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HIST 321 - History of the Christian Church Credits 3 A historical survey of Church history from Pentecost to the present. Emphasis given to leading personalities and movements within the Church. Grade Mode: A. Restrictions: Must be Undergraduate Level. HIST 323 - Ancient Greece Credits 3 History of Ancient Greece from the Minoan-Mycenaean cultures to the Hellenistic period; emphasis on the literature, religion, art and modes of thought of the period. Grade Mode: A. Restrictions: Must be Undergraduate Level. HIST 324 - Roman History Credits 3 Roman history from its beginning to the fall of the Empire; Rome's part in the preparation of the Mediterranean world for the spread of Christianity; Rome's contributions to Western civilization. Grade Mode: A. Credits 3 Sections offered each year on such topics as: the American South, the American West, Women in America, the Asian Americans. Grade Mode: A. Restrictions: Must be Undergraduate Level. HIST 331 - History of East Asia Credits 3 Restrictions: Must be Undergraduate Level. HIST 325 - Themes in American History Survey of Chinese, Japanese, and Korean civilizations from ancient times to the present, stressing the religio-philosophical developments and their impact upon culture. Grade Mode: A. Credits 3 In-depth study of specific regions of Asia; one or more sections offered every year in such areas as: Modern India, Pacific Rim Nations, Modern Japan, and Modern China. Note(s): May be taken multiple times for credit with a different focus. Grade Mode: A. Restrictions: Must be Undergraduate Level. HIST 335 - History of Modern China Credits 3 The history of China from 1800 to the present. Grade Mode: A. Restrictions: Must be Undergraduate Level. HIST 332 - Studies in Asian Civilizations Restrictions: Must be Undergraduate Level. HIST 350 - Political Philosophy - Ancient Credits 3 A study of selected political theorists. Emphasis on such writers as Plato, Aristotle, Church Fathers, Augustine, Aquinas, Machiavelli, Luther, Calvin, Hobbes, Locke, Burke, Bentham, Marx, Niebuhr and others. Readings in

HIST 360 - Economic History of the United States Credits 3 Growth and development of the American economy from the Colonial period to contemporary times. Emphasis on such dynamic factors as political, social, legal, technological and international developments affecting changes in agriculture, transportation, communication, commerce, industry and finance. Grade Mode: A. Credits 1-3 Mentoring, instruction, and practice in pedagogical approaches and methods of teaching and administering large numbers to students as an assistant to professors in class and outside of class. Note(s): May be taken for a total of 3 credits. Grade Mode: A. Restrictions: Must be Undergraduate Level. HIST 390 - History of Mexico Credits 3 Restrictions: Must be Undergraduate Level. HIST 375 - Teaching Assistant Preparation Survey of the history of Mexico from pre-Colombian times to the present, emphasizing social, cultural, religious and political developments, as well as relations between Mexico and the United States. Grade Mode: A. Restrictions: Must be Undergraduate Level. HIST 391 - Latin America: History, Peoples and Culture Credits 3 Study of ethno-cultural groups –– highland Mayas, Afro-Cubans, Japanese, Brazilians, etc. ––and social groups such as university students, urban slum dwellers (favelados), etc; economic activities, social practices, religion and arts. Emphasis on both historical factors and contemporary developments. Grade Mode: A. Restrictions: Must be Undergraduate Level. HIST 392 - Latin American Revolutions Credits 3 Revolutionary movements and regimes in 20th century Latin America: Mexican Revolution of 1910, Castro's Cuba, Sandinismo (Nicaragua), Sendero (Peru), Zapatismo (Mexico). Analysis of international, regional and local factors, as well as of revolutionary culture and search for social justice. Grade Mode: A. Restrictions: Must be Undergraduate Level. HIST 400 - Studies in Developing Nations Credits 3 Regional studies in the Third World; stress on indigenous cultures. European exploration and colonization; independence movements in the post World War II era; contemporary problems including economic growth and cultural conflict. Grade Mode: A. Restrictions: Must be Undergraduate Level. HIST 401 - The Rise of Modern America, 1877–1920 Credits 3 Post-Civil War economic growth, immigration, trans-Mississippi settlement, industrialization, urbanization; America's rise to world power, Progressive Era and World War I. Grade Mode: A. Credits 3 Shaping of American social, economic, political, religious and intellectual life and foreign policy in the era of the twenties, New Deal, World War II, Cold War; emphasis on America's new role in a world of global interdependence. Grade Mode: A. Restrictions: Must be Undergraduate Level. Restrictions: Must be Undergraduate Level. HIST 402 - The United States Since 1920

primary sources. Grade Mode: A.

Restrictions: Must be Undergraduate Level. HIST 351 - Political Philosophy - Modern

Credits 3

A study of selected works of Renaissance and modern political philosophy. Emphasis on such writers as Aquinas, Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Kant, Nietzsche and others. Careful reading in primary sources, class discussion and written interpretation. Grade Mode: A. Restrictions: Must be Undergraduate Level.

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