Skip to Content

Course Search Results

  • 3.00 Credits

    Surveys China's social, intellectual, political, cultural and ethnohistory from mid-1800s to the present. Themes include colonialism, emergence of nation-state, Communist party, Mao's socio-political agenda, post-Mao reforms and China's role in Asia. Background for other Asia-related courses and part of year-long series; see HIST 2040. Prerequisites: 3 hours in history.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Introduces the student to the non-teaching, professional uses of history. Topics for consideration include archival work, museum management, public information and publications, historic site development, oral history interviewing, preparation of government reports, historic preservation general concepts and historical programming.
  • 2.00 - 3.00 Credits

    Discusses special topics that fall outside traditional chronological and geographical framework of history; content varies from semester to semester in accordance with faculty interest and student demand.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Introduces students to the various roles and responsibilities of museum professionals in the areas of leadership and management, collections, exhibits, education and engagement, and security. Practice-based assignments, readings, discussions, field trips, and meetings with museum professionals will provide students with a solid understanding of key aspects central to the working of all museums, regardless of the nature of the collection, and introduce students to available career parts in these institutions. Cross-listed between American Studies, Anthropology, Art and Art History and History.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Introduces students to the history of museums, as well as major theoretical, legal and political challenges within museum studies. Students are encouraged to think beyond their specific disciplinary background to gain a greater appreciation for the lessons that can be learned from related disciplines and types of repositories, including larger ethical and cultural concerns that have been raised through the creation of modern museum standards. The combination of readings, discussion, and fieldtrips to a variety of museums/repositories will provide students a solid introduction to these themes. Cross listed between Anthropology, History, American Studies and Art.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Survey of the destruction of European Jewry, 1933-1945. Cross listed with RELI 2080.
  • 4.00 Credits

    Surveys Western civilization from ancient times through 17th century. Strongly recommended for history and other social science majors. (No credit given for students who take HIST 1110) (Normally offered fall semester)
  • 3.00 Credits

    Historical depictions in films help to shape people's view of the past. Uses commercial films to study major themes in the development of western European civilization between 500 and 1500. Students view, discuss and write about films, learning to evaluate films historically and to view films critically, developing media literacy.
  • 4.00 Credits

    Surveys Western civilization during 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. Strongly recommended for history and other social science majors. (No credit given for students who take HIST 1120.) (Normally offered spring semester)
  • 3.00 Credits

    Examines development of civilization in Eastern Mediterranean from pre-history to Alexander the Great.