68 COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
government and politics, particulary its continuing interpretation of the U.S. Constitution as the fr amework for American democracy. 420 HISTORY OF RUSSIA (3) Russia from the origin of the nation to the contemporary Soviet state. Analysis of Czardom, the Revolution and internation al relations in the modern world. 422 RENAISSANCE AND REFORMATION (3) Europe from the late fourteenth to early 17th century. Stress on changes inau gurated by the Renaissance and Reformation; rise of nation-states and fo undations of modern European sociery. Offered alternate years. 424 TWENTIETH CENTURY EUROPE (3) Europe in the era of World War I, the rise of Communism, Fascism and Hitler's Nazi Parry; World War II and the post-war period; the Cold War and the coll apse of the communi st system. 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 contemporary world . Offered alter nate years . 440 THE ISLAMIC WORLD (3) Political, social and cultural history of the Arab, Persian, Turkish and Afro-As ian Islamic peoples from the 7th century to the present. Major emphasis on post World War II deve lopments. 450 INTRODUCTION TO FOLKLORE AND MYTHOLOGY (3) Major traditional and recessive ele ments in Western civi lization and culture from the time of an Indo-European uniry to the present. Crosscultural influences; relationship of hi story, myth and Bible; universaliry of some mythological manifes tations. Major schools of interpretation and tools of research . 460 SEMINAR IN RELIGIOUS TRADITIONS (3) Significant rel igious traditions offered with different focus and content, such as:
400 STUDIES IN DEVELOPING NATIONS (3) Regional studi es in the T hird World; stress on indigenous cultures. European exploration and colonizati on; indepen dence movements in the post World War II era; contemporary problems including economic growth and cultural conflict. 401 THE RISE OF MODERN AMERICA , 1877-1920 (3) Post-Civil War economic growth, immi gration, trans-Mississippi settl ement, industrialization, urbani zation; America's rise to world power, Progressive Era and World War I. 402 THE UNITED STATES SINCE 1920 (3) Shaping of American social, economic, political, religious and intellectual life and foreign policy in the era of the twenties, New Deal, Wo rl d War II, Cold War; emphas is on America' s new role in a world of global interdependence. 403 CALIFORNIA HISTORY (3) Exploration and colonization; the Mexican period; the coming of the Americans; statehood; the social, econ omic and political developments in the twentieth century. 405 PROBLEMS IN AMERICAN DIPLOMACY (3) Growth and development of American fore ign relations from the Revolution to the present. Analysis of the conduct of fore ign relations, its objectives and limi tations. 408 THE CHURCH IN THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE ( 1-3) A religious hi story 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 intellectu al ferment, industrialization, immigration, urbani zation and war. Offered alternate years.
331 GREAT ASIAN CIVI LI ZATIONS (3) Survey of Indo-Aryan, Chinese and Japanese civilizations from ancient times to the present, stressing the re ligio-phil o sophical developments and their impact upon culture. 332 STUDIES IN ASIAN CIVILIZATIONS (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. May be repeated with a different focus . Prerequisite: 100. 340 FRENCH CIVILIZATION AND CULTURE (3) Typical aspects of French civilization and the significant hi storical events and major contributions of the French people. Reading in records of historical, literary and cultural importance. 350 GREAT WESTERN POLITICAL THINKERS (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 primary sources. Prerequisite: HIS 100, 200 or POL200. 360 ECONOMIC HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES (3) Growth and development of the American economy from the Colonial period to contemporary times. Emphasis on such dynami c factors as political, social, legal, technological and interna tional developments affecting changes in agricul ture, transportation, communica tion, commerce, industry and finance.
370 TEACHING ASSISTANT PREPARATION ( 1)
Institution and practice in general and specific methods of teachi ng as an assis tant to professors of large classes. Taught jointly by instructors from the Education and History Departments. 390 HISTORY OF MEXICO (3) Survey of the history of Mexico from pre-Colombian times to the present, emphas izi ng social, cultural , religious and political developments, as well as relations between Mexico and the United States.
410 AMERICAN CONSTITUTIONAL LAW (3)
An examiniation of the pri ciples of the American constitutional sys tem looking primarily at U.S. Supreme Court decisions and the hi storical development of consti tutional law. Attention also given to the judicial branch and its ro le in Ame ri can
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