Courses in History
HIS 113: Western Civilization I (3)
Prerequisite:
An examination of the roots of western civilization from its earliest beginnings in the ancient world to the formation of early modern Europe during the Renaissance and Reformation periods. Special attention is paid to the development of the West’s major ideas and traditions as well as the broader contours of political and social life.
Gen. Ed. Attributes: LA, OC
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HIS 114: Western Civilization II (3)
Prerequisite:
An examination of western civilization from the scientific revolution of the 17th century to the outbreak of World War I in August 1914. Special attention is placed on the development of natural law, the industrial revolution, and the expansion of the West in its golden age. (Offered every spring
semester.)
Gen. Ed. Attributes: LA, OC
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HIS 115: Europe and the World (3)
Prerequisite:
A survey of European history in the 20th century using directed readings. (Offered
every fall semester.)
Gen. Ed. Attributes: LA, CC
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HIS 120: United States History to 1877 (3)
Prerequisite:
Melding of diverse peoples into a colonial society that achieved independence in the eighteenth century and national unity in the nineteenth century. (Offered every fall
semester.)
Gen. Ed. Attributes: LA, OC
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HIS 121: US History from 1877-Present (3)
Prerequisite:
America during the past 130 years, including achievements of industrial supremacy; continued vitality of cultural pluralism; formation of the great society; and increasing involvement in world affairs. (Offered
every spring semester.)
Gen. Ed. Attributes: LA, OC
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HIS 250: Political and Historical Analysis (3)
Prerequisite:
An examination of the development of the disciplines of political science and history; major issues and questions facing the disciplines in an era of rapid historical and political change; training students in the way practitioners know the world through the combined disciplines and the use of this body of knowledge as a mode of analysis. Also listed as POL 250. (Offered every odd-year
spring semester.)
Gen. Ed. Attributes: LA
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HIS 295: Introductory Topics in History (1-3)
Prerequisite: to be determined by the Division of Basic and Applied Social Sciences.
An introductory study of a specific topic within history. Intended for freshmen and sophomores, or for students with little or no background in history. The student may repeat the course, but not the topic. (Offered as needed.)
Gen. Ed. Attributes: LA
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HIS 321: Topics: 20th Cent North Am His (3)
Prerequisite:
An in-depth study of the major events that have shaped North American history in the 20th century. Topics include: historical events and people who contributed to the national and hemispheric heritage; multicultural diversity, development, and interdependence; current topics, e.g., environmentalism and defense. Significant linkages between and among New York state, the United States, Canada, and Mexico are analyzed. (Offered every even-year spring semester.)
Gen. Ed. Attributes: LA
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HIS 341: United States in World Affairs (3)
Prerequisite:
The foreign policy of the United States during the past 100 years in terms of American objectives and responses to these objectives from other parts of the world. (Offered
every odd-year spring semester.)
Gen. Ed. Attributes: LA
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HIS 343: History of Modern Germany (3)
Prerequisite:
Emergence and decline of Germany as a great power; continuity of German historical development; the rise of Hitler; the Holocaust; Germany and the world wars; the impact on the common people and the world.
(Offered every odd-year fall semester.)
Gen. Ed. Attributes: LA
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HIS 345: Modern Russia (3)
Prerequisite:
Evolution from pre-Bolshevik roots to a world power; internal and external policies; institutionalization of the Revolution of 1917; evolution of communist theory; position of minorities; role played in communist society by the "new Soviet man and woman."
(Offered every even-year fall semester.)
Gen. Ed. Attributes: LA
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HIS 360: History of New York State (3)
Prerequisite:
This course examines the social, political and
cultural history of New York state from the Iroquois, through the Dutch and English Colonial periods, to the 21st century. Topics include indigenous political and social structures, British colonial political society, the American Revolution in New York, the religious revivals in the Burned-Over district, New York state’s contributions to the economic development of the United States, and New York City’s rise and eminence as
a symbol of America’s 20th century global hegemony. (Offered every even-year spring semester.)
Gen. Ed. Attributes: None.
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HIS 399: Independent Study (1-3)
Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
(Offered
every semester.)
Gen. Ed. Attributes: None.
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HIS 441: Violence in History (3)
Prerequisite:
War and revolution; the causes of collective violence as represented in recent theories and investigations of human behavior, international diplomacy, and revolutionary theory.
(Offered as needed.)
Gen. Ed. Attributes: LA
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