Gwynedd Mercy University AY2020-2021 / Undergraduate Academic Catalog
HIS-250 Contemporary World ( 3 ) This course offers a survey of fundamental developments in world history from 1945 to the present . Topics include the Cold War years , economic affluence in the West and Japan , and the struggle of non- Western nations for political independence and economic prosperity . Prerequisites :
HIS-270 History of Nazism ( 3 ) 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 ; German society under Nazism ; the Second World War ; and the Holocaust . Prerequisites :
HIS-272 Literature of War ( 3 ) 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 writing and the choices made by authors in composing them . Prerequisites :
HIS-299 Selected Topics in History ( 3 ) 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 . Prerequisites :
HIS-317 Latin America ( 3 ) This course examines selected nations of Latin America from independence to the present , paying special attention to recent political and economic developments . Prerequisites :
HIS-322 Irish History ( 3 ) This course explores Irish history and culture from prehistory to the present . Topics addressed include : pre-historic 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 Northern Ireland . Prerequisites :
HIS-326 USSR and Modern Russia ( 3 ) 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 . Prerequisites :
HIS-335 History of Nazism ( 3 )
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