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HCM 3580 - Health Services Research Methods (3)
When Offered: Fall
This course involves an overview of the fundamentals of health services research, emphasizing how health care managers and administrators can apply fundamentals of scientific methods and research principles to management problems and decision-making. The course will also instruct students how to read and understand scientific literature and research, which is critical for lifelong learning in the health services.
Prerequisites: ECO 2100 and HCM 2110 , or permission of the instructor.
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HCM 3590 - Quality Management and Process Improvement in Health Care (3)
When Offered: Spring
This course is an overview of the fundamental theories and principles of quality management and performance improvement in US health care organizations. The course instructs students on techniques and tools currently used by health care organizations to monitor and improve the quality of their clinical and administrative functions. The course also instructs students regarding the leadership and management approaches and skills necessary to promote a culture of quality in a health services organization.
Prerequisite: HCM 2110 or permission of the instructor.
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HCM 3630 - Health Services Organization Behavior and Design (3)
When Offered: Fall; Spring
This course informs and instructs in the theories, principles and concepts of organization behavior and design particularly related to health care organizations. The course focuses on understanding behavior at the level of individuals, groups and teams, and the organization as a whole. Concepts of health care organizational structure and design are also covered in this course. The aim of the course is to develop skills, attributes and behaviors of managerial professionals working in the health services industry.
Prerequisites: HCM 2110 and HCM 2130 or permission of the instructor.
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HCM 3680 - Human Resource Management in Health Service Organizations (3)
When Offered: Fall
This course provides an overview of human resource management, particularly the functions, structure, laws and principles of effective human resource management in the health services industry. Instruction emphasizes the management of health care personnel focusing on the unique nature of health care specialization, professional licensure, and employee productivity and satisfaction. Additionally, the course addresses current issues in human resource management, such as managing health labor shortages.
Prerequisite: HCM 2110 or permission of the instructor.
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HCM 3700 - Health Information Systems (3)
When Offered: Fall; Spring
This course is a general introduction to information technology and the management of information systems in complex organizations such as health services organizations. The course will instruct students in basic hardware/software concepts, communication and networking concepts, and the important considerations in planning strategically for information technology in health service organizations.
Prerequisite or co-requisite: HCM 2110 or permission of the instructor.
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HCM 3800 - Professional Development I (1)
When Offered: Fall
This course provides an introduction to the professional environment in which health care supervisors and managers work. Students will be exposed to the skills and behaviors of professional health care managers and leaders. Students will also begin developing strategies for securing their internship in health care management.
Graded on an S/U basis.
Prerequisite or corequisite: HCM 2110 or permission of the instructor.
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HCM 3810 - Professional Development II (1)
When Offered: Spring
This course provides further instruction regarding the professional environment in which health care supervisors and managers work. Students will continue to learn the skills and behaviors of professional health care managers and leaders, with additional emphasis on written and verbal communication, how managers interact with other health professionals, and the educational requirements for health executive careers. Students will continue working toward securing their internship in health care management, as well as developing personal career goals.
Graded on an S/U basis.
Prerequisite or corequisite: HCM 3800 or permission of the instructor.
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HCM 3900 - Internship (1-6)
When Offered: Summer Session
A full-time work experience in health care management. Up to six semester hours are granted for the internship, usually during the summer term in a health care facility, service or program, or health-related organization.
Graded on an S/U basis.
Prerequisites: Declared HCM major; HCM 3810 and permission of the HCM program director.
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HCM 4500 - Independent Study (1-4)
When Offered: Fall; Spring
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HCM 4510 - Senior Honors Thesis (3)
When Offered: On Demand
Independent study and research project directed by a departmental faculty advisor on a topic of mutual interest to both student and advisor. The thesis should be completed during the senior year as a final requirement for graduation with honors and includes a formal presentation to the college faculty.
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HCM 4530-4549 - Selected Topics (1-4)
When Offered: On Demand
Prerequisite: HCM 2110 or permission of the instructor.
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HCM 4550 - Health Care Politics and Policy (3)
When Offered: On Demand
The course will examine the process by which health care policy, laws and regulations are proposed, formulated, implemented, and modified. The political process and the role of constituencies of the health policy-making process will be examined. Specific examples of major health policy issues will be drawn from federal and state sectors focusing on costs, quality, and access to health care programs or services.
Prerequisite: HCM 2110 or permission of the instructor.
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HCM 4560 - Managed Care (3)
When Offered: On Demand
This course describes the basic concepts and incentives of risk as applied to health insurance. The principles of third party payment and health insurance in the form of managed care are studied in detail. The course emphasizes how health care managers interact with managed care organizations to include contract negotiations, utilization review and reimbursement management.
Prerequisite: HCM 2110 or permission of the instructor.
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HCM 4570 - Health Services Financial Management (3)
When Offered: Fall; Spring
This course provides an overview of the organizational and operational aspect of fiscal management, control, and analysis of health care organizations. Because the role of third party payment is a distinct and unique characteristic of the health care industry, particular attention is given to public and private health insurers and managed care, as well as operational considerations for managing reimbursement, revenue and expenses, and for developing budgets in health service organizations.
Prerequisites: ACC 2100 and ACC 2110 , and HCM 3570 or FIN 3680 , or permission of the instructor.
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HCM 4630 - Principles of Leadership for Health Service Organizations (3)
When Offered: Fall; Spring
This course informs and instructs in the theories, principles and concepts of leadership particularly applied to health service organizations. The aim of the course is to develop leadership skills, attributes and behaviors to enable graduates to lead successful health care organizations.
Prerequisites: HCM 2110 and HCM 2130 , or permission of the instructor.
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HCM 4710 - Health Informatics (3)
When Offered: Fall; Spring
This course instructs students on how healthcare organizations can use information technology (IT) to achieve better operational performance and strengthen the quality of services offered to their patients. Topics covered include: using IT to transform clinical processes, integrating clinical and administrative work processes through IT, and aligning business and clinical strategies. The course will explore in detail electronic medical records, medical informatics, and privacy/security requirements for healthcare IT.
Prerequisite: ECO 2100 ; HCM 3700 or CIS 2050 ; or permission of the instructor.
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HCM 4910 - Health Law and Policy (3)
When Offered: Spring
This course is designed to provide students with a background in law and an introduction to health policy as applied to health care organizations and health professionals. The course will cover aspects of tort, contract, criminal, antitrust, and administrative law and civil procedure as they relate to health service organizations and health personnel.
Prerequisite: HCM 2110 or permission of the instructor.
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HCM 4930 - Ethics in Health Care (3)
When Offered: Fall
This course will explore the role of ethics in management and leadership in today’s healthcare environment through analysis of ethical and bioethical issues confronting the US health care delivery system. The course explores the use of moral reasoning applied to health care concerns encountered by health care leaders, managers and clinicians. Emphasis will be on critical thinking, real-world application, and decision-making in a professional environment.
Prerequisite: HCM 2110 and HCM 2130 , or permission of the instructor.
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HCM 4950 - Seminar in Health Care Management (3)
When Offered: Fall; Spring
GEN ED: Capstone Experience
This course integrates all HCM courses and other core courses through readings, case and scenario analyses, and small projects. The course requires students to apply the concepts of accounting, financial management, quality management, marketing, business planning, operations, strategic management, and public policy specifically to the unique environmental, regulatory, legal, ethical, and professional demands of the health care industry.
Prerequisites: HCM 2110 , HCM 2130 , and final semester senior status, or permission of the instructor.
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HED 1000 - Personal and Family Health (2)
When Offered: Fall; Spring
GEN ED: Wellness Literacy
This introductory course is tailored to meet the needs of college students and the distinct health and behavioral issues that they face in a college environment. Emphases will be placed on developing communication, decision-making and goal-setting skills in the areas of sexual health, alcohol, tobacco and other drug choices, physical activity and diet, as well as improving psychological health.
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HED 2100 - Introduction to Health Education (3)
When Offered: Fall
This course focuses on the discipline of health education, its foundation in theories of behavior change and prevention of health risks. The roles and competencies of health educators in schools, community, and clinical and worksite settings are described. Skills of needs assessment and community analysis are introduced. The Health Belief Model and models of diffusion, adoption and epidemiology are studied.
Prerequisite: R C 2001 or its equivalent.
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HED 3100 - Emergency Care and CPR (3)
When Offered: Fall; Spring
The course content and activities should prepare students to make appropriate decisions about the care given to victims of injury or sudden illness. Two American Red Cross certificates may be earned: (1) Emergency Response and (2) CPR for the Professional Rescuer.
(Same as H P 3100 .)
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HED 3120 - Consumer Health Education (3)
When Offered: Spring
An overview of health products and services. Analysis will be made of the health care delivery system and wise decision making in the health marketplace. Included is the study of alternative healing practices, advertising of health products, and financing of health care from the consumer’s perspective. The role of the FDA and FTC and other consumer protective agencies will be studied.
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HED 3450 - School Health Programs (3)
When Offered: Fall; Spring
An examination of the three components of the school health program: comprehensive health education, school health services and a healthful school environment. This course describes the roles and functions of the health educator and coordinator in planning, implementing and evaluating programs which promote the health and well-being of school-aged children and youth. Coordination of efforts between the school, family and community are emphasized.
Visitation and observations of health education programs are required.
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HED 3500 - Independent Study (1-3)
When Offered: Fall; Spring
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HED 3520 - Instructional Assistance (1)
When Offered: Fall; Spring
A supervised experience in the instructional process on the university level through direct participation in a classroom situation.
May be repeated for a total credit of three semester hours. Graded on an S/U basis.
Prerequisite: junior or senior standing.
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HED 3530-3549 - Selected Topics (1-4)
When Offered: On Demand
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HED 3645 - Health Education in the Elementary School (3)
When Offered: Fall; Spring
An introduction to the content and methods of health education. The course will survey basic wellness issues such as nutrition, fitness, sexuality, drug abuse, and chronic and communicable disease prevention. The theory and practice of health education programs at the elementary level is discussed, including the use of a variety of methods and the development of relevant materials.
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HED 3655 - Methods and Materials in Health Education (3)
When Offered: Fall; Spring
This course examines the theory and practice of planning health education programs for the middle and secondary levels. Students will gain experience in the NC Course of Study in Health Education, writing unit plans and creating lesson plans. Development of instructional materials and a variety of teaching strategies are emphasized.
Visitations and observations of health education classes are required.
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HED 3900 - Internship (3)
When Offered: Fall; Spring
Students complete internships in a variety of health-related agencies such as health departments, community agencies, community mental health centers, educational institutions, wellness programs, hospitals and industrial/business settings. Students survey agency functions, complete projects and write a final paper under the supervision of a health educator or health related professional.
Graded on an S/U basis.
Prerequisite: HED 2100 ; and permission of the instructor.
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HED 4650 - Drug Education and Prevention (3)
When Offered: Fall; Spring
The primary focus of this course is to introduce the complexities of drug-related issues. The social, psychological, pharmacological, cultural, educational and political aspects of drug use, including alcohol and tobacco, are examined. In addition, the methods, materials and theories of drug abuse prevention in the school and community are discussed.
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HED 4710 - Teaching Sex Education Within a Family Context (3)
When Offered: Fall; Spring
This course is designed to help health educators learn and develop strategies for teaching family living and sexuality to different age groups such as elementary, middle grades, secondary and adults. Topics to be included are reproductive anatomy, physiology, STDs and AIDS, varying cultural differences, and gaining community support. Each student will be responsible for developing appropriate curricular materials for the age group she or he will be teaching.
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HED 4730 - Teaching Stress Management and Emotional Health (3)
When Offered: Fall
This course will explore the factors associated with the development of emotional health and the management of stress as a basis for understanding the healthy personality. Emphasis will be directed towards teaching stress management and emotional health within an educational setting. Practical aspects of health education and program planning will be discussed. Students will be encouraged to deepen their commitment to affective teaching by applying the principles of self-esteem building, behavior self-management, communication, and accessing appropriate resources.
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HIS 1101 - World Civilization I (3)
When Offered: Fall; Spring
GEN ED: Historical Studies Designation; Liberal Studies Experience
An introduction to the development of world civilizations from ancient times to 1500. The unique patterns of political, intellectual, economic, and social development of Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas are examined.
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HIS 1102 - World Civilization II (3)
When Offered: Fall; Spring
GEN ED: Historical Studies Designation; Liberal Studies Experience
An introduction to the development of world civilizations from 1500 to the present. The development of an increasingly interdependent political, intellectual, economic, and social world is examined.
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HIS 1110 - History and Culture (3)
When Offered: Fall; Spring
GEN ED: Historical Studies Designation; Integrative Learning Experience (Theme: “Imagination, Innovation, and Meaning”)
An examination of selected themes in world or regional history with an emphasis on how products of creative expression have shaped, and been shaped by, their historical context.
NOTE: HIS 1110 DOES NOT COUNT TOWARD THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A HISTORY MAJOR OR MINOR.
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HIS 1120 - Society and History (3)
When Offered: Fall; Spring
GEN ED: Historical Studies Designation; Integrative Learning Experience (Theme: “Social Relations Across Contexts”)
An examination of selected themes in world or regional history with an emphasis on the historical context of various social, political, cultural, and economic processes.
NOTE: HIS 1120 DOES NOT COUNT TOWARD THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A HISTORY MAJOR OR MINOR.
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HIS 1130 - Themes in Global History (3)
When Offered: Fall; Spring
GEN ED: Historical Studies Designation; Liberal Studies Experience
An examination of selected themes in global history with an emphasis on the historical context of global issues, processes, trends, and systems as they have affected local regions.
NOTE: HIS 1130 DOES NOT COUNT TOWARD THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A HISTORY MAJOR OR MINOR.
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HIS 1200 - American History (3)
When Offered: Fall; Spring
GEN ED: Historical Studies Designation; Liberal Studies Experience
This course will acquaint the student with the major developments of American history from pre-contact to post-modern eras. Emphasis will be given to the foundational political experiences of the American people and how political developments have been influenced and affected by social developments. Students will learn to apply analytical skills to the reading of primary texts representing the whole sweep of American history. Written expression will be emphasized.
NOTE: HIS 1200 DOES NOT COUNT TOWARD THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A HISTORY MAJOR OR MINOR.
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HIS 1400 - World Empires (3)
When Offered: Fall; Spring
GEN ED: Historical Studies Designation; Integrative Learning Experience (Theme: “From Empire to Globalization”)
This course investigates how systems of power functioned on a global scale in the past. Students will discover, discuss, and write about how those systems came to be as well as what kind of society, culture, and world they have created. Students will also develop a clearer understanding not only of their individual role in such global interactions, but how events in one distant part of the world affect many other people around the globe.
NOTE: HIS 1400 DOES NOT COUNT TOWARD THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A HISTORY MAJOR OR MINOR.
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HIS 1501 - Revolution and Social Change in World History (3)
When Offered: Fall; Spring
GEN ED: Historical Studies Designation; Integrative Learning Experience (Theme: “Revolutions: Social and Political”)
This course provides an analysis of significant revolutions and social movements in world history. These may be defined as political, social, cultural, scientific and technological. This course examines the events of these movements, as well as the philosophical/ ideological ideas that shaped them. It also examines how these revolutions affected societies in a local and global context, and how they continue to affect the world in which we live today.
NOTE: HIS 1501 DOES NOT COUNT TOWARD THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A HISTORY MAJOR OR MINOR.
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HIS 1510 - Freshman Honors World Civilization I (3)
When Offered: Fall
Study of topics in world history to 1650. Enrollment by invitation of the department or by application.
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HIS 1515 - Freshman Honors World Civilization II (3)
When Offered: Spring
Study of topics in world history since 1650. Enrollment by invitation of the department or by application.
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HIS 1520 - Honors: Patterns of Global History (3)
When Offered: Fall; Spring
GEN ED: Historical Studies Designation
An honors course examining selected themes in global history with an emphasis on the historical context of global issues, processes, trends, and systems as they have affected local regions.
HIS 1520 cannot be repeated for credit and does not count toward the requirements for a History major or minor.
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HIS 1525 - Honors: Problems in Global History (3)
When Offered: Fall; Spring
GEN ED: Historical Studies Designation
An in-depth examination of selected events, issues, systems, processes, or developments in global history, and their relationship to and effect upon local regions. Particular emphasis will be given to development of critical thinking skills appropriate to historical inquiry.
HIS 1525 cannot be repeated for credit and does not count toward the requirements for a History major or minor.
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HIS 1600 - Migration in World History (3)
When Offered: Fall; Spring
This course examines the role of human migration in world history. Starting with “peopling the planet” and using topics such as language diversity, diaspora, colonization and immigration, students will explore the dispersal of people, plants, animals, diseases, as well as cultural and technological diffusion. The emphasis is on evaluation of primary and secondary sources, development of analytical skills, and application of methods used in comparative histories clustered around these themes. Students have a semester long project of preparing their own family history that entails using data bases, oral interviews, and narrative writing that puts their own “local” history into the “global” context of the main events of the past century.
NOTE: HIS 1600 DOES NOT COUNT TOWARD THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A HISTORY MAJOR OR MINOR
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HIS 1700 - The Making of Europe (3)
When Offered: Fall; Spring
GEN ED: Historical Studies Designation; Liberal Studies Experience
European cultures, politics, and economics have enormously influenced the modern world. From the Reformation and Scientific Revolution to the twentieth-century world wars and creation of the European Community, this course offers students the opportunity to explore developments that continue to shape human experience. HIS 1700 does not count toward the requirements for a history major or minor.
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HIS 2101 - The World since 1945 (3)
When Offered: Fall
A survey of global developments since 1945 in an historical context, including political changes such as the Cold War and the changing balance of power, decolonization and economic dependency in the non-western world; militarism and terrorism; environmental issues such as resource depletion and pollution; and the internationalization of the world.
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HIS 2201 - Survey of American Civilization to 1876 (3)
When Offered: Fall; Spring
An examination of United States history to 1876, tracing the American experience from the colonial era through the Civil War and Reconstruction.
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HIS 2204 - Survey of American Civilization since 1876 (3)
When Offered: Fall; Spring
An examination of United States history since 1876 tracing the American experience from the Gilded Age down to the contemporary era.
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HIS 2300 - Introduction to Holocaust and Judaic Studies (3)
When Offered: Fall. Alternate years
GEN ED: Integrative Learning Experience (Theme: “War and Peace”)
This interdisciplinary course provides an introduction to the study of the Holocaust and Judaism. It familiarizes participants with key terms in the analysis of the Nazi genocide of the Jews and the examination of one of the most eminent monotheistic religions. The class combines these explorations with a focus on the histories and main foundational narratives of the Holocaust and Judaism and, finally, applies them to a range of literary and visual sources, including writings by genocide survivors. The course places specific emphasis on war in its treatment in Jewish theological and cultural traditions and its complex intersections with genocide.
(Same as JHP 2300 .)
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HIS 2301 - History of Colonial Latin America (3)
When Offered: Fall
GEN ED: Historical Studies Designation; Integrative Learning Experience (Theme: “Las Americas”)
A survey of Latin America from the ancient Indian civilizations to the wars for independence. Topics include the ancient Maya, Aztec, and Inca indians; the European discovery, conquest, and colonization of the New World; the colonial administration and exploitation of the Americas; and the independence movements which usher in the national period.
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HIS 2302 - History of Modern Latin America (3)
When Offered: Spring
GEN ED: Historical Studies Designation; Integrative Learning Experience (Theme: “Las Americas”)
A survey of Latin America from independence to the present. Topics include the legacy of independence; the rise of the great dictators; causes of instability and social change; twentieth-century revolutions; and the effects of United States policy in the region.
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HIS 2312 - Introduction to the Ancient Mediterranean World (3)
When Offered: Fall. Even-numbered years
GEN ED: Historical Studies Designation; Integrative Learning Experience (Theme: “How We Know What We Know About the Past: Method, Evidence, Knowledge”)
A survey of the Ancient Mediterranean, including Greece, the Hellenistic World, and Rome. Topics covered will include ancient art, philosophy, religion, and literature.
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HIS 2313 - The Middle Ages (3)
When Offered: Spring
An examination of selected topics in the development of medieval civilization including such themes as the shape of feudal society, the age of Gregorian reform, the flowering of the 12th century, the 13th century synthesis, and crisis and transition in the 14th century.
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HIS 2314 - European History 1348 to 1799 (3)
When Offered: Fall
A survey of European History from the beginning of the Black Death to the French Revolution. Topics include the Renaissance, Reformation, absolutism, sundry wars, the rise of capitalism, Enlightenment, and the French Revolution.
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HIS 2315 - European History 1789 to present (3)
When Offered: Fall
A survey of European History from the French Revolution to the present. Topics include the French Revolution, nationalism, the Industrial Revolution, the Russian Revolution, two world wars and the Cold War in Europe, the fall of the Soviet Union, and globalization.
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HIS 2320 - East Asian History: To 1600 (3)
When Offered: On Demand
GEN ED: Historical Studies Designation; Integrative Learning Experience (Theme: “How We Know What We Know About the Past: Method, Evidence, Knowledge”)
An introduction to the major issues in East Asian civilizations from pre-history to 1600 with a focus on China, Japan, and Korea. Topics include state building, philosophical/religious traditions (including Confucianism, Daoism, and Buddhism), material culture, the role of women, economic development, regional/global exchange, and social change.
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HIS 2322 - History of Traditional China (3)
When Offered: Fall. Even-numbered years
The main topics of Chinese civilization from its origins up to early modern times are the focus of this course. Topics include, but are not limited to, Confuciansim and the tradition of the scholar-bureaucrat; family, ancestors, and agrarian traditions; “civilized” China and “barbarian” neighbors; science and technlolgy.
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HIS 2340 - Modern East Asia (3)
When Offered: Spring
GEN ED: Historical Studies Designation; Integrative Learning Experience (Theme: “Revolutions: Social and Political”)
An introduction to the major themes in modern East Asian history from approximately 1600 to the present with a focus on China, Japan and Korea. Topics include social change and revolution, philosophical/religious traditions (including Confucianism and Buddhism), political/economic innovations (including Liberalism, Communism, Fascism, and Corporatism), imperialism, empire and nation, material culture, the role of women, the Cold War, and globalization.
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HIS 2421 - History of Africa to 1850 (3)
When Offered: Fall
A survey of pre-colonial Africa, examining such topics as geographical influences, neolithic development, structures of belief, ancient North Africa, Islamic influence, trade, African kingdoms and stateless societies, Bantu and other migrations, the slave trade, and early nineteenth- century changes in several parts of Africa.
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HIS 2422 - History of Africa since 1850 (3)
When Offered: Spring
A survey which examines such topics as tradition and change in African cultures, the European partition and the African response, colonial systems, the Pan-African movement, the road to independence, and contemporary issues confronting independent Africa.
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HIS 2500 - Independent Study (1-3)
When Offered: Fall; Spring
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HIS 2510 - Sophomore Honors Topics in American Civilization to 1876 (3)
When Offered: Fall
A study of topics in American history through post Civil War reconstruction. Enrollment by invitation of the department or application. (Major may substitute for HIS 2201 .)
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HIS 2515 - Sophomore Honors Topics in American Civilization Since 1876 (3)
When Offered: Spring
A study of topics in American history from the Gilded Age to the Contemporary Era. Enrollment by invitation of the department or application. (Major may substitute for HIS 2204 .)
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HIS 2525 - The Americans: A Cultural History (3)
When Offered: Fall; Spring
GEN ED: Historical Studies Designation; Integrative Learning Experience (Theme: “American Culture: Past and Present”)
A history of American cultural traditions, both formal and popular. The course focuses on cultural and social trends in American history, including the rise of a national culture via the development of distinctively American forms in art and literature, music and religion; social thought; and reform movements. It includes an examination of everyday life, popular entertainments and attitudes, and the impact of technological change on American culture.
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HIS 2603 - African American History to the Civil War (3)
When Offered: Fall
A survey of African American history from the seventeenth century to the 1860s.
(Global Learning Opportunity course)
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HIS 2604 - African American History Since Emancipation (3)
When Offered: Spring
A survey of African American history from the 1860s to the present.
(Global Learning Opportunity course)
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HIS 2800 - Writing History (3)
When Offered: Fall; Spring
GEN ED: Junior Writing in the Discipline (WID)
This course is required for all History majors. The course uses a variety of primary and secondary sources to explore the ways history is researched and written.
Prerequisite: R C 2001 or its equivalent.
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HIS 3122 - Classical Greece and the Hellenistic World (3)
When Offered: Spring. Odd-numbered years
This course will focus on society, culture and politics from the Persian Wars through the formation of Hellenistic Kingdoms. In addition to exploring the rise of empires and kingdoms, this course will also survey artistic and literary developments, including Greek romances. The course will be part lecture, and part discussion, with an emphasis on primary sources and source problems.
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HIS 3124 - Fall of the Roman Republic (3)
When Offered: Fall. Odd-numbered years
This course will focus on developments in politics, society and the military during the last troubled years of the Republic, beginning with the Gracchi to the death of Caesar. The course will be part lecture, and part discussion, with an emphasis on primary sources and source problems.
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HIS 3125 - Rise of the Roman Empire (3)
When Offered: Spring. Even-numbered years
This course will focus on the rise of the Roman Empire, from the Principate to the third century crisis. Special attention will be given to military, economic and political developments, as well as the ever-changing concept of what “Roman” meant across the empire. This course will be primarily discussion, with some lecture.
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HIS 3135 - Spain to 1492 (3)
When Offered: Fall. Even-numbered years
This course introduces students to the history of Spain, covering the early Iberian, Roman, Visigoth, Islamic, and the late Medieval Christian periods.
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HIS 3136 - Spain from 1469 to present (3)
When Offered: Spring. Odd-numbered years
This course introduces students to the history of Spain, covering the “Golden Age,” the Spanish Civil War, Franco, and the modern democratic period.
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HIS 3137 - Gender, Sex, and Sexuality in Early Modern Europe (3)
When Offered: Spring. Even-numbered years
This course will introduce students to three areas of recent thought-provoking historical research: changes in perceptions and control of gender, sex, and sexual identity in early modern Europe.
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HIS 3141 - Britain to 1688 (3)
When Offered: On Demand
This survey course introduces students to the history of Britain to the “Glorious Revolution” of 1688.
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HIS 3142 - Britain Since 1688 (3)
When Offered: On Demand
This survey course introduces students to the history of Britain since the “Glorious Revolution” of 1688.
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HIS 3143 - Medieval Ireland (3)
When Offered: On Demand
This course will focus on Ireland during the Middle Ages as an entity apart from the Roman Empire and European mainstream. Goals of the course are to cover the introduction of Christianity, Latin, Roman leadership, Viking raids, and the establishment of towns, all of which brought Ireland into exchange with the rest of Europe. In this course, we will examine the history of this “fringe” land from the perspective of the many people who lived there, Irish and others, and look at how their interactions created the modern nation.
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HIS 3144 - The Vikings (3)
When Offered: On Demand
The aim of this course is to explore both the reputation and the reality of the Vikings from 750-1200, and from Baghdad to Vinland. Archaeological excavations and sources written by the Norse and Danes themselves have shown that there was far more to the Scandinavians than their actions as Viking raiders. Their roles as explorers, merchants, craftsmen, and town-builders will be examined in this course. The emphasis will be on using primary sources, sources that actually come to us from the Middle Ages, to understand how the Vikings viewed themselves and their world, as well as how others viewed them. There will also be a strong writing component to this course.
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HIS 3146 - Medieval Warfare (3)
When Offered: Spring. Even-numbered years
This course will examine trends in waging war from the late Roman Empire until the advent of gunpowder, roughly AD 300-AD 1400. Special attention will be paid to the changes in the Roman Army, the role of the army in the transition from Empire to Barbarian kingdoms, the Carolingian reforms, the rise of European power in the eleventh century and the Crusades, the Mongol threat, and finally, the adoption of gunpowder in the Hundred Years War.
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HIS 3148 - The Making of British Democracy: Party and Politics, 1865-1951 (3)
When Offered: On Demand
This course will examine processes of political change in Britain between 1865 (the death of Lord Palmerston) and 1951 (the defeat at the polls of the first majority Labour government). The main focus will be on the nature and meaning of “democracy.” In the early nineteenth century the term was used pejoratively, to warn against mob rule and social upheaval. But by the mid-twentieth century, Britain’s system of government was generally assumed to be “democratic”: the term now referred to an ongoing and salutary extension of political rights and participation. How did this change come about? Why did the character of Britain’s democracy continue to be controversial? In order to address these problems, the course will investigate the role played by particular political leaders, parties, principles, and policies, and the changing relationship between political institutions and the people they were designed both to govern and to represent.
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HIS 3149 - Britain’s “REEL” History: Monarchy and People on Film (3)
When Offered: On Demand
This course will examine major themes in modern British history through film. It will focus on how films represent the past and how they are themselves products of particular periods and mind-sets. Among the topics to be studied will be: the role of the monarchy, and changing attitudes towards it; Britain’s experience of war in the twentieth century; the retreat from empire; social change and class relationships; and questions of race, gender, religion, and national identity. What do we see in modern Britain: Victorian continuities or the “New Jerusalem,” economic, imperial, political, and cultural decline or remarkable national progress? In addressing such questions, this course will consider what is revealed in movies and documentaries and place them in their proper historical context.
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HIS 3151 - Comparative Genocide in the Twentieth Century (3)
When Offered: Fall. Alternate years
This advanced course combines an analysis of conceptual approaches to genocide studies with an examination of specific twentieth century genocides. The examined cases include the Ottoman genocide of the Armenians, the Holocaust, the mass murders in 1970s Cambodia and 1990s Bosnia, and the 1994 Rwandan genocide. The course pays specific attention to the motivations of perpetrators, the role of mass media, and the international community’s politics of naming and intervention.
(Same as JHP 3151 .)
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HIS 3152 - Germany in Europe, 1918-present (3)
When Offered: Spring. Even-numbered years
A study of Germany in the twentieth century, stressing the impact of war, National Socialism, Cold War division, and reunification, Socioeconomic changes, cultural developments, and Germany’s role in European and world affairs will also be examined.
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HIS 3153 - The Road to Hitler (3)
When Offered: Spring. Even-numbered years
This course examines the rise of Hitler and the Third Reich from a cultural perspective. It begins with an examination of pre-1914 volkish ideology and cultural Expressionism. It then examines the literary and psychological impact of World War I, analyzes the nature of the cultural experimentation of the 1920s, evaluates the cultural revolution following Hitler’s appointment as Chancellor in 1933, explains why Hitler launched World War II and the Holocaust, and investigates the importance of Hitler and National Socialism for contemporary German society and culture.
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HIS 3154 - The Holocaust: Interpretation, Memory, and Representation (3)
When Offered: Spring
This upper-level course examines key scholarly debates in the study of the Holocaust’s perpetrators, victims, and bystanders. The class also analyzes the memorialization and often-conflicting representations of the Holocaust in German, Israeli, and American societies after 1945. It demonstrates how the Holocaust does not only exist as a devastating reality of Jewish history, but has also become an integral component of global history with a profound impact on our world today. The course evolves around a Center-supported research trip during spring break that alternates between Holocaust memorials and archives in Washington, D.C., Germany/Poland, and Israel.
(Same as JHP 3154 .)
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HIS 3155 - Russia: 16th to 20th Century (3)
When Offered: Spring
This course will examine the basic values and principles of traditional Russian civilization, which were inherited, accommodated, and then changed during the Soviet period (1917-1991) and which are springing up again in the time of complicated transition to democracy. The focus will also be made on the reforms of Peter I and Alexander II to the rise and fall of the Soviet Empire and to the last painful attempts to build democratic state and society. This broad survey will consider themes related to Russians and non-Russians alike, cultural interactions between them in the process of Russian exploration and expansion; migration and settlement patterns; ranching, mining, and other extractive industries; families; labor; water; urbanization; and myth-building.
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HIS 3156 - History of International Terrorism (3)
When Offered: Fall. Even-numbered years
This course is designed to introduce students to key concepts to which they can refer to for analyzing what may be anticipated with respect to future incidents of global terrorism. The course will cover previous incidents of terrorism, such as the events of September 11, 2001, which set the stage for a major reconfiguring of world politics similar in scope to the transformations provoked by the two World Wars and the Cold War in the twentieth century. The course provides a framework as well for analyzing present and future acts of terrorism.
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HIS 3158 - Ethnic Conflict: East Versus West (3)
When Offered: Fall. Odd-numbered years
GEN ED: Historical Studies Designation; Integrative Learning Experience (Theme: “War and Peace”)
Ethnic peace, conflicts, and resolutions are among the oldest dreams and most difficult challenges of human experience. The art of compromise and accommodation, the process for peaceful resolution of differences and setting of priorities, the rule of law as an inclusive and systematic set of legal procedures, and the universal respect for human rights are necessary in order to deal with ethnic conflicts and thus should be a part of professional training of new leaders. This course also deals with historic and comparative studies of ethnic conflicts in the West, the Balkans, Caucasus, and Central Asia.
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HIS 3210 - Poverty: Theory and Practice (3)
When Offered: Spring
GEN ED: Liberal Studies Experience
This course introduces students to the theories and history of poverty, with an emphasis on learning the historical and social contexts of poverty through experiential or service-learning.
(Same as WRC 3210 ).
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HIS 3222 - Colonial America (3)
When Offered: Fall. Odd-numbered years
An examination of the formation of American values and institutions through the interaction of European traditions and the American environment; social mobility, economic opportunity, and political democracy; the role of religion; Indian relations, slavery; gender construction; the causes and consequences of the colonial wars; and the causes of the decision to seek independence from Great Britain.
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HIS 3223 - Revolutionary America (3)
When Offered: Spring. Odd-numbered years
This course explores the history of the U.S. from the events leading up to the American Revolution and the fight for Independence through the founding of the United States and the election of 1800, ending with the second American Revolution (the War of 1812). The course focuses on the social and cultural effects of the war and its aftermath. It also examines the shaping of the New Republic; the founding of political parties; the Second Great Awakening; and the role of women, Native Americans, and African Americans in those processes. The course places special attention on the role of the backcountry in the shaping of the Early Republic.
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HIS 3224 - Antebellum America (3)
When Offered: Fall. Odd-numbered years
A study of the United States from the end of the War of 1812 until the Civil War. Variable content. Topics include the meaning of Jacksonian democracy; slavery and race relations; the antislavery movement and the rise of social reform movements including temperance, utopianism, and women’s rights; Indian removal; the market economy; the westward movement; the Mexican American War; the free soil movement; and the secession crisis.
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HIS 3226 - The U.S. Civil War (3)
When Offered: Spring
A study of the era of national transformation, with emphasis on the sectional conflict and causes of the Civil War, its political and military conduct, its international impact, the abolition of slavery, and the principal political, social, economic, and cultural changes wrought on the nation by war.
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HIS 3227 - History of U.S. Reconstruction (1863-1877) (3)
When Offered: Spring. Odd-numbered years
This course will examine the way in which Americans worked to reform the nation in the wake of the Civil War. It will focus on varying opinions and experiences of different Americans, black and white, men and women, North and South, East and West. We will place the South within a national context, describing how political events and social movements in the North and West shaped Reconstruction.
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HIS 3228 - The Gilded Age and Progressive Era (3)
When Offered: On Demand
An analysis of the responses of the American people to the rise of the urban-industrial nation. Problems associated with the growth of the city, capital-labor confrontations, social mobility, black-white relations, reform movements, cultural and intellectual affairs, American imperialism, and representative biography are examined.
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HIS 3229 - World War II (3)
When Offered: On Demand
A study of the largest and most destructive war of the 20th century, with emphasis on the global contexts in which the war began, how the Allies emerged victorious, how the war led to the development of the Cold War, and how the war dramatically altered the social, cultural, economic, and political fabric of the United States and other nations. The course will cover most of the major geographic areas involved in the war, as well as many of the major military and political events and figures of the war.
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HIS 3230 - Recent United States History (3)
When Offered: Spring
American history since 1920, with emphasis on domestic social and political developments in the post-1945 period. Organized around the theme of the rise and relative decline of the middle class, major topics include the Cold War, the Civil Rights Movement, the Baby Boom, suburbanization, the rise of rock’n’roll, the Vietnam War, the Counterculture, Watergate, the Energy Crisis, and Reaganism Course features music and films as well as lectures.
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HIS 3232 - Contemporary U.S. Political History (3)
When Offered: Fall. Even-numbered years
Intensive study of selected topics in U.S. politics (broadly defined) from 1932 to the present, with an emphasis on recent events. Content will vary to reflect contemporary political debates, which will be analyzed from a historical perspective. Examples of topics include: the rise of southern Republicans, presidential campaigns, party realignments, church and state, movements of change, race and gender politics, the welfare state, globalization, and foreign policy.
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HIS 3233 - History of the American West (3)
When Offered: Fall
This course examines the history of the Trans-Mississippian West from Native occupation to the twentieth century. The course considers how Native Americans lived in their environment; how the West was explored, settled, and developed by Europeans and Americans; how different ethnic and racial groups interacted and shaped each other’s experiences; how men and women experienced the West; and how the West has influenced the development of the United States. It also explores the meaning of the West in the American consciousness and the place of the West in understanding American History.
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