Biola University 2013–14 Catalog
developments in the 20th century. Examination of contemporary California diversity and regional issues. Credit(s): 3.
HIST 420 - History of Russia Russia from the origin of the nation, the Soviet period, and post-Soviet era. Analysis of Czardom, the Revolution and international relations in the modern world. Credit(s): 3. HIST 422 - Renaissance and Reformation Europe from the late 14th to early 17th century. Stress on changes inaugurated by the Renaissance and Reformation; rise of nation-states and foundations of modern European society. Credit(s): 3. HIST 423 - Early Modern Europe The history of Europe, including Russia, from 1550 to 1900. Wars of Religion, Scientific Revolution, Absolutism and political theory; the Enlightenment; the French Revolution; the nineteenth century. Credit(s): 3. HIST 424 - Twentieth Century Europe Europe in the era of World War I, the rise of Communism, Fascism and Hitler’s Nazi Party; World War II and the post-war period; the Cold War and the collapse of the communist system. Credit(s): 3. HIST 425 - War and Civilization Survey of military history emphasizing the development of technology, tactics, war theory, ethical standards and worldview. Credit(s): 3. HIST 426 - German History and Culture History of German-speaking lands and Germany from 1500 to present. Covers the Protestant Reformations, the Enlightenment, the rise of Prussia, unification, the two world wars, Wiemar Republic, Nazism, the Holocaust, divided Germany, and reunification. Art, classical music, and philosophy will also be explored. When Offered: Summer or Interterm. Credit(s): 3. HIST 430 - History of the Jewish People Post-biblical period to the present; social, political and cultural history of the Jew in the Middle East, Europe and the Americas; Anti-Semitism, the Holocaust, the State of Israel and Arab- Israeli tensions in the contemporary world. Credit(s): 3. HIST 433 - History of Christianity in Africa A study of the major developments in the history of Christianity on the continent of Africa from the first century to the present. Emphasis will be on the role of missionaries and African agents in the emergence and growth of both mission and indigenous African churches and how Africans have engaged the gospel and adapted it to their social, religious, economic and political contexts. Credit(s): 3. HIST 441 - History of the Middle East and Islam I Political, social and cultural history of the Middle East with an emphasis on Islamic civilization to 1453. Special emphasis on relationships of Muslim and non-Muslim peoples under Islamic rule. Credit(s): 3. HIST 442 - History of the Middle East and Islam II Political, social and cultural history of the Middle East with an emphasis on Islamic civilization from 1453. Special emphasis on the development of the Middle Eastern state system following the First World War. Special emphasis on the Arab-Israeli conflict. Credit(s): 3.
HIST 405 - Problems in American Diplomacy Growth and development of American foreign relations from the Revolution to the present. Analysis of the conduct of foreign relations, its objectives and limitations. Cross-listed: POSC 405. Credit(s): 3. HIST 406 - Themes in Urban History Readings in urban history on various topics, including the European City, the Islamic City, Cities in the Developing World. Specialized research by theme, region, or epoch. Credit(s): 3. HIST 408 - The Church in the American Experience A religious history of the United States from the Colonial to the contemporary period, emphasizing the Church’s effect on and its response to Puritanism, the westward movement, social and intellectual ferment, industrialization, immigration, urbanization and war. Credit(s): 1 - 3. HIST 410 - American Constitutional Law An examination of the principles of the American Constitutional system looking primarily at U.S. Supreme Court decisions and the historical development of Constitutional Law. Attention also given to the judicial branch and its role in American government and politics, particularly its continuing interpretation of the U.S. Constitution as the framework for American democracy. Cross- listed: POSC 410. Credit(s): 3. HIST 412 - The American West Survey the history of the American West, beginning with Lewis and Clark and continuing to the present. Will briefly cover the West prior to the arrival of the Americans, but focuses primarily on the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Will examine some of the major themes in Western history, including early explorers, the expansion of the American frontier, the experiences of Native American tribes, the growth of ranching, railroads and mines, conflicts over urbanization and environmentalism, and the role of the federal government in the economic development of the west in the 20th Century. Credit(s): 3. HIST 415 - Oral History The class will focus on the design and implementation of an oral history project. Students will receive training in the methodology and techniques of oral history. Students will carry out background research, conduct fieldwork interviews, and learn the basic procedures of processing and making available oral history tapes and transcripts. These oral histories are designed to accommodate the “real world” to continue collecting the personal accounts of people who have contributed to Biola over the last 100 years. Credit(s): 3. HIST 418 - The History of the City An examination of urban life over the millennia focusing upon the meaning of life to its inhabitants in the city. Traces the development of the city beginning in Mesopotamia to today’s post-industrial suburban metropolitan hubs and metacities. Explores the issues that have faced urbanized societies throughout history; how and in what ways urbanization and demographics have shaped the political, economic, social, and cultural aspects of world civilizations; why Western cities are different from Asian ones; and how urban life has shaped civil society. Credit(s): 3.
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