History, BA

A survey of the major cultural, economic, and political developments in the United States since 1877. Topics and issues include America's increasingly international role; issues of race, gender, and equality; the role of ideas and intellectuals in modernity; and the transformation of politics and ideology in the twentieth century. The course will focus on themes of progress, internationalism, and the individual in society. Meets the general education humanities-history requirement.

This class will focus on a particular aspect of American History such as a particular geographic location, a particular social/political construct, or a particular group of people.

Historiography is the analysis of the theories through which we have understood history.

A survey of the major cultural, economic, and political developments in the United States from colonialism to 1877. Topics and issues include pre-Columbian North America, European migration, forms of slavery and forced labor in the early colonies, the American Revolution, democracy in the Early Republic, antebellum slavery, and the American Civil War and Reconstruction. The course will focus on themes of slavery versus freedom, federalism, and democracy. Meets the general education humanities-history requirement.

This course explores the origin and historical development of various cultures throughout the world and the interplay of physical, economic, political, and social forces in the shaping of world civilization to 1500. Meets the general education humanities-history requirement. (Offered fall semester.)

This course explores the interactions among the diverse cultures around the world and the interplay of cultural, economic, political, and social forces shaping the world civilizations since 1500. Meets the general education humanities-history requirement. (Offered spring semester.)

This course will focus on a particular period, place, or problem in European history. May be repeated with a different topic for a total of six credits. Meets the general education global foundations requirement.

Emphasizes the forces that shaped and are now reshaping the region. Examines historical reasons for the present problems that trouble the area. Cross listed with HIST 110 and SPAN 310. Meets the general education global foundations and humanities/history requirements. (Offered fall semester.)

This course will focus on a particular period, place, or problem in world history. May be repeated with a different topic for a total of six credits. Meets the general education global foundations requirement.

In this course the student applies theories and skills learned in the major. Each experience should include significant learning opportunities related to the student's major field. Two supervisors are involved, a work supervisor and an academic supervisor. Registration must occur prior to the activity. Forty to sixty hours of work experience is required for each credit awarded. The students must consult with their academic supervisor at least twice during the experience. A learning experience summary paper following departmental guidelines is required as well as a final review with the academic supervisor. A maximum of twelve credits may be applied to the degree. Prerequisite: Junior or senior standing with a 2.0 G.P.A., 18 semester credits completed in the field and departmental approval.

This course will engage students in original historical research and the production of a major paper.

Emphasizes the forces that shaped and are now reshaping the region. Examines historical reasons for the present problems that trouble the area. Cross listed with HIST 110 and SPAN 310. Meets the general education global foundations and humanities/history requirements. (Offered fall semester.)

This course is a study of the history, culture, and religion of the modern Middle East, especially as it relates to the development of, and ongoing interaction between Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. We will seek to understand each community in terms of their origin, development, influences, and connections to each other and to civil orders. We will observe the concepts and phenomena they share, as well as the ways in which they are distinguished. We will then apply this knowledge to an analysis of current events and dynamics in the Middle East and how this plays out globally. Cross listed with THEO 315. Meets the general education global foundations requirement. Prerequisite: THEO 110 or THEO 310. (Offered spring semester of even calendar years.)

A survey of African and African-American slavery in the United States beginning primarily in the 17th century. The course explores the international slave trade, the intersection of slavery and race, colonial slave markets, the relationship between colonial and American legal codes and slavery, black protest, and abolitionism and emancipation. Additional areas considered may include the idea of race, slavery and the Enlightenment, and antebellum paternalism. Meets the general education global foundations requirement.

This course broadens the traditional framework of the Civil Rights Movement, beginning with calls for economic, social, cultural, and political equality during Reconstruction. The course surveys the intersection of race, civil rights discourse, and American history during periods such as World War I, the New Deal, World War II, the "Classical Phase" of the King years, and finally, the unfinished work of Civil Rights since 1968. Themes and issues include competing civil rights strategies, the role of gender and race within the movement, and the success and failure endured throughout the Long Civil Rights Movement. Meets the general education global foundations requirement.

This class will focus on a particular aspect of American History such as a particular geographic location, a particular social/political construct, or a particular group of people.

The systematic study of the development of Western Christendom from the first through the fifteenth centuries focusing on major themes, figures, actions, and impulses. The historical method of research will be employed as a means of helping students to gain a contextualized understanding and appreciation for the developing role of the church and its relationship to culture. A major emphasis will be placed on the reading of primary sources as a means for understanding the development of Christian theology. Cross listed with THEO 343. Prerequisite: THEO 110. (Offered spring semester of odd calendar years.)

A study of the Jewish religion/culture that developed in the sixth century BCE and flourished in the Persian, Greek and Roman periods. Includes encounters with the rabbinic literature that began to be produced in the second century CE--the Midrashim, Mishanah and Talmuds--and modern expressions of Judaism around the world. Cross listed with THEO 345. Meets the general education global foundations requirement. Prerequisite: THEO 110 or THEO 310. (Offered spring semester.)

In this course the student applies theories and skills learned in the major. Each experience should include significant learning opportunities related to the student's major field. Two supervisors are involved, a work supervisor and an academic supervisor. Registration must occur prior to the activity. Forty to sixty hours of work experience is required for each credit awarded. The students must consult with their academic supervisor at least twice during the experience. A learning experience summary paper following departmental guidelines is required as well as a final review with the academic supervisor. A maximum of twelve credits may be applied to the degree. Prerequisite: Junior or senior standing with a 2.0 G.P.A., 18 semester credits completed in the field and departmental approval.

A survey of western political thought since Plato. The course offers a broad chronological overview of political thought, theory, and philosophy since classical Athens, as well as a thematic approach to more modern schools of thought such as liberalism, conservatism, libertarianism, and anarchism, especially from a trans-Atlantic perspective. Topics and issues include the rise of democracy, the Roman republic, feudalism, Christian political thought, the Enlightenment, and modern political philosophy.

This course will focus on a particular period, place, or problem in European history. May be repeated with a different topic for a total of six credits. Meets the general education global foundations requirement.

This course will focus on a particular period, place, or problem in world history. May be repeated with a different topic for a total of six credits. Meets the general education global foundations requirement.

This intensive three-week course will introduce you to the geography, history, and archaeology of Israel. You will begin to feel at home on the playing field of biblical history after traveling throughout the land of the Bible. You will never read the Bible the same again, after standing on Mt. Carmel (where Jeremiah confronted the prophets of Baal), sailing on the Sea of Galilee, wading in the Jordan River, stepping into the stream bed where David gathered his five smooth stones, or walking around Jericho. Studies and walks in Jerusalem emphasize important aspects of the city in Biblical and modern times and reconstruct the features of the city and its environs during the times of David, Solomon, Hezekiah, the Maccabees and Jesus. Time spent in the Galilee region helps students understand the geography as well as the culture during the time of Christ and other periods of biblical history. IN - Meets one-half credit of the general education activity requirement.

This course will engage students in original historical research and the production of a major paper.