COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
470 Studies in History (1-3) Topics in history including individual reading in histori cal literature. May be repeated witl1 a diffe rent LOpic. 480 Research Seminar (3) Special studies in history for majors utilizing the techniques of problem solving, research and fo rmal writing. Non-maj ors may undertake speci al study in specifi c geographical areas; Latin America, Europe, Asia, Un ited States, Near Eas t and Afri ca. Prereq uisite: 327 or consent. 490, 491 Honors Program (3, 3) A yea r-l ong independent resea rch project fo r hi sLOry majors culminating in an honors thesis. First semester: read ing and research unde r supervi sion. Second semester: drafting and writing final paper.
Chair: Elizabeth L. Rambo, Ph .D. FACULTY Professors: D. Buss, R. Buss, Doland, Hanson , Peters, Wilshire Associate Professors: Ciocchi, Lind, Rambo, W. Shanebeck, Smith Assistant Professors: Caron , Ingraffia OBJECTIVES The Departments of English, His wry and Philosophy offer an in terde- partmental maj or in humanities. It consists of an I8-unit concentration in one area and two support areas of six upper division uni ts each. The area of concentration is basically an emphas is in th e desired fi eld bu t offers more nexibili ty through advisement of the Humanities Committee. The obj ec ti ve of the humaniti es major is to provide the student with a broader perspecti ve in selected liberal arts di sciplines than is possible with a single subject matter. Courses taken to sa ti sfy the general education require ment cannot be credited LO the major. DEGREE PROGRAM A Bachelor ofArts Degree in Humani ties is offered upon completion of the university baccalaureate and humani ties major in one of the foll owing con centrations. English (31 units) Amajor concentration of 19 uni ts in English, of which 12 must be upper di vision. The Engli sh requirement includes one uni t of English 470, as well as English 25 1 and 252. English 250 An1 erican Literature may be counted for the general education requirement. Two areas of six upper division uni ts each chosen from tl1e following minor concentration areas of History and Phi losophy, or 12 upper division units in one of those minor concenmition areas: Minor concentration in History- European history: 305, 306, 313, 318, 422. Ameri can hi swry: 300, 307, 308, 310, 401 , 402. Church history: 32 1, 408, 422, 460, 462 . Minor co11centration in Philosophy - Prerequisite 214 for general educa tion . Philosophyand Religion: 302, 41 3 and six additional upper division uni ts in philosophywith approval of the Human~ ties Committee. Philosophy and Liter,1- ture: 301 , 302, 303, and three additional upper division units in philosophy witl1 approval of the Human ities Committee. Total for major: 31uni ts, of which 24 must be upper division.
420 History of Russia (3) Russia from the origin of the nation LO the contemporarySoviet state. Analysis of Czardom, the Revolution and inter national relations in the modern world. 422 Renaissance and Reformation (3) Eu ro pe from the late I4th to ea rly 17th century. Stress on changes inau gurated by the Renaissance and Re for mation; ri se of nation-states and fo un dations of modern European society. Offered alternate years. 424 Twentieth Century Europe (3) Europe in the era of World War I, the ri se of Communi sm, Fasc ism and Hitler's Nazi Party; World War II and the post-war period; the Cold War and the collapse of the communist system. 430 History of the Jewish People (3) Pos t-bi bli ca l peri od to the present; social, political and cultural hiswry of the Jew in the Middle East, Euro pe and the Ameri cas; An ti-Semitism, the Holoca ust, th e Sta te of Israe l and Arab-Israe li tensions in the contempo rary world. Offered alternate years. 440 The Islamic World (3) Political, social and cultural history of the Arab, Persian, Turkish and Afro As ian Islami c peoples from the 7th century LO the present. Major empha sis on post-World War II developments. 450 Introduction to Folklore and Mythology (3) Major traditional and recessive elements in Western civilization and culture from the time of an lndo-European uni ty to the present. Crosscultural in0uences; relationship of history, mytl1 and Bible; unive rsali ty of some mytl1ological mani festations. Major schools of interpreta tion and tools of research. 460 Seminar in Religious Traditions (3) Significant religious tradi tions offered with di fferent focus and content, such as: Asian ReligiousTraditions, the Evan geli calTradition. May be repeated with a different foc us. Prerequisite: I00,
390 History of Mexico (3) Swvey of the history of Mexico frompre- Colombian times to the present, empha sizing social, cultural , religious and politi cal developments, as we ll as relations betweenMexico and the United States. 400 Studies in Developing Nations (3) Regional studies in the Third World; sb·ess on indigenous cultures. European exploration and colonization ; indepen dence movements in the postWorld War II era; contemporary problems including economicgrowth and cultural conflict 401 The Rise of Modern America , 1877-1920 (3) Pos t-Civil War eco nomi c growth , imm igration, trans-Mississippi se ttl e ment, indusu·ialization, urban ization; Ame ri ca's rise to wo rl d power, Pro gressive Era and World War l. 402 The United States Since 1920 (3) Shaping of Ameri can social, economi c, political, religious and intellectual li fe and fore ign poli cy 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. 403 California History (3) Exploration, colon iza tion and geogra phy; indigenous people; the Mexican pe riod; state hood; th e soc ial, eco nomi c and politi cal developments in the 20th century. Examination of contemporary Cali fo rnia dive rsity and regional issues. 405 Problems in American Diplomacy (3) Growth and deve lopment of Ameri can foreign relations from the Revolu tion LO the present. Analysis of the conduct of fore ign relations, its objec tives and limitations. 408 The Church in the American Experience (1-3) A re lig ious hi sto ry of the Unite d States from the colonial to the con tempora ry peri od, emph as izing th e Church's effect on and its response to Puri tanism, the westward movement , social and intellectual ferment, indus triali zation, immigrati on, urbanization and war. Offered alternate years. 410 American Constitutional Law (3) An examination of the principles of the Ameri can constitutional system looking primarily at U.S. Supreme Court dec i sions and the histori cal development of constitutional law. Attention also given to the judicial branch and its role in Ame ri can government and poli tics, par ticularlyits continuing interpretation of the U.S. Constitution as the framework for Ameri can democracy.
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GEOGRAPHY COURSES 301 Cultural Geography (3)
World cultural regions; study of cul tural forces and their interaction with the physical environment to produce the va1ieties of cultural landscape: pop ulation distribution , general land-use, se ttlement pattern , transportation and communication; attention given to con temporary environmental concerns. 310 Studies in Geography (3) Continental areas studies by regions emphasizing phys ical, cu ltural, eco nomic and hi storical dimensionswhich give geographic personali ty to indivi d ual regions and nations. One or more sec tions offered each year in areas such as La tin Ameri ca, North Ameri can, Euro pe and As ia. May be repeated wi th different content (sec tion ti tle) .
200 or Political Science 200. 462 History of the Expansion of Christianity (3)
The background, original development and spread of the Christian religion; emphasis on the modern era, especially contemporary growth dynami cs and church structure in Afri ca, Asia and Latin America. Offered sp1i ng semester. 465 Integration Seminar (3) Iss ue s in th e contemporary world addressed fr om an interdi sc iplin ary social science and Biblical perspec tive. Prerequisites: Seni or standing.
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