education licensure.
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HIS 101/124 - History of American Freedom (Core/First-Year Seminar) Three or Four Credits
Spring Semester
This course examines the idea of freedom in U.S. history from the American Revolution to the present. It focuses on how this idea, so central to American identity, has evolved and has been contested throughout the nation’s history.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): HIS 124 is a First-Year Seminar and open to First-Year Students only.
General Education Attribute(s): HIS 101, for 3-credits, fulfills the History Cornerstone.
HIS 124, for 4-credits, fulfills the First-Year Seminar and History Cornerstone.
Note: Considered a United States History.
Counts towards Elementary Education licensure.
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HIS 101/125 - The Ancient Dead: Mummies and Other Ancestors (Core/First-Year Seminar) Three or Four Credits
Not Offered 2017-2018
This course explores world history through the study of human remains and the human culture surrounding the dead. Through various windows on social history, this will allow a historical survey of human beliefs about life, death and the afterlife, and its relationship to the present.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): HIS 125 is a First-Year Seminar and open to First-Year Students only.
General Education Attribute(s): HIS 101, for 3-credits, fulfills the History Cornerstone.
HIS 125, for 4-credits, fulfills the First-Year Seminar and History Cornerstone.
Note: Considered a World History.
Counts towards Elementary Education licensure.
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HIS 101/126 - Shamans, Prophets and Saints: Mystics in World History (Core/First-Year Seminar) Three or Four Credits
Not Offered 2017-2018
“Strange” individuals who journey into other realms of consciousness have been central not only as spiritual or religious guides but as lawgivers, healers, poets, scientists, and even rulers. The course investigates three overlapping categories, tracing their history through various societies and cultural traditions, from Neolithic times up to the present.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): HIS 126 is a First-Year Seminar and open to First-Year Students only.
General Education Attribute(s): HIS 101, for 3-credits, fulfills the History Cornerstone.
HIS 126, for 4-credits, fulfills the First-Year Seminar and History Cornerstone.
Note: Considered a World History.
Counts towards Elementary Education licensure.
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HIS 101/134 - Money and Power in Europe, 1000-1700 (Core/First-Year Seminar) Three or Four Credits
Spring 2018
Examines the role of money, trade and banking in medieval and early modern European history. Topics include the Mediterranean trading networks of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, medieval entrepreneurship, the Hanseatic League, workers’ revolts after the Black Death, dynastic politics in the Italian Renaissance, the international banking networks of the Medici and the Fuggers, mercenaries and war financing, religious and ethical debates about banking and credit, and the Dutch tulip craze of the seventeenth century.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): HIS 134 is a First-Year Seminar and open to First-Year Students only.
General Education Attribute(s): HIS 101, for 3-credits, fulfills the History Cornerstone.
HIS 134, for 4-credits, fulfills the First-Year Seminar and History Cornerstone.
Note: Considered a European History.
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HIS 205 - Irish-American Experience Three Credits
Spring Semester
Irish background, different waves of Irish immigration, Irish contributions to politics, religion, business and fine arts, as well as the different interpretations of the Irish experience in America.
Note: Considered a United States History.
Course may be applied to the American Studies program.
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HIS 207 - The Holocaust Three Credits
Spring Semester
A historical analysis of the Holocaust of European Jews under National Socialism. This includes a study of the origins of antisemitism, the rise of National Socialism, German Jews in the Weimar Republic and their exclusion from public life under National Socialism, the euthanasia action, Reichskristallnacht, ghettoization, deportation, and the concentration and death camps.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Sophomore standing.
General Education Attribute(s): Moral Inquiry
Note: Considered a European History.
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HIS 209 - Native American History Three Credits
Spring Semester
An interdisciplinary survey of the aboriginal inhabitants of North America from pre-history to the present. Confronts long-standing stereotypes of Native Americans and seeks a deeper understanding of native beliefs, values, and historical experiences. Course deals extensively with European and Native American encounters and evaluates their continuing impact on indigenous communities.
Note: Considered a United States or World History.
Course may be applied to the American Studies program and the Anthropology minor.
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HIS 214 - Ireland: From Colony to Nation State Three Credits
Not Offered 2017-2018
An introduction to Ireland: its history, people, culture, and mystique. This course explores Irish history from the Norman invasion to the present. Topics include the Cromwellian settlement of Ireland, the Anglo-Irish estate system, revolution and nationalism in Ireland from 1780, the Great Famine, and Irish emigration.
Note: Considered a European History.
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HIS 219 - History of World Economic Development Three Credits
Alternate Years: Fall 2017, 2019
For description, see ECO 219 .
Note: Considered a World History.
Course may be applied to the Asian Studies, Anthropology, and Middle Eastern Studies programs. May also be applied to the Latin American Studies programs with permission of the Program Director.
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HIS 220 - Comparative Empires: Spain and Portugal Three Credits
Not Offered 2017-2018
Investigation of the historical foundations and development of the Iberian Empires of Spain and Portugal, the first global maritime empires of the modern era, and evaluation of their historical significance; Columbus and the age of exploration and conquest; and the maturation and decline of the Iberian Empires.
Note: Considered a European and World History.
Course may be applied to the Latin American Studies program.
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HIS 221 - Ancient Mediterranean Greece and Rome Three Credits
Not Offered 2017-2018
A study of the ancient civilizations that coalesced into Hellenistic Culture with a focus on the political, institutional, and intellectual movements, which provided the context for the development of European Civilization.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Sophomore standing.
Note: Considered a European History.
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HIS 225 - History and Film Three Credits
Not Offered 2017-2018
For years, Hollywood has offered an array of films, both epic and provincial, that center upon events in history. Using primary and secondary written accounts, this course will view a comparative selection of these films in the search for “historical” truth.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Sophomore standing.
Note: Considered a United States and European History.
Course may be applied to the American Studies program.
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HIS 227 - Renaissance and Revolutions: Early Modern Europe Three Credits
Not Offered 2017-2018
This course examines the major developments of a pivotal time in European history known as the Early Modern Era (1400-1800). These developments include the educational reforms of the Renaissance, the religious change and violence of the Reformation, the rise of centralized monarchies, European expansion overseas, the Enlightenment, and democratic revolutions.
General Education Attribute(s): Catholic Intellectual Traditions
Note: Considered a European History.
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HIS 228 - History of U.S. Foreign Relations Three Credits
Fall Semester
In this survey of American foreign relations from the late eighteenth century to the recent past, we will explore significant trends and changes to explain the movement of the United States from a fledgling nation, to regional power, to global empire, and, finally, to declining superpower.
Note: Considered a United States History.
Course may be applied to the American Studies program.
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HIS 229 - Women and Gender in Early Modern Europe Three Credits
Not Offered 2017-2018
This history of women, men and gender in early modern Europe, between the Renaissance and the early nineteenth century. The course will consider philosophical, medical and religious beliefs about women and men, and the real and imagined roles that women played in early modern society: queens, scientists, healers, witches and saints.
Note: Considered a European History.
Course may be applied to the Gender & Sexuality Studies program.
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HIS 233 - American Catholic Social History Three Credits
Not Offered 2017-2018
An historical presentation of the numerous social issues, conflicts, and varied solutions in American Catholicism from the late 19th century forward with emphasis on how the many issues of society impacted Catholicism. The course demonstrates how the application of faith and various theological and philosophical theories were used in resolution of social conflict.
General Education Attribute(s): Catholic Intellectual Traditions, Moral Inquiry
Course Applies to: American Studies
Note: Considered a United States History.
Cross-listed with REL 233 .
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HIS 241 - History and Horror (History Cornerstone) Three Credits
Fall Semester
An examination of the history of horror films. This course is an excursion that will compare and contrast the fictional world of the macabre with the historical realities that form and challenge our social and cultural lives. With the aid of film, this course will analyze the phenomenon of the horror genre down through the ages.
General Education Attribute(s): History Cornerstone
Note: Considered United States or European History.
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HIS 244 - Colonial Latin America Three Credits
Not Offered 2017-2018
A survey of the historical, economic, political, social, and cultural development of colonial Latin America from before the European discovery to the era of independence. It addresses the major themes and substance of the three centuries of colonial government and an appreciation for the complexity and diversity of colonial Latin America.
Note: Considered a World History.
Course may be applied to the Anthropology and Latin American Studies programs.
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HIS 245 - Modern France Three Credits
Not Offered 2017-2018
An examination of the rise of modern France from the 1789 Revolution to France’s role in the search for European Union. This includes a study of the reign of Napoleon, the Franco- Prussian War, the German Occupation and the Vichy regime, and De Gaulle and the Fifth Republic. The course will place special emphasis on the lives of French men and women.
Note: Considered a European History.
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HIS 247 - Modern Germany Three Credits
Not Offered 2017-2018
A history of Modern Germany from the 1871 unification under Chancellor Otto von Bismark through the fall of the Berlin Wall and reunification in 1990. The course material will consider such topics as German colonization, the World Wars, National Socialism, and Communism.
Note: Considered a European History.
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HIS 251 - United States Economic History Three Credits
Not Offered 2017-2018
For description, see ECO 206 .
Note: Not open to first semester students.
Considered a United States History.
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HIS 257 - Modern Latin America Three Credits
Not Offered 2017-2018
Seeks to locate Modern Latin America (c. 1800-present) within a global framework and to understand the origins and development of the political, economic, social, and cultural issues that challenge and define Latin America today, including US foreign policy and changing ethnic, gender, and class relations.
Note: Considered a World History.
Course may be applied to the Anthropology and Latin American Studies programs.
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HIS 262 - Medieval Europe, 400-1500 Three Credits
Not Offered 2017-2018
Rise of Medieval Europe through the “barbarization” and Christianization of the Roman Order. Idea of Empire and Christendom, the conflict of Papacy and Kingship. Feudalization of Europe and the rise of cities, popular religious movements. The culmination and crisis of this order in Renaissance cities and its fragmentation in the political and religious conflicts of the Reformation Era.
Note: Considered a European History.
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HIS 263 - Religion in America Three Credits
Fall Semester
An examination of a variety of religious ideas, institutions, and traditions in the United States from the colonial period to the present. Special emphasis is placed upon questions of religious pluralism, religion and cultural identity, and religion in public life.
General Education Attribute(s): Catholic Intellectual Traditions
Course Applies to: American Studies
Note: Considered a United States History.
Cross-listed with REL 262 .
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HIS 270 - Modern China Three Credits
Not Offered 2017-2018
An introduction to the dramatic transformations in China’s political, economic and socio-cultural life from the seventeenth century to the present. The course will cover transitions from dynastic to republican to communist rule, encounters with the West, socio-economic reforms, and the challenges of modernization in the world’s oldest continuous civilization and bureaucratic state.
Note: Considered a World History.
Course may be applied to the Anthropology and Asian Studies minors.
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HIS 271 - World History I (History Cornerstone) Three Credits
Fall Semester
This course examines the history of humanity from the emergence of our species to the early modern era. Explores how and why humans shifted from nomadic hunting and gathering to settled agriculture societies creating cities, states, and empires. Examines the consequences of this transition for human societies and the environment.
General Education Attribute(s): History Cornerstone
Course Applies to: Asian Studies
Note: Considered a World History.
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HIS 272 - World History II (History Cornerstone) Three Credits
Spring Semester
Examines the history of the human community from the early modern era to the present. Explores how and why industry, nation states, and European style economics have come to define the modern world. It analyzes the interconnections and interdependencies, nowadays called “globalization” that continue to define human historical development.
General Education Attribute(s): History Cornerstone
Course Applies to: Asian Studies
Note: Considered a World History.
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HIS 277 - History of Brazil Three Credits
Not Offered 2017-2018
This course examines the history of Brazil from 1500 to the present and explores its richly diverse culture, politics, economy, and geography that ultimately tie it to the histories of Europe, Africa, Asia, the U.S. Major themes include: race relations, national development, military dictatorships, and popular culture.
Note: Considered a World History.
Course may be applied to the Anthropology and Latin American Studies programs.
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HIS 278 - History of the Islamic World I Three Credits
Not Offered 2017-2018
This course explores the historical development of Islamic societies from the pre-Islamic period to roughly 1500 CE. We will develop a nuanced understanding of cultural, intellectual, spiritual, political and economic themes important to the formation of classical Islamic civilization, through studying primary texts in translation, visual arts and contemporary scholarship.
Note: Considered a World History.
Course may be applied to the Middle Eastern Studies and Anthropology minors.
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HIS 281 - American Nation I (History Cornerstone) Three Credits
Fall Semester
Comprehensive study of American historical development with a focus on the development of U.S. political principles, ideals, founding documents, institutions, and processes. Topics include modes of colonial life, geographical perspectives, the Revolution and Constitution, urban development, westward movement, constructions of race and gender, popular culture, the Civil War and Reconstruction.
General Education Attribute(s): History Cornerstone
Course Applies to: American Studies
Note: Considered a United States History.
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HIS 282 - American Nation II (History Cornerstone) Three Credits
Spring Semester
An analysis and interpretation of the development of American politics, foreign policy, and domestic society from Reconstruction to the present. Topics include the gilded society, world power, the rise of consumer culture, the New Deal, World War II, the Cold War, affluence and discontent.
General Education Attribute(s): History Cornerstone
Course Applies to: American Studies, Asian Studies
Note: Considered a United States History.
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HIS 285 - Women in Early America: 1630-1865 (History Cornerstone) Three Credits
Not Offered 2017-2018
The history of women from the colonial era through the end of the nineteenth century. Examines the diversity of experiences among women of different races and classes in America, focusing on issues central to female experience: reproduction and family life, work, religion and reform, and political struggles for civil rights.
General Education Attribute(s): History Cornerstone
Course Applies to: American Studies, Gender & Sexuality Studies
Note: Considered a United States History.
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HIS 287 - Women in Modern America: 1865-1975 Three Credits
Not Offered 2017-2018
Survey course of U.S. Women’s History from Reconstruction to 1975. Examines a diverse array of women’s lives and experiences including women’s rights activists, African-Americans, Native Americans and Immigrants. Topics will include civil rights, women in war, education, reform, marriage, family and reproduction, labor, consumer and popular culture.
Note: Considered a United States History.
Course may be applied to the American Studies and Gender & Sexuality Studies programs.
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HIS 290 - History of the Islamic World II Three Credits
Not Offered 2017-2018
This course explores the historical development of Muslim societies from roughly 1500 CE to the present. We will develop a nuanced understanding of cultural, intellectual, spiritual, political and economic themes important to the contemporary Muslim world in its global context, through studying primary texts in translation, visual arts and contemporary scholarship.
Note: Considered a World History.
Course may be applied to the Middle Eastern Studies and Anthropology minors.
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HIS 295 - History of India Three Credits
Spring Semester
This course explores the diverse history of India from paleolithic times to the present. From the earliest known human past in India, we will move into the development of its powerful mythological and religious systems. India’s great cities, epic poems, artistic and scientific traditions and spiritual texts will be explored along with the political history of empires, colonialism, independence and modernity.
Note: Considered a World History.
Course may be applied to the Asian Studies program.
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HIS 301 - Colonial America Three Credits
Fall Semester
Examines the social consequences of colonization, migration and war in early America, 1500-1775. Emphasis is placed on the evolution of regional cultures, and the interaction of British colonies with competing European cultures (French, Spanish, Dutch), with Native Americans, and with African-American slaves.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Sophomore standing.
Note: Considered a United States History.
Course may be applied to the American Studies program.
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HIS 303 - From Depression to Dominance Three Credits
Spring Semester
Studies the political, social, and economic life of the United States from the Great Depression to 1960. Students will explore the New Deal, World War II, the origins of the Cold War, the growth of new media, and major changes in class, gender, and race relations.
Note: Considered a United States History.
Course may be applied to the American Studies program.
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HIS 304 - U.S. Popular Culture Three Credits
Not Offered 2017-2018
An investigation of U.S. popular culture focusing on its ability to illuminate important themes in the nation’s social, economic, and political development. A special emphasis will be given to twentieth-century popular culture. Important questions and themes will include popular culture’s role in perpetuating attitudes regarding race and gender.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Sophomore standing.
Note: Considered a United States History.
Course may be applied to the American Studies and Gender & Sexuality Studies program.
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HIS 305 - U.S. Popular Music Three Credits
Not Offered 2017-2018
In a seminar format, this course will analyze how American popular music reflected and shaped public notions about class, gender, and race. Topics will include jazz, rap, rock and roll, rhythm and blues, country, and folk music.
Note: Considered a United States History.
Course may be applied to the American Studies and Gender & Sexuality Studies programs.
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HIS 306 - Topics in U.S. Cultural History Three Credits
Spring Semester
In a seminar format, this course offers an opportunity to study a specific area or problem in U.S. cultural history in greater depth. Secondary and primary sources will form the basis of class discussion. Alternating topics to be announced prior to registration.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Limited to sophomores, juniors, and seniors.
Note: Considered a United States History. Course may be taken twice as topics vary.
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HIS 307 - From the New Frontier to a New Century Three Credits
Not Offered 2017-2018
This course studies the political, social, and economic life of the United States from 1960 to the present. Students will explore the burst of political activism during the 1960s and 1970s, Watergate, the Reagan era, and other historically significant individuals, events, and programs of the last decades of the twentieth century and the early decades of the twenty first century.
Note: Considered a United States History.
Course may be applied to the American Studies program.
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HIS 308 - The Early Republic Three Credits
Not Offered 2017-2018
Explores the tumultuous years following the American Revolution when Americans fought over the meaning of the war and the future direction of the country. We will examine the major conflicts of the period, including ratification of the Constitution, slavery, reform movements, Indian removal, immigration and capitalist development.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Sophomore standing.
Note: Considered a United States History.
Course may be applied to the American Studies program.
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HIS 321 - African-American History Three Credits
Not Offered 2017-2018
Explores African-American history and culture from the beginnings of slavery in America to the Civil War. Themes include ethnic origins in West Africa, the trans-Atlantic slave trade, the emergence of plantations societies in the Americas, slave resistance, the abolition movement, gender, Civil War and emancipation.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Sophomore standing.
Note: Considered a United States History.
Course may be applied to the American Studies program.
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HIS 323 - Africa in Stories: History, Literature and Film Three Credits
Not Offered 2017-2018
Africa is the site of rich intellectual and cultural diversity. It is the site of fundamental traditions and turning points in the larger story of humanity. African histories have been narrated in diverse ways by outsiders and by Africans themselves. Each story comes from a religious, political and intellectual vantage point. In this course, we will explore and critically examine the ways in which these stories have both expressed and shaped history.
Note: Considered a World History.
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HIS 324 - From Jackson to Lincoln Three Credits
Not Offered 2017-2018
Examination of the major political, social, and economic developments in U.S. Society from the election of Andrew Jackson to the presidency in 1828, to that of Abraham Lincoln in 1860.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Sophomore standing.
Note: Considered a United States History.
Course may be applied to the American Studies program.
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HIS 325 - Lincoln and His America Three Credits
Spring Semester
An examination of the life and times of Abraham Lincoln, one of the most important and frequently studied figures in U.S. history. The course is conducted as a seminar, and readings include Lincoln’s own speeches and writings as well as scholarly studies of his life and career.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Sophomore standing.
Note: Considered a United States History.
Course may be applied to the American Studies program.
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HIS 326 - The Christian Churches in Nazi Germany Three Credits
Not Offered 2017-2018
An examination of the choices that the Catholic and Protestant churches made under the impact of National Socialism. The course will also examine the reaction of the churches to the persecution of the Jews and the Holocaust.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Junior standing.
General Education Attribute(s): Catholic Intellectual Traditions, Moral Inquiry
Course Applies to: American Studies
Note: Considered a European History.
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HIS 327 - American Civil War and Reconstruction Three Credits
Not Offered 2017-2018
Examines the era of the Civil War and Reconstruction in U.S. history (1860 - 1880), including the war’s origins and consequences. The course explores, in addition to the military aspects of the war, the major political, social, and economic development of the period.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Sophomore Standing.
Note: Considered a United States History.
Course may be applied to the American Studies program.
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HIS 328 - Revolutionary America Three Credits
Spring Semester
Traces the events and conditions that led North American colonists to pursue life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness through political conflict, revolution, and war. We will examine the breakup of empire in North America and consider how ordinary men and women, African-Americans, and Native Americans responded to and shaped revolutionary events.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Sophomore standing.
Note: Considered a United States History.
Course may be applied to the American Studies program.
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HIS 329 - The Vietnam Era and Its Legacy Three Credits
Fall Semester
An examination of U.S. policy toward Southeast Asia and the war in Vietnam from the 1940s to the present. The course explores the origins of the U.S. military commitment in Southeast Asia and the ultimate failure of U.S. policy. The effects of the war on veterans and the home front, the peace movement, and the legacy of the war for contemporary U.S. society is also examined.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Sophomore standing.
Note: Considered a United States History.
Course may be applied to the American Studies and Asian Studies programs.
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HIS 330 - United States Seminar: Topical Three Credits
Not Offered 2017-2018
Offers an opportunity to study a specific area or problem in U.S. history in greater depth. Seminar format focusing on discussion of primary sources and secondary literature. Alternating topics to be announced prior to registration.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Sophomore standing.
Note: Considered a United States History.
Course may be applied to the American Studies program and may also apply to the Gender & Sexuality Studies program if topic is gender & sexuality related.
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HIS 332 - America in the Nuclear Age Three Credits
Not Offered 2017-2018
Explores the origins and evolution of the nuclear age, both at home and abroad, looking at politics, diplomacy, as well as cultural and social trends. Students will also examine the continuing presence of nuclear weapons as cultural symbols and threats to world peace despite the end of the Cold War.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Sophomore standing.
Note: Considered a United States History.
Course may be applied to the American Studies program.
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HIS 333 - The American Catholic Experience Three Credits
Fall Semester
A critical examination and analysis of the peoples, events, and ideas that shaped American Catholicism from the era of discovery to the 21st century. Catholicism’s minority status and the perennial tension being American and Catholic are used as guiding principles in this study.
General Education Attribute(s): Catholic Intellectual Traditions
Note: Considered a United States History.
Cross-listed with REL 333 .
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HIS 335 - Abolitionist and Proslavery Thought Three Credits
Not Offered 2017-2018
An examination of writing and speeches attacking and defending slavery in the United States between the American Revolution and the Civil War.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Sophomore standing.
General Education Attribute(s): Moral Inquiry
Course Applies to: American Studies
Note: Considered a United States History.
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HIS 337 - The Electric Guitar in American Culture Three Credits
Not Offered 2017-2018
This course explores the electric guitar as instrument, symbol, and artifact in modern American culture. Taking an interdisciplinary approach, we will assess the impact of the electric guitar on various kinds of music, from blues to heavy metal, and dig into the lives of the musicians and manufacturers who gave the electric guitar its iconic power.
Note: Considered a United States History.
Course may be applied to the American Studies program.
Course formerly offered as AMS 333.
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HIS 347 - Adolf Hitler and Nazi Germany Three Credits
Not Offered 2017-2018
An in-depth study of the rise of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi movement from the establishment of the Weimar Republic through the end of World War II.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Sophomore standing.
General Education Attribute(s): Moral Inquiry
Note: Considered a European History.
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HIS 349 - The Inquisition: Myth and History Three Credits
Spring Semester
Explores the myths and history of the Inquisition as a social, political and religious institution in Europe, the Americas, and in Goa, India, from its Medieval inception to its final abolition in the nineteenth century. Students will seek to understand why it was created, how it functioned, the impact it had on the societies that sustained it, and why it was finally abolished.
General Education Attribute(s): Catholic Intellectual Traditions
Course Applies to: Latin American Studies with permission of the LAS Program Director.
Note: Considered a European and World History.
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HIS 351 - The French Revolution Three Credits
Spring Semester
This course focuses on the decade of political upheaval in France (1789-1799) that later became a catalyst for widespread political changes in countries all around the world. In addition to the key events of the Revolution, students explore how ordinary people (including women and people of color) experienced this tumultuous event.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Sophomore Standing.
Note: Considered a European History.
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HIS 353 - A World at War Three Credits
Not Offered 2017-2018
Organized violence represents one of the most common of human activities. Warfare shapes, and is shaped by, deep seated political, social, economic, religious, and technological values and attitudes. For good or ill, warfare has played, and continues to play, a key role in shaping the world we live in. The course explores warfare and its consequences from a world historical perspective from Paleolithic times to ancient China and the Middle East to modern day forms of state and extra-state violence.
Note: Considered a World History.
Course may be applied to the Middle Eastern Studies minor.
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HIS 362 - World History Seminar: Topical Three Credits
Fall Semester
Offers an opportunity to study a specific area or problem in World history in greater depth. Seminar format focusing on discussion of primary sources and secondary literature. Alternating topics to be announced prior to registration.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Sophomore standing.
Note: Considered a World History.
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HIS 371 - The Age of Absolutism Three Credits
Not Offered 2017-2018
Examines the political, social, and cultural conditions surrounding the development of strong, centralized monarchies of continental Europe and constitutional monarchy of England. Using film, art and primary sources students explore the daily lives of both kings and their subjects during this fascinating era.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Sophomore standing.
Note: Considered a European History.
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HIS 373 - Asian Empires Three Credits
Not Offered 2017-2018
An exploration of imperial expansion by Europeans and Asian powers across the centuries, from the Mongols to the Spanish to the British, from Japan in World War II to present-day notions of a “Greater China.” Themes include political, economic, and social legacies of empire.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Sophomore standing.
Note: Considered a World History.
Course may be applied to the Asian Studies minor.
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HIS 374 - Bound Feet and Dragon Ladies: Women & Power in East Asia Three Credits
Fall Semester
This course challenges western conceptions of Chinese and Japanese women as unwanted daughters, submissive wives, and exotic geishas. We explore this complex history by studying women’s oppression and agency, their evolving socio-political roles, and the construction of gender ideals - male and female - through close examination of popular culture, film, art, and literature.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Sophomore Standing and above.
Note: Considered a World History.
Course may be applied to the Anthropology, Asian Studies and Gender & Sexuality Studies programs.
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HIS 380 - Public History Three Credits
Spring Semester
This academic and experiential course looks at the practice, methods, and possibilities associated with practicing history in museums, historic sites, and archives. In the classroom, we will explore the nature of public history through curatorial, archival, and preservation issues, as well as examine the roles of education, interpretation, exhibitions, and living history. A substantial field component has students encountering museums, archives, and historic sites to interact with professionals, discover what public historians do, and critically assess their public history offerings. As a final project, students will collaboratively produce a museum exhibition at Stonehill.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Sophomore standing.
Note: Considered a United States History.
Course may be applied to the American Studies program.
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HIS 385 - Topics in U.S. Women’s History Three Credits
Fall Semester
This course moves beyond a broad overview of the role of women in eighteenth and nineteenth century U.S. History to examine specific topics such as education, reform, labor, culture, and political organization in depth.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Sophomore standing.
Note: Considered a United States History.
Course may be applied to the American Studies and Gender & Sexuality Studies programs.
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HIS 420 - Historical Theory and Writing (WID) Four Credits
Spring Semester
The course explores the nature and study of history including historical theory, historical evidence, and historical writing.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): History majors and minors only. Sophomore standing.
General Education Attribute(s): Writing-in-the-Disciplines
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HIS 425 - History Lab Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
History Lab introduces majors to the hands-on methodological practices that historians use to gather, assess and interpret data to make historical arguments. Students will visit local archives and museums to further their knowledge of the craft of historical research. In addition, the lab will place emphasis on developing the student’s skills in research, analysis, citations, statistics and quantification. Lab culminates in the completion of an independent research proposal for HIS 430 .
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): HIS 420 and Junior Standing.
General Education Attribute(s): Statistical Reasoning
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HIS 430 - History Thesis Four Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
An independent, original historical research project based upon the thesis proposal written in HIS 425 . Thesis includes in-depth analysis of primary and secondary sources and a bibliography. A faculty advisor works with the student one-on-one throughout the semester. In addition, students participate in a seminar that includes draft analysis, peer review, and oral presentations.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): HIS 420 and .
Note: Fulfills the Capstone requirement in History.
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HIS 475 - History Internship Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
Internships are available to History students to give them an opportunity to experience the relevance of the past to the present through active participation in contemporary institutions and organizations. Students work under the supervision of the departmental Internship Coordinator, maintain a field journal, and write a final paper.
Concentration consideration linked directly to the Internship’s area of focus.
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HIS 490 - Directed Study - History Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
An in-depth study of an historical question under the tutorial direction of a faculty member. Concentration consideration linked directly to the Directed Study’s area of focus.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Sophomore standing. Students must complete the online Directed Study and Independent Research Application process and obtain the signatures of the faculty member and the Department Chair.
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HON 100 - Honors Introductory Seminar One Credit
Spring Semester
The Honors Introductory Seminar introduces Moreau Honors Scholars to the importance of leadership, intellectual curiosity, and service in the Stonehill community. It challenges them to take initiatives to effect positive changes at the College and prepares them as individuals and a group to excel in their work both inside and outside the classroom.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Open to Moreau Honors Scholars only.
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HON 400 - Honors Senior Seminar One Credit
Fall Semester
HON 400 provides a fitting close to students’ experience in the Moreau Honors Scholars program by inviting them: (1) to gather as a community for bi-weekly sessions (100 minutes) throughout the spring semester of their senior year: (2) to engage in workshops on graduate school and career possibilities in conversation with staff and alumni, and (3) to share in a series of conversations and presentations that articulate and assess the outcomes of their four years at Stonehill.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Open to Senior Moreau Honors Scholars only.
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IND 042 - The Alexander Technique One Credit
Fall Semester
The Alexander Technique is a mind-body method that reveals unconscious habits of movement that interfere with performing daily activities. Studying the technique helps to change those habits. People who have studied Alexander Technique have experienced relief from discomfort, improved breathing and greater ease of movement. Used by actors, musicians, dancers, athletes, and those who simply wish to improve and explore themselves.
Note: Students should wear comfortable clothes since some gentle movement is required. Students should be open to their limbs being manipulated by the Alexander Technique instructor.
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IND 201 - Nutrition and Health Behavior Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semester
This introductory course will explore the concepts of health behavior and general nutrition as it applies to helping individuals adopt healthy lifestyles. Theories of health behavior will be introduced to help explain how and why decisions are made regarding preventative health behaviors. We will discuss topics such as healthy diets, stress management, physical activity, eating disorders, mental health issues and tobacco and learn how to address these behaviors through current theories and research.
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IND 203 - Examining Modern Ireland Three Credits
Not Offered 2016-2017
Introduces the patterns of modern and contemporary Irish life and culture from a multidisciplinary perspective. Topics ma include the Famine, Anglo-Irish Literary Revival, formation of the Irish Free State, and the Troubles. Authors may include J.M. Synge, James Joyce, W.B. Yeats, Seamus Heaney and others. Explores the impact of cultural nationalism and examines the Irish response to changes in modern Irish society including religion, the family, social change, and the Irish economy.
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IND 205 - Memory and Violence in Ireland Three Credits
Summer 2017
Focuses on the ethics of remembering Ireland’s often violent history. Students engage with theories of memory and commemoration to probe what is at stake in Ireland in the creation of commemorative sites, programs, and literature. Covering the First World War to the Troubles, the course examines moral and ethical questions about memory and its relationship to sectarian violence in Ireland.
General Education Attribute(s): Moral Inquiry
Note: Course formerly offered as IRS 205.
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IND 230 - Art and Psychology: Introduction to Art Therapy Three Credits
Spring Semester
Addresses the relationship between works of art and scientific inquiry into the human mind. Students will be introduced to the history and theory of Art Therapy and investigate the creative process and its relationship to therapy. Readings, films, and experiential workshops will all be part of the course.
Note: No artistic experience necessary.
Formerly offered as VPH 230. Students cannot take both IND 230 and VPH 230.
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IND 333 - Democratic Education Three Credits
Spring Semester
This pedagogy seminar is connected with the IDEAS program. We will explore innovative approaches to engaged teaching and learning, reflect on the changing landscape of higher education, and assess the multiple meanings of democratic education.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Students must be facilitating an IDEAS course in the spring semester. Permission of instructor required.
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IND 340 - Developing Fundraising Leaders Institute Three Credits
Fall Semester
The Developing Fundraising Leaders Institute (DFLI) is a program aimed at developing future nonprofit leaders. In addition to expanding students’ knowledge and understanding of development, DFLI provides students with the practical skill set necessary to achieve successful and rewarding careers in, or working with, the nonprofit sector. Students who complete DFLI are exceptional candidates for internship placements at a range of nonprofits.
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IND 357 - Topic in Interdisciplinary Studies Three Credits
Fall Semester
This special topics course offers opportunities for study in various topics of interest within the field of interdisciplinary studies.
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IND 400 - Interdisciplinary Minor Final Integrative Project Three Credits
Offered Yearly as Needed
The final unit of an interdisciplinary minor is a required integrative essay, project, or performance. A student must register for IND 400 the semester he or she will complete the integrative unit. Once enrolled in IND 400, the student and faculty sponsor must submit a detailed plan of study to the Director of the Martin Institute. The student will need to answer the following question: What form will this integrative unit take? They must note the specific description of the proposed unit, the learning outcomes that will result, the criteria for assessment, the frequency of contact between student and faculty sponsor, and a preliminary list or readings and assignments. Students pursuing an Interdisciplinary Studies Major may also register for IND 400 as a capstone with the approval of the Director of the Martin Institute. For more information please refer to Academic Life & the Curriculum or contact the Program Director, Professor Peter Ubertaccio, Director of the Martin Institute.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Junior Standing, Completion of Interdisciplinary Minor Application.
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IND 401 - Interdisciplinary Studies Capstone Seminar One Credit
Spring Semester
The Interdisciplinary Capstone seminar fulfills the Capstone requirement for students in interdisciplinary studies. Students in this enrichment seminar will focus on the nature of interdisciplinary and reflect on their own major experience.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Open to Senior Interdisciplinary Majors and Minors only.
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ITA 131 - Elementary Italian I Three Credits
Fall Semester
Elementary Italian I is a course intended for students with no previous study of Italian or with very little knowledge of the language. Students who have taken Italian in high school are required to take the placement exam before enrolling in the class. Class work focuses on the acquisition of the oral-aural skills, speaking and listening. Readings on topics in Italian culture as well as frequent writing assignments are also an essential component of the course. ITA 131 is taught primarily in Italian. Out-of-class homework requires work with the Quia lab manual.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Students who have taken Italian in high school are required to take a placement exam before being allowed to enroll in ITA 131.
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ITA 132 - Elementary Italian II Three Credits
Spring Semester
Elementary Italian II is a continuation of Italian 131. It aims at expanding the student’s competence with particular attention to oral and written communication. ITA 132 is conducted primarily in Italian and entails the study of all the basic structures of the language with practice in conversation, reading, and writing. Class participation is encouraged through role-play, group work and songs. Out-of-class homework requires work with the Quia lab manual.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): .
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ITA 231 - Intermediate Italian I Three Credits
Fall Semester
For students who continue to study Italian after ITA 132 or who are placed at the Intermediate Level. Intermediate Italian I is a continued study of vocabulary, grammar and syntax with emphasis on more advanced structures. It entails a selection of readings on cultural and social topics and relies on class discussions and communicative activities. Students are required use an online lab manual. The class is conducted in Italian.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): or placement.
Note: This course counts towards the minor in Italian Studies.
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ITA 232 - Intermediate Italian II Three Credits
Spring Semester
Intermediate Italian II is a continuation of Italian 231. It aims at expanding the student’s competence with particular attention to oral and written communication. The course focuses on the acquisition of more advanced language structures with practice in conversation, reading, and writing. Class participation is encouraged through dialogs, individual presentations, group work and songs. Out-of-class homework requires work with the Quia lab manual. The class is conducted in Italian.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): .
Note: This course counts towards the minor in Italian Studies.
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ITA 251 - Italy: Language and Identity Three Credits
Fall Semester
For students who continue to study Italian after ITA 232 or who are placed at the upper intermediate level. ITA 251 is designed to refine and apply language skills in writing, speaking, reading and listening beyond the Intermediate level. Topics on regional and national identity serve as a context for language acquisition and grammar review. Students investigate what constitutes the Italian identity through the study of authentic texts and Internet resources. Class projects involve individual research about the history, art and popular culture of contemporary Italy.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Placement at the upper intermediate level.
Course Applies to: Anthropology
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ITA 252 - Italian Conversation and Composition Three Credits
Spring Semester
ITA 252 is designed to strengthen speaking and writing skills through advanced vocabulary acquisition, listening comprehension and the analysis of short texts. Activities include discussions on cultural readings, conversations on current events as well as group and individual oral reports. Students write weekly compositions and use online collaboration tools such as blogs.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): ITA 251 , or instructor permission.
Note: This course counts towards the minor in Italian Studies.
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ITA 337 - Contemporary Italy Through Film Three Credits
Fall Semester
For students who continue to study Italian after ITA 232 , or ITA 252 or who are placed beyond the Intermediate Level. This class provides an understanding of contemporary Italian society and culture by viewing, reflecting on, and discussing Italian films of the last sixty years. The class will analyze 8 films, learning their context and through them the key events that have shaped the national identity of Italy. Students will read a selection of essays on Italian cinema and complete writing assignments and oral presentations.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): ITA 232 , or placement.
Note: This course counts towards the minor in Italian Studies.
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