COURSE DESCRIPTIONS IIIIIIIHl
330 GERMAN CIVILI?ATION AND CULTURE (3) lypical aspects of German civilization and the significant historical events and major contribu tions of the German people. Readings in record.5 of historical , literary and cultural importance. 331 GRFAT ASIAN CIVILI7ATIONS (3) Survey of Inda-Aryan, Chinese and Japanese civilizations from ancient times to the present, stressing the religio-philosophical developments and their impact upon culture. 332 STUDIES IN ASIAN CIVILI7ATIONS (3) In-depth studyof specific regions of Asia. One or more sections offered every year in such areas as Emergent China, Emergent Japan, Emergent India, and Emergent Southeast Asia, and the un dergraduate colloquia on topics of relevance deal ing with Asia in the modern world. 340 FRENCH CIVILI7ATION AND CULTURE (3) lypical aspects of French civilization and the significant historical events and major contribu tions of the French people. Reading in record.5 of historical, literary and cultural importance. (See French 340.) 360 ECONOMIC HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES (3) Growth and development of the American economy from the Colonial period to contempo rary times. Emphasis on such dynamic factors as political , social , legal , technological and interna tional developments affecting changes in agricul ture, transportation, communication, commerce, industry and finance. 370 TFACHING ASSISTANT PREPARATION (I) Instruction and practice in general and specif ic methods of teaching as an assistant to profes sors 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 Columbian times to the present, emphasizing so cial, cultural, religious and political develop ments, as well as relations between Mexico and the United States. 400 STUDIES IN DEVELOPING NATIONS (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. 401 THE RISE OF MODERN AMERICA, 1877-1920 (3) Post-Civil War economic growth, immigration, trans-Mississippi settlement, industrialization, ur banization; America's rise to world power, Pro gressive Era and World War I. 402 THE UNITED STATES SINCE 1920 (3) Shaping of American social, economic, politi cal, religious and intellectual life and foreign policy in the era of the 1\venties, New Deal , World War II, Cold War; emphasis on America's new role in a 1mrld of global interdependence. 403 CALIFORNIA HISTORY (3) Exploration and colonization; the Mexican pe riod; the coming of the Americans; statehood; the social , economic and political developments as a part of the United States.
405 PROBLEMS IN AMERICAN DIPLOMACY (3) Growth and development of American foreign relations from the Revolution to the present. Anal ysis of the conduct of foreign relations, its objec tives and limitations. 408 THE CHURCH IN THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE (3) Areligious history of the United States from the colonial to the contemporary period, emphasizing the Church 's effect on and its response to Puritan ism, the westward movement, social and intellec tual ferment , industrialization, immigration, ur banization and war. Offered alternate years. 419 HISTORY OF COMMUNISM (3) Background, origin, development , teachings and techniques of expansion of international Communism; the role of the Soviet Union in the Communist movement. Alternate years. 420 HISTORY OF RUSSIA (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 seven teenth century. Stress on changes inaugurated by the Renaissance and Reformation; rise of nation states and foundations of modern European soci ety. 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, Fas cism and Nazism; failure of collective security; World War II and post-war Europe; the Cold War, economic integration 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-Sem itism, the Holocaust, the State of Israel and Arab Israeli tensions in the contemporary wortd. Of fered 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. 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. Cross cultural influences; relationship of history, myth and Bible; universality of some mythological manifestations. Major schools of interpretation Asurvey of the Puritan movement with em phasis on its establishment and practice in New England. Theological, social , political , economic and cultural aspects considered, including analy sis of the Puritan influence on American Evan gelicalism. and tools of research. 458 PURITANISM (3)
460 THE EVANGELICAL TRADITION (3) Ahistorical 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 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; emphasis on the modern era, especially contemporary growth dynamics and church structure in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Offered spring semester. 470 DIRECTED READING (1-3) Individual reading in historical literature for advanced students. Topics and frequency of reports determined in consultation with sponsoring pro fessor. Maybe repeated up to three units of credit. 480 RESEARCH SEMINARS (3) Special studies in history for majors utilizing the techniques of problem-solving, research and formal writing. Non-majors may undertake spe cial study in specific geographical 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) Ayear-long independent research project for history majors culminating in an honors thesis. First semester: reading and research under super vision. Second semester: drafting and writing fi nal paper. Geography 301 CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY (3) World cultural regions; isolation of cultural forces and their interaction with the physical en vironment to produce the varieties of cultural land.5cape: population distribution , general land use, settlement pattern, transportation and com munication. 310 STUDIES IN GEOGRAPHY (3) Continental areas studies by regions emphasiz ing physical, cultural , economic and historical dimensions which give geographic personality to individual regions and nations. One or more sec tions offered each year in areas such as Latin America, North America, Europe and Asia. May be repeated with different content (section title).
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