Academic Courses

History

NOTE: History 101, 102, 103 may be taken in any order.

HIST 101
United States and Pennsylvania History: The Colonial Period
3-0-3
The development of the United States: social, cultural and ideological characteristics of American civilization from the Colonial period through the Revolutionary era.

HIST 102
United States and Pennsylvania History: The 19th Century
3-0-3
The development of the United States: social, cultural and ideological characteristics of American civilization during the nineteenth century.

HIST 103
United States and Pennsylvania History: The 20th Century
3-0-3
The development of the United States: social, cultural and ideological characteristics of American civilization in the twentieth century.

HIST 103H
United States and Pennsylvania History: the 20th Century (Honors)
3-0-3
Modern United States History from the end of the 19th century to the present with special attention to its relationship to other Humanities and Social Sciences, and with an emphasis on historical theory and interpretation. Prerequisites: None.

NOTE: History 120, 121, 122 may be taken in any order.

HIST 120
World Civilization: The Ancient World
3-0-3
The development of civilization with selected examples from the Western and non-Western worlds. Major historic institutions and the religious, intellectual, political, economic and social founda-tions that have molded civilization.

HIST 121
World Civilization: The Medieval/Renaissance World
3-0-3
Analysis of selected civilizations of the Western and non-Western worlds. Major historic institutions and the religious, intellectual, political, economic and social foundations that have molded civilization.

HIST 122
World Civilization: Early Modern Times to the Present
3-0-3
The development of the modern world: the political, economic, social and cultural forces that have shaped modern society.

HIST 150
History of American Health Care
3-0-3
An historical, conceptual survey of the origins and development of the modern American medical-care system, with special emphasis on contemporary health care issues and problems.

HIST 160
History of American Diversity
3-0-3
This course places the themes of race, ethnicity, gender, class, and religion in an historical context from pre-Columbian America through colonial and revolu-tionary North America and into the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. It strives to be culturally inclusive and intellectually encompassing, empha-sizing the actual experiences of ordinary citizens as well as those of extraordinary individuals.

HIST 170/RS 170
Religion in American History
3-0-3
This course covers the origins, beliefs, practices and cultural significance of the major religious traditions and move-ments in American history. Close reading and interpretive analysis of primary texts constitute the major course activities. Prerequisite: ENGL 101 readiness.

HIST 180
Women in History
3-0-3
The role of women in a multi-cultural context studied historically. Special emphasis on women’s cultural and social roles in diverse societies in different periods.

HIST 220
African American History to 1877
3-0-3
Making use of primary texts, this course surveys the social, cultural and political history of African Americans from enslavement through the Civil War and the post-war period, Reconstruction. Beginning in West Africa, the course examines three centuries of North American slavery, as well as the initial experiences of African Americans with emancipation and the promises of Reconstruction.

HIST 221
African American History After 1865
3-0-3
This course surveys the cultural, social and political history of African Americans after the Civil War. Especially through close reading of primary texts, the course examines the experiences of African Americans during emancipation, urbanization, and the Modern Civil Rights and Black Power eras.

HIST 235
The Individual in the World
3-0-3
The relevance of the past to contemporary existence will be explored by means of a thematic, topical orientation. The individual’s relationship to nature, society and to the self will be explored within different cultural contexts. The emphasis will be on an analysis of the ways by which individuals and societies have coped with recurrent human problems, especially that of the transition from pre-modernity to modernity. Interpretations of primary texts, and analysis of interpretation and theory within secondary historical texts will be the basis of this cultural analysis.

HIST 245
The Individual in Society
3-0-3
The relevance of the past to contemporary existence will be explored by means of a thematic, topical orientation. Cultural understandings of the individual’s relationship to nature, society and the self, that are characteristic of the mosaic of culture in modern times will be explored. The ways by which individuals and cultural groups have coped with recurrent human problems within the modern period, complicated by the interaction of different cultural traditions will be analyzed. This will be done by theoretical and interpretive historical explorations of selected primary texts.

HIST 297H
Intellectual History: Ancient and Medieval (Honors)
3-0-3
Ancient and Medieval Intellectual History with special attention to its relationship to other disciplines in the Humanities and Social Sciences, and with an emphasis on historical theory and interpretation. Prerequisite: ENGL 101 or ENGL 101H. Corequisites: HUSS 297H, ENGL 297H, PHIL 297H, and either ENGL 295H or ENGL 296H.

HIST 298H
Intellectual History: Modern (Honors)
3-0-3
Modern History from the Reformation to the 21st Century with special attention to its relationship to other disciplines in the Humanities and Social Sciences, and with an emphasis on historical theory and interpretation. Prerequisite: ENGL 101 or ENGL 101H. Corequisites: HUSS 298H, ENGL 298H, PHIL 298H, ENGL 296H or ENGL 295H.