HMH 101-102 Greek
and Roman History; Medieval History (annual)
See "Humanities". (Offered in conjunction
with the Department of Languages and Literature HML 101-102). 3 credits
each.
HMH 201-202 Renaissance-Modern
European History (annual)
See "Humanities". (Offered in conjunction
with the Department of Languages and Literature HML 201-202). 3 credits
each.
HIS 141-142 The Emergence of
the United States (bi-annual O)
The interplay of the political
and social forces in America from the Colonial Period to the 1990's, with
special attention given to the rise of political parties, the development
of sectionalism, the causes and results of the Civil War, industrial growth,
Progressivism, the New Deal, and the emergence of the Cold War. The first
semester concludes with the end of Reconstruction (1877). 3 credits each.
HIS 155-156 History of the Jewish
People (annual)
The development and metamorphosis
of Jewish political, social, and economic life from the Second Temple Period
to the establishment of the modern State of Israel. The first semester
ends with the expulsion from Spain.
3 credits each.
HIS 220-221 Survey of Modern
History (annual)
A two semester survey of modern
European and world history. The first semester covers the Renaissance through
the Reformation and Scientific Revolution until the downfall of Napoleon.
The second semester begins with political and intellectual currents in
the nineteenth century, focuses on the two World Wars, and concludes with
the contemporary world scene.
3 credits each.
HIS 242 Violence in America
(bi-annual O)
Utilizing the disciplines of sociology
and psychology, this course examines the causes and character of racial,
religious, and ethnic violence, industry-labor confrontation, the vigilante
tradition, political hysteria, and assassination, police action, and student
revolt in the United States.
Prerequisite: HIS 142 or permission
of the instructor. 3 credits.
HIS 251 Jews and Arabs (bi-annual
E)
This course examines the vicissitudes
of Jewish-Arab cultural relations in the Middle East from the seventh to
the twentieth century.
Prerequisite: HMH 102 or permission
of the instructor. 3 credits.
HIS 261 The Rise of Modern Israel
(bi-annual E)
Pre-Zionist messianic and national
movements and the effects of social and political changes on the rise of
modern Zionism, with emphasis upon Herzl and later Zionist ideologues until
1948.
Prerequisite: HIS 156 or permission
of the instructor. 3 credits.
HIS 262 The Holocaust (annual)
The role of Nazism in the destruction
of European Jewry, 1933-1945, is studied, with special attention given
to the reactions of world Jewry and foreign governments to the catastrophe.
Ghetto and concentration camp existence and the Jewish resistance movements
are also analyzed.
Prerequisite: HIS 156 or permission
of the instructor. 3 credits.
HIS 271 American Jewish History
(bi-annual O)
Study of the Sephardic legacy,
German Jewish migration and hegemony, the development of religious communities,
the Civil War, migrations from Eastern Europe, acculturation and assimilation,
responses to Zionism and the Holocaust, and current issues. Historical
and literary texts on the interaction of Jew and Gentile are examined as
well.
Prerequisite: HIS 156 or permission
of the instructor. 3 credits.
HIS 305 Topics in the History
of the Ancient World (bi-annual E)
This advanced course deals with
selected subjects drawn from the history of Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome,
and the Near East.
Prerequisite: HMH 101 or permission
of the instructor. 3 credits.
HIS 312 Topics in Medieval History
(upon request)
Research into selected topics in
Medieval history such as the development of western law, the conflict of
church and state, and Medieval economic history.
Prerequisite: HMH 102 or permission
of the instructor. 3 credits.
HIS 331 Topics in Early Modern
History (bi-annual O)
Research into selected topics in
the history of the Renaissance and Reformation, the Scientific Revolution,
the Ancient Regime and/or the Enlightenment.
Prerequisite: HMH 201 or permission
of the instructor. 3 credits.
HIS 334 Topics in Modern European
History (bi-annual E)
Selected topics from the Revolutions
of 1848 to the present, such as nationalism as a force leading to Word
War I, the outbreak of World War II and its results, the Cold War, and
the most recent global conflicts.
Prerequisite: HMH 202 or permission
of the instructor. 3 credits.
HIS 335 America in the Twentieth
Century (bi-annual)
In addition to focusing on political
and diplomatic history, this course will examine significant cultural and
economic trends in the United States during the last 100 years.
Prerequisite: HIS 142 or permission
of the instructor. 3 credits.
HIS 342 Topics in United States
Social Intellectual History (bi-annual E)
Study of selected topics, such
as reform and revolution, the black experience, the impact of war on American
life, women in America, immigration, conservatism, and urbanization.
Prerequisite: HIS 142 or permission
of the instructor. 3 credits.
HIS 354 Topics in Jewish History
(upon request)
Study of selected topics, such
as the Second Commonwealth, Ashkenazic Jewry, messianism, Hasidism, the
Mussar movement, and antisemitism.
Prerequisite: HIS 155 or permission
of the instructor. 3 credits.
HIS 363 Topics in Third World
History (upon request)
Selected issues in the history
of Asia and Africa, with emphasis placed on the struggle for independence
from World War II until the present.
Prerequisite: HMH 202 or permission
of the instructor. 3 credits.
HIS 382 History of Russia
(upon request)
The roots of modernization and
revolution in nineteenth-century Russia, followed by developments in the
U.S.S.R., including the Russian Revolution, World War II, foreign policy,
ideological conflicts, and the end of the Cold War.
Prerequisite: HMH 202 or permission
of the instructor. 3 credits.
HIS 481-482 Independent Study
(upon request)
Credits by arrangement.
HIS 493 Advanced Topics in Social
Science (annual)
Prerequisites: Senior status and
departmental permission. 3 credits.
HIS 494 Senior Honors Project
in History
Prerequisites: HIS 493 and departmental
permission. 3 credits.
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