History

L. Horovitz, M. Ryan

Course Descriptions

HIST 151: World History to 1500

Subject
History
Credits 3 Lecture Hours 45
Teaching Equivalent
3.00
A global and historical survey focusing on human societies and cross-cultural interactions to 1500 CE.
Designation
FGA
Prerequisites

ENG 22 with grade C or better, or placement at ENG 100; or consent.

HIST 152: World History Since 1500

Subject
History
Credits 3 Lecture Hours 45
Teaching Equivalent
3.00
A global and historical survey focusing on human societies and cross-cultural interactions since 1500 CE.
Designation
FGB
Prerequisites

ENG 22 with grade C or better, or placement at ENG 100; or consent.

HIST 241: Civilizations of Asia I

Subject
History
Credits 3 Lecture Hours 45
Teaching Equivalent
3.00
Interprets and compares the development and interaction of the political, economic, and cultural elements in the major civilizations of Asia from earliest times to contact with the West.
Designation
DH
Prerequisites

ENG 100 (or concurrent), or consent.

HIST 242: Civilizations of Asia II

Subject
History
Credits 3 Lecture Hours 45
Teaching Equivalent
3.00
Surveys the impact of Western civilization upon major civilizations of Asia and the Asian response to this impact.
Designation
DH
Prerequisites

ENG 100 (or concurrent), or consent.

HIST 253: Contemporary World History

Subject
History
Credits 3 Lecture Hours 45
Teaching Equivalent
3.00
Examines the political, cultural, economic, and technological history of the world from the end of WWII to the present.
Designation
DH
Recommended Prep
HIST 152.
Prerequisites

ENG 22 with grade C or better, or placement at ENG 100, or consent.

HIST 281: Introduction to American History

Subject
History
Credits 3 Lecture Hours 45
Teaching Equivalent
3.00
Develops understanding of the progress of American culture up to the Civil War, an insight into America’s heritage, and a sensitivity to its ideals and realities.
Designation
DH
Prerequisites

ENG 100 (or concurrent), or consent.

HIST 282: Introduction to American History

Subject
History
Credits 3 Lecture Hours 45
Teaching Equivalent
3.00
Develops understanding of the progress of American culture since the Civil War, an insight into America’s heritage, and sensitivity to its ideals and realities.
Designation
DH
Prerequisites

ENG 100 (or concurrent), or consent.

HIST 283: U.S. Womenʻs History

Subject
History
Credits 3 Lecture Hours 45
Teaching Equivalent
3.00

Examines the broad factors that have shaped women's lives in the United States from the pre-colonial period to the present.

Designation
DH
Recommended Prep

ENG 100 with grade C or better.

Prerequisites

HIST 151 or HIST 152, either with a grade C or better, or consent.

HIST 284: History of the Hawaiian Islands

Subject
History
Credits 3 Lecture Hours 45
Teaching Equivalent
3.00

Surveys the history of the Hawaiian Islands from Polynesian chiefdoms to Hawaiian Kingdom to American territory and state.

Designation
HI
DH
Prerequisites

ENG 22 with grade C or better, or placement at ENG 100; or consent.

HIST 288: History of the Pacific Islands

Subject
History
Credits 3 Lecture Hours 45
Teaching Equivalent
3.00
Surveys the cultural areas of the Pacific from pre-contact to present day. Covers prehistoric migration patterns, historical movements, and present day distributions, including western colonization and current problems. (Crosslisted as ANTH 235.)
Designation
DH
Recommended Prep
HIST 152 or ANTH 200.
Prerequisites

ENG 22 with grade C or better, or placement at ENG 100, or consent.