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340 FRENCH CIVILIZATION ANO CULTURE (3) Typical aspects of French civilization and the significont histori col events ond major contributions of the French people. Reading in records of historical, literary ond cultural importance (See French 340.) 360 ECONOMIC HISTORY Of THE UNITED STATES (3) Growth ond development of the Americon economy from the Colonial period to contemporary times. Emphasis on such dynamic factors os politico!, social, legal, technologicol and international developments affecting changes in agriculture, transportation, communicotion, commerce, industry and finance. 370 TEACHING ASSISTANT PREPARATION (l) Ins truction ond practice in general ond specific methods of teaching os on ossistont to professors of large classes. !ought jointly by instructors from the educotion ond history deportments. 390 HISTORY Of MEXICO (3) Survey of the history of Mexico from pre-Columbian times to the present, emphasizing social, cultural, religious ond politico! developments, 01 well as relations between Mexico ond the United States. 400 STUDIES IN DEVELOPING NATIONS (3) Regional studies in the Third World; stress on indigenous cultures. European exploration ond colonization; independence movements in the post World War II era; contemporary problems including economic growth ond cultural conflict. 401 THE RISE Of MODERN AMERICA, 1877-1920 (3) Post-Civil Wor economic growth, immigration, trans-Mississippi settlement, industrialization, urbanization; America's rise to world power, Progressive Ero ond World Wor I. 402 THE UNITED STATES SINCE I920 (3) Shaping of American social, economic, political, religious ond intellectual life and foreign policy in the era of the Twenties, New Oeol, World Wor II, Cold Wor; emphasis on Americo's new role in o world of global interdependence . 403 CALIFORNIA HISTORY (3) Exploration and colonization; the Mexicon period; the coming of the Americons; statehood; the ·social, economic and political developments os o port of the United States. 405 PROBLEMS IN AMERICAN DIPLOMACY (3) Growth ond development of Americon foreign relations from the Revolution to the present. Analysis of the conduct of foreign relations, its objectives and limitations. 408 THE CHURCH IN THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE (3) Areligious history of the United Stoles from the colonial to the contemporary period, emphasizing the Church's effect on and its response to Puritanism, the westward movement, social ond intellectual ferment, industrialization, immigration, urbonizotion ond wor. Offered alternate years. 419 HISTORY Of COMMUNISM (3) Background, origin, development, teachings ond techniques of expansion of international Communism; the role of the Soviet Union in the Communist movement. Alternate years. 420 HISTORY Of RUSSIA(3) Russiafrom the origin of the notion to the contemporary Soviet stole. Analysis of Czordom, the Revolution ond international relations in the modern world. 422 RENAISSANCE ANO REFORMATION (3) Europe from the lote fourteenth to eorly seventeenth century. Stress on changes inaugurated by the Renoissonce ond Reforma tion; rise of notion-stoles ond foundations of modern European society. Offered olternote years 424 LENIN TO HITLER RECENT EUROPE (3) Europe during ond ofter World War I with emphasis on the consequences of thot wor, crisis of European democracy, rise of
ments; Manifest Destiny; disruption of American democracy, Civil War and political reconstruction to 1877.
Communism, fmcism ond Nazism; failure of collective security; World War II ond post-war Europe; the Cold War, economic integration ond the Soviet Union os o major power. _ 430 HISTORY Of THE JEWISH PEOPLE (3) Post-biblicol period to the present; social, politico! ond cultural history of the Jew in the Middle Eost, Europe ond the Americos; Anti-Semitism, the Holocaust, the Stole of Israel ond Arab- Israeli tensions in the contemporary world. Offered olternote yeors. 440 THE ISLAMIC WORLD (3) Politico!, social ond cultural history of the Arab, Persian, Turkish ond Afro-Asian Islamic peoples from the 7th century to the present. Major emphasis on post-World War II developments. (See interculturol studies 440. ) 450 INTRODUCTION TO FOLKLORE ANO MYTHOLOGY (3) Major traditional and recessive elements in Western civilization ond culture from the time of on lndo-Europeon unity to the present. Cross-cultural influences; relationship of history, mythond Bible; universality of some mythological monifestotions. Major schools of interpretation ond tools of research. (See interculturol studies 430. ) 458 PURITANISM (3) Asurvey of the Puritan movement with emphasis on its establishment ond practice in New England. Theologicol, social, political, economic and cultural aspects considered, including onolysis of the Puritan influence on American Evongelicolism. 460 THE EVANGELICAL TRADITION (3) Ahistorical ond theologicol comparative study of the origins ond development of Lutheranism, Calvinism, Angliconism and the Anoboptist ond free Church traditions. Emphasis on the beliefs ond practices of these groups today ond their relationship to the evangelical Christion. 462 HISTORY OF THE EXPANSION Of CHRISTIANITY (3) The background, original development ond spread of the Christion religion; emphasis on the modern era, especially con temporary growth dynamics ond church structure in Africa, Asio ond Latin Americo. Offered spring semester. (See interculturol studies 462. ) 470 DIRECTED READING (1-3) Individual reading in historical literature for advanced students. Topics ond frequency of reports determined in consultation with sponsoring professor. Moy be repeated up to three units of credit. 480 RESEARCH SEMINARS (3) Special studies in history for majors utilizing the techniques of problem-solving, research ond formal writing. Non-majors moy undertake special study in specific geographical areas: Latin Americo, Europe ,Asia, United Stoles, Neor Eost and Africo. Moy 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 on honors thesis. first semester: reading ond research under supervision. Second semester: draftingand writing final paper. Geography 301 CU LTU RAL GEOGRAPHY (3) World cultural regions; isolation of cultural forces ond their interaction with the physical environment to produce the varieties of cultural londscope: population distri bution, general lond-use, settlement pattern, tronsportotion and communication. 310 STUD IES IN GEOGRAPHY(3) Continental oreos studies by regions emphasizing physicol, culturol, economic and historicol dimensions which give geographic personality to individual regions and notions. One or more sections offered eoch year in areas such os Latin America, Nor th America, Europe ond Asio. Moy be repeated with different content (section title).
310 SOCIALANO INTELLECTUAL HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES (3) Social impact of westward expansion, immigration, industrial ization, urbanization and cultural pluralism combined with major intellectual ideas instrumental in the shaping of American society. Prerequisite: 200. Alternate years. 312 HISTORY OF LATIN AMERICA (3) Major indigenous civilizations; conquest by Spain and Portugal ; colonial institutions and culture; wars of independence, political, economic and social developments to the present, including the role of the United States in the region. 313 MEDIEVALHISTORY (3) Medieval Europe from the foll of Rome through the fourteenth century; emphasis on the church, theological development, politi co! institutions, society, literature and economics of the period. Offered alternate years. • Thematic and period studies in sixteenth through twentieth century Europe including: Exploration ond Colonization, Enlighten ment, Age of Baroque, Industrialization, Napoleon to Bismarck, the Holocaust ond the Cold War. Moy be repeated with different topics. 318 STUDIES IN MODERN EUROPE(l-3) 320 THE AMERICAN PRESIDENCY (3) Historical development of the office of the presidency; formal and informal powers of the president in executive legislative, judicial, military, diplomatic and political oreos. 321 HISTORY OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH (3) Ahistorical survey of Church history from Pentecost to the present. Emphasis given to leading personalities and movements within the Church. Offered foll semester. 323 ANCIENT GREECE (3) History of Ancient Greece from the Minoan-Mycenaean cultures to the Hellenistic period; emphasis on the literature, religion, art andmodes of thought of the period. 324 ROMAN HISTORY (3) Romon history from its beginning to the foll of the Empire; Rome's port in the preparation of the Mediterranean world for the spread of Christianity; Rome's contributions to Western civilization. Offered alternate years 327 HISTORIOGRAPHY (3) Philosophies and problems of history; historical methodology. Development of the historical discipline and introduction to re search and writing. 328 INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC HISTORY (3) Asurvey of the applications of historical concepts and skills outside of academic settings, including the areas of cultural resource management, public policy, business, information man agement, museum studies, editing and community/fomily history. Prerequisites: history l00 ond 200. 330 GERMAN CIVILIZATION ANOCULTURE (3) Typical aspects of Germon civilization ond the significant historical events ond mojor contributions of the Germon people. Readings in records of historical, literary ond cultural importance. 33 l GREATASIAN CIVI LI ZATIONS (3) Survey of lndo-Al)'On, Chinese ond Japanese civilizations from ancient times to the present, stressing the religio-philosophicol developments ond their impact upon culture. 332 STUDIESINASIAN CIVI LI ZATIONS (3) In-depth study of specific regions of Asia. One or more sections offered every year in such oreos os Emergent Chino, Emergent Jopon, Emergent Indio, and Emergent Southeast Asio, ond the unde rgraduate colloquia on topics of relevance dealing with Asia in the modern world.
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