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GEO 450 - Geomorphology
2009-2010 Catalog Year
A study of processes that shape earth’s surface, including
weathering, soil formation, fluvial, glacial, aeolian, coastal and
karst processes and resulting landforms. Emphasis is placed on
quantitative analysis of processes, and applications of
geomorphology to hydrology, civil engineering, tectonics, soil
science, and related disciplines. Course includes problem solving
and field experiences.
PREREQ: GEG 100, ESC 100, or GEO 100.
OFFERED: Irregular
CREDIT: 3
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GEO 475 - Geochemistry
2009-2010 Catalog Year
A study of the chemical composition of the earth and how it changes in space and time. Topics include the use of isotopes for dating natural substances, applications of thermodynamics to natural water chemistry, and the chemical processes involved in the formation of minerals and rocks.
PREREQ: CHE 341 or GEO 310.
EQUIVALENT COURSE: CHE 475
OFFERED: Spring
CREDIT: 3
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GEO 475L - Geochemistry Laboratory
2009-2010 Catalog Year
Laboratory to accompany GEO 475.
COREQ: GEO 475.
EQUIVALENT COURSE: CHE 475L
OFFERED: Spring
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GEO 480 - Tectonics
2009-2010 Catalog Year
This course deals with the study of modern theories of plate
tectonics including the anatomy of plates, mechanisms of plate
motion, and the evolution of tectonic plates through geologic time.
PREREQ: GEO 310, 330, 416, and 420.
OFFERED: Irregular
CREDIT: 3
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GEO 481 - Field Geology
2009-2010 Catalog Year
Field course in geologic mapping and interpretation of regional
geology.
PREREQ: geology major and junior or senior standing.
OFFERED: Summer
CREDIT: 6
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GEO 486 - Field Techniques
2009-2010 Catalog Year
Introduction to basic techniques and instruments applied to field mapping in geology Projects directed toward the solution of geological problems.
PREREQ: Six credit hours of geology or instructor permission.
CREDIT: 3
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GEO 499 - Independent Study
2009-2010 Catalog Year
Requires preparation by a superior student (cumulative GPA at least
3.2) who presents a written plan for a study not available as a
regular course and fifteen hours in subject area.
OFFERED: Fall, Spring
CREDIT: 1 to 6
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GER 101 - Elementary German
2009-2010 Catalog Year
Preparation of students without previous knowledge of German in the
fundamentals of conversation, reading, and composition.
OFFERED: Fall, Spring
CREDIT: 3
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GER 102 - Continuing Elementary German
2009-2010 Catalog Year
Continuation of German 101. Fundamentals of conversation, reading,
and composition.
PREREQ: GER. 101 or equivalent.
OFFERED: Fall, Spring
CREDIT: 3
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GER 125 - German for Reading
2009-2010 Catalog Year
Designed for majors in chemistry and natural sciences, pre-med
students, candidates for advanced degrees and any other student
interested in gaining a reading knowledge of German. 125:
presentation of grammar essentials and readings in German
expository prose.
OFFERED: Fall, Spring
CREDIT: 3
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GER 126 - German For Research
2009-2010 Catalog Year
This course is designed to develop further the skill reading and
translating German with the aid of a dictionary. It also continues
to deepen students’ knowledge and understanding of life in and the
culture of German-speaking countries.
PREREQ: GER 125.
OFFERED: Spring
CREDIT: 3
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GER 140 - German Castles, Customs, and Culture
2009-2010 Catalog Year
An introduction to German culture, customs, and civilization. Using
castles, palaces, forts and Stifte as departure points, students
are acquainted with a variety of forces (political, social,
religious, artistic, philosophical, and scientific) that have
shaped the course of German history past and present.
OFFERED: Spring
CREDIT: 3
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GER 201 - Intermediate German
2009-2010 Catalog Year
Review of basic grammar and introduction of more advanced
structures; intermediate level conversation, reading, and
composition.
PREREQ: GER 102 or equivalent.
OFFERED: Fall
CREDIT: 3
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GER 202 - Continuing Intermediate German
2009-2010 Catalog Year
Continuation of German 201. Review of basic grammar and
introduction of more advanced structures; intermediate level
conversation, reading, and composition.
PREREQ: GER 201 or equivalent.
OFFERED: Spring
CREDIT: 3
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GER 300 - Landeskunde
2009-2010 Catalog Year
(Civilization and Culture of the German-speaking World) An
intermediate German course that emphasizes both cultural
proficiency and the enhancement of language skills. With its wide
variety of topics taken from German-language publications, the
course offers students an opportunity to acquire an in-depth
understanding of the social, economic, and political realities of
Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.
PREREQ: GER 102 or instructor permission.
OFFERED: Irregular
CREDIT: 3
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GER 301 - Advanced German A
2009-2010 Catalog Year
Advanced-level conversation, reading, and composition, with special
emphasis on more complex grammatical structures.
PREREQ: GER 202 or equivalent.
OFFERED: Fall
CREDIT: 3
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GER 302 - Advanced German B
2009-2010 Catalog Year
Continuation of Ger 301. Advanced-level conversation, reading, and
composition, with special emphasis on more complex grammatical
structures.
PREREQ: GER 301 or equivalent.
OFFERED: Fall
CREDIT: 3
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GER 310 - Business German
2009-2010 Catalog Year
Students will be introduced to the spoken and written language of
business in the German speaking world in a variety of contexts
through audio and visual as well as print media. The basic
terminology of business and economics will be stressed, and
students will be given “hands-on” experience in simulated business
situations.
PREREQ: GER 301 and 302 or equivalent.
OFFERED: Spring
CREDIT: 3
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GER 350 - Survey of German Literature and Culture A
2009-2010 Catalog Year
Introduction to German literature and culture of the medieval
period through Goethe. Readings reflect the social, philosophical,
and aesthetic currents of the period.
PREREQ: GER 302 or instructor permission.
OFFERED: Irregular
CREDIT: 3
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GER 351 - Survey of German Literature and Culture B
2009-2010 Catalog Year
Introduction to German literature and culture of the romantic
period through the present. Readings reflect the social
philosophical, and aesthetic currents of the period.
PREREQ: GER 302 or instructor permission.
OFFERED: Irregular
CREDIT: 3
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GER 360 - German Literature of the 20th Century (1900-1945)
2009-2010 Catalog Year
Overview of naturalism, impressionism, expressionism, and other
literary currents before 1945. Textual analysis of representative
works by such authors as Hauptmann, Kafka, Rilke, T. Mann, Hesse,
Brecht.
PREREQ: GER 350 and 351, or instructor permission.
OFFERED: Irregular
CREDIT: 3
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GER 392 - Berlin in the 20th Century
2009-2010 Catalog Year
This interdisciplinary course studies intellectual and cultural
developments that took place in Berlin from the turn of the 20th
century until the year 2000. Literary as well as non-literary text
will be studied. Particular attention will be paid to the visual
arts (a movie series will accompany the course).
PREREQ: GER 301 or permission of the instructor.
OFFERED: Fall
CREDIT: 3
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GER 399 - Independent Study
2009-2010 Catalog Year
OFFERED: Irregular
NOTE: For qualified juniors and seniors under the direction of a faculty
member.
CREDIT: 1 to 6
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GER 400 - German Literature of the 19th Century; Romanticism
2009-2010 Catalog Year
Historical and critical study of literary currents in early nineteenth century Germany: Detailed textual analysis of works by Novalis, Tieck, Brentano, Arnim, E. T. A. Hoffmann, Chamisso, Kleist, Eichendorff, Heine.
PREREQ: GER 350 and 351 or instructor permission.
OFFERED: Irregular
CREDIT: 3
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GER 470 - Austrian Literature
2009-2010 Catalog Year
Representative works are discussed against a general background of
Austrian history and culture. Special attention is given to
Grillparzer, Raimund, Stifter, Nestroy, Schnitzler, Hofmannsthal,
and Musil.
PREREQ: GER 350 and 351, or instructor permission.
OFFERED: Irregular
CREDIT: 3
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GER 499 - Independent Study
2009-2010 Catalog Year
Course for advanced seniors who wish to do independent study on a
particular literary period, work, or author. Students will read and
do research under the direction of a faculty member.
PREREQ: senior standing and instructor permission.
OFFERED: Irregular
CREDIT: 1 to 6
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GLS 100 - Global Cities
2009-2010 Catalog Year
This course introduces students to the study of global cities through the intensive study of one city. It combines classroom work with on-site travel and study in the city.
OFFERED: Spring, Summer
NOTE: It can be given for three to nine credits depending on the intensity of the field work. The course is open to all Oswego students, but preference will be given to freshman and sophomores.
CREDIT: 3 to 9
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GLS 200 - Introduction to Global Issues
2009-2010 Catalog Year
This course has been designed to introduce students to various points of view on Contemporary International Issues. The issues considered will vary from semester to semester to reflect the world scene.
OFFERED: Fall, Spring
CREDIT: 1 to 3
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GLS 300 - Issues in the Global Economy
2009-2010 Catalog Year
This course engages students in the pressing debates about the global economy. It is an interdisciplinary course involving economics, political science, sociology and history. Students will study the theoretical and historical background necessary to understand the complexity of the current global economy and to make informed judgments about current controversies. The course will include research and discuss issues of trade, finance, the global division of labor, the transformation of firms from international to global corporations, the meaning of development, and the controversies over state regulation. ECO 101 or 200 is recommended prerequisite.
PREREQ: All lower division General Education requirements.
OFFERED: Fall
CREDIT: 3
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GLS 301 - Issues in Global Culture
2009-2010 Catalog Year
This is an interdisciplinary course, involving the disciplines of politics, sociology, communications, media studies, political economy, literary studies and history. In it students will actively engage in the pressing debates about the globalization of culture and debate current issues such as the democratic possibilities of the new communications technologies, the significance of the consolidation of global media industries, issues connected to hybridity brought on by global population flows and others. Students will study the theoretical and historical background necessary to understand the complexity of the dissemination and flows of symbolic practices globally including the development of global information networks, the flows of identities through and across borders, the consolidation of global media industries, and the impact of the globalization of popular culture.
PREREQ: All lower division General Education requirements.
OFFERED: Spring
CREDIT: 3
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GLS 316 - Impact and Infulence of Fermentation Science in a Global Society
2009-2010 Catalog Year
An investigation of the impact and influence of fermentation science on a global society. The course will address the production of alcohol, bread, cheese, and other fermented products and the role in global societies for fuel, subsistence, pleasure, and commerce. This course will meet as a quarter course and involves a mandatory international trip to learn how other cultures and societies make use of this science.
PREREQ: CHE 101/CHE 101L or CHE 111, and either BIO 101 or BIO 120.
OFFERED: Spring
CREDIT: 3
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GRT 385 - Research in Applied Gerontology
2009-2010 Catalog Year
The course covers various research methodologies and issues appropriate in the field of gerontology including: surveys, interviews, observation, evaluation, experimental, and quasi-experimental designs. Provides students with exposure to research ethics, sampling techniques, developmental research designs, collection and analysis of data, interpretation of results, and preparation of reports in gerontology.
PREREQ: PSY 100 or SOC 100.
OFFERED: Fall
CREDIT: 3
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GST 100 - College Orientation and Success
2009-2010 Catalog Year
This course is designed to help new students (freshman) become productive and successful members of the Oswego college community. Students will be introduced to information about Oswego’s history, college policies and procedures, strategies for being a successful student, campus resources, academic/career planning, personal development, issues of racism, sexism, ageism, and student responsibilities within the college social/academic environment.
OFFERED: Spring, Fall
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GST 101 - Career Awareness I
2009-2010 Catalog Year
The course is recommended to lower division students for introductory career experiences in schools, community agencies and business. Students are provided early career decision making possibilities through participation in as broad a spectrum of pre-professional activities as students may need. The objectives of the Program are: a) to provide introductory experiences for those whose career aspirations are in question; b) to provide ongoing experiences for those whose career goals are well defined; c) to give meaning through work experiences, to traditional classroom professional courses; d) to provide leadership and administrative experiences in education and organizational work to those who may be motivated in these directions. Students will be assigned to schools, community agencies or businesses with cooperating professionals.
OFFERED: Spring, Fall, Summer
NOTE: Course may be repeated for a total of six credit hours, with the permission of the instructor.
CREDIT: Sp, Fl-2 to 3; SS-2 to 6
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GST 103 - Exploring Your Strengths
2009-2010 Catalog Year
This course is designed to help students discover and develop their strengths in academics, career selection, and beyond. Students who understand and regularly apply their strengths throughout their lives are more satisfied and more likely to achieve academic, personal and professional success.
PREREQ: Restricted to undeclared students.
OFFERED: Fall and Spring
CREDIT: 1
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GST 110 - Life Planning and Major Exploration
2009-2010 Catalog Year
Life Planning and Major Exploration helps students to explore their interests, strengths and values and to apply those to the process of choosing and/or confirming a major. During the course, students will build self-confidence and competency and develop an educational plan that includes the identification of possible career directions.
PREREQ: restricted to undeclared first semester, first-year students.
OFFERED: Fall
CREDIT: 2
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GST 120 - Leadership in Action
2009-2010 Catalog Year
This course provides both a cognitive and experiential base to enhance student knowledge and understanding of the styles, theories and competencies underlying leadership, followership, and trusteeship. Students will focus on group behavior and leadership through required active participation in the course, and involvement in campus or community leadership activities. Students will enhance their awareness of civility, ethics, group dynamics, and team building.
OFFERED: Fall
CREDIT: 3
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GST 300 - Library Research Techniques
2009-2010 Catalog Year
This course aims for student development of effective research skills relevant for library research at Oswego and other academic institutions, utilizing print and electronic information resources. Emphasis is placed on the application of these skills to individual research interests. Valuation of information and information sources is also stressed.
OFFERED: Fall, Spring
NOTE: This course should be taken in conjunction with another course that requires the student to do a research paper or project. Students who enroll must be of junior/senior standing, or gain permission of the instructor.
CREDIT: 1
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GST 302 - Service Learning
2009-2010 Catalog Year
This course will provide the student with the opportunity to provide direct service to those in need as volunteers working with local agencies. The classroom component of the course will focus upon a history of volunteerism, the rights and responsibilities of citizenship, social structures, altruism, and methods of eliminating discrimination.
PREREQ: junior standing and instructor permission.
OFFERED: Fall, Spring, Summer
CREDIT: 1 or 3
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GST 303 - Career Awareness II
2009-2010 Catalog Year
Course is recommended to upper division students for extended professional experiences beyond Gst 101. Broadening and/or strengthening situations may be provided beyond those experienced in previous assignments. Aspects of other educational and organizational responsibilities in terms of group leadership, workshop development, public relations and final evaluation data collection, etc. will be considered.
PREREQ: instructor permission.
OFFERED: Spring, Fall, Summer
NOTE: May be repeated up to a total of six credit hours.
CREDIT: Sp, Fl-2 to 3; SS-2 to 6
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GST 304 - First Year Peer Advisement Program
2009-2010 Catalog Year
This course is designed to provide first year peer advisors with 1) a forum to explore the research literature related to successful first year college programs and to the strategies that lead to student success, student retention and positive outcomes 2) opportunities for peer advisors to work collaboratively with faculty and administration while gaining skills to assist first year students effectively.
PREREQ: Sophomore or higher standing and approval of instructor.
OFFERED: Fall
CREDIT: 2 or 3
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GST 498 - Internship
2009-2010 Catalog Year
A course designed for upper division students who wish to take part in a semester long internship related to the academic major or minor. Students will work in a position for the purpose of testing academic learning in a work situation.
PREREQ: acceptance in the Experience-Based Education Program, a GPA of 2.5, an approved placement and permission of the sponsoring faculty member.
OFFERED: Fall, Spring, Summer
CREDIT: 0 to 12
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HDV 120 - Fundamentals of Gerontology
2009-2010 Catalog Year
This course is designed to introduce the student to the biological, physical, psychological, sociological, political, demographic, and economic aspects of aging. It explores aging from a variety of cultural and subcultural perspectives, and looks at both theoretical and applied research in the area of gerontology.
OFFERED: Fall
CREDIT: 3
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HDV 325 - Family Dynamics Across the Lifespan
2009-2010 Catalog Year
The course will trace individual development across the lifespan within the context of the family. Issues addressed within the course will include: attachment to caregivers (especially parents), adoption, sibling relation- ships, dating and mate selection, parenthood, divorce and step-families, single-parenthood, adult intergenerational relationships, grandparenthood, family care giving and bereavement.
PREREQ: PSY 100 and at least one developmental psychology course.
OFFERED: Spring
CREDIT: 3
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HDV 331 - Applied College Student Development
2009-2010 Catalog Year
This course is an introduction to theories and processes relevant to interventions aimed at enhancing college student learning and development.
PREREQ: instructor permission; recommended courses PSY 100, COM 212, PSY 323, and CPS 310.
OFFERED: Spring
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HDV 332 - Indirect Helping in College Student Development: Supervision and Consultation
2009-2010 Catalog Year
This course is an introduction to theories and processes relevant to indirect helping interventions aimed at enhancing college student learning and development.
PREREQ: HDV 331; recommended courses COM 212, PSY 323, CPS 310.
OFFERED: Irregular
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HDV 333 - Indirect Helping in College Student Development II: Programming, Planning, and Assessment
2009-2010 Catalog Year
This course is the second part of a two-course sequence dealing with theories, processes, and models relevant to indirect helping interventions aimed at enhancing college student learning and development.
PREREQ: HDV 332; recommended courses COM 212, PSY 323, CPS 310.
OFFERED: Spring
CREDIT: 1
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HDV 400 - Research Designs and Applications in Human Development
2009-2010 Catalog Year
This course is designed to provide students with the knowledge necessary to interpret research in applied areas of human development. The content will reflect quasi-experimentation, issues in developmental assessment, developmental research designs, multivariate analyses, qualitative research, and contexts for research in human development. The laboratory component will focus on the methods and skills most appropriate in human development settings. In the two hour laboratory component, students will design, implement, and analyze data from research studies and program evaluations applicable to human development.
PREREQ: PSY 290 and a minimum of one survey course in human development.
OFFERED: Spring
CREDIT: 4
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HDV 425 - Midlife Development
2009-2010 Catalog Year
Explores midlife as a significant part of the life span, focusing on theories and research to inform students about physiological, cognitive, and social aspects of the middle years of adulthood (roughly 40 to 65 years of age) and to highlight critical issues in middle age (e.g., age-related physical change, cognitive function, personality development, social changes).
PREREQ: PSY 290, upper division standing, and either HDV 120 or PSY 324.
OFFERED: Irregular
CREDIT: 3
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HIS 100 - The West and the World to 1500
2009-2010 Catalog Year
This course will explore the origins and development of Western
Civilization to 1500, analyze the relationship of the emerging
cultures in the West to the cultures of Asia and Africa, and
introduce students to history as a discipline. Students will
analyze several approaches to historical research and various types
of historical writing, and will use primary and secondary sources
in studying history.
OFFERED: Fall
CREDIT: 3
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HIS 101 - The West and the World, 1500—1900
2009-2010 Catalog Year
This course will deal with the historical development of modern Western civilization and the interrelationship between the West and the world during the period 1500—1900.
OFFERED: Spring
CREDIT: 3
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HIS 102 - World History in the Twentieth Century
2009-2010 Catalog Year
This course introduces students to the major events, movements, and
personalities of the twentieth century. The objective of the course
will be to critically examine the events, ideas, conflicts,
movements, and inventions which have shaped human civilization in
the 20th century.
OFFERED: Fall, Spring
CREDIT: 3
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HIS 201 - The American Experience
2009-2010 Catalog Year
Specific focus will vary by section, but each will explore an issue
or period in American history and problems that historians confront
in trying to understand the past.
OFFERED: Irregular
CREDIT: 3
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HIS 202 - History of the United States to 1865
2009-2010 Catalog Year
This course explores the making of American society and culture the
product of cooperation and conflict among peoples from three
continents (Europe, Africa, and North America)’from the 1500’s to
the end of the Civil War. The focus is on economics, religion,
values, community, politics, gender, and race.
PREREQ: instructor permission.
OFFERED: Fall, Spring
CREDIT: 3
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HIS 203 - History of the United States Since 1865
2009-2010 Catalog Year
Introductory survey of the history of the United States since the
Civil War.
OFFERED: Fall, Spring
CREDIT: 3
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HIS 206 - Africa to 1800
2009-2010 Catalog Year
This course surveys the history of selected regions of Africa from
about the eighth to the early nineteenth century. Students are
introduced to some of the most important sub- Saharan states and
their cultures through the three basic sources for sub-Saharan
African history before European influence: Oral tradition,
archaeology, and Arabic chronicles. We explore the environmental
and economic circumstances that account for the rise of these
states, we proceed to acquaintance with their people,
accomplishments and contributions, and we encounter the main
factors involved in means of understanding major historical events.
PREREQ: sophomore standing or instructor permission.
OFFERED: Fall
CREDIT: 3
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HIS 207 - Africa since 1800
2009-2010 Catalog Year
A survey of the history of selected regions of Africa in the
nineteenth and twentieth centuries, this course deals with the
events and processes leading to the European colonization of Africa
and subsequent changes in African societies under colonial rule.
This is a course about Africans and how they responded to the
challenges and opportunities presented by foreign influences such
as those accompanying colonialism. It is basically concerned with
African initiatives in a rapidly changing political, economic and
social context.
PREREQ: sophomore standing or instructor permission.
OFFERED: Spring
CREDIT: 3
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HIS 208 - Modern Asia
2009-2010 Catalog Year
Emphasis on Communist China, Japan, India and Southeast Asia.
OFFERED: Fall, Spring
CREDIT: 3
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HIS 209 - Traditional Asia and Its Legacy
2009-2010 Catalog Year
A comparison of traditional civilizations in China and India.
Topics include religious systems, formation of empires, expansion
of commerce, development of social institutions and foundations of
Modern Asia.
OFFERED: Fall, Spring
CREDIT: 3
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HIS 212 - Women in History
2009-2010 Catalog Year
A study of the position and role of women in different
civilizations with emphasis on women and work.
OFFERED: Fall
CREDIT: 3
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HIS 215 - Introduction to Latin American Civilizations
2009-2010 Catalog Year
This course will provide a general introduction to the culture,
history, and societies of the immense geographic area collectively
known as Latin America. A thematic approach focusing on gender,
social upheavals, economic and political crises will serve to
facilitate the inclusion of the many countries in the region. The
chronology of the course extends from the pre-contact period to the
twentieth-century.
OFFERED: Fall, Spring
CREDIT: 3
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HIS 230 - The Western Heritage I
2009-2010 Catalog Year
Survey of the basic ideas in Western Civilization from the earliest
times to the Scientific Revolution of the seventeenth century.
OFFERED: Fall
CREDIT: 3
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HIS 231 - The Western Heritage II
2009-2010 Catalog Year
Survey of the basic ideas in Western Civilization from the
Scientific Revolution of the seventeenth century to the present.
OFFERED: Spring
CREDIT: 3
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HIS 248 - Women in American History, 1607—1920
2009-2010 Catalog Year
A survey of American women—white and black, middle class and working class—with special emphasis on early feminism.
OFFERED: Fall, Spring
CREDIT: 3
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HIS 301 - European Intellectual History in the 20th Century
2009-2010 Catalog Year
Collapse of absolutes; pessimism and optimism; dystopias; Nazism; Fascism; Communism; existentialism; emergent evolution; new liberalism; crisis theology; post-industrial society.
PREREQ: Advanced class standing and a previous course in the area; or a general level of competence indicated by three previous courses in the social sciences and/or humanities.
OFFERED: Irregular
CREDIT: 3
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HIS 302 - Historiography: Perspectives on Historians and Histories
2009-2010 Catalog Year
This course presents an introduction to the history, method, and practice of writing history (historiography) from the Enlightenment era to the present. Through textual readings, research in primary sources, and oral presentations on aspects of historiography that have sparked controversy, students gain familiarity with the problems and pleasures of historical research and a new appreciation of how our historical knowledge is created.
PREREQ: History majors only who are second semester sophomores, juniors, and seniors.
OFFERED: Fall, Spring
CREDIT: 3
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HIS 305 - The Eastern Religious Tradition
2009-2010 Catalog Year
An examination of the religious traditions of Asia showing the historical interaction of folk religion with the developing concepts and institutions of Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, and Shinto. The impact of unique cultural environments on religious thought and practice is a principal focus.
PREREQ: Upper division standing.
OFFERED: Irregular
CREDIT: 3
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HIS 307 - World War I
2009-2010 Catalog Year
A survey of the causes, course and results of World War I.
PREREQ: Upper level undergraduate standing.
OFFERED: Irregular
CREDIT: 3
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HIS 308 - Jews, Christians, and Muslims to 1500
2009-2010 Catalog Year
In this course we will compare the development of the three great religions of western Asia: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. We will examine the evolution of ideas about God, tenets of belief, expressions of faith, and other aspects of religious life, and analyze how the three faith communities influenced each other. We will explore how communities with related but distinct religious beliefs developed in Asia, lived together in Europe, encountered each other, and tolerated or confronted one another during the ancient and medieval periods.
PREREQ: Upper-division standing and completion of all Basic Skills and Knowledge Foundations requirements, or permission of the instructor.
OFFERED: Irregular
CREDIT: 3
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HIS 310 - Religion in African History
2009-2010 Catalog Year
This course is concerned with belief systems of African peoples and how spiritually derived values affect their ideas of history. It includes readings, lectures, and discussion on the belief systems (indigenous religious practices) and cosmologies (myths of origin) of selected groups, including oral traditions that reveal both spiritual values and perceptions of the distant past.
PREREQ: Advanced class standing and a previous course in the area; or a general level of competence indicated by three previous courses in the social sciences and/or humanities.
OFFERED: Fall
CREDIT: 3
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HIS 312 - Early Middle Ages
2009-2010 Catalog Year
From the decline of the Roman Empire to the First Crusade; Analysis of religious, social, economic, and technological factors, influencing the development of medieval European Civilization.
PREREQ: Advanced class standing and a previous course in the area; or a general level of competence indicated by three previous courses in the social sciences and/or humanities.
OFFERED: Fall
CREDIT: 3
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HIS 313 - High and Late Middle Ages
2009-2010 Catalog Year
The flowering and decline of the Middle Ages; Emphasis on cultural developments with analysis of social, political, religious, and economic factors affecting medieval European Civilization.
PREREQ: Advanced class standing and a previous course in the area; or a general level of competence indicated by three previous courses in the social sciences and/or humanities.
OFFERED: Spring
CREDIT: 3
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HIS 314 - Ancient Greece
2009-2010 Catalog Year
From origins to conquest by Rome; emphasis upon cultural and political developments.
PREREQ: Advanced class standing and a previous course in the area; or a general level of competence indicated by three previous courses in the social sciences and/or humanities.
OFFERED: Fall
CREDIT: 3
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HIS 315 - Ancient Rome
2009-2010 Catalog Year
From Prehistoric Italy to 565 A.D.; analysis of Rome’s rise and decline.
PREREQ: Advanced class standing and a previous course in the area; or a general level of competence indicated by three previous courses in the social sciences and/or humanities.
OFFERED: Spring
CREDIT: 3
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HIS 317 - Renaissance Europe
2009-2010 Catalog Year
Cultural, social, and economic life of fourteenth and fifteenth century Western Europe with particular emphasis on cultural life in Italy.
PREREQ: Advanced class standing and a previous course in the area; or a general level of competence indicated by three previous courses in the social sciences and/or humanities.
OFFERED: Fall
CREDIT: 3
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HIS 318 - Reformation Europe
2009-2010 Catalog Year
Cultural, social, and economic life of sixteenth century Western Europe with particular emphasis on late humanism, the Protestant and Catholic Reformations.
PREREQ: Advanced class standing and a previous course in the area; or a general level of competence indicated by three previous courses in the social sciences and/or humanities.
OFFERED: Spring
CREDIT: 3
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HIS 321 - French Revolution
2009-2010 Catalog Year
Please contact department for information on this course.
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HIS 323 - Europe Between the World Wars, 1917-1939
2009-2010 Catalog Year
A comprehensive survey of European history from the Russian Revolution to the outbreak of the Second World War with emphasis on ideological movements (Communism, Fascism and Democracy).
PREREQ: Advanced class standing and a previous course in the area; or a general level of competence indicated by three previous courses in the social sciences and/or humanities.
OFFERED: Fall
CREDIT: 3
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HIS 326 - World War II
2009-2010 Catalog Year
A survey of the major events and issues of World War II. Comparisons will be drawn between the European and Asian war theatres.
PREREQ: Advanced class standing and a previous course in the area; or a general level of competence indicated by three previous courses in the social sciences and/or humanities.
OFFERED: Irregular
CREDIT: 3
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HIS 328 - History of Women in Modern Europe
2009-2010 Catalog Year
This course is an analysis of the condition of women in Europe from pre-Industrial society to the present, concentrating on the contributions they have made to social and economic history. Students will be introduced to the importance of gender not only in historical development, but also as a tool of analysis as they confront social, economic, and political developments in European history.
PREREQ: upper division standing.
OFFERED: Fall
CREDIT: 3
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HIS 329 - The Cold War
2009-2010 Catalog Year
The course offers an in-depth look at the Cold War, probably the single most important foreign relations factor influencing the US and the Soviet Union during the period 1946-1991.
PREREQ: Upper division standing or instructor permission.
OFFERED: Spring
CREDIT: 3
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HIS 330 - History of Russia to 1900
2009-2010 Catalog Year
This course will deal with the origins and development of Russian history up to 1900.
PREREQ: Junior standing or instructor permission.
OFFERED: Irregular
CREDIT: 3
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HIS 331 - Twentieth Century Russia
2009-2010 Catalog Year
Political, social, economic development from the reign of Nicholas II to the present with particular emphasis on the Russian Revolution and formation of Stalin’s totalitarian regime.
PREREQ: Advanced class standing and a previous course in the area; or a general level of competence indicated by three previous courses in the social sciences and/or humanities.
OFFERED: Fall, Spring
CREDIT: 3
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HIS 334 - England Since 1688
2009-2010 Catalog Year
Please contact department for information on this course.
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HIS 341 - America’s Vietnam War
2009-2010 Catalog Year
This course will deal with the origins, development, and outcome of America’s involvement in Vietnam, 1945—1973
PREREQ: junior standing or instructor permission.
OFFERED: Spring
CREDIT: 3
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HIS 342 - United States Diplomacy in the Twentieth Century
2009-2010 Catalog Year
A study of the factors explaining the emergence of the United States as a world power, and an analysis of the relationships between internal developments, dominant personalities, foreign events and specific foreign policies in the twentieth century.
PREREQ: Advanced class standing and a previous course in the area; or a general level of competence indicated by three previous courses in the social sciences and/or humanities.
OFFERED: Spring
CREDIT: 3
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HIS 344 - American Immigration and Ethnic History
2009-2010 Catalog Year
This course examines the history of migration to colonial North America and the United States. The course addresses differences in the voluntary immigration experience, forced migration, and “migration” through conquest. The development of ethnic and racial identities in the United States are linked to these immigration/migration patterns and to legal constructions conceived in immigration and naturalization law. Other themes include internal migration, the history of nativism up to present debates regarding “illegal immigration,” and the development of racial/ethnic communities.
PREREQ: Advanced class standing and a previous course in the area; or a general level of competence indicated by three previous courses in the social sciences and/or humanities.
OFFERED: Irregular
CREDIT: 3
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HIS 345 - The Early Republic: US 1789-1848
2009-2010 Catalog Year
This course covers one of the most complex periods in U.S. history, a time marked by democratic ferment, territorial expansion, increased national- ism and growing sectionalism. Through lectures, group discussions, various readings, papers and essay exams, students will learn about the people, ideas, institutions and events that shaped the new nation.
PREREQ: Upper division standing or instructor permission.
OFFERED: Irregular
CREDIT: 3
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HIS 346 - History of Organized Crime
2009-2010 Catalog Year
Deals with the nature and problems of organized crime in America—realities, myths and stereotypes.
PREREQ: Advanced class standing and a previous course in the area; or a general level of competence indicated by three previous courses in the social sciences and/or humanities.
OFFERED: Fall, Spring
CREDIT: 3
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HIS 348 - Women in Twentieth Century United States
2009-2010 Catalog Year
This course examines the role women have played in the United States in the twentieth century. Migration and immigration, politics, labor (in and outside the home), economics, and race will be discussed, with particular attention paid to the construction of gender roles and its effect on the behavior and expectations of both men and women, as well as children. The transformation of the meaning of “feminism” over the course of the twentieth century will frame much of the course.
PREREQ: Second semester sophomores, or instructor permission.
OFFERED: Irregular
CREDIT: 3
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HIS 350 - Slavery In America to 1865
2009-2010 Catalog Year
A historical analysis of the development of black communities from colonization to the end of Reconstruction. The major theme will be the mutual impact that blacks and whites have had upon each other.
PREREQ: Advanced class standing and a previous course in the area; or a general level of competence indicated by three previous courses in the social sciences and/or humanities.
OFFERED: Fall
CREDIT: 3
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HIS 351 - History Elective
2009-2010 Catalog Year
Please contact the department for information on this course.
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HIS 352 - The Gilded Ages and Progressive Era
2009-2010 Catalog Year
This course examines the period between the end of Reconstruction (1877) and 1920. Migration and immigration, politics, labor, social movements, economics, gender and race will be discussed. The transformation of the country from agricultural to industrialized, inhabited from coast to coast, comes at large social, educational and reform costs.
PREREQ: Upper division standing.
OFFERED: Irregularly.
CREDIT: 3
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HIS 353 - The Black Power Movement
2009-2010 Catalog Year
This course explores and analyzes the origins, development, and legacy of the watershed Black Power movement of the 1960s and 1970s. The course examines how Black Power represented a critical turning point in black-white relations in the United States, as well as in how African Americans viewed themselves.
PREREQ: Upper division status.
OFFERED: Irregular
CREDIT: 3
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HIS 354 - The Indian in American History
2009-2010 Catalog Year
The epic conflict of Indians and non-Indians and its impact on more widely known American white history.
PREREQ: Advanced class standing and a previous course in the area; or a general level of competence indicated by three previous courses in the social sciences and/or humanities.
OFFERED: Irregular
NOTE: Slide lectures.
CREDIT: 3
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HIS 356 - Civil War and Reconstruction
2009-2010 Catalog Year
An in-depth study of the factors that caused the American Civil War, and the efforts to restore the Confederate States, with an emphasis on the varying historical interpretations.
PREREQ: Advanced class standing and a previous course in the area; or a general level of competence indicated by three previous courses in the social sciences and/or humanities.
OFFERED: Spring
CREDIT: 3
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HIS 358 - History of Urban America I
2009-2010 Catalog Year
Origins and development of American cities; urban way of life; consequences of urban growth for colonies and nation; from era of settlement to Civil War.
PREREQ: Advanced class standing and a previous course in the area; or a general level of competence indicated by three previous courses in the social sciences and/or humanities.
OFFERED: Fall, Spring
CREDIT: 3
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HIS 359 - History of Urban America II
2009-2010 Catalog Year
Continuation of History 358; the urban century, 1870 to the present.
PREREQ: Advanced class standing and a previous course in the area; or a general level of competence indicated by three previous courses in the social sciences and/or humanities.
OFFERED: Fall, Spring
CREDIT: 3
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HIS 363 - Century of American Revolution, 1689-1789
2009-2010 Catalog Year
Causes, dramatic events, and consequences of the American Revolution from the Salem witch trials through the Constitution.
PREREQ: Advanced class standing and a previous course in the area; or a general level of competence indicated by three previous courses in the social sciences and/or humanities.
OFFERED: Fall
NOTE: Slide lectures.
CREDIT: 3
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HIS 366 - Age of Big Business
2009-2010 Catalog Year
A study of the economic growth and development of modern America from colonial times to the present, focusing on the powerful economic forces which have shaped the nation since 1865 and continue to affect the lives of its people.
PREREQ: Advanced class standing and a previous course in the area; or a general level of competence indicated by three previous courses in the social sciences and/or humanities.
OFFERED: Fall
CREDIT: 3
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