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FRE 3900 Senior Seminar
3 Hours
This course, required of all French majors, is designed to round out the student’s undergraduate study of French. The course content will be individualized, depending on the student’s needs.
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FRE 3950 Study Abroad: Advanced French, Special Topics
1-18 Hours
Study of French at the advanced level in a French speaking country; individual titles assigned reflecting specific focus of study. Repeatable up to 24 hours of credit.
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FRE 3980 Peer Tutor
0-3 Hours
Prerequisites: FRE 2020 or equivalent and permission of the instructor.
Arranged on an individual basis, this course introduces students to the teaching and / or tutoring of foreign languages. Students work closely with a faculty mentor and students in a classroom or tutoring setting. May count toward the Major or Minor in the corresponding language. Does not fulfill General Education Core Humanities requirements. Does fulfill BELL Core EL requirements and counts toward the Engaged Scholars Peer Tutoring category.
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FRE 3990 Independent Studies
1-3 Hours
Courses designed with a professor for independent study purposes.
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FRE 4895 Special Topics
1-3 Hours
Special Topics or pilot courses.
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FRE 4990 Independent Studies
1-3 Hours
Courses designed with a professor for independent study purposes.
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General Education |
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BEL 1015 First Year Seminar
3 Hours
This topic-based seminar addresses the purpose of a liberal education, issues of teaching and learning, and “ways of knowing” - both within and beyond the university. It is an intensive course that will involve a substantial number of readings and several written assignments. This course is designed to help entering first-year students make the academic transition to the Belmont University intellectual community by engaging them in challenging readings and ideas, while providing them with significant opportunities to practice critical thinking . It is to be taken in the same semester as First-Year Writing. Course formerly listed as GND 1015
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BEL 4015 Senior Capstone
1-3 Hours
Senior Capstone is the culminating experience in the BELL Core for all students. In this course, students will be invited to reflect on both their personal and professional development, as well as reflect on all they are taking away from the BELL Core curriculum.
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General Music |
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MUG 2000 Recital Attendance
0 Hours
Attendance at a prescribed number of student, faculty and guest recitals, as well as major assemblies, workshops, and master classes as approved for credit. Required of all music majors and minors for a specified number of semesters. $30.00 course fee.
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MUG 2010 Piano Proficiency Examination
0 Hours
Students must demonstrate basic piano proficiency in technical skills, repertory, improvisation, and sight reading. Students must pass Piano Proficiency before registering for Senior Recital.
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MUG 3010 The Professional Musician
1 Hours
To be taken in the third year of residence before graduation. This course is designed to provide students with mentorship and guidance for a successful career path. After completing this course, students should e able to articulate their strengths and weaknesses as a musician, articulate a basic plan and goals for their career path after graduation, and be able to apply a variety of resources and information toward their career path Classroom activities may include: professional self-evaluation, creating and polishing appropriate professional documents, attending guest lectures and Belmont and Beyond convocation events, and preparation for interviews or auditions. Music majors only.
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MUG 4010 Senior Review in Music
1 Hours
To be taken in the final year of residence before graduation. This course provides the necessary review in music history and music theory to prepare students to take the School of Music senior test. The Senior Test is administered as part of this course. Music majors only.
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MUG 4015 Senior Capstone in Music
1 Hours
Prerequisites: Senior standing and approval of academic advisor.
To be taken in the final year of residence before graduation. This course is designed to provide a culminating experience for music majors, and address the integration of the major with the BELL Core curriculum. Activities are designed to allow students to reflect on their own professional development, explore the role of music in society, synthesize and expand their knowledge of music history and theory, apply their broadening understanding of music by writing about their own repertory, performance area, and/or career path. Among the activities in this course, students will read and write about music and culture, participate in class discussions on these topics, and complete a final project. Music majors only.
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German |
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GER 1010 Elementary German I
4 Hours
Emphasis on oral expression, with practice in grammar, composition and reading. For each of these 4-hour courses, only 3 hours can be used to fulfill the general education humanities requirement. $45.00 course fee.
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GER 1020 Elementary German II
4 Hours
Emphasis on oral expression, with practice in grammar, composition and reading. For each of these 4-hour courses, only 3 hours can be used to fulfill the general education humanities requirement. $45.00 course fee.
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GER 1895 Special Topics
1-3 Hours
Special Topics or pilot courses.
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GER 1950 Study Abroad: Elementary German
1-18 Hours
Study of German at the beginning level and of German culture in Germany.
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GER 1990 Independent Studies
1-3 Hours
Courses designed with a professor for independent study purposes.
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GER 2010 Intermediate German I
3 Hours
Prerequisites: GER 1020 or three years of high school German.
A thorough review of grammar, with intensive exercises in reading and in speaking German. $45.00 course fee.
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GER 2020 Intermediate German II
3 Hours
Prerequisites: GER 1020 or three years of high school German.
A thorough review of grammar, with intensive exercises in reading and in speaking German. $45.00 course fee.
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GER 2895 Special Topics
1-3 Hours
Special Topics or pilot courses.
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GER 2950 Study Abroad: Intermediate German
1-18 Hours
Study of German at the intermediate level and of German culture in Germany. Individual titles may be assigned; course may be repeated with different topics.
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GER 2990 Independent Studies
1-3 Hours
Courses designed with a professor for independent study purposes.
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GER 3010 German Studies I
3 Hours
Prerequisites: GER 2020 or permission of instructor.
A Survey of German history and culture from 1648 to 1850.
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GER 3020 German Studies II
3 Hours
Prerequisites: GER 2020 or permission of instructor.
A survey of German history and culture from 1850 to present.
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GER 3100 Advanced German
3 Hours
Prerequisites: GER 2020 or equivalent.
Continued practice in all four skills - listening, speaking, reading and writing - will be combined with grammar exercises, cultural study, vocabulary expansion, and conversation practice. $45 course fee.
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GER 3120 Introduction to German Literature
3 Hours
Prerequisites: GER 2020 or permission of instructor.
Close study of selected masterworks of German literature.
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GER 3200 German Literature in Translation
3 Hours
Works by various German authors through the ages, with emphasis on modern works and women writers. (No knowledge of German required. Does not satisfy B.A. core language requirement.)
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GER 3500 Topics in German Literature
3 Hours
Prerequisites: GER 2020 or permission of instructor.
The study of periods, movements, themes, and/or authors in German literature. This course may be repeated for credit as content of course changes.
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GER 3600 Special Topics in German
variable credit Hours
Prerequisites: GER 2020 or permission of instructor.
Advanced studies in German language and civilization. Topics may include, among others, issues in German history, politics and society, German cinema, and German for business. This course may be repeated for credit as content of course changes.
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GER 3895 Special Topics
1-3 Hours
Special Topics or pilot courses.
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GER 3900 Senior Seminar
3 Hours
This course, required of all German majors, is designed to round out the student’s undergraduate study of German. The course content will be individualized, depending on the student’s needs.
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GER 3950 Study Abroad: Advanced German, Special Topics
1-18 Hours
Study of German at the advanced level in Germany; individual titles assigned reflecting specific focus of study. Individual titles may be assigned. Repeatable up to 24 hours of credit.
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GER 3980 Peer Tutor
0-3 Hours
Prerequisites: GER 2020 or equivalent and permission of the instructor.
Arranged on an individual basis, this course introduces students to the teaching and / or tutoring of foreign languages. Students work closely with a faculty mentor and students in a classroom or tutoring setting. May count toward the Major or Minor in the corresponding language. Does not fulfill General Education Core Humanities requirements. Does fulfill BELL Core EL requirements and counts toward the Engaged Scholars Peer Tutoring category.
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GER 3990 Independent Studies
1-3 Hours
Courses designed with a professor for independent study purposes.
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GER 4895 Special Topics
1-3 Hours
Special Topics or pilot courses.
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GER 4990 Independent Studies
1-3 Hours
Courses designed with a professor for independent study purposes.
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Global Leadership Studies |
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GLS 1100 Introduction to Global Leadership
3 Hours
This course will enable one to understand leadership competencies, theories, and frameworks to further one’s own self-awareness, values and purposes. Special attention is given to understanding the challenges facing global leaders in the 21st century.
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GLS 3100 Leadership Across Cultures
3 Hours
This course compares leadership across cultures and countries. Students will explore the relationship between culture and leadership styles, ideas of cultural diversity and globalization, and implications for leading within and across national borders and global regions. The course also explores the challenging but increasingly important task of working across cultures in cross-functional teams composed of person from different professions, cultures, ethnicities, racial identification, and religious and/or social backgrounds.
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GLS 4015 Global Leadership Studies Capstone
3 Hours
The capstone course is designed to be the culminating work for the Bachelor’s degree in Global Leadership Studies. With the guidance of the instructor, students will design a project to demonstrate their mastery of leadership competencies, theories, and models. Students will consider their own personal approach to global leadership and will integrate knowledge from across several disciplines and also their study abroad experience as they prepare an analytical study of leadership issues that arise when groups with shared goals seek to cross borders between cultures, countries, and world regions, and when project teams are composed of diverse cultural backgrounds. Students will include scholarly research, attention to ethical frameworks, and critical analysis in their project.
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Greek |
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GRK 1010 Elementary Classical Greek
4 Hours
Emphasis on Attic grammar, morphology, and reading skills. For each of these 4-hour courses, only 3 hours can be used to fulfill the general education humanities requirement.
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GRK 1020 Elementary Classical Greek
4 Hours
Emphasis on Attic grammar, morphology, and reading skills. For each of these 4-hour courses, only 3 hours can be used to fulfill the general education humanities requirement.
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GRK 1895 Special Topics
1-3 Hours
Special Topics or pilot courses.
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GRK 1950 Studies Abroad
1-18 Hours
Study in a foreign country. Individual course titles and locations are assigned for each course taken. See Studies Abroad program for details.
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GRK 1990 Independent Studies
1-3 Hours
Courses designed with a professor for independent study purposes.
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GRK 2010 Intermediate Classical Greek
3 Hours
Emphasis on reading Attic, with introductions to Homer, Doric, and Koine.
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GRK 2020 Intermediate Classical Greek
3 Hours
Emphasis on reading Attic, with introductions to Homer, Doric, and Koine.
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GRK 2895 Special Topics
1-3 Hours
Special Topics or pilot courses.
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GRK 2950 Studies Abroad
1-18 Hours
Study in a foreign country. Individual course titles and locations are assigned for each course taken. See Studies Abroad program for details.
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GRK 2990 Independent Studies
1-3 Hours
Courses designed with a professor for independent study purposes.
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GRK 3600 Special Topics in Classical Greek
3 Hours
Studies chosen in consultation with the instructor.
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GRK 3895 Special Topics
1-3 Hours
Special Topics or pilot courses.
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GRK 3950 Studies Abroad
1-18 Hours
Study in a foreign country. Individual course titles and locations are assigned for each course taken. See Studies Abroad program for details.
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GRK 3990 Independent Studies
1-3 Hours
Courses designed with a professor for independent study purposes.
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GRK 4895 Special Topics
1-3 Hours
Special Topics or pilot courses.
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GRK 4990 Independent Studies
1-3 Hours
Courses designed with a professor for independent study purposes.
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Health |
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HTH 3000 School Health Education
3 Hours
(Req. for Elem. Ed. students.) This course focuses on various health problems which affect the school and community in which schools exist. Some of the topics covered are: the well child, illness affecting children and adults in school, disease prevention and control, home and school safety, first aid including CPR and treatment for choking, personal health, nutrition and drugs.
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HTH 4000 Methods, Materials, and Standards for Health Instruction
3 Hours
Students in this course will learn to design curriculum, teaching units, and lesson plans for teaching various health topics, with special emphasis on methods and teaching aids. Topics covered will include family life and sexuality, mental health, disease prevention and control, substance use and abuse, environmental and community health, and consumer health.
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History |
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HIS 1010 World History to 1500
3 Hours
A survey of world history from antiquity to the Age of Discovery (c. 1500), focusing on the chief political, social, and religious foundations of the world’s major civilizations (East Asia, India, Middle East, Europe, and pre-Columbian America). Special attention will be given to patterns of cross-cultural interchange and the dynamics of historical change.
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HIS 1020 World History Since 1500
3 Hours
A survey of world history from the Age of Discovery (c. 1500) to the present, focusing on increasing global interaction since the 16th century, the emergence of the modern world-view, European political and economic expansion, and non-Western responses to the challenges of the modern world.
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HIS 1100 The African American Experience after 1865
3 Hours
Students in this course will explore political, social, intellectual, and cultural developments in the history of African Americans in the United States after 1865 and through the 1980s. The experience of African American life in this period is central. This includes several interrelated historical phenomena: gender, the black image, the Great Migration, and patterns of life lived through things like music, dress, food, and language.
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HIS 1200 The Wild West
3 Hours
An introduction to the history of the American West. Major topics include pre-Columbian societies, European exploration and settlement, cultural encounters between Native Americans and settlers, life on the frontier, the impact of railroads and other technologies, the role of the West in American culture, and environmental changes.
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HIS 1300 The Roman World
3 Hours
This course will introduce students to the history of ancient Rome from Romulus to Constantine (eighth century BC - early fourth century AD). Special attention will be given to the varieties of evidence used to reconstruct Rome’s story. Thus the course will explore the art, architecture, religion, historiography, and culture of the Romans and their antecedents, both at Rome and throughout its empire.
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HIS 1400 The Medieval World: Kings, Queens, Commoners and Crusaders
3 Hours
An introduction to the history and civilization of Europe and the Mediterranean area in the middle ages. The development of the Church as a corporation, the importance of missionary activity in the barbarian conversions, the maintenance of classical intellectual traditions, the rise of the national monarchies, the revival of towns and trade, the changing status of women, the origins of European dissent and heresy, the impact of famine, and the transformative role of epidemic disease are a few of the topics examined in depth.
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HIS 1500 The Islamic World Since 1750
3 Hours
A survey of Islamic and Middle Eastern history from the late eighteenth century to the present, intended to give students a deeper historical understanding of today’s problems and issues. The course focuses on the role of Islam in Middle Eastern societies, the decline of traditional Islamic empires, European imperialism and cultural influences, Arab and Turkish nationalism, the Arab-Israel conflict, Islamic reform and revival movements, and the problem of terrorism.
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HIS 1600 The Modern U.S. from the Cold War to Bush v. Gore
3 Hours
This course is a survey of different American forms of life from the years 1945 to 2000 in United States history. “Forms of life” here refers to the cultural and political temperament and mood of particular periods within that larger span of years. In other words, we aim to figure out what it was like to be alive in the 1950s or 1968 or the 1970s, for example. In considering cultural, political, and intellectual movements and phenomena, the course covers gender, class, and race.
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HIS 1700 The Samurai and their World
3 Hours
This course is a survey of the origins, history, and legacy of the samurai of Japan and their place in Japanese society and politics. It begins with the establishment of warrior rule in medieval Japan then continues through the bloody civil wars of the sixteenth century to pacification during the Tokugawa period. The course also examines the effect of modernization on the samurai as a class and how their ideals lived on and were spread to the entire population in the 20th century. Finally, the course assesses the samurais’ appeal in popular culture in Japan and the world today.
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HIS 1800 Survey of East Asian History
3 Hours
This course is a survey of the history of China and Japan that examines the societies, cultures and politics of these countries from the ancient world to the present.
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HIS 1895 Special Topics
1-3 Hours
Special Topics or pilot courses.
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HIS 1950 Studies Abroad
3-18 Hours
Study in a foreign country. Individual course titles and locations are assigned for each course taken. See Studies Abroad program for details.
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HIS 1990 Independent Studies
1-3 Hours
Courses designed with a professor for independent study purposes.
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HIS 2010 The American Experience to Reconstruction
3 Hours
This course is a survey of the political, social, economic, and gender history of the North American region that became the United States from pre-European contact through the era of Reconstruction. Themes include Native American cultures and societies, European settlement, colonial British North America, the War for American Independence, nation-building, industrialization, slavery, western expansion, and the broader Civil War and Reconstruction.
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HIS 2020 The American Experience Since Reconstruction
3 Hours
This course is a survey of the political, social, and economic history of the United States since the Reconstruction Era. Themes include industrialization and its impacts, the changing role of the federal government, the rise of the United States as a world power, the complexities of American nationalism amidst persistent regional identities, the applications and implications of American’s racial and ethnic attitudes, and diverse cultural responses to the changes of the modern era.
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HIS 2050 The Craft of History
3 Hours
An introductory course for history majors and minors which focuses on the nature of the discipline, historiography, and problems and controversies in history.
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HIS 2895 Special Topics
1-3 Hours
Special Topics or pilot courses.
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HIS 2950 Studies Abroad
3-18 Hours
Study in a foreign country. Individual course titles and locations are assigned for each course taken. See Studies Abroad program for details.
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HIS 2990 Independent Studies
1-3 Hours
Courses designed with a professor for independent study purposes.
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HIS 3050 Writing History
3 Hours
Prerequisites: HIS 2050 .
This intermediate course requirement for history majors emphasizes research, writing, and historical methodology, and culminates in a major research project.
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HIS 3100 The Cold War World
3 Hours
Prerequisites: Sophomore standing or permission of instructor.
This course examines the history of the United States since World War II, with a special focus on the Cold War. The course will examine American foreign policy, but also will consider cultural, social, political, and intellectual developments as they relate to the international scene. Students will explore the ways in which Americans have influenced, and have been influenced by, global developments in the recent past.
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HIS 3110 Civil War and Reconstruction
3 Hours
Prerequisites: Sophomore standing or permission of instructor.
An examination of the American Civil War as a problem in historical causation and the social, political, and economic impacts of the war during the period of Reconstruction.
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HIS 3150 American Social Thought to 1865
3 Hours
Prerequisites: Sophomore standing or permission of instructor.
This course examines American intellectuals and American thought from the colonial period through the Civil War. By focusing on the lives and works of individual thinkers, students will consider the various ways in which intellectuals responded to the challenges of their times. Themes of the course will include European images of the New World, Puritan thought, the Great Awakening, revolutionary ideology, sources of romanticism and nationalism in the early 19th century, and the impact of the Civil War on American thought.
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HIS 3200 Women in American Society
3 Hours
Prerequisites: Sophomore standing or permission of instructor.
An examination of the roles and accomplishments of American women from colonization to the present. Themes might include family and gender issues, suffrage, education and labor reform, sexual attitudes by and toward American women, and economic, social and political advances.
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HIS 3250 Kings and Philosophers: Europe, 1648-1789
3 Hours
This course covers Europe in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, an era of royal absolutism, the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment. It explores European society and Europe’s place in world affairs, concentrating on France and Spain in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, as well as the development of Prussia and Austria in the eighteenth century. The course will also analyze the influence of the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment on European society, politics, and culture.
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HIS 3300 Writers, Gangsters, and Flappers: 1920s America
3 Hours
This course studies the cultural, intellectual, social, and political life of Americans from the end of the First World War to the Stock Market Crash of 1929. Major subjects include: issues of race and gender, particularly the feminine image in the 1920s (“flapper”); criminals, criminality, and images of criminality (“gangsters”); art and the politics of artistic representation, specifically in literature (“writers”); and cultural clashes, especially those between “fundamentalism” and “science,” and progress and reaction.
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HIS 3340 American in Depression and War
3 Hours
This course is a cultural and intellectual history of the United States during the Great Depression and World War II. Americans’ ideas about success and failure, the proper role of government in a market economy, the relationship between politics and art, the place of morality in war, and the role of American democracy in the world during these years figure centrally. Major events and themes include, among others, the worldwide Depression, New Deal politics, the Popular Front and popular culture, the war from the home-front, and the campaigns, strategies, and tactics employed in the European and Pacific theaters.
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HIS 3350 American Baseball History
3 Hours
Prerequisites: Sophomore standing or permission of instructor.
This course traces the evolution of baseball from marginal urban sport in the 19th century to the Progressive era, when the game emerged as the “national pastime,” and examines the origins of baseball’s current distempers and disabilities.
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HIS 3400 History of Medieval Europe
3 Hours
Prerequisites: Sophomore standing or permission of instructor.
A survey which examines the origins of medieval civilization in the late Roman Empire and traces its development to the zenith in the High Middle Ages (1050-1300).
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HIS 3500 History of the Russian Empire
3 Hours
Prerequisites: Sophomore standing or permission of instructor.
A history of the Russian Empire from the era of Peter the Great (1682-1715) to the early twentieth century. After a brief survey of medieval and early modern Russian history, the course will focus on the impact of Peter’s reforms, the social history of Russia in this period, Russian imperial expansion, efforts to reform and modernize the country, the rise of civil society, and the decline of the Romanov dynasty in the face of revolutionary movements and social crisis.
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HIS 3510 Russia and the Soviet Union Since 1900
3 Hours
Prerequisites: Sophomore standing or permission of instructor.
A history of Russia and the Soviet Union from the early twentieth century to the present. Important topics include the rise of revolutionary movements in the Russian Empire, the revolutions of 1905 and 1917, the evolution of Soviet communism, Stalinist repression and terror, Gorbachev’s reforms, the breakup of the Soviet Union, and the emergence of new post-Soviet states.
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HIS 3540 Modern China
3 Hours
The course begins with the creation of the Qing dynasty in 1644 and continues to the present day focusing on the period 1790 to present. These years encompass China’s decline in the nineteenth century, the destruction of the Qing Dynasty, the creation of the Chinese Republic, the rise of the Chinese Communist Party, war with Japan, and civil war. Finally, the course will look at Mao Zedong and his policies, as well as China’s resurgence as a regional and world power in the 1980s and 1990s.
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HIS 3550 Europe in the Age of the French Revolution
3 Hours
Prerequisites: Sophomore standing or permission of instructor
A study of the politics, society, and culture of the French Revelution and Nepoleonic Eras in order to assess the impact on the people and institutions of France and Europe.
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HIS 3560 France Since 1870
3 Hours
Prerequisites: Sophomore standing or permission of instructor.
This course is a survey of the development of France between 1870 and 1991 including its three republics, World Wars I and II, decolonization, and its role during the Cold War. It will also cover social and cultural changes, such as the emancipation of women and the effects of the modernization of agriculture and industry on the French people.
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HIS 3600 International Vistas: The U.S. Viewed from Abroad
3 Hours
Prerequisites: Permission of instructor.
This course is a study of various texts written by foreign observers and analysts of the United States from the 19th and 20th centuries. In most cases, these figures will have based their views on extended visits to, or even residence in, the United States. In some cases, they will be naturalized or ambiguous American citizens; in other cases, foreigners with an intellectual “tourist visa.” In a few instances, their work will have exerted considerable influence on American thinking about itself and thus can be seen as part of American and/or Transatlantic intellectual and cultural studies.
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HIS 3650 The Making Of England, 400-1500
3 Hours
Prerequisites: Sophomore standing or permission of instructor.
This course is designed to help students explore and understand the shaping of the English national character by examining the historical events and literacy / artistic achievements that led to the founding of the nation called England and the establishment of English as its language. In the thousand-year time period the course surveys the contributions of the Anglo-Saxons and Normans, as well as the tangential but important influences of the British, the Romans, and the Vikings. Students are expected to engage with a variety of literary and historical texts and critical works, as well as conduct and present research on an assigned report topic and a paper topic on a subject of their choice.
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HIS 3660 History of England II
3 Hours
Prerequisites: Sophomore standing or permission of instructor.
A survey of the development of Britain from 1688 to the Thatcher era.
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HIS 3690 Ireland Since 1798: From Colony to National State
3 Hours
Prerequisites: Sophomore standing or permission of instructor.
This class examines the course of Irish history from the 1798 rebellion to the present. Particular attention is paid to the varieties of Irish political experience, the torturous development of nationalism and Unionism, the role of the Church, the consequences of the Famine, the Irish Diaspora, the struggle for independence, and demographic and economic change. The impact of the Partition and the continuing problem of Northern Ireland will also be considered.
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HIS 3700 History of Central Asia
3 Hours
Prerequisites: Sophomore standing or permission of instructor.
A survey of central Asian history from antiquity to the present, focusing on patterns of sedentary-nomadic relations and the rise and fall of the great nomadic steppe empires, including the Scythians, Huns, and Mongols. Other topics include Tibetan history and the impact of Russian and Chinese partition of the region in recent centuries.
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HIS 3720 Islamic Social and Religious Thought
3 Hours
Prerequisites: Sophomore standing or permission of instructor.
This course serves as a basic introduction to Islamic intellectual life and thought. It begins with an introduction to the Qur’an, the hadith, and traditional forms of Islamic jurisprudence. Most of the course will focus on political, social, and religious thought during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, as Muslim thinkers in the Middle East confronted the challenges of modernization, secularization, and rapid social, political, and social change. Topics include views of Western imperialism and cultural influence, the development of modern nationalism, Islamic reform and revival movements, Islamic perspectives on democracy, and the problem of terrorism.
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HIS 3800 Latin America : The National Period
3 Hours
Prerequisites: Sophomore standing or permission of instructor.
An investigation of broad themes, individual national histories, and U.S. policies in Latin America from the independence movements of the 1820s to the present. Themes might include the wars for independence, national building, struggles over political and cultural values, ethnicity and gender, the impact of the Cold War, global interactions, and recent political, ideological, and environmental developments in the region.
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