Undergraduate Catalog 2022-2023 | Page 248

Course Name
Long Title
Min Credits
Description
Requisites
HIS-131
American Civilization to 1877
3
This course provides a basic survey of political , social economics , intellectual and cultural developments from the early colonial era through Reconstruction .
HIS-132
American Civilization From 1877
3
This course provides a basic survey of political , social economic , intellectual and cultural developments from Reconstruction through modern times .
HIS-140
The Non-Western World
3
This course provides an introduction to the civilization of Africa , Asia , Latin America and the Middle East , including their politics , cultures , and social structures .
HIS-2000
Conflict & Consensus in History
3
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 .
HIS-203
Revolutionary & Federalist America
3
HIS-210
Twentieth Century Europe
3
HIS-214
History of Pennsylvania
3
HIS-217
Early Modern Europe 1300-1750
3
HIS-218
French Revolution and Napoleon
3
HIS-219
Nineteenth Century Europe
3
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 .
This course surveys European political , social , economic and cultural developments that have shaped contemporary Europe .
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 .
This course examines political , social , intellectual and cultural developments from the Renaissance to the Enlightenment .
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 . This course examines European political , economic , and social events from the fall of Napoleon to the outbreak of World War I .