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  • 3.00 Credits

    Students examine the Rise of the Roman State, the character of Roman culture and social development, as well as the impact of Roman imperialism on the Euro-Mediterranean World. Students also analyze the Roman decline and the extension of Rome's legacy into the Byzantine Era. Prerequisite: English level 3 or consent of instructor. (3 hrs lec)
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    Presents the history of North American Indians starting with the pre-Columbian era and tracing developments through the Colonial Period, the revolutionary independence struggles, and the problems of native people under national regimes through the 19th and 20th centuries. Special emphasis on the experiences of Indians in the United States and Canada, including cultures of the eastern woodlands, plains, Rocky Mountain and Pacific areas, and the Arctic. (3 hrs lec)
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course examines the relation between gender dynamics-particularly as they involve the distribution of power-and major social, cultural, and political developments in United States history. Its fundamental assumptions are 1) that gender is a useful category of historical analysis; 2) that since gender dynamics relate so closely to the distribution of political, social, and economic power in American society, they are central to U.S. history; 3) that experiences and constructions of masculinity and femininity are necessarily interrelated; and 4) that those experiences and constructions have varied across lines of race and class. Major area in which gender has been constructed, and which will be the foci of this course, include work, economics, family, sexuality, and politics. (3 hrs lec)
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course is an introduction to the societies and cultures of pre-modern China, Korea, and Japan, the countries that make up the geographical and cultural unit of East Asia. As a general overview of pre-modern East Asian culture and society, this course emphasizes the major themes and dominant characteristics in the development of the three countries. It is designed to provide a broad chronological overview of East Asian history, with special attention to the interrelationships of intellectual, cultural, political, social, artistic, technological, and economic change. This class is also designed to equip students to consider how the study of history deepens our understanding and critical engagement with the world around us. (3 hr lec)
  • 3.00 Credits

    The purpose of this course is to provide students with a detailed understaniding of life in the North American West from the perspective of women. This course will challenge traditional histories of the West that exclude women. In doing so, this course intends to illuminate the important contributions that women have made in shaping the history of the North American West. The objective of this coursee is to provide student with a detailed understaning of the political, social, and economic conditions of the West. We will identify the major historical themes of the history of the North AMerican West, noting patterns of changes over time.
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  • 3.00 Credits

    Analyzes the causes, course, and consequences of the First World War on from a global perspective, including the political, military, economic, social, intellectual and psychological dimensions involving the belligerent states as well as the peoples of their formal and informal empires on all the affected continents, with specific concluding evaluation of its effects on future generations to the present day. Prerequisite: Completion of ENGL 1010 with a "C" or better. (3 hrs lec)