History Minor

A general survey of the social, political, economic, cultural, and religious developments from 1492 through Reconstruction. (3 Units)

A continuation of HIS 213 - History of the United States to Reconstruction. May be taken before HIS 213. (3 Units)

This is a survey of world history from ca. 1500 to the present. The course examines people groups and countries of the early modern and modern eras in Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East. Particular attention is given to the political, economic, religious, and cultural interactions between peoples from these regions, with an emphasis on the development of globalization and its impact. (3 Units)

This is a survey of world history from the earliest human societies to the beginnings of globalization in ca. 1500. The course examines the development of, and interactions between, peoples, states, civilizations and empires in Asia, Africa, Europe and the Middle East. Particular attention is given to the political, economic, religious, and cultural interactions between peoples from these regions. (3 Units)

The course consists of interrelations of history, art, literature, music, and philosophy. It covers the culture-epochs from the Ancient River-Valley Civilizations through the Medieval period. (3 Units)

The course consists of interrelations of history, art, literature, music, and philosophy. It covers the culture-epochs from the Renaissance to contemporary times. (3 Units)

This course will examine the thirteen English colonies in North America from the founding of Jamestown through the ratification of the Constitution. Topics such as the establishment of colonial corporate power, religious controversy and freedom, the entrenchment of African slavery, wars with Native communities and the emergence of modern political thought will define this course. (3 Units)

This course will examine the establishment of the new United States under the Constitution. Topics such as internal development, westward expansion, social and religious movements, democratization and sectional crises leading to the Civil War define this course. (3 units; As offered) (3 Units)

This course will examine both the causes and experiences of the American Civil War. Beginning with the ongoing crises leading to the War, this course will include the election of Lincoln, Southern secession, the role of slavery in the war, and experiences on the battlefield. (3 Units)

This course will examine American life between the end of the Civil War and WWI. It will emphasize national reconstruction post-Civil War, westward expansion, the rise of industry, urbanization and immigration as well as the US experience in global imperialization and world war. (3 Units)

This course will trace the national experience from the post-WWI era through the fall of the Berlin Wall. By emphasizing changes in the nation's modern political, cultural and social fabric, students will understand the history of the 20th Century. (3 Units)

This course is a survey of European history from the French Revolution to World War I. The course focuses on the following themes of the long nineteenth century: nationalism and nation-building, industrialization and social change, Marxism and liberalization, colonialism and imperialism. Of particular importance is the growing tension between Christianity and secularization. (3 Units)

This course is a survey of European History from the outbreak of World War I to the end of the Cold War. Special attention will be given to the study of conditions that produced Fascism, Nazism, and Communism, as well as to the factors that brought about World War II and shaped the development of the post-war world. (3 Units)

This course is a survey of European history during the period of the Renaissance and the Reformation (ca. 1350-1600). Special attention will be given to the conditions influencing the development of Renaissance culture, such as the Black Death and Italian Humanism, as well as the religious and political changes prompted by Reformers like Martin Luther and John Calvin. (3 Units)

This course is a survey of European history during the "Age of Absolutism," from the Thirty Years War to the French Revolution (17th-18th centuries). This period is characterized by the development of royal absolutism, European colonialism, and the Enlightenment. The course focuses on key changes in European culture, including the growth of mercantilism, development of liberalism, and challenges to traditional political and religious authorities. (3 Units)

This course is a survey of European history from the end of the Roman Empire to the emergence of the Renaissance. The course focuses on the creation of the Germanic kingdoms, the spread of Roman Christianity, and the development of Christendom. Special attention is given to the emergence of the institutional Church and its relationship with "feudal" Europe. (3 Units)

The course acquaints and familiarizes students with historical inquiry centered upon the entire breadth of Chinese civilization. Students will engage in a study of the dynastic period to the Republican era with the advent of communism in China, focusing upon political, intellectual, economics and social factors. (3 Units)

This course is a survey of Latin American history from the Spanish discovery of the Americas through the Cold War in the twentieth century. The course focuses on the impact of Spanish and Portuguese colonialism, the wars of Latin American Independence, the development of Latin American republics, and the impact of US intervention in the region. (3 Units)

This course is a survey of the cultural and social history of specific cultures and civilizations of Asia, focusing upon the eastern, western, and southern regions of that continent. (3 Units)

The purpose of this course is to provide students with historical knowledge of the Classical World (Greece and Rome). Special attention is additionally given to the Christian and Greco-Roman origins of Western culture. (3 Units)