2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Course Descriptions
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At the end of each course description, information is provided to indicate when the course will be scheduled.
Please note: Schedules are subject to change; check the PeopleSoft online schedule prior to each term’s registration.
Courses designated NLA (non-liberal arts) cannot be applied toward the minimum liberal arts credit requirements. Course prerequisites are included in this listing. Unless otherwise specified, a course does not have a prerequisite.
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ITA 490 - Linked Internship in Italian
A supervised work experience tied to an Iona College advanced course in Italian that requires regular use of the Italian language at an advanced level. The work may be in a variety of fields and may typically take place in a company, institute or other educational institution. The student will work five to six hours a week over a period of eight to ten weeks. As the internship is designed to supplement and extend the goals of the course with which it is linked, and the student is required to meet regularly with the professor of the course, write reports related to the experience, and submit a final project.
Internship
Credits: 1
Prerequisite: major or minor in Italian in good academic standing and nine credits (3 courses) in advanced courses in Italian (300 or 400 level); by recommendation of the Department of Foreign Languages
Department Consent Required
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ITA 495 - Internship in Italian
A supervised work experience tied to an Iona College advanced course in Italian that requires regular use of the Italian language at an advanced level. The work may be in a variety of fields and may typically take place in a company, institute or other educational institution. The student intern is required to meet regularly with an internship advisor from the full-time faculty in Italian, write reports related to the experience and submit a final project.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Major or minor in Italian in good academic standing and nine credits in advanced courses in Italian (300-400 level); by recommendation of the Department of Foreign Languages
Department Consent Required
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JPN 103 - Elementary Japanese I
Gradual development of the four language skills: comprehension, speaking, reading and writing, with an early introduction to short excerpts from contemporary literary works and Japanese culture. Three hours of class instruction and one hour of laboratory work per week. Credit only for students with no previous study of Japanese.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Offered in the Fall Semester
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JPN 104 - Elementary Japanese II
Gradual development of the four language skills: comprehension, speaking, reading and writing, with an early introduction to short excerpts from contemporary literary works and Japanese culture. Three hours of class instruction and one hour of laboratory work per week. Credit only for students with no previous study of Japanese.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: JPN 103
Offered in the Spring Semester
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JPN 203 - Intermediate Japanese I
Designed to review the structure of the language, to strengthen the student’s aural/oral ability to communicate in basic everyday life situations in Japanese, and to introduce Katakana and Hiragana, two of the three main types of Japanese characters.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: JPN 104
Offered When Needed
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JPN 204 - Intermediate Japanese II
Designed to review the structure of the language, to strengthen the student’s aural/oral ability to communicate in basic everyday life situations in Japanese, and to introduce Katakana and Hiragana, two of the three main types of Japanese characters.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: JPN 104
Offered When Needed
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LAT 103 - Elementary Latin 1
The fundamentals of the Latin language. Emphasis on grammar, forms and speedy development of reading skills. Selected readings from Classical through Medieval and Renaissance literature. The Latin roots underlying English vocabulary. Credit only for students with no previous study of Latin.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Offered in the Fall Semester
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LAT 104 - Elementary Latin 2
The fundamentals of the Latin language. Emphasis on grammar, forms and speedy development of reading skills. Selected readings from Classical through Medieval and Renaissance literature. The Latin roots underlying English vocabulary. Credit only for students with no previous study of Latin.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: LAT 103
Offered in the Spring Semester
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LAT 203 - Intermediate Latin1
Review of the fundamentals of the Latin language. Appreciative readings of Caesar, Cicero, Ovid, Vergil, the Psalter, the Latin Church Fathers. The role of Latin in the development of later Euorpean language and letters.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: LAT 104
Offered When Needed
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LAT 204 - Intermediate Latin 2
Review of the fundamentals of the Latin language. Appreciative readings of Caesar, Cicero, Ovid, Vergil, the Psalter, the latin Church Fathers. The role of Latin in the development of later European language and letters.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: LAT 104
Offered When Needed
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LAT 301 - Latin Verse
The course is a reading class focusing on Roman Poetry. Daily translations will accompany vocabulary and language reviews.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: LAT 203 or equivalent
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LAT 302 - Latin Prose
The course is a reading class focusing on Roman prose authors. Daily translations will accompany vocabulary and grammar reviews.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: LAT 203 or equivalent
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LAT 303 - Medieval Latin
The course is a reading class focusing on Medieval Latin. Daily translations will accompany vocabulary and grammar reviews.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: LAT 203 or equivalent
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SPA 103 - Elementary Spanish 1
Gradual development of the four language skills; comprehension, speaking, reading and writing, with an early introduction of short excerpts from contemporary lliterary works. Introduction to Spanish culture. Three hours of class instruction and one hour of laboratory work per week. Credit only for those with no previous study of Spanish.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Offered in the Fall Semester
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SPA 104 - Elementary Spanish 2
Gradual development of the four language skills; comprehension, speaking, reading and writing, with an early introduction of short excerpts from contemporary literary works. Introduction to Spanish culture. Three hours of class instruction and one hour of laboratory work per week. Credit only for those with no previous study of Spanish.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: SPA 103
Offered in the Spring Semester
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SPA 107 - Spanish for Health Care Professions
This course is a Spanish language course intended for students of Science or Health Care careers with no-knowledge or a limitid basic knowledge of Spanish. It aims to initiate the student in a Spanish Health Care work place.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Offered in the Fall Semester
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SPA 150 - Beginning Hispanic Culture through Conversation
This is a comprehensive beginning Spanish course providing an overview of the civilization and culture of Spain, and the nations of Latin America. Although there is a promotion of all four language skills: comprehension, speaking, reading and writing, emphasis is put on integrating the basic grammatical structures of the language into proficiency oriented activities focusing in on culturally relevant topics. There will be a use of videos, DVDs, power-point presentations and a field trip will augment lectures and discussions. Three hours of class instruction and one hour of laboratory work per week (or as required by the instructor).
Lecture
Credits: 3
Offered Fall, Spring & Summer
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SPA 203 - Intensive Intermediate Spanish
Intensive review of the structure of the language intended to strengthen the student’s aural/oral comprehension and ability in written composition based on readings in modern literature. Three hours of class instruction and one hour laboratory per week.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: SPA 104 or equivalent.
Offered in the Fall Semester
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SPA 204 - Introduction to Spain and Spanish America
An overview of the civilization and culture of Spain and the nations of Latin America highlighting their development from their beginnings to the present. Use of slides, recording, flims, and a field trip will augment lecture and discussion.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: SPA 203 or equivalent
Offered in the Fall Semester
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SPA 224 - Spanish Conversation 1
Conversation based on everyday topics and on readings taken from a wide range of current events in newspapers and/or magazines. The primary aim of this course is to develop a speaking ability in Spanish. Three hours of class instruction and one hour of laboratory work per week.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Prerequiste: SPA 104 or equivalent
Offered in the Fall Semester
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SPA 225 - Spanish Conversation 2
Further conversation based on everyday topics and/or readings taken from a wide range of current events in newspapers and/or magazines. The primary aim of this course is to increase the student’s ability through an active exchange of ideas on the part of students and instructor.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: SPA 224 or equivalent.
Offered in the Spring Semester
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SPA 250 - Intermediate Hispanic Culture through Conversation
This is a comprehensive intermediate Spanish course providing an overview of the civilization and culture of Spain, and the nations of Latin America. Although there is a promotion of all four language skills: comprehension, speaking, reading and writing, emphasis is put on integrating the basic grammatical structures of the language into proficiency oriented activities focusing in on culturally relevant topics. There will be a use of videos, DVDs, power-point presentations and a field trip will augment lectures and discussions. Three hours of class instruction and one hour of laboratory work per week (or as required by the instructor).
Lecture
Credits: 3
Offered Fall, Spring & Summer
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SPA 255 - Conducting Business in Hispanic Cultures
This course is a Spanish language course intended for students of Business with a prior basic knowledge of Spanish. It aims to initiate the student in a Spanish business speaking work place. (Requirements: SPA 150-level of Spanish or superior) (3 credits)
Lecture
Credits: 3
Offered in Fall & Spring
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SPA 304 - Spanish for Hispanics
A practical course in the structures of written and spoken Spanish for students with Spanish origin. The course is applied to those students who speak English but have a background in speaking Spanish at home.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Offered When Needed
Department Consent Required
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SPA 305 - Advanced Spanish Composition 1
Course in advanced composition intended to develop the ability to write Spanish with facility and correctness; review of grammar, treatment of stylistics, considerable writing of free essays, translation into Spanish.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: SPA 203 or equivalent
Offered in the Fall Semester
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SPA 306 - Advanced Spanish Composition 2
Course in advanced composition intended to develop the ability to write Spanish with facility and correctness; review of grammar, treatment of stylistics, considerable writing of free essays, translation into Spanish.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: SPA 203 or equivalent
Offered in the Spring Semester
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SPA 307 - Advanced Conversation 1
An intensive course in Spanish conversation designed to provide the student with a practical vocabulary while developing fluency in the use of everyday Spanish. Oral reports and discussions of topics relating to general and cultural material. Three hours of class instruction per week. Prerequisite: Any 200 level SPA or equivalent.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Offered in the Fall Semester
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SPA 308 - Advanced Conversation 2
An intensive course in Spanish conversation designed to provide the student with a practical vocabulary while developing fluency in the use of everyday Spanish. Oral reports and discussions of topics relating to general and cultural material. Prerequisite: any 200 SPA or equivalent.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Offered in the Spring Semester
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SPA 309 - Speech Patterns of Spanish
A study of perfect patterns of intonation, pronunciation, and expressive features of contemporary spoken Spanish. Intensive practice of structural patterns of the spoken language. Conducted in Spanish.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: SPA 203 or equivalent
Offered Spring Semester Alternate Years
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SPA 310 - Spanish Literature Origin through the 16th Century
A study of the evolution of Spanish literature from its earliest manifestations to the Baroque period; extensive reading of important authors; lectures and discussions conducted in Spanish.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: SPA 305 , SPA 306 , SPA 307 , or SPA 308
Offered in the Fall Semester
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SPA 311 - Spanish Literature 17th to 19th Century
A study of the major trends in Spanish literature from neo-classicism through the twentieth century, including romanticism, realism, naturalism, and contemporary movements. Reading of major authors; lectures and discussions. Course conducted in Spanish.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: SPA 305 , SPA 306 , SPA 307 , SPA 308 or SPA 310
Offered in the Spring Semester
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SPA 312 - Spanish American Literature from Pre-Columbian to the Present
A study of the major trends in Spanish literature from pre-Columbian writings through the Discovery, Baroque and Independence periods to the present day. Extensive readings of prominent authors, lectures and discussions. course conducted in Spanish.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: SPA 305 , SPA 306 , SPA 307 or permission of dept.
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SPA 320 - Written Spanish for the Business World
Intensive practice in commercial Spanish correspondence for the business or international studies major. Develops proficiency in use of standard idiomatic written Spanish and practical business terminology.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Offered in the Spring Semester
Department Consent Required
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SPA 409 - Spanish Golden Age Literature
This course is a study of major representative works from the period including narrative, poetry and drama, with particular emphasis on drama. It may include such canonical writers as Garcilaso de la Vega, Santa Teresa de Jesus, San Juan de la Cruz, Lope de Vega, Tirso de Molina, Calderon de la Barca, Quevedo and Gongora, as well as the anonymous work Vida de Lazarillo de Tormes. The works of these masters will be analyzed from a historical, ideological, socio-political and literary perspective. Course conducted in Spanish.
Lecture
Credits: 3
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SPA 411 - Spanish/Latin American Cinema
This course provides an introduction to the cinema of Spain and Spanish America. The course is designed to study, among many other topics: the relationships between language and film, text and image, as well as the representation of society, culture and history. Films from Mexico, Cuba, Argentina, Spain and other countries will initiate students into discussion and readings. Students will continue with directed research into areas of interest.
Lecture
Credits: 3
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SPA 412 - The History and Culture of Spain
This course is a survey of the history and culture of Spain from the earliest times to present day society. Special attention is given to the area of the Spanish Empire and to the events of the modern and contemporary periods. Cultural achievements in art (including architecture, sculpture, paintings, music, dance, folklore, etc.) are explored along with Spain’s rich heritage of popular culture and customs. Course conducted in Spanish.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Offered in Alternate Years Offered in the Spring Semester
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SPA 413 - The Hispanic Heritage
A study of the Hispanic influence on the development of Latin America. The outstanding Indian Civilizations of Mexico and Peru are surveyed; the development of the present day nations is traced through the periods of discovery, conquest, colonization and independence. Particular stress is given to the current problems of these nations. Conducted in Spanish. Prerequisite: Knowledge of Spanish.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Offered in Alternate Years Offered in the Spring Semester
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SPA 415 - Puerto Rican Heritage
Aspects of the civilization and traditions of the Puerto Rican culture will be discussed to help students understand social situations more fully. This course is especially designed as a service to those students who will be involved in community programs. Conducted in Spanish. Prerequisite: Knowledge of Spanish
Lecture
Credits: 3
Offered in Alternate Years Offered in the Spring Semester
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SPA 416 - Contemporary Spanish Literature
An interpretation and analysis of the major authors of the contemporary period; their impact on the philosophical, social, and political climate of Spain will be considered. Course conducted in Spanish. Prerequisite: Knowledge of Spanish.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Offered in Alternate Years Offered in the Spring Semester
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SPA 420 - Miguel de Cervantes: El Quijote
This course is a comprehensive and analytical study of Cervantes’ masterpiece El ingenioso hidalgo don Quijote de la Mancha. It combines a close reading of the entire original work with some informative and critical materials in light of its historical, social and literary context. Special attention will be placed on the socio-cultural aspects, characters, literary trends of the time, and richness of its language and style. Course conducted in Spanish.
Lecture
Credits: 3
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SPA 426 - Contemporary Hispanic American Literature
A interpretation and analysis of the major authors of the contemporary period; their impact on the philosophical, social, and political climate of Latin America will be considered. Conducted in Spanish. Prerequisite: Knowledge of Spanish.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Offered Spring Semester Alternate Years
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SPA 429 - Cervantes Theater of the Golden Age
This will be an analytical study of Cervantes’ work, giving special emphasis to his masterpiece, Don Quixote. This course deals with the Spanish theater of the Golden Age with emphasis placed on the ideological and literary currents. Conducted in Spanish. Prerequisite: Knowledge of Spanish.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Offered in Alternate Years Offered in the Spring Semester
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SPA 451 - Seminar in Spanish Literature
A review of the great ideas and ideals learned in the liberal arts core curriculum in light of what has been taught in major courses, with a view to integrating for the students the two branches of their programs of studies. Readings, research and discussions of selected authors, works or genres of Spanish or Spanish-American literature.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Capstone Course Offered in the Spring Semester
Department Consent Required
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SPA 453 - Independent Study
Directed research, discussion and readings in selected topics on the culture or literature of Spaniards or Spanish-Americans. Prerequisite: approval of department chair. 3 credits.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Department Consent Required
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SPA 455 - Special Topics
This is an introductory course in translation intended for students of Spanish, as such this class will combine theory and practice to approach the basics of translation. The main focus centers on translating a wide range of different texts: literary/non-literary/technical, etc. The translations will be from English into Spanish and from Spanish into English and will provide a glimpse of techniques used in translation. The course will be taught mostly in Spanish, although there will be some lectures in English.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Offered in the Spring Semester
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SPA 490 - Linked Internship in Spanish
A supervised work experience tied to an Iona College advanced course in Spanish that requires regular use of the Spanish language at an advanced level. The work may be in a variety of fields and may typically take place in a company, institute or other educational institution. The student will work five to six hours a week over a period of eight to ten weeks. As the internship is designed to supplement and extend the goals of the course with which it is linked, and the student is required to meet regularly with the professor of the course, write reports related to the experience, and submit a final project.
Internship
Credits: 1
Prerequisite: Major or Minor in Spanish in good academic standing and nine credits (3 courses) in advanced courses in Spanish (300 or 400 level); by recommendation of the Department of Foreign Languages
Department Consent Required
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SPA 495 - Internship in Spanish
A supervised work experience tied to an Iona College advanced course in Spanish that requires regular use of the Spanish language at an advanced level. The work may be in a variety of fields and may typically take place in a company, institute or other educational institution. The student intern is required to meet regularly with an internship advisor from the full-time faculty in Spanish, write reports related to the experience and submit a final project.
Internship
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Major or Minor in Spanish in good academic standing and nine credits (3 courses) in advanced courses in Spanish (300 or 400 level); by recommendation of the Department of Foreign Languages
Department Consent Required
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History Courses may be classified as follows:
Core Curriculum:
Humanities Requirements History Core Course Choices: HST 101 , HST 120 , HST 201 , HST 304 , HST 310 , HST 311 , HST 315 , HST 319 , HST 335 , HST 336 , HST 337 , HST 338 , HST 343 , HST 345 , HST 346 , HST 351 , HST 352, HST 355 , HST 360 , HST 368 , HST 370 , HST 372 , HST 374 , HST 381 , HST 382 , HST 385 , HST 386 , HST 391 , HST 392 , HST 393 , HST 396 , HST 410 , HST 411 , GEO 415 .
Diversity, Cross-Cultural, and Global Perspectives Core Course Choices: GEO 305 , GEO 415 , HST 319 , HST 337 , HST 338 , HST 345 , HST 355 , HST 360 , HST 368 , HST 370 , HST 372 , HST 374 , HST 381 , HST 382 , HST 385 , HST 386 , HST 391 , HST 392 , HST 393 , HST 396 .
Integrated Core Themes (ICT) Centerpiece Courses: HST 345 (Violence ICT), HST 304 (Innovation and Creative Mind ICT)
- American History: HST 207 , HST 208 , HST 304 , HST 310 , HST 311 , HST 315 , HST 319 , HST 335 , HST 336 , HST 337 , HST 338 .
- European History: HST 337 , HST 341, HST 343 , HST 345 , HST 346 , HST 348, HST 351 , HST 352, HST 355 , HST 360 , HST 368 , HST 370 , HST 372 , HST 374 .
- Non-Western History: HST 338 , HST 360 , HST 381 , HST 382 , HST 385 , HST 386 , HST 391 , HST 392 , HST 393 , HST 395, HST 396 .
- Colloquia, Seminars and Research: HST 301 , HST 410 , HST 411 , HST 491 , HST 492, HST 497 , HST 499 .
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CDS 1115 - Crisis in the Middle East: Historical and Political Perspectives
This course will examine the historical and contemporary situation in the middle east region. Topics include the crisis in Lebanon, Arab-Israeli relations, and American and Soviet policies in the region. The impact this region has on international politics, including Soviet-American relations, will also be explored.
Lecture
Credits: 1
Offered When Needed Weekend Intensive
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CDS 1159 - The Vietnam Experience
This course traces the history of U.S. involvement in Vietnam from the early post-World War II period to the collapse of the Vietnamese government. Special emphasis is placed on the changing U.S. role in Vietnam during the Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon administrations.
Lecture
Credits: 1
Offered in the Fall Semester Weekend Intensive
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CDS 1166 - The Holocaust
The holocaust will be examined through the literatures of history and other social and behavioral sciences, biographies, novels and film.
Lecture
Credits: 1
Offered When Needed Weekend Intensive
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GEO 305 - General World Geography
An introduction to the regions of the world through study of the role of environmental factors and resources - topography, climates, soils, vegetation, minerals and their impact upon human environment population, chief cultural features and economic activities.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Offered When Needed
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GEO 360 - Historical Geography
This course examines the role of landscape, natural resources, and environment in key historical events. Students will be introduced to classical and contemporary theories of the discipline and will examine case studies from both Western and non-Western centers of civilization.
Lecture
Credits: 3
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GEO 415 - Economics of Global Resources
A geographic analysis of world resources: Agricultural, mineral, technological and human. A study of resource patterns, world interdependence in primary commodities, problems of ‘cartelization’ and their implications for industrialization and economic development and well-being of nations.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Offered in the Fall Semester
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GEO 491 - Special Topics in Geography
This course will entail the examination of a theme or region which currently listed geography courses do not explore or do not address in sufficient detail.
Lecture
Credits: 3
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HST 101 - Evolution of Western Civilization
The topical progression of the course will be chronological, from the age of Ancient Greece up to the end of the Cold War/beginning of the Global Era. Along with an exploration of the development of the institutions, ideologies and cultures which have both composed and characterized the West, this course will also introduce the interaction between Western and non-Western societies that has established both the present position as well as current perceptions of the West in world affairs. Not open to students who have taken HST 105.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Offered in Fall & Spring
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HST 120 - Timeless Issues in History
This course will illuminate seven enduring themes of history: (1) War and Peace, (2) Government, (3) Religion, (4) Culture, Ethnicity and Gender, (5) Transformative Ideas and Intellectual Trends, (6) Social Hierarchies and Structures and (7) Trade and Economy. Select eras and societies from global history will be used to exemplify to consider and to critique these themes.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Offered Fall, Spring & Summer
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HST 201 - Tradition and Modernity: The Challenges of the Non-Western World
The history of the non-Western world will be considered topically with focused consideration on areas of contemporary historical significance. The scope of the analysis-early civilization, interaction with European powers during exploration and colonization, and the problems and potentials since decolonization and independence-will provide a nuanced understanding of historical development in troubled spots of the non-Western world. Not open to students who have taken HST 106.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: HST 101 or 105
Offered in Fall & Spring
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HST 207 - Growth of the American Republic
A topical history of the United States emphasizing European colonization, colonial government and society, the Revolution, problems of the new nation, westward expansion, Jacksonian Democracy, slavery, sectionalism and secession, the Civil War and Reconstruction.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Offered in the Fall Semester
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HST 208 - Emergence of Modern America
A topical history of America in the last century emphasizing the new industrialism, immigration, urbanization, the labor movement, populism and progressivism, two world wars, the New Deal, the United States as a world power, and the civil rights movements of the sixties.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Offered in the Spring Semester
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HST 301 - The Study of History
An introduction to methodology and historiography. Methods of research and writing are practiced on the basis of readings in primary and secondary sources and in the works of great historians, past and present. The great historical writings will be treated in terms of their literary merits, and great historiographical controversies will be discussed. Selected problems in the theory and philosophy of history will be raised. Career opportunities for students majoring in history will be explored in light of the departmental curriculum. Must be taken no later than junior year for majors.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: ENG 120 or Honors Status.
Oral Intensive. Offered in the Fall Semester. Written Intensive
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HST 304 - From Hamilton to Mickey Mouse: IP and Politics of Innovation in American History
This seminar course examines the dynamic between artistic and scientific innovation and democratic government in America from the eighteenth century to the present day. Exploring copyright and its intersection with patents, trade secrets, and trademarks, we will investigate and assess the development of political authority in tandem with that of changing ideas about the role of creative expression in American society. From books, visual art, music and their technologies in Early America through kindles, Instagram, and Spotify today, we will study the relationship between making art and making money. To do so, we will focus on how the expansion of the federal government was influenced by and in turn supported transformations in intellectual property, via both law and practice. Framed by the wider context of political, legal, and economic history as well as the history of capitalism, technology, race, and gender, we will study innovation as a central idea and institution in complex and often contradictory understandings of national democracy through the lens of intellectual property.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: ENG 120 or Honors Status.
Integrated Core Theme Centerpiece: Innovation. Offered in Fall & Spring
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HST 310 - American Colonial History
A survey of colonial history emphasizing the political, economic and social foundations in European colonization, religious and intellectual development, Anglo-French rivalry and the colonial wars, colonial resistance to Britain, the American Revolution and its aftermath.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: ENG 120 or Honors Status.
Offered in Alternate Years
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HST 311 - The American West
This course will consider the history of the American West from Spanish contact through to the present. The West is analyzed geographically (with ever-changing boundaries), politically, socially, culturally, racially, and economically. The primary focus of the analysis will combine primary source documents, lectures and discussion, and relevant historiographical materials.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: ENG 120 or Honors Status.
Offered Fall, Spring & Summer
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HST 315 - Civil War and Reconstruction
A study of the causes and events leading to the war between the American states, political and economic developments in North and South, the military progress of the war and the role of President Lincoln. The course concludes with an analysis of the political, constitutional, economic, and social consequences of Reconstruction.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: ENG 120 or Honors Status.
Offered in Alternate Years
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HST 319 - America’s Recent Past
A study of American history in the twentieth century with emphasis on the impact of the two world wars. The roles played by big government, the civil rights and protest movements, multinational corporations and modern unionism are examined.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: ENG 120 or Honors Status.
Offered in Alternate Years
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HST 334 - The World at War: The First and Second World Wars
This course examines the major events of the First and Second World Wars as well as the reasons for their outcomes and the legacies of both conflicts.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: ENG 120 or Honors Status
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HST 335 - Development of American Foreign Relations
An examination of the diplomatic history of the United States to the Spanish-American War, including the origin and development of traditional policies, Manifest Destiny, Isolationism, and Expansionism.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: ENG 120 or Honors Status.
Offered in Alternate Years
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HST 336 - American Foreign Relations in the Modern Age
An examination of the diplomatic history of the United States in the twentieth century, including American involvement with Europe and Asia, American policy towards Latin America and Africa, and contemporary problems.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: ENG 120 or Honors Status.
Offered in Alternate Years
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HST 337 - The Immigrant Experience
A comparative study of European countries, emphasizing conditions in Italy, and of the problems facing the twentieth century immigrant in the United States. The process of acculturation is examined. The course will consist of lectures supplemented by selected readings, taped interviews with immigrants, and motion pictures.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: ENG 120 or Honors Status.
Diversity, Cross-Cultural and Global Perspectives. ICT Core Theme Centerpiece: Identity. Offered in Alternate Years
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HST 338 - The Vietnam Wars 1939-1998
This course examines the various conflicts that have taken place in Vietnam since the outbreak of the Second World War. While close attention is paid to the American war in Vietnam, the wars involving the Japanese, French, Cambodians, and Chinese are studied as well.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: ENG 120 or Honors Status.
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HST 343 - Medieval Europe
This course is a study of the important persons, trends, and events that shaped the history of Europe from approximately 300 to 1500 AD. The class will explore the social, political, economic, cultural, religious, scholastic and technological developments of the Middle Ages and how some of these developments established a foundation for the establishment of modern societies and states.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: ENG 120 or Honors Status.
Offered When Needed
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HST 345 - The History of Violence
Do we live in a society that is more, less or just as violent as previous ones? This course seeks to develop an answer to that question by exploring the history of attitudes toward the use of violence from Ancient Greece to the present age. Before undertaking an exploration of the enactment, control and representation of violence in various historical eras, we will first examine the insights which other fields of research [psychology, primate anthropology, cultural anthropology, biology, neuroscience, philosophy and literary criticism] offer for our understanding of why humans choose to favor or shun violent behavior. Then we will undertaken an exploration of historical periods [mainly from Western Civilization] with a particular focus on: changes in attitude toward the legitimacy of violence for resolving conflicts [especially interpersonal conflicts]; channels for violence and aggression; the influence of state formation/deformation, law, religion, honor, custom, and gender on the use of violence; the presence, or lack, of a ‘civilizing process’.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: ENG 120 or Honors Status.
Integrated Core Theme Centerpiece: Violence. Offered in the Spring Semester
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HST 346 - Renaissance and Reformation Europe
This course will cover the major political, intellectual, social and cultural developments in Western Europe from the beginning of the Italian Renaissance, approximately 350 AD, to the end of the Protestant Reformation in 1648.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: ENG 120 or Honors Status.
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HST 351 - Europe, 1648-1799: The Age of Reason and Revolutions
This course studies European history from the end of the Thirty Years’ War to the French Revolution. Students will learn about the rise and fall of absolutist and constitutional political systems, and their relationship to the wars of the early modern era, new economic and social trends, the appearance of “public opinion,” and the Enlightenment.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: ENG 120 or Honors Status.
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HST 352 - Ideologies and Empires in Nineteenth-Century Europe
This course explores the revolutionary developments that happened in Europe between 1799 and 1914, starting with the Napoleonic wars and industrialization. It also examines the ideologies that arose with them: liberalism, conservatism, socialism, and nationalism. Students will then study the relationship of these ideologies to nation-building, imperialism, and World War I.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: ENG 120 or Honors Status
Offered in Alternate Years
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HST 353 - Warfare in the Modern West, 1494-2017
War. The word evokes a powerful response. It conjures up a multitude of negative associations: cruelty, violence, ruthlessness, destruction, pain, death, and the suffering of innocents. At the same time, war has also inspired some of the most admirable of human traits and behaviors: courage, determination, innovation, and self-sacrifice. For these and other reasons, war fascinates historians and the general public alike. Moreover, interest in the subject has only intensified due to the recent military conflicts provoked by the response of the United States to terrorist acts carried out by groups following a particular vision of Islam. Although academic historians have devoted more attention to warfare over the last two decades, war and military organizations have played a decisive role throughout the history of Western civilization. Wars and the armies and navies that fought them shaped the countries and peoples of the West in profound and fundamental ways. Military might also allowed Western states to extend their control over numerous lands and populations throughout the world during the modern era, and this very domination generated new armed struggles that continue to affect events around the globe today. In this course, we will study these trends by examining the military history of the West from the late fifteenth century to the present day.
Lecture
Credits: 3
ENG 120 or Honors Program Status
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HST 355 - The Soviet Experiment and Post-Soviet Successor States
An analysis of Russian civilization and the impact of the West, Special attention will be given to Marxism, the nature of Soviet experiment in democracy, totalitarianism, policy toward nationalities, and the implications of the Russian Revolution. The socioeconomic and cultural problems of communism and the reasons for its demise will be also discussed. The present-day conditions of Azerbaijan, Georgia, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Moldova, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia will be examined as well.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: ENG 120 or Honors Status.
Offered Fall, Winter, Spring & Summer
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HST 360 - Historical Geography
This course examines the role of landscape, natural resources, and environment in key historical events. Students will be introduced to classical and contemporary theories of the discipline and will examine case studies from both Western and non-Western centers of civilization.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: ENG 120 or Honors Status.
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HST 368 - Conflict in Twentieth-Century Europe
World War I, World War II, and the Cold War, and the upheavals that they provoked altered Europe profoundly. These conflicts caused millions of casualties and led to totalitarianism and genocide. There were positive outcomes as well: women’s suffrage, greater government assistance for Europe’s citizens, and independence for its colonies. This course examines these trends.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: ENG 120 or Honors Status.
Offered in Alternate Years
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HST 370 - Russia under the Romanovs (1613-1917)
The three centuries of Romanov rule in Russia transformed an Asiatic state into a European power. The course will concentrate not only on the internal conditions of Russia, but also on the effect it had on the political and socioeconomic history of Asia and Europe. The course will examine the complex but fascinating history of Russia under the Romanov dynasty. Students will make detailed examination of the reigns of Russian rulers such as the early Romanovs, Peter the Great, Catherine the Great, Paul, Alexander I, Nicholas I, Alexander II, Alexander III and Nicholas II. The course will also examine the Napoleonic wars, serfdom, Church reforms, political reforms, efforts of industrialization and modernization, foreign wars and treaties, Pan-Slavism and Pan-Russian philosophies, as well as the emergence of Socialism.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: ENG 120 or Honors Status.
Diversity, Cross-Cultural and Global Perspectives Offered in Alternate Years
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HST 372 - Eastern Europe under Communism and After
This course examines the history of Eastern Europe from 1930s to the present. The course will concentrate on the political and socioeconomic factors that led to the rise of nationalism, totalitarianism, communism in Bulgaria, Romania, Poland, Hungary, Albania, and Czech and Slovakia, as well as the unique situation of Yugoslavia (Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia, and Montenegro). The role of the region in WWII, the postwar era (the Cold War and the Warsaw Pact), the religious conflicts, and its struggle to adopt Western democratic and economic principles following the collapse of the Soviet Union will be examined as well. The objective of the course is to familiarize students by introducing them to primary and secondary sources, watching films and discussions in order to explain a part of Europe, which was and continues to be a zone of conflict.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: ENG 120 or Honors Status.
Diversity, Cross-Cultural and Global Perspectives Offered in Alternate Years
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HST 374 - Revolution in the Modern World
A study of revolution and reaction in modern history. The course compares contemporary concepts and manifestations of revolution to the causes, course and consequences of the age of the Atlantic Revolution in the eighteenth and nineteeth centuries.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: ENG 120 or Honors Status.
Offered in Alternate Years
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HST 381 - African Civilization
This course traces the evolution of sites of civilization in Sub-Saharan Africa from earliest recorded times to the era of the slave trade. Special emphasis is placed on the impact of environmental advantages and constraints upon centers of civilization, the evolution of unique values and institutions in the civilizations under study, and the placing of events in early Sub-Saharan Africa into a global context.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: ENG 120 or Honors Status.
Diversity, Cross-Cultural and Global Perspectives. Offered in Alternate Years
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HST 382 - Africa in the Modern World
This course traces the history of Sub-Saharan Africa from the era of the slave trade to the present day. Key themes include the interaction of European and African culture as a result of the colonial experience, the independence movements, and a study of patterns of both problems and potentials in the era of independence.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: ENG 120 or Honors Status.
Diversity, Cross-Cultural and Global Perspectives. Offered in Alternate Years
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HST 385 - The Modern Middle East: From the Rise of Nation States to ISIS
The course will complement historical literature with geographic and ethnographic perspectives fundamental to an understanding of the area. Geographically, the course will include the Ottoman Empire in Europe and Asia and its successor state–Turkey, Syria, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, and Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Iran. Topically it will consider the world wars and imperialism; revolutions, independence and and nationalism; the Arab-Israeli conflict and regional politics; the cold war; the politics of oil; Iraq under Saddam; Syria under the Asads; Iran under the Ayatollahs; the Arab Spring and its aftermath in Egypt and north Africa and the rise of local fundamentalist groups, such as the Taliban, Al-Qaida and ISIS.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: ENG 120 or Honors Status.
Diversity, Cross-Cultural and Global Perspectives. Offered in Alternate Years
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HST 386 - The Iranian World and its Heritage in Afghanistan and the Post-Soviet Muslim Republics, 1500-Present
The new course will focus on a rarely studied phenomenon, that is, the Iranian political, linguistic, religious and cultural influence on the future and present-day states of Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Iraq, Turkey, Pakistan and India. Current events have focused the attention of the world to this rarely studied region. Topics discussed will include the rise of Shi`ism; the Safavid State and the rise of modern Iran; European contacts with Iran, Iran versus Russia and Britain; Iran and Transcaucasia, Iran and Mughal India; colonialism, Iranian nationalism and the creation of a modern State; Iran and the Caucasus; Iran and Central Asia; the Great Game and the creation of Afghanistan; Iran and the politics of oil; Iran versus the Turkish and Arab Middle East; revolutions in Iran and Afghanistan; the fall of the USSR and its effect on the Caucasus and Central Asia; the US invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan and Iran; Iran’s role in the Arab World; Iran’s current relations with US, Russia, China, India, and the European Union.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: ENG 120 or Honors Status.
Offered Fall, Spring & Summer
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HST 391 - China: From Confucianism to Communism
A survey of Chinese history, religion and culture which focuses on the traditional roots and the modernization experience. The achievements of major dynasties in the premodern period will be highlighted. The impact of foreign imperialism and the development of Chinese communism in the modern period will be emphasized.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: ENG 120 or Honors Status.
Diversity, Cross-Cultural and Global Perspectives. Offered in Alternate Years
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HST 392 - Japan: From Ancient Myth to Constitutional Monarchy
A survey of Japanese history, religion and culture which focuses on Japan’s preservation of its past while adapting to change. Emphasis will be placed on early court culture, the medieval Samurai ethos, the later seclusion period, twentieth-century imperialism and the Pacific War.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: ENG 120 or Honors Status.
Diversity, Cross-Cultural and Global Perspectives. Offered in Alternate Years
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HST 393 - A History of Southern Asia
A survey of Indian history, religion and culture which focuses on its traditional past and its modern experience. Emphasis will be placed on the role of religion in Indian history, on the British period in India, and on the emergence of the modern Indian nation.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: ENG 120 or Honors Status.
Diversity, Cross-Cultural and Global Perspectives. Offered in Alternate Years
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HST 396 - The Emergence of Modern Latin America
A study of Latin America during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries emphasizing the Wars of Independence; the role of the Church; the geographic, political, social, economic and cultural forces that shaped the development of the emerging Latin American nations; and the history of selected Latin American nations; United States-Latin American relations.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: ENG 120 or Honors Status.
Diversity, Cross-Cultural and Global Perspectives. Offered in Alternate Years
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HST 410 - Seminar in History
Research and readings in selected topics and problems.
Seminar
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: ENG 120 or Honors Status.
Offered When Needed
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HST 411 - Oral History: Methodology and Applications
This course will introduce students to the practice and craft of history by reading about theory and methodology, understanding background research, arranging and conducting interviews, transcribing, editing, and writing papers or developing other projects related to the oral histories they have collected. The main work of this course will be the “hands on” collection of oral history from individuals who have lived through key historical events.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: ENG 120 or Honors Status.
Offered When Needed
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HST 490 - Colloquium in History
A course involving classroom discussions based upon specific required readings in selected historical topics. Readings are usually drawn from original historical sources, as well as from standard monographs, special studies and critical articles in the field. Must be taken no later than junior years for majors.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: ENG 120 or Honors Status.
Offered in the Spring Semester
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HST 491 - Special Topics in History
These courses are designed to offer an intensive study opportunity in an area of specialization not covered in great depth by existing courses. Some of the topics which may be covered are: “The History of South Africa,” “Caribbean History,” ” The Renaissance,” “Social History of Ireland,” “Irish Antiquity,” and “Formation of Evolution of the European Community.” Students may take more than one special topics course. Specific topics will be indicated when they are offered.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: ENG 120 or Honors Status.
Diversity, Cross-Cultural and Global Perspectives. Offered When Needed
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HST 495 - Internship
Internship in fields which develop and sharpen the student’s experience with scholarship, preservation, collection, exhibition, awareness, marketing, and/or knowledge of history [and the career paths pertinent to a degree in history]. Conferences with designated faculty members and research reports will supplement the student’s practical experience.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: ENG 120 or Honors Status.
Offered When Needed
Department Consent Required
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HST 497 - Capstone in History
A course involving guided research and writing on selected historical topics, it is conducted through group discussions and critical analyses of written seminar papers as they progress.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: HST 301 and Senior status
Capstone Course.
Oral Intensive. Written Intensive.
Open to Seniors Only.
Offered in the Fall Semester.
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HST 499 - Supervised Reading and Research
An independent course of study concentrating on a specific topic approved by a faculty advisor. Students will meet with an advisor on a regular basis for guidance and for the submission of progress reports.
Independent Study
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: ENG 120 or Honors Status.
Offered in Fall & Spring
Department Consent Required
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BUS 150 - Introduction to Information Systems
In this course, students will gain a basic understanding of information systems including their uses in organizations and impacts on business. The course will cover the technological foundations of information systems as well the organizational and management dimensions of IS. The student will learn about the acquisition, security, and management of technology and information resources. The course includes an emphasis on current and emerging trends in IS as well as related ethical and social issues. Students will also develop skills in analyzing business problems and designing appropriately structured solutions using Excel software.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Not Liberal Arts
Offered in Fall & Spring
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BUS 320 - Operations Management
This course provides a solid foundation in the role of operations management in improving the delivery of goods and services in any organization. Students will learn about the integration of human, economic and technological factors in accomplishing the operations management mission and executing the related strategies in an ethical manner. Topics covered will include - mission and strategy development, demand forecasting, capacity planning, facility location, process strategy to include design and layout, inventory management, project management and total quality management (TQM). Students will be introduced to analytical and computer software tools required for operations management. Case studies will be used to illustrate the application of operations management in business.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: BUS 210 or equivalent
Not Liberal Arts
Offered in Fall & Spring
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IS 301 - Applied Statistical Analysis
An intensive study of intermediate statistics to permit the student to learn key concepts by actually performing the steps necessary to formulate problems, run actual data on the computer and analyze the results. Topics include sampling concepts and methods, forecasting techniques, analysis of varance and nonparametric statistics.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: BUS 150 and BUS 210
Not Liberal Arts Offered When Needed
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