Sep 27, 2024  
2012-2013 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2012-2013 Undergraduate Catalog [NOTE!!!! THIS IS AN ARCHIVED CATALOG. FOR THE CURRENT CATALOG, GO TO CATALOG.NIU.EDU]

Course Descriptions


 

Health and Human Sciences - Interdisciplinary

  
  • UHHS 455 - Management of Financial Resources in Health and Human Sciences Organizations


    Survey of accounting and finance techniques used by department-level health and human sciences managers. Emphasis on third-party reimbursement mechanisms, the regulatory environment, interpreting financial accounting statements, and applying managerial accounting techniques. Topics include cost behavior analysis, budgeting, planning, financial ratios, cost-volume-profit analysis, discounted cash-flow analysis and related applications of accounting and finance in health and human sciences organizations.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: CHHS major with at least junior standing or admission to the HHS B.G.S. major.

    Credits: 3
  
  • UHHS 460 - Introduction to Research in Health and Human Sciences


    An introductory course in the research process for students in health and human sciences. General concepts of research and evidence-based practice.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ:  STAT 208 or STAT 301 or UBUS 223; and CHHS major with at least junior standing or admission to the HHS B.G.S. major.

    Credits: 3
  
  • UHHS 466 - Seminar in Gerontology


    Exploration of current topics in the study of health and aging. Possible areas of coverage include: Bio-psycho-social dimensions of age and aging, or the public policy challenges of age and aging. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours if topic changes.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: IDSP 465 and junior standing or consent of college.

    Credits: 3
  
  • UHHS 467 - Fieldwork in Gerontology


    Application of gerontological concepts to a real-world setting through an internship or other applied learning experience. Partners collaborating to provide the fieldwork experience might include long-term care facilities, elder-service provider agencies, or other relevant organizational settings outside the university with a focus on older people. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: IDSP 465 and junior standing or consent of college.

    Credits: 3
  
  • UHHS 470 - Workshop in Health and Human Sciences


    Study of interdisciplinary topics in health and human sciences and application of principles to problems of special interest. Nature and extent of workshop dependent upon topic and needs of students. May be repeated or taken concurrently for a maximum of 6 semester hours.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: CHHS major with at least junior standing or admission to the HHS B.G.S. major.

    Credits: 1-3

History

  
  • HIST 110 - Western Civilization to 1500


    Examination and interpretation of major historical developments in the Ancient Near East, Classical Greece and Rome, and Medieval Europe.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 111 - Western Civilization: 1500-1815


    Examination and interpretation of the major historical changes which took place in Europe between the time of the Renaissance and the Age of the French Revolution.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 112 - Western Civilization Since 1815


    Examination and interpretation of the European historical developments since the French Revolution which have molded the world as we know it today.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 140 - Asia to 1500


    Political and cultural history of India, China, and Japan with discussion of the origins, development, and importance of major Asian religions.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 141 - Asia Since 1500


    Major developments in Asia since the arrival of the Europeans, with emphasis on the changes in Asian civilizations resulting from European technology, political ideas, and economic relations.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 170 - World History I: Problems in the Human Past


    Thematic, comparative overview of major problems in human history before ca. 1500. Emphasis varies by instructor.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 171 - World History II: Problems in the Human Past


    Thematic, comparative overview of major problems in human history since ca. 1500. Emphasis varies by instructor.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 260 - American History to 1865


    Central developments in American history from Old World backgrounds through the Civil War.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 261 - American History Since 1865


    Central developments in the history of the United States since the end of the Civil War.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 270 - The African-American to 1865


    Survey emphasizing the heritage, culture, and historical role of African-Americans and the problem of race relations in our national life to 1865.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 271 - The African-American Since 1865


    Survey emphasizing the heritage, culture, and historical role of African-Americans and the problems of race relations in our national life since 1865.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 295 - Historical Methods


    Introduction of the basic tools required by all history majors in researching and analyzing historical materials and understanding historiographical trends.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: History major.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 300 - The Ancient Near East


    Introduction to the peoples and cultures of Babylonia-Assyria, Egypt, Anatolia, Syria-Palestine, and Persia. From the Early Bronze Age through the conquests of Alexander the Great.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 301 - History of Ancient Greece


    Survey of Ancient Greece including the Bronze Age, Minoan-Mycenaean civilization, Hellenic civilization and the Classical Age.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 302 - Age of Alexander the Great


    Greek and Near Eastern world from 404 B.C.E. to 31 B.C.E., centering on conquests of Alexander and the spread of Greek culture throughout western Asia and Egypt. Themes include individual human experience in the Hellenistic Age, rise of new religious and philosophical movements, interaction of Greco-Macedonian civilization with conquered cultures, transformation of economy and society throughout eastern Mediterrean and western Asia, and challenges presented by the advent of Rome.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 303 - History of Ancient Rome


    Survey of the rise of Rome from a small Latin village to a cosmopolitan empire embracing large parts of Western Europe, Western Asia, and North Africa.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 305 - Europe in the Early Middle Ages


    Survey of the formation of Medieval Europe from the decline of the ancient world to the late-10thcentury revival.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 306 - Europe in the Later Middle Ages


    Continuation of HIST 305. Survey of the renewal of town life, the age of scholasticism, the development of monarchies and parliaments, the flowering of art and architecture.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 311 - Early Modern France, 1500-1789


    French history from the Renaissance to the outbreak of the Revolution. Examination of France’s monarchic government, court society, noble culture, merchant commerce, and agrarian economy. Special attention to religious wars, state development, imperialism, and Enlightenment movement that defined early modern France.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 312 - France Since 1815


    French society, government, and culture from the fall of Napoleon I to the present, emphasizing the revolutionary heritage, the coming of industrialism and democracy, the rise and fall of the French colonial empire; the ordeal of France in the 20th century.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 313 - Modern Germany Since 1871


    German history from the founding of the Second Reich, including state-building, imperialism, social developments, world wars and genocide, national socialism, the creation of two cold-war states and their unification in 1990, with focus on how German identity has been defined across political regimes.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 315 - Spain Since 1475


    Emphasis on the rise of Spain as a great power and its decline in the 17th century, the Spanish struggle for liberalization, the Spanish Civil War, and the social, economic, and political problems of contemporary Spain.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 319 - The Early Islamic World


    Social, political, religious, and economic history of the early Islamic world from c. 500 to c. 1500. Topics start with Arab culture and society just prior to the life of Muhammad and end with the initial conquests of the Ottomans.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 322 - Women in Modern Europe


    Critical examination of the experiences, achievements, and representations of women of all classes as well as the gendering of politics and culture since the 18th century. Use of a comparative approach in studying women from Great Britain in the west to Russia in the east whenever possible.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 323 - History of Science to Newton


    Science in the ancient Near East; Hellenic and Hellenistic science; the Arabs; medieval science; the Copernican revolution; the new physics; and the new biology.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: At least sophomore standing.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 324 - History of Science Since 1650


    Newtonian astronomy, chemistry from Boyle to Mendeleer, the life sciences in 18th and 19th centuries, geology and evolution, physics from the 18th to the early 20th centuries.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 326 - 19th Century Europe


    Analytical survey of important developments in the political, social, economic, and intellectual history of Europe from the French Revolution to World War I, including revolutions, revolutionary ideologies, industrialization, nationalism, and changes in gender and class relations and the roles of women.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 327 - Europe, 1900-1945


    Cultural, diplomatic, political, and social history of Europe from the beginning of the 20th century to the end of the Second World War, emphasizing the origins of the First World War, the Paris Peace Conference, the rise of fascism, and the competing totalitarian ideologies of World War II, as well as changes in gender and class relations and in the roles of women and families.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 328 - Europe, 1945-Present


    Culture, diplomacy, policy, and society in Europe since the Second World War, including postwar continuity and change in domestic and foreign policy, the domestic implications of decolonization, student and other radical politics, the changing role of women and family, the fall of Communism, and the move toward European integration.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 336 - Medieval Russia: Origins to 1682


    Survey of medieval Russia, from the origins of Kievan Rus’ (claimed by the Russians, the Belarus, and Ukrainians as their mother state) to the end of the Muscovite period. Emphasis on politics, economics, culture, and society.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 337 - History of Russia: 1682-1917


    Political, social, economic, and cultural history of the rise of the westernized Russian state to the destruction of the monarchy in 1917. Emphasis on the peasantry, class relations, gender, women, and empire-building.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 338 - History of Russia: 1917-Present


    Political, social, economic, and cultural history of the Russian Revolutions of 1917, the Soviet Union, and the Russian Federation. Issues of empire, class, gender, and promises of women’s equality.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 340 - Ancient India


    Indian civilization from prehistory to the beginnings of European colonialism. Emphasis on the growth of Hindu political, social, philosophical, and artistic traditions; kings and commoners, castes and tribes, gods and temples. Attention will also be paid to the Buddhist and Islamic traditions.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 341 - History of India: 1740-1947


    The British challenge to the traditional Indian society and the Indian response; the Mutiny; the emergence of Indian nationalism; devolution of power and partition.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 342 - History of Southeast Asia to ca. 1800


    Development of several Southeast Asian civilizations from the earliest known history through the end of the 18th century. Emphasis on the old Indonesian kingdoms and the states of the Mekong River valley with attention given to the cultural influences associated with Hinduism, Buddhism, and Islam.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 343 - History of Southeast Asia Since ca. 1800


    The several nations of Southeast Asia in the 19th and 20th centuries with emphasis on their reaction to European imperialism, Western science and technology. Principal topics include nationalism, socialism, the struggle for independence, and problems of modernization.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 344 - History of Ancient China


    Formation of Chinese society and civilization from its origin to the 10th century A.D.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 345 - History of China Since the T’ang Dynasty


    Chinese civilization at its height and its crisis in the modern world under the impact of the West.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 346 - Women in Asian History


    Social roles, challenges, and achievements of Asian women, primarily in the 19th and 20th centuries. Emphasis within the larger Asian framework will reflect the knowledge of particular instructors, but typically will highlight two or more contrasting Asian countries to be examined in detail: India, Pakistan, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, the Philippines, China, or Japan; occasionally others. For a description of the focus of a particular section, consult the department.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 348 - African History to 1600


    African history and civilization before European colonization. Emphasis on ancient kingdoms, kinship and social organization, religion and cosmology, intraregional trade and migration, oral tradition, and the cultural unity of precolonial Africa.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 349 - African History Since 1600


    Modern African history. Emphasis on colonization and the colonial empire. The fight for independence and liberation; the development of economic dependence and neocolonialism; and the emergence of modern African nations.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 350 - Japan to 1600


    Survey of ancient and medieval Japanese civilization. Beginnings of the imperial institution, early influences from the Asian continent, political transformations from aristocratic to warrior rule, and the development of what is now known as “Japanese tradition.”

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 351 - Japan Since 1600


    Survey of modern Japanese history. The nation-building efforts since the Tokugawa Shogunate. Topics include political centralization, encounters with the West, nationalism, imperialist expansion in Asia, and the rise of Japan as a global power.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 352 - Popular Culture in Japan


    History of popular arts and culture in Japan, from the flowering of Genroku culture in the 17th century to the present, with an introduction to theories of popular culture (mass culture theory, culture industry, feminism, postmodernism) and issues of aesthetics. Topics include popular theater (kabuki and puppet theater), graphic art and advertising, cultural appropriations from the West, popular music and cinema, manga (comics) and anime (animation), and fantasy and apocalyptic themes.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 353 - Women in African History


    History of African women from ancient times to the present, including gender roles in social, economic, and political institutions.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 354 - History of Black American Business and Entrepreneurship


    Analysis, synthesis, and interpretation of the history of black business and entrepreneurship in the United States from the colonial period to the present, including a look at West African business antecedents.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 356 - Modern Ireland


    Focus on developments since the late 18th century including contemporary Northern Ireland; Anglo-Irish relations; the complex links between religion, nationalism, and identity; and the relationship between uneven economic development and emigration.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 357 - Britain to 1688


    Survey of British history from the Norman Conquest to the Glorious Revolution. Interaction between various nations in the British Isles, English state development and law, and the links between religion and popular culture.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 358 - Britain Since 1688


    Survey of British history from the Glorious Revolution to the present. Changing notions of citizenship, industrialization and its impact on British men and women, and the connections between nation, empire, and identity.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 359 - History of Illinois


    Society, economy, and politics of Illinois from prehistory to the present. Topics start with Native Americans and the beginning of French exploration and colonization, and end with Illinois in the 21st century.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 361 - History of Health and Medicine in the United States


    Historical relationships between health care, society, and politics in the United States. Changing conceptions of health and illness; impact of infectious and chronic diseases since the colonial period; traditional healing practices and their displacement by medical professionalization; the creation of health care institutions; medicine in wartime; history of racial, class, and gender differences in health care practice and delivery.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 362 - The Hunt for “Un-Americans” in U.S. History


    Examination of forces in U.S. society that initiated repression of rights and surveillance campaigns against those deemed “un-American” threats to U.S. society. Topics include immigration, labor, and race panics; wars of the 20th century and the construction of the surveillance state; repression of protest movements; response to 9/11.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 363 - U.S. Sport History


    Development of sport in the United States from the colonial era to the present, including the emergence of sport cultures, professional sports, and racial, gender, class, and political issues.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 364 - Religion in America to 1865


    The transplanting of European denominations to the New World; their transformation under American conditions; the rise of indigenous faiths; relations between the churches and society and between church and state; the impact of revivalism on social reform.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 365 - Religion in America Since 1865


    Impact of modernism upon traditional beliefs; rise of social concern; religious pluralism in America and forces making for unity; 20th century theological trends. Examination of denominations both “mainstream” and otherwise; relationship of religion to social reform movements.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 366 - American Thought and Culture to 1865


    America’s intellectual heritage from Western civilization and the change in that heritage which entered into the development of an American ideology.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 367 - American Thought and Culture Since 1865


    Traditional American ideas and concepts in relation to the intellectual challenge arising from America’s transition to a secular, urban-industrial society during the past century.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 368 - The History of Chicago


    Survey of the history of Chicago, emphasizing the city’s social structure, its economic, political, and cultural development, and the changing meaning of locality and community.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 369 - Women in United States History


    Social, economic, and intellectual roles of women from the colonial period to modern times. Organization and function of the women’s rights movement, and the dynamics of change in the lives of “ordinary” women, particularly in familial and occupational settings.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 370 - Introduction to American Indian History


    Introduction to traditional and contemporary American Indian cultures. Emphasis on religion, literature and arts, Indian-white contact, the Indians’ unique relationship to the federal government, and contemporary issues facing American Indian reservations.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 371 - The American West


    History of the American West since 1500, emphasizing sociocultural, economic, environmental, technological, and political change, with attention to the West as myth and reality.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 372 - History of the South


    Southern institutions and the influence of southern sectionalism in national affairs; particular attention to social and political relations in the South from colonial times to the present.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 373 - Strikes, Riots, and Uprisings in U.S. History


    Focus on selected strikes, riots, insurrections in U.S. history. Topics vary by semester. Exploration of the meanings of specific events to understand the role of conflict in American life, their causes, and long-term significance.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 374 - Latinos in the United States


    Historical experiences of people of Mexican, Puerto Rican, and Cuban descent in the United States. Themes include immigration, regional labor markets, formation of internal colonies, and political and cultural developments.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 375 - Civil Rights Movement, 1954-1974


    The African-American civil rights movement and the interrelationships among organizations, leaders, communities, and governments.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 376 - Evolution of American Capitalism


    Historical development of American capitalism through the stages of mercantilism, laissez-faire, and contemporary corporate capitalism. Emphasis on major economic ideas, institutions, and groups within each stage.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 377 - American Environmental History


    History of the ecosystems of the United States, 1600 to the present, and of the 20th century conservation and environmental movements. Topics include Indian ecology, farming and ecology, and the urban environment.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 378 - Asian-American History


    Comparative history of Asian immigrants and their descendants in the United States from the mid-19th century to the present. Focus on national and international migration contexts; ethnic group formation, persistence, and change; labor, class, gender, kinship, generation, race, and pan-Asian identity; state policies, including exclusion, repatriation, internment, quotas and preferences, refugee resettlement, and citizenship; interethnic and pan-Asian interaction, and transnational citizenship.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 379 - American Military History


    History of the American military experience from colonial times to the present.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 380 - U.S. Constitutional History


    Examination of the formation and adoption of the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights as well as the subsequent evolution of the U.S. constitutional system of government. Emphasis on the impact of the Civil War, the Progressive Era, the New Deal, and recent developments as well as evolving government powers and responsibilities, citizens’ rights and duties, and federalism.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 381 - Colonial Latin America


    Spanish and Portuguese colonial empires in America from their foundation through the wars for Latin American independence.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 382 - Modern Latin America


    The Latin American states from the wars of independence to the present. Political, economic, and social institutions examined with attention to patterns of Latin American government.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 383 - Latin America Through Film


    Exploration of major themes in Latin American history from conquest to the modern day through film. Topics, examined through feature-length films and selected readings, include physical and spiritual conquest of Latin America, rural life, women, the family, the military, politics, capitalist modernization, authoritarianism, and revolution.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 386 - History of Human Rights


    Historical emergence and evolution of “human rights” as idea, aspiration, and socio-political practice. Focus on debates about origins of human rights; whether it expresses Western or universal values; development of human rights advocacy; and roles played by states, non-governmental organizations, individuals, and the media in globalization of human rights over the past two centuries.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 387 - History of Genocide


    Examination of the intertwined issues of genocide and human rights focusing on the causes, course of events, and consequences since the advent of the twentieth century. Specific case studies will be examined along with the historical and political foundations.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 388 - Pacific Isles Since 1600


    The islands of Polynesia, Melanesia, and Micronesia from earliest Euro-American contacts to the present. Emphasis on early cultural encounters and their effects on island peoples, the changing aims and perceptions of outsiders (explorers, missionaries, colonizers, authors, artists, and seekers of paradise), postcolonialism, and the contemporary issues facing island peoples. Emphasis on the Pacific as mythic realm and troubled reality.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 390 - Film and History


    Historical analysis of film as evidence and representation. Examination of documentary, propaganda, historical, and fictional feature films across cultures, to explore how films recreate history for public consumption, the value and implications of film representation for national histories, and recent debates about both the validity of film as public history and the impact of film on historical writing.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 398 - Themes in World History


    Major themes or issues in world history. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours when subject varies.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 399 - Honors Seminar


    Topics announced.  May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours when topic varies.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: Admission to University Honors Program or departmental Honors Program.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 400 - Student Teaching (Secondary) in History/Social Sciences


    Student teaching for one semester. Assignments arranged with the department’s office of teacher certification. S/U grading.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: HIST 496 and permission of the department’s office of teacher certification.

    Credits: 12
  
  • HIST 402 - Gender and Sexuality in History


    Evolution of gender and sexual identity, roles, and occupations in the industrializing world. Topics include the production of femininities and masculinities, sexual difference, interpersonal desire, kinds of friendship, romantic love, sexual ethics, and sexual orientation in history.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 407 - Medieval Women


    Social, religious, cultural and economic history of women during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages c. 200 to c. 1500. Topics include effects of Christianity upon women in the Roman world, motherhood, religion, life cycle, education, medicine, work, power, and comparisons to Jewish and Muslim women.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 408 - Medieval Everyday Life


    Examination of economic and social changes underlying the formation of medieval civilization. Attention given to demographic change, urbanization, and social movements.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 413 - Family, Sexuality, and Society Since 1400


    History of the family in Western society as seen in household structures, marriage customs, childbirth and child rearing, sex roles, the life-cycle, and attitudes towards sexual difference.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 414 - European Wars of Religion, 1520-1660


    Cultural and social aspects of religious and civil conflict during the Dutch Revolt, the French Wars of Religion, the Thirty Years’ War, and the English Civil Wars. Multiple aspects of religious violence, from iconoclasm and bookburning to executions of heretics and religious massacres.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 416 - The Age of Enlightenment


    Various main aspects of the intellectual revolution that preceded the American and French Revolutions, including the growth of secularism and rationalism, the rise of scientific thought, the formulation of political liberalism and radicalism, and the enrichment of the humanist tradition.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 418 - Modern European Cultural History


    Intellectual foundations and cultural dimensions of European modernity, with particular focus on the modern self, mass culture, consumer society, the avant-garde, and the intersection of culture and politics.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 420 - The Renaissance


    Social, political, and ideological breakdown of medieval Europe with consideration of the reaction of the new class of artists and intellectuals to the special problems of their age.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 421 - The Catholic and Protestant Reformations


    Examination of the religious reforms and institutional breaks, Catholic and Protestant, official and heretical, which ended the medieval unity of Christendom.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 422 - Early Modern Europe


    Analytical survey emphasizing the changing role of European nobilities, the construction of absolute monarchies, the rise of capitalism, baroque civilization, and the interaction of learned and popular culture.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 423 - The French Revolution and Napoleon


    Origins of the Revolution of 1789; moderate and radical phases; the Terror and the Thermidorian reaction; the rise of Napoleon; the Napoleonic wars and the remaking of Europe; the revolutionary legacy.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 424 - Habsburg Monarchy, 1815-1918


    Cultural, political, social, and diplomatic history of the Habsburg lands from the zenith of the monarchy at the Congress of Vienna to its destruction at the end of the First World War. Topics include the Congress of Vienna, the revolutions of 1848, the growth of national identity and class antagonisms, and cultural continuity and change.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 425 - World War II


    History of World War II, including objectives and ideologies of Nazi Germany, Imperial Japan, and Allied Powers, with attention to cultural and social developments.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 426 - East Central Europe, 1914-Present


    Cultural, political, and social history of Austria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland, and Romania from the beginning of the First World War to the present. Topics include the First and Second World Wars, anti-Semitism, fascism, modernism, and the Prague Spring.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 429 - Nazi Germany


    History of National Socialism from the origins of the party to the end of World War II. Emphasis on the means used for seizing and consolidating power; social, cultural, and foreign policies of the Third Reich; anti-Semitism and the Holocaust.

    Credits: 3
 

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