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HSC-200 Health Education and Physical Activity
Prerequisite: HSC-101
Provides elementary teacher candidates with a variety of integrative teaching experiences that incorporate movement concepts into health education. Each candidate will understand the importance of physical activity and lifelong movement to enhance the quality of life for elementary students. 4 credits.
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HSC-201 Research & Evaluation in Health Sciences
GER: HB (Empirical Study of Human Behavior)
Prerequisite: HSC-101
Principles of research relevant to Health Sciences focusing on methodology, measurement, and statistical techniques used in the analysis and interpretation of human performance data. Integration of statistical software functions and communication technology used for problem solving. It is recommended that this course be enrolled early in the major. 4 credits.
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HSC-210 Anatomy and Physiology
Prerequisite: HSC-101
An integrative study of the structure and function of the following body systems: skeletal, muscular, nervous, cardiovascular, and respiratory. The integration of structural and functional aspects of the human body will be facilitated by the use of anatomical models, interactive computer software, and data collection and analysis. It is recommended that this course be enrolled early in the major. 4 credits.
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HSC-211 Anatomy and Physiology II
Prerequisite: HSC-210
Continuation of HSC-210 . An integrative study of the structure and function of the following body systems: endocrine, lymphatic, digestive, urinary, reproductive, integumentary. The integration of structural and functional aspects of the human body will be facilitated by the use of anatomical models, interactive computer software, and data collection and analysis. Students may not receive credit for either BIO-118 or BIO-322 after successful completion. 4 credits.
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HSC-221 Motor Development
GER: HB (Empirical Study of Human Behavior)
Prerequisite: HSC-101
Principles of growth and development as related to neuromuscular integration and motor learning. Topics include: skill acquisition, skill refinement and adaptation of techniques for special populations. Laboratory experience in motor development included as well as work with atypical clients in the exercise science setting. 4 credits.
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HSC-230 Analysis of Human Performance
Prerequisite: HSC-201
Laboratory techniques for the assessment of the anatomical, cardiorespiratory, neuromuscular and anthropometric components of human movement with an emphasis on the underlying physics and physiology of human motion. Separate laboratory component required. 4 credits.
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HSC-242 Scientific Principles of Coaching
Prerequisite: HSC-101
Concepts of physical conditioning from the theoretical to practical application of program design. Lectures cover current theories on training; discussions engage students in case studies. Labs provide opportunities for testing and preparing athletes. Separate laboratory component required. 4 credits.
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HSC-244 Scientific Principles of Training
Prerequisite: HSC-101
The science of designing effective exercise programs for different populations and sport performances. How to design physical assessment tests and teach proper exercise techniques. 4 credits.
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HSC-301 Fundamentals of Public Health
Prerequisite: HSC-101
An introduction to the academic discipline of public health, including the sub-disciplines of health care systems and disease epidemiology. Emphasis on the theory, planning, implementation and evaluation process for public health interventions. 4 credits.
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HSC-302 Physical Activity and Public Health
Prerequisite: HSC-101
Regular physical activity has long been regarded as an important component of a healthy lifestyle. Scientific evidence links regular activity to a wide array of physical and mental benefits. Examination of the well-documented public health implications associated with leading an active lifestyle. 4 credits.
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HSC-303 Epidemiology
Prerequisite: HSC-201 and HSC-301
An introduction to epidemiologic concepts and methods used to evaluate the distribution and determinants of health and disease in populations. Emphasis on basic principles of epidemiology, measures in epidemiology, and epidemiologic study designs and analysis. Other topics that are important to an introductory understanding of epidemiology including outbreak investigations, screening, and the role of epidemiology in public health will also be included. 4 credits.
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HSC-304 Community and Environmental Health
GER: NE (Humans and the Natural Environment)
Prerequisite: HSC-101
A study of community and environmental health concepts in the US and in developing countries. Exploration of supportive and non-supportive cultural practices that affect community and environmental health. Research opportunities, engaged and service learning experiences will be included. 4 credits.
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HSC-305 Global Public Health
GER: WC (World Cultures)
Prerequisite: HSC-301
An introduction to the basic principles of public health as they apply to populations across the world including key concepts for global health issues at a population level as well as exploring the progress that has been made over the last 50 years in improving health status in many countries. 4 credits.
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HSC-311 Physiology of Exercise
GER: NWL (Empirical Study of the Natural World with laboratory)
Prerequisite: HSC-201
Concepts and laboratory experiments concerning the mechanisms by which the human body functions, with special reference to the effects of acute and chronic exercise. Not open to first year students. 4 credits.
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HSC-313 Medical Aspects of Athletics
Prerequisite: HSC-210
Prevention and management of athletic injuries. 4 credits.
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HSC-315 Fundamentals of Nutrition
Prerequisite: HSC-101
In-depth continuation of the study of nutrition as presented in Wellness Concepts. Study of the structure, function and selection of food to resist disease, improve health and support maximum human performance. 4 credits.
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HSC-323 Kinesiology
GER: NWL (Empirical Study of the Natural World with laboratory)
Prerequisite: HSC-210 and MTH-110 , MTH-141 or MTH-150
Study of living systems in motion. Structured around classic mechanics. Evaluating human motion by the methods of kinematics and kinetics. Topics include: the work-energy theorem, Archimedes’ principle, Bernoulli’s law and others that govern human motion. Laboratory exercises developed to bridge the gap between lecture materials and real world applications. 4 credits.
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HSC-331 Analysis of Cardiovascular Function
Prerequisite: HSC-101
Concepts and laboratory experiments concerning the mechanisms by which the human body functions. Special reference to the effects of acute and chronic exercise. Not open to first year students. 4 credits.
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HSC-332 Practicum in Graded Exercise Testing
Prerequisite: HSC-331
Practicum experience in laboratory for assessing cardiac and respiratory function, exercise capacity, body structure and composition via techniques of electrocardiography, impedance cardiography, spirometry, graded exercise testing, anthropometry, densitometry, etc. 4 credits.
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HSC-341 Physiology of Aging
Prerequisite: HSC-211
Physiological basis of changes that occur during the aging process from the cellular to the whole animal level. Demography, evolutionary and mechanistic theories of aging, physiological changes, and the role of physical activity, nutrition, and disease during the aging process. 4 credits.
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HSC-342 Clinical Physiology and Rehabilitation
Prerequisite: HSC-211
Pathophysiology, interventions, and comprehensive rehabilitation program design for chronic disease patient populations. 4 credits.
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HSC-411 Advanced Principles of Public Health
Prerequisite: HSC-301
Advanced study of public health theory, planning, implementation and evaluation models for individual and community behavior change. 4 credits.
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HSC-415 Advanced Nutrition Principles
Prerequisite: HSC-315
Integration of principles of nutrition, etiology of prevalent chronic diseases, exercise physiology and physiology of aging with the purpose of preventing and managing prevalent chronic diseases, optimizing human performance and maximizing quality of life throughout the life cycle. 4 credits.
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HSC-441 Sport in Modern Society
Prerequisite: HSC-101
Study of sport as one of the most pervasive social institutions in our society. An investigation of the social aspects of sport and the relationship between sport activities and the social system in which they are embedded. 4 credits.
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HSC-451 Biomechanics
Prerequisite: HSC-210 , HSC-311 , PHY-111 and MTH-110 , MTH-141 or MTH-150
Integrates the principles of biology and mechanics as they relate to human motion and includes analysis of energy transduction in human motion as it relates to posture, mechanical work and gravity. Course is split equally between lecture and laboratory applications. Students complete and present a motion analysis study related to human performance, energy transduction and their interdependence. 4 credits.
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HSC-452 Principles of Administration
Prerequisite: HSC-101
Conventional management practices and operational guidelines for fitness and sport industries. Topics include organizational leadership, planning, human resources, facilities, marketing and public relations, risk management and legal issues, and program evaluation. 4 credits.
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HSC-470 Senior Seminar in Health Sciences
Prerequisite: declared major in Health Sciences
Discussion based meetings will explore significant issues and trends in the fields of public health sciences. Students will conduct a current literature research study in conjunction with the topics covered in the seminar and make a presentation which encourages students to integrate and to reflect upon their core curriculum and applications to the profession. 4 credits.
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HSC-475 Research Seminar in Health Sciences
Prerequisite: declared major in Health Sciences
Students will conceive, design and execute an original research project and make a presentation which encourages them to integrate knowledge from the HSC core curriculum. The seminar will be accompanied by discussions concerning the research process and data analysis. 4 credits.
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HSC-501 Independent Study
Prerequisite: HSC-101 and a written outline of proposed study for staff approval in the prior term.
Format for the outline should be obtained from the advisor. Provision for non-experimental investigations. Variable credit.
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HSC-502 Research
Prerequisite: HSC-101 and a written outline of proposed study for staff approval in the prior term.
Format for the outline should be obtained from the advisor. Provision for experimental research. Variable credit.
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HSC-503 Individualized Internship
Prerequisite: declared major in Health Sciences
Individualized internships are typically developed by students and approved by a faculty sponsor. Working with an on-site supervisor, students develop objectives for the internship experience, write a report of their activities, read professional literature related to their internship experiences, and offer a written and oral summary of their activities at the conclusion of the internship. Course MUST be enrolled on a pass-no pass basis and will not count toward the Health Sciences major requirements. Variable credit.
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HSC-505 Structured Internship
Prerequisite: declared major in Health Sciences
Internships typically developed by faculty members at approved sites. Students develop objectives with faculty and the on-site supervisor, write a report of their activities, read professional literature related to their internship experiences, attend a weekly seminar to discuss their activities and offer a written and oral summary of their activities at the conclusion of the internship. This class may be enrolled only once and may NOT be enrolled through the pass-no pass grading option. Variable credit.
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HST-100 European History Exam Equivalency
4 credits.
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HST-101 Ancient Europe and the Mediterranean
GER: HA (Historical Analysis of Human Interactions)
The Ancient Near East, Greece, and Rome to c. 500 C.E. Coverage of social, intellectual, political, cultural, and religious developments. 4 credits.
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HST-102 Medieval Europe, c. 500 - c. 1450
GER: HA (Historical Analysis of Human Interactions)
European social, intellectual, political, cultural, and religious developments from the break up of the Roman Empire (c.500) to the Renaissance (c.1450). 4 credits.
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HST-103 Early Modern Europe
GER: HA (Historical Analysis of Human Interactions)
The European social, intellectual, political, cultural, and religious developments from the era of Renaissance and Reformation through the Age of Absolutism. Key themes include: the Italian Renaissance, voyages of exploration, colonialism, printing press, Protestant and Catholic reformations, Scientific Revolution, religious wars, absolutism and constitutionalism, and the witch craze. 4 credits.
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HST-104 Modern Europe, c. 1715 - Present
GER: HA (Historical Analysis of Human Interactions)
The history of Europe from the time of the Enlightenment to the present. Major themes include: the Enlightenment, the French Revolution, nationalism, socialism, liberalism, imperialism, the World Wars, fascism and communism, the Holocaust, post-WWII reconstruction and the Cold War, decolonization, citizenship, immigration, the end of communism, market integration, a common currency, and the evolution of the European Union, and globalization. 4 credits.
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HST-120 American History Exam Equivalency
4 credits.
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HST-121 North America and the United States to 1877
GER: HA (Historical Analysis of Human Interactions)
North American history to 1877 in the context of western traditions and global interactions. 4 credits.
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HST-122 United States since 1877
GER: HA (Historical Analysis of Human Interactions)
North American history from 1877 to the present in the context of western traditions and global interactions. 4 credits.
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HST-130 World History Exam Equivalency
4 credits.
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HST-141 Colonial Latin America
GER: HA (Historical Analysis of Human Interactions) and WC (World Cultures)
The Spanish and Portuguese Empires in the western hemisphere, from the first explorations and settlements until the achievement of independence in the 1820s. Includes coverage of political and religious institutions and social issues such as race relations and piracy. 4 credits.
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HST-142 Modern Latin America
GER: HA (Historical Analysis of Human Interactions) and WC (World Cultures)
Latin America since the nineteenth century. Topics include: nationalism, military authoritarianism, social revolution and the wealth inequities that have defined the region as part of the developing world. Case studies will often be used to highlight continental trends. 4 credits.
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HST-145 History of Africa
GER: HA (Historical Analysis of Human Interactions) and WC (World Cultures)
Survey of Africa from earliest times to the present. Topics include: the peopling of the continent, the development of precolonial politics, cultures and economic systems; the African diaspora; European colonialism; and postcolonialism. 4 credits.
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HST-151 Early Middle East
GER: HA (Historical Analysis of Human Interactions) and WC (World Cultures)
A history of the Middle East from the rise of Islam (600s C.E.) to the emergence and growth of the Ottoman Empire (1400s). Topics of consideration are the life and contributions of Prophet Muhammad, the rise and rapid spread of Islam, the exploits and achievements of the Arab caliphates based in Damascus and Baghdad, the rise of the Turks, the age of the Crusades, and the coming of the Ottomans. 4 credits.
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HST-152 Islamic Empires: Ottomans, Safavids, Mughals
GER: HA (Historical Analysis of Human Interactions) and WC (World Cultures)
A comparative examination of the rise and “decline” of the three great Muslim empires of the Early Modern period (1400-1800s). Considers the problem of political legitimacy; transformations in religious practices; the relationship among these empires and the West; and lastly their legacies in the modern world. 4 credits.
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HST-153 Modern Middle East
GER: HA (Historical Analysis of Human Interactions) and WC (World Cultures)
Examination of the major political and social developments in the Middle East in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Attention divided among the Arab, Persian and Turkish peoples and states. 4 credits.
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HST-155 Ancient and Early South Asia
GER: HA (Historical Analysis of Human Interactions) and WC (World Cultures)
Introduction to South Asia from prehistory to the early 16th century. Focus on the transformations of human environments in the Indian subcontinent, such as river-valley settlements, urban development, early state formation, long-distance trade, and mobility. Major themes include: interaction and integration, and diversity of ritual and cultural practices. 4 credits.
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HST-156 Modern South Asia
GER: HA (Historical Analysis of Human Interactions) and WC (World Cultures)
The history of South Asia from the 16th century to present. Focus on Mughal dynasties and Indo-Islamic cultures, European traders and the British imperial projects, multiple resistors to imperial rule, and the creation of and challenges facing postcolonial South Asia. 4 credits.
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HST-161 Ancient and Early Japan
GER: HA (Historical Analysis of Human Interactions) and WC (World Cultures)
Survey of Japan from its prehistoric origins to the early 17th century. Topics include: archaeology and history, origins of “Japan,” the emergence of the imperial state, court rulership, and the rise of the samurai. 4 credits.
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HST-162 Modern Japan
GER: GER: HA (Historical Analysis of Human Interactions) and WC (World Cultures)
Survey of Japan from the 16th century to the present. Topics include: Tokugawa societies and cultures, economic systems, Imperial Japan and world wars, global interactions, modernity and modernization, and contemporary Japanese issue. 4 credits.
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HST-165 Ancient and Imperial China
GER: HA (Historical Analysis of Human Interactions) and WC (World Cultures)
The history of Chinese civilization from its origins to 1600. Topics include: ideals of cultural unity and division, classical philosophy, religious beliefs and practices, formation of imperial institutions, economic and intellectual revolutions, conflict and accommodation with neighboring peoples, and epic transformations of state and society. 4 credits.
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HST-166 Modern China
GER: HA (Historical Analysis of Human Interactions) and WC (World Cultures)
China in the modern world. Examining major political, social and cultural transformations of the period from the late Qing dynasty to recent dramatic reforms in mainland China and on Taiwan. 4 credits.
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HST-201 “Fall” of Rome
Prerequisite: one history course numbered between 100 and 166
Examination of the events and interpretations of the Late Roman Empire, including the rise of successor kingdoms in the West and the survival of the Eastern (Byzantine) Empire. 4 credits.
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HST-203 The Crusades
Prerequisite: one history course numbered between 100 and 166
The Crusading movement from 1095 to 1291, including its origins, decline, relations with both Byzantium and Islam, and its impact. 4 credits.
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HST-206 European Reformations
Prerequisite: one history course numbered between 100 and 166
European history in an age of evolving religious ideologies and increased interaction with the non-European world. Major themes include: matters of religious content, political, cultural, intellectual, and social history. 4 credits.
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HST-207 Germany and the Thirty Years’ War: War and Peace in Europe
Prerequisite: one history course numbered between 100 and 166
A study of the Thirty Years’ War, which devastated early modern Germany, emerged out of particular religious/political constellations of the Holy Roman Empire but was shaped by complex European foreign policy and had long-term impact on European diplomacy. 4 credits.
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HST-208 Tudor and Stuart England
Prerequisite: one history course numbered between 100 and 166
Analysis of the period that witnessed England’s emergence as a major European power. Emphasis on political, religious, constitutional, foreign policy, and socio-economic transformations of this transitional period. 4 credits.
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HST-209 Episodes in British History
Sustained historical analysis of a particular event or theme relating to the British Isles. Possible topics include Anglo-Saxon Riddles, Trial of Charles I, Scottish wars, Elizabeth I vs. Philip II, Irish conquests, Bridewell and Bedlam - Prisons and the Mad, Whigs & Tories, Habeas Corpus, London’s Apocalypticism, Cornwallis in India and America, the Street and the Sewer in Victorian England, Cultural History of Jack the Ripper, Oswald Mosley and the British Union of Fascists, the Blitz, Brit Rock and Postwar Social Rebellion, Thatcher’s Multicultural Britain. May Experience ONLY. 2 credits.
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HST-210 Modern France
Prerequisite: one history course numbered between 100 and 166
French history since 1715. Investigates political, ideological, cultural, and social developments in France from the accession of Louis XV to the present day. Topics include: the French Revolution, Napoleon, French imperialism, French involvement in the two World Wars, and France’s role in the European Union. 4 credits.
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HST-211 Twentieth Century Germany
Prerequisite: one history course numbered between 100 and 166
German history from the catastrophic violence of two world wars and the Holocaust, through the process of postwar rebuilding in East and West, to the peaceful revolution that ended the Cold War in 1989 and helped to initiate reunification in 1990. 4 credits.
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HST-213 Nation and Race in Modern Europe
Prerequisite: one history course numbered between 100 and 166
Development of concepts of race and nation in Europe since early nineteenth century. Topics include: scientific racism and eugenics; the origins of modern nationalisms; contemporary theories of nationalism; the roots of modern anti-Semitism; ethnic cleansing and genocide. 4 credits.
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HST-214 Modern Russia and Eastern Europe
Prerequisite: one history course numbered between 100 and 166
Russian and Eastern European history since 1683. Investigates the political, social, and intellectual history of Russia and Eastern Europe since the battle of Vienna. Topics include: formation of empire, the rise of nationalism, the two World Wars, Communism, genocide and the post-Cold War era. 4 credits.
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HST-215 Women and Gender in European History
Prerequisite: one history course numbered between 100 and 166
The political, economic and social forces affecting womens’ lives in European society. Beginning with theories of patriarchy, the status of women during the Greco-Roman period, Medieval Europe, the Early Modern Period, the first Industrial Revolution and post-industrial society. 4 credits.
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HST-216 Modern Britain
Prerequisite: one history course numbered between 100 and 166
British history since 1714. Investigates political, ideological, cultural, and social developments in Britain from the beginning of the Hanoverian dynasty. Includes the Industrial Revolution, British imperialism, the two World Wars, and multicultural Britain today. 4 credits.
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HST-217 War & Remembrance: World War I & the Western Front
In conjunction with the 100th anniversary of the World War I (1914-1918), providing an assessment of World War I on the Western Front and the ways in which nations commemorate and shape their own historical narratives. May Experience ONLY. 2 credits.
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HST-221 American (U.S.) Revolution
Prerequisite: one history course numbered between 100 and 166
The ideas, the violence, and the accidents that gave rise to an independent United States of America. The relationship between the Revolution and broader movements such as nationalism and anti-slavery. Stresses the Revolution’s European and global contexts. 4 credits.
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HST-223 The United States in the Nineteenth Century
Prerequisite: one history course numbered between 100 and 166
Survey of major events and trends in America from 1820-1890, along with focus on selected events and episodes and work with primary materials from the period. Major political, social, economic and cultural transformations, including conflicts over territorial expansion; sectionalism and nationalism; urban and industrial growth; changes in family, community, ethnicity, and spirituality. May include digital or archival components. 4 credits.
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HST-224 American (U.S.) Civil War
Prerequisite: one history course numbered between 100 and 166
Examination of the Civil War as a political, cultural, economic and military phenomenon, with focus on the 1861-1865 period. Topics include: causation historiography, major battles and their political context, the role of ordinary Americans in the conflict, slavery and emancipation, economic effects, Reconstruction, and the war’s enduring place in national memory. 4 credits.
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HST-225 United States Age of Reform
Prerequisite: one history course numbered between 100 and 166
Examination of basic domestic problems and foreign policy in United States history of the period. Includes modernization, imperialism, entry and objectives in the World Wars, the complexities of the 1920s, the Great Depression and the New Deal. 4 credits.
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HST-227 United States since 1941
Prerequisite: one history course numbered between 100 and 166
The evolving experience of the American people from 1941 to the present, and the conflicting social, racial, political, economic, and international forces which have shaped that experience. 4 credits.
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HST-228 United States Social and Intellectual History
Prerequisite: one history course numbered between 100 and 166
Social reform movements and related ideologies from the American Revolutionary era to the late twentieth century. The evolving role of women and minorities in American society and their changing relationship to power is examined through a focus on gender, race, class, region, and ethnicity in the American Revolution, the antebellum reform era, WWII, the social movements of the 1960s and 1970s and the Cold War. 4 credits.
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HST-229 African American Experience
Prerequisite: one history course numbered between 100 and 166
Emphasis on the African origins of black Americans, the slave experience, the impact of the Civil War and Reconstruction, and the civil rights movement. 4 credits.
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HST-231 History of Women in America
Prerequisite: one history course numbered between 100 and 166
The history of women in America from the colonial period to the present. The focus in not on chronology, but on acquainting students with topics which disclose significant events, issues and problems in the changing experience of American women. 4 credits.
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HST-233 American Immigration History
Prerequisite: one history course numbered between 100 and 166
History of immigration to the United States with particular attention to issues of race, ethnicity, and citizenship. Gender and migration, incorporation into American society, the politics of nativism, and exclusion and immigration laws. 4 credits.
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HST-234 United States Foreign Policy since 1898
Prerequisite: one history course numbered between 100 and 166
Treatment of the diplomatic history of the United States from 1898 to the present. Emphasis on the rise of the United States as a global superpower. 4 credits.
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HST-236 United States South
Prerequisite: one history course numbered between 100 and 166
Investigation of the development of the South as a region and section, with particular emphasis on economic and social history and the question of the uniqueness of the South. Special study devoted to race relations. 4 credits.
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HST-237 South Carolina
Prerequisite: one history course numbered between 100 and 166
Study of the development of South Carolina as an American state and its unique contribution to the United States as well as the way in which it reflects development in the South and the nation as a whole. 4 credits.
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HST-244 Revolution in Modern Latin America
Prerequisite: one history course numbered between 100 and 166
Revolutionary movements in modern Latin America, considering their origins, evolution and outcomes. Case studies and a comparative methodology are likely. Possible cases are Mexico, Cuba and Nicaragua. The role of the United States will be considered. 4 credits.
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HST-251 Jews and Christians of the Islamic Lands
Prerequisite: one history course numbered between 100 and 166
Historical analysis of social, economic and religious status of Jews and Christians under Islamic polities since the time of Muhammad to the present day, with particular emphasis on polemic, conflict and cooperation between Jews, Christians and Muslims. 4 credits.
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HST-253 Christian Missionaries in the Middle East
Historical analysis of american missionary activities among the Jews, Muslims and “nominal” Christians in the Middle East. More particularly, it will examine the activities of American Board of Committee for Foreign Mission (ABCFM), which was the largest missionary organization in the States, founded in Boston after the Second Great Awakening. Includes a trip to Harvard University, where all of the archives of the ABCFM are currently housed, aiming to construct biographies of important missionaries. May Experience ONLY. 2 credits.
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HST-256 Gender History of South Asia
Prerequisite: one history course numbered between 100 and 166
Questions of gender in colonial and postcolonial South Asia, and its diaspora. Topics include “tradition” and “modernity,” patriarchy, power and agency, sexuality, and nationalism. Thematically organized to present and critique gender, history, and South Asia, and to introduce global feminisms. 4 credits.
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HST-262 Japanese Social Movements During the Cold War
Prerequisite: one history course numbered between 100 and 166
This course examines the development of Japanese social movements from the 1950s through the late 1980s, focusing on anti-American and anti-ruling party movements that prioritized local autonomy, social justice and environmental sustainability over the mobilization of people and resources to aid the Cold War in Asia. Focus is also placed on the ways in which the history of these turbulent times have been told, and the political consequences of competing narratives. 4 credits.
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HST-268 Twentieth-Century China
Prerequisite: one history course numbered between 100 and 166
Investigating, interpreting and debating China’s turbulent twentieth century experience. Following an intensive introduction to Chinese history and approaches to historical analysis, students will embark upon an examination of the extraordinary political, social and cultural transformations of this century through a series of case studies structured largely around sets of primary source documents. 4 credits.
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HST-271 Korean History and Culture Today
Exploration of how South Koreans are reconstructing their own independent historical narrative today. How are they interpreting their past in light of Chinese and Japanese influences? Sources include presentations at South Korea’s impressive new museum system and the ten spectacular UNESCO World Heritage Sites located throughout the country. May Experience ONLY. 2 credits.
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HST-307 Life on the Margins in Early Modern Europe
Prerequisite: one history course numbered between 100 and 166
Major topics in this social history of early modern Europe will include women and the family, poverty and social welfare, disease and health care, criminality and punishment. Special attention will be given to experiences on the “margins” of society. 4 credits.
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HST-309 European Women, War and Resistance
Prerequisite: one history course numbered between 100 and 166
The impact of World War II on European women and their service as factory laborers and aid workers, as well as their activism in Resistance movements redefined gender during wartime. Moreover, women were victimized as never before as a result of mass rape, genocide and refugee displacement. Examining the lives of American, British, Italian, French, German, and European Jewish Women from a gendered perspective of war and its impact on women. 4 credits.
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HST-310 History of Western Medicine
Prerequisite: one history course numbered between 100 and 166
A survey of illness, health, and medicine in Western society from Antiquity through the development of antibiotics. Examination of the changing relationships between medical theories and practice and address the roles of practitioners, patients, and institutions. Discussion of the changing ideas surrounding disease causation, the growth of public health measures, health care institutions, and public policies concerning disease and medicine. Experiences of health, illness, prevention, and treatment, while exploring the various social, cultural, political, and economic dimensions of these issues will also be considered. 4 credits.
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HST-315 Interpreting the Past
Prerequisite: one history course numbered between 100 and 166
The historian’s craft and how history scholars think about and interpret the past. Exploration of topics, questions and methodologies used to write about history through reading historical works from a variety of times and places. 4 credits.
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HST-316 Making the Past Public: Studies in Public and Local History
Prerequisite: instructor permission
Use of experiential learning to examine local history. Through internships and project-oriented assignments, students apply their academic training in a professional setting or produce scholarly projects for a public audience. Weekly seminar focusing on local history with a culminating, formal presentation required. 4 credits.
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HST-321 History of Urban and Suburban America
Prerequisite: one history course numbered between 100 and 166
American Cities and Suburbs. Historical sources of growth and decline; dynamics of natural and built environments; neighborhoods and social space; factors of gender, class, and ethnicity; migration; urban exchange networks, hinterlands and suburbs; historical mechanisms of political power, urban planning; and cultural production. Emphasis on the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. 4 credits.
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HST-322 Simulating Historic Communities in Visual Space
Prerequisite: one history course numbered between 100 and 166
Application of architectural modeling, GIS, and gaming technologies to simulation of historic communities in virtual reality. Collection and interpretation of local history evidence. Introduction to virtual modeling tools. Theories of interpretation. Focus on case studies of selected historical communities. Students will construct final projects based on these case study communities. May Experience ONLY. 2 credits.
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HST-323 Episodes in North American Urban History
Prerequisite: one history course numbered between 100 and 166
Sustained historical analysis of a particular event or theme relating to the urban history of selected cities in the United States, Canada, and/or Mexico. Consideration of urban historiography, approaches to community and local history, spatial dimensions, historical memory, and comparative history. May Experience ONLY. 2 credits.
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HST-350 Travel Study in China
GER: HA (Historical Analysis of Human Interactions) and WC (World Cultures)
Investigation of key events, movements, individuals and ideas in Chinese history. Specific topics and periods to be determined by the instructor in conjunction with the China travel study program. 4 credits.
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HST-351 Travel Study in Africa
GER: HA (Historical Analysis of Human Interactions) and WC (World Cultures)
Investigation of key events, movements and individuals in a particular region of Africa. Specific topics and periods to be determined by the instructor in conjunction with the Africa travel study program. 4 credits.
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HST-352 Travel Study in Latin America
GER: HA (Historical Analysis of Human Interactions) and WC (World Cultures)
Investigation of key events, movements and individuals in one or more regions of Latin America. Specific topics and periods determined by the instructor in conjunction with the Latin America travel study program. 4 credits.
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HST-355 Travel Study in India
GER: HA (Historical Analysis of Human Interactions) and WC (World Cultures)
Focus on interactions between various players in India’s complex political and sociocultural past over the last 500 years. Mughal, British, nationalist, and postcolonial periods are addressed. India as both a product and producer of long-distance trade, migration, power plays, and global influence. 4 credits.
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HST-356 Travel Study in Eastern Europe
GER: HA (Historical Analysis of Human Interactions)
Prerequisite: one History course numbered between 100 and 166
Investigation of key events, movements and individuals that have shaped the history of the region which includes the former Holy Roman Empire, German, Austro-Hungarian and Russian Empires since the later Middle Ages. Specific topics and periods to be determined in conjunction with the Eastern Europe travel study program. 4 credits.
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HST-357 Travel Study in the Mediterranean
GER: HA (Historical Analysis of Human Interactions)
Prerequisite: one History course numbered between 100 and 166
Investigation of key events, movements and individuals in the Mediterranean region. Specific topics and periods to be determined by the instructor in conjunction with the Mediterranean study away program. 4 credits.
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HST-358 Travel Study in Lowcountry South Carolina
GER: HA (Historical Analysis of Human Interactions)
Lowcountry South Carolina from precolonial times to present. Topics include Charleston and the Atlantic world before 1820; Gullah culture; southern sectionalism and Civil War; myth, memory and historiography; tension between tradition and rapid change in the twentieth century. 4 credits.
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