History 1106 World Civilization
I
Considers world civilizations from prehistoric roots, to Sumer,
Egypt, Assyria, Israel, China, and Southeast Asia, India, Greece,
Rome, Africa, and Europe to the Renaissance. Topics include
political, cultural, economic, intellectual and artistic
developments.
History 1107
World Civilization II
Explores world civilizations to the present from the Reformation and
Enlightenment in Europe, to Modern East Asia; the rise of
transatlantic and transpacific societies to industrial revolution;
and from the emergence of nationalism, and the age of ideologies, to
the global marketplace.
History 1114 United States History
Surveys
the emergence of the American nation from the colonial period to
revolution, the early national period Jacksonian Era, sectional
conflict, Civil War and reconstruction emphasizing social,
political, and intellectual developments reflecting American
diversity.
History 1115
United States History II
Surveys the New West, the Industrial Revolution, Progressive Era,
the Roaring Twenties and Great Depression, World Wars, Cold War and
post Cold War era to the present. Emphasizes political, social and
intellectual developments reflecting American cultural diversity.
History 1118
Wartime: The Great War to Vietnam
Provides an historical study of the cultural, political, economic
and military forces and events that shaped the modern age of total
war, from World War I to Vietnam and the War on Terror.
History 1122 The
United States Since 1945
Examines the United States since 1945, with an emphasis on the rise
and fall of the Cold War; arts, entertainment and popular culture;
the Civil Rights movement and its legacies; the technological
revolution; religious and political revivalism; and international
economics and politics.
History 1135 History of the
Family: A Cross Cultural perspective
Explores the social, political and cultural history of the modern
family, emphasizing the transformation in the structure, values and
economic basis of family life from the 16th century to
the present. An emphasis is placed on the relation between social
science, literature, and the immigration experience of Europeans,
Africans, Asians, and Native Americans in the cultural crossroads of
colonial to contemporary American history.
History 2120
Civil War, Reconstruction and the Age of Business
Surveys the political, economic and racial origins and implications
of the U.S. Civil War; the rise and fall of Reconstruction; the
growth of transportation and industrial economies, Indian removal
and resistance; the New South and Populist revolt; the Progressives,
urbanization, and the emergence of the modern corporation.
History 2125
History of World Religions: Ancient to Modern Time
Compares and contrasts the history of the values, beliefs, and world
views associated with world religious faiths, practices and
institutions from ancient to contemporary times. Topics include:
views of creation; time and death; good and evil; relation to art
and culture; relation to political power and role in social and
cultural conflict.
