History Minor

History, literature, and philosophy from the Trojan War to the decline of the Roman Empire (ca. 1200 BCE to 300 CE), with readings from Homer, Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Plato, Virgil, et. al. Offered each fall; HMLN 101 not to be taken after LLEN 220.

History, literature, and philosophy from the rise of Christianity to the disintegration of the Medieval world view (ca. 300 CE to 1350 CE), with readings from Beowulf, the Song of Roland, Medieval poets and dramatists, Dante, Chaucer, et. al. Offered each spring; HMLN 102 not to be taken after LLEN 220.

History, literature, and philosophy during the period of transition from Medieval civilization to the modern world (ca. 1350 to 1750), with readings from Petrarch, Cervantes, Shakespeare, Racine, Molière, Swift, et. Al. Offered each fall. Not to be taken after LLEN 220; HMLN 201 not to be taken after LLEN 220 or LLEN 221.

History, literature, and philosophy from the French Revolution to the present, with readings from Wordsworth, Keats, Dostoyevsky, Ibsen, Kafka, Garcia Marquez, Chinua Achebe, et al. Offered each spring. HMLN 202 not to be taken after LLEN 221.

A two-semester survey of modern European and world history. The first semester covers the Renaissance through the Reformation and Scientific Revolution until the downfall of Napoleon. The second semester begins with political and intellectual currents in the nineteenth century, focuses on the two World Wars, and concludes with the contemporary world scene. HISN 220 is not to be taken after HMHN 201; HISN 221 is not to be taken after HMHN 202.

A two-semester survey of modern European and world history. The first semester covers the Renaissance through the Reformation and Scientific Revolution until the downfall of Napoleon. The second semester begins with political and intellectual currents in the nineteenth century, focuses on the two World Wars, and concludes with the contemporary world scene. HISN 220 is not to be taken after HMHN 201; HISN 221 is not to be taken after HMHN 202.

The interplay of the political and social forces in America from the Colonial Period to the 1990’s, with special attention given to the rise of political parties, the development of sectionalism, the causes and results of the Civil War, industrial growth, Progressivism, the New Deal, and the Cold War. The first semester concludes with the end of Reconstruction (1877).

The interplay of the political and social forces in America from the Colonial Period to the 1990’s, with special attention given to the rise of political parties, the development of sectionalism, the causes and results of the Civil War, industrial growth, Progressivism, the New Deal, and the Cold War. The first semester concludes with the end of Reconstruction (1877).

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Utilizing the disciplines of sociology and psychology, this course examines the causes and character of racial, religious, and ethnic violence, industry-labor confrontation, the vigilante tradition, political hysteria, and assassination, police action, and student revolt in the United States.

This course examines the vicissitudes of Jewish-Arab cultural relations in the Middle East from the seventh to the twentieth century.

Pre-Zionist messianic and national movements and the effects of social and political changes on the rise of modern Zionism, with emphasis upon Herzl and later Zionist ideologues until 1948.

The role of Nazism in the destruction of European Jewry, 1933-1945, is studied, with special attention given to the reactions of world Jewry and foreign governments to the catastrophe. Ghetto and concentration camp existence, as well as, Jewish resistance movements are also analyzed.

Study of the Sephardic legacy, German-Jewish migration and hegemony, the development of religious communities, the Civil War, migrations from Eastern Europe, acculturation and assimilation, responses to Zionism and the Holocaust, and current issues. Historical and literary texts on the interaction of Jew and Gentile are examined as well.

This advanced course deals with selected subjects drawn from the history of Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, and the Near East.

Research into selected topics in Medieval history such as the development of western law, the conflict of church and state, and Medieval economic history.

Selected topics from the Revolutions of 1848 to the present, such as nationalism as a force leading to Word War I, the outbreak of World War II and its results, the Cold War, and the most recent global conflicts.

Study of selected topics, such as reform and revolution, the black experience, the impact of war on American life, women in America, immigration, conservatism, and urbanization.

Research into selected topics in the history of the Renaissance and Reformation, the Scientific Revolution, the Ancient Regime and/or the Enlightenment.

In addition to focusing on political and diplomatic history, this course will examine significant cultural and economic trends in the United States during the last century.

Selected issues in the history of Asia and Africa, with emphasis placed on the struggle for independence from World War II until the present.

The roots of modernization and revolution in nineteenth-century Russia, followed by developments in the USSR, including the Russian Revolution, World War II, foreign policy, ideological conflicts, and the end of the Cold War.

Prerequisites: Senior status and departmental permission.