HIS-270 |
The Nazi Era & Its Legacy |
This course examines the period of Nazi control in Europe and its impact on world history during the period 1933- 45. Topics include: the post-war circumstances that gave rise to Nazism; the nature of National Socialism as an ideology and political movement; the personality and role of Adolf Hitler as leader of Nazism and Nazi Germany; |
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German society under Nazism; the Second World War; and the Holocaust. |
3.00 |
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HIS-272 |
Literature of War |
This course explores how political ideas have been expressed through a variety of literary forms from the Renaissance to the present day. Students analyze the historical context that underlay prominent works of political |
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writing and the choices made by authors in composing them. |
3.00 |
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HIS-299 |
Selected Topics in History |
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This course offers a detailed study of a specialized subject area that will vary based on student / faculty interest. The topic, course structure and instructor will be announced prior to pre- registration. There are no prerequisites. 3.00 |
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HIS-317 |
Latin America |
This course examines selected nations of Latin America from independence to the present, paying special |
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attention to recent political and economic developments. |
3.00 |
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HIS-322 |
Irish History |
This course explores Irish history and culture from prehistory to the present. Topics addressed include: prehistoric and Celtic Ireland; the impact of Christianity on Irish society; the Viking and Angelo-Norman influence; English conquest and dominance; political movements and resistance during the 18th and 19th centuries; the famine and diaspora; independence and partition; and the sources of conflict and prospects for conciliation in |
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Northern Ireland. |
3.00 |
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HIS-326 |
Ussr and Modern Russia |
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This course examines the institution and development of the Communist society among the peoples of the | |||
former Russian Empire in the years since 1917 and the transition to the Commonwealth of Independent States. |
3.00 |
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HIS-4000 |
History Seminar- Capstone |
This course features research under direction of a faculty mentor on a theme or themes chosen by faculty and / or |
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students. Work is reported both orally and in writing. |
3.00 |
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HIS-430 |
Internship |
This work experience is designed to give the student practical experience in a professional historical / archival |
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field. |
3.00 |
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HIS-437 |
Special Topics |
This course allows for the investigation of a topic in history that is not adequately covered in any of the courses |
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listed above. It may be repeated if the topic is different. |
3.00 |
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HIS-439 |
Independent Study |
Qualified advanced students may arrange independent study in areas not covered by existing courses. Registration is with consent of the involved faculty and the permission of the chairperson of the division and the |
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Vice President for Academic Affairs. |
3.00 |
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HIS-449 |
Historiography |
This course introduces students to fundamental questions about the nature of history and to the varieties of history that different answers to these questions have inspired. Students will investigate the kinds of questions historians ask about the past, the relationship between theory and evidence in historical writing and the varieties |
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of evidence historians use to reconstruct the past. |
3.00 |
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HON-100 |
Mysticism and Transcendence |
This course investigates the human being as having a capacity for transcendence and an ultimate desire to be with God. Students read the relevant works of the Western philosophical and theological traditions, surveying a broad range of possibilities and perspectives on mysticism, transcendence, the soul, philosophy of religion, and |
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related themes. |
3.00 |
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