63 COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
law. Attention also given to the judicial branch and its role in American government and poli tics, particulary its continuing interpretation of the U.S. Constitution as the framework for American democracy. 420 History ofRussia (3) Russia from the origin of the nation to the contemporary Soviet state. Analysis of Czardom, the Revolution and international relations in the modern world. 422 Renaissance and Reformation (3) Europe from the late fourteenth to early seventeenth century. Stress on changes in augurated by the Renaissance and Reformation; rise of nation-states and foun dations of modern European society. Offered alternate years. 424 Lenin to Hitler: Recent Europe (3) Europe during and after World War I with emphasis on the consequences of that war, crisis of European democracy, rise of Communism, Fascism, and Nazism; failure of collective security; World War II and post war Europe; the Cold War, economic integra tion and the Soviet Union as a major power. 430 History of the Jewish People (3) 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 con temporary world. Offered alternate years. 440 The Islamic World (3) Political, social and cultural history of the Arab, Persian, Turkish and Afro-Asian Islamic peoples from the 7th century to the present. Major emphasis on post-World War II developments.
these groups today and their relationship to the evangelical Christian.
462 History of the Expansion of Christianity (3) The background, original development and spread of the Christian religion; empha sis on the modern era, especially contempo rary growth dynamics and church structure in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Offered spring semester. 470 Studies in History (1-3) Topics in history including individual reading in historical literature. May be re peated with a different topic. 480 Research Seminars (3) Special studies in history for majors uti lizing the techniques of problem-solving, re search and formal writing. Non-majors may undertake special study in specific geo graphical areas; Latin America, Europe, Asia, United States, Near East and Africa. May be repeated for credit in different areas. Prerequisite: 327 or consent. 490, 491 Honors Program (3, 3) A year-long independent research pro ject for history majors culminating in an honors thesis. First semester: reading and research under supervision. Second semester: drafting and writing final paper.
Geography
COURSES 301 Cultural Geography (3)
World cultural regions; isolation of cul tural forces and their interaction with the physical environment to produce the vari eties of cultural landscape: population distri bution, general land-use, settlement pattern, transportation and communication. 310 Studies in Geography (3) Continental areas studies by regions em phasizing physical, cultural, economic and historical dimensions which give geograph ic personality to individual regions and na tions. One or more sections offered each year in areas such as Latin America, North American, Europe and Asia. May be repeat ed with different content (section title).
450 Introduction to Folklore and Mythology (3)
Major traditional and recessive elements in Western civilization and culture from the time of an Indo-European unity to the present. Cros&<:ultural influences; relationship of his tory, myth and Bible; universality of some mythological manifestations. Major schools of interpretation and tools of research. 460 The Evangelical Tradition (3) A historical and theological comparative study of the origins and development of Lutheranism, Calvinism, Anglicanism and the Anabaptist and Free Church traditions. Emphasis on the beliefs and practices of
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