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Gwynedd Mercy University 2026-2027 University Catalog
HA-422
Internship in Health Administration
A 240-hour directed work experience in a health care institution / program affording the student a beginning
" hands on " administrative experience.
6.00
HA-492
Seminar: Health Policy Analysis
Discussions designed to integrate class work and the internship experience to facilitate the transition from
student to health administration professional. Does not replace BUS 492.
3.00
HIS-101
Western Civilization to 1648
This course offers a survey of the developments of western societies and ideologies from the origins of civilization
in the ancient Near East to the mid-seventeenth century.
3.00
HIS-102
Western Civilization From 1648
This course provides a survey of modern Europe from the mid-seventeenth century to the present. Topics include the development of political systems and ideologies, intellectual, scientific, political, social, and industrial
revolutions, nationalism, imperialism, communism and globalism.
3.00
HIS-107
World History I
This course provides a survey of the developments of societies from the origins of the earliest civilizations in
Africa, Asia, the Mediterranean and the Americas to 1500.
3.00
HIS-109
World History II
This course provides a survey of the development and interactions of the cultures of Europe, the Americas, Africa, Asia and Oceania from 1500 to the present in order to give students a greater understanding of the relationships
among diverse regions and cultures in today ' s world.
3.00
HIS-131
American Civilization to 1877
This course provides a basic survey of political, social economics, intellectual and cultural developments from the
early colonial era through Reconstruction.
3.00
HIS-132
American Civilization From 1877
This course provides a basic survey of political, social economic, intellectual and cultural developments from
Reconstruction through modern times.
3.00
HIS-140
The Non-Western World
This course provides an introduction to the civilization of Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East,
including their politics, cultures, and social structures.
3.00
HIS-2000
Conflict & Consensus in History
This course seeks to expand students ' understanding of the historical, political, psychological and social dimensions of global communities, while learning to relate to and interact with those of different viewpoints and experiences. It introduces students to historical thinking and themes in order to develop critical thinking skills associated with historical inquiry and to acquire a broad understanding of factors related to American or World
History.
3.00
HIS-203
Revolutionary & Federalist America
This course offers a detailed examination of the time period from about 1763 to 1800, which includes the gradual disintegration of the relationship between Great Britain and its American colonies, the ideological development of the American Revolution, the outbreak and progress of the War for Independence, and the controversies and
turmoil entailed in the making of a new nation.
3.00
HIS-210
Twentieth Century Europe
This course surveys European political, social, economic and cultural developments that have shaped
contemporary Europe.
3.00
HIS-214
History of Pennsylvania
This course explores the social, cultural, economic, cultural and political influences on and by the inhabitants of
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania from colonial times to the 20th century.
3.00
HIS-217
Early Modern Europe 1300-1750
This course examines political, social, intellectual and cultural developments from the Renaissance to the
Enlightenment.
3.00
HIS-218
French Revolution and Napoleon
This course examines the causes, events, and consequences of revolution, as well as social change and war from
the end of the Old Regime to the Bourbon Restoration of 1815.
3.00
HIS-219
Nineteenth Century Europe
This course examines European political, economic, and social events from the fall of Napoleon to the outbreak
of World War I.
3.00
HIS-220
United States in the 1960S
This course offers a detailed examination of the tumultuous and influential period from the close election of 1960
to the unprecedented resignation of an American president in 1974.
3.00
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