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GERN 438 - Psychological Aspects of Disability
Unit(s): 3-4
This course is designed to give participants a better understanding of people with disabilities and an awareness of how society regards them. The disabilities addressed range from traumatic physical injuries through progressive diseases and conditions to mental retardation, alcoholism and emotional disabilities. The class is appropriate for anyone interested in disability, whether for personal or professional reasons.
Grading: OPT
Crosslisted: PSY 438
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GERN 482 - Teaching Internship
Unit(s): 1-4
Students learn the skills of organization and communication of psychological theory and research under the supervision of a faculty mentor.
Grading: CNC
Prerequisite(s): GERN 300 and consent of instructor.
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GERN 490 - Internship Seminar
Unit(s): 1
In this optional seminar, students report on the progress of their internships and discuss institutional procedures and interactional processes particular to their intern sites. Case and data management techniques will be discussed. The seminar allows opportunity for group problem-solving, objective analysis of internship issues, and enhancement of professional networks.
Grading: CNC
Prerequisite(s): concurrent enrollment in GERN 499 and consent of instructor.
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GERN 493 - Narrative: Theories and Methods
Unit(s): 4
The course examines the role of narrative, or life storying, in human development research. Students will develop a protocol, conduct research in the community using interview methodologies appropriate to the narrative perspective, analyze transcriptions for theoretical and life themes, and develop a final project based on the analysis of the data.
Grading: OPT
Crosslisted: PSY 493
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GERN 495 - Special Studies
Unit(s): 1-4
Students may propose to participate in independent projects or continuing research with the approval and guidance of the faculty member. The special study may extend for more than one semester. May be repeated for credit up to 8 units.
Grading: OPT
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GERN 499 - Gerontology Practicum
Unit(s): 1-4
Field experience in an agency or organizational setting in which the student combines work with academic preparation in programs concerned with aging and/ or health. May be repeated for credit.
Grading: OPT
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GERN 500 - Social and Psychological Issues in Aging
Unit(s): 2-4
Analysis of the aging process and it’s social implications. Selected issues provide exploration of relationships between psychological and social development in later life. Developmental, historical, cultural, psychological, and policy perspectives may be offered. Consult Schedule of Classes for specific topic. May be repeated for credit.
Grading: OPT
Prerequisite(s): graduate standing or permission of instructor.
Crosslisted: PSY 500
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GERN 515 - Graduate Research Seminar
Unit(s): 1-4
Intensive review of literature in specific areas of concentration. Emphasis is on individual student’s research interests. Includes research design and implementation.
Grading: OPT
Prerequisite(s): graduate standing or permission of instructor.
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GERN 561 - Politics of Health and Aging
Unit(s): 4
An examination of U.S. state and local health care and aging policy and administration.
Grading: OPT
Crosslisted: POLS 509
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GERN 582 - Teaching College Gerontology
Unit(s): 1-4
Practical experience of supervised teaching in a college gerontology classroom.
Grading: OPT
Prerequisite(s): consent of instructor.
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GERN 583 - Graduate Research Assistant
Unit(s): 1-4
Students learn advanced research methods and practical research skills under the supervision of a faculty member.
Grading: CNC
Prerequisite(s): consent of instructor.
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GERN 595 - Special Studies for Graduate Students
Unit(s): 1-4
Students should formulate plans for a project and present them to a faculty member for sponsorship. Special forms for this purpose are available in the department office.
Grading: OPT
Prerequisite(s): graduate standing and consent of instructor.
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GLBL 300 - Local Responses to Global Issues: Case Studies from Around the World
Unit(s): 3
This class examines various ways in which individuals take action to solve global social problems in their own local cultural, political, and economic contexts. Students explore the social structures that create social problems, such as human trafficking and political oppression, and how local people adapt to, and seek to change, those structures. Satisfies GE Area D1 (Individual and Society).
Grading: GRD
Prerequisite(s): a GE Area D5 course.
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GLBL 350A - Serving the Global Community
Unit(s): 1
Students will read a text, such as Arthur Kleinman’s “What Really Matters,” and discuss what it means to live in a world that cries out for human involvement and service. All people, both in developed and developing countries, live on the edge of survival, at constant risk of going under (due to disease, economic collapse, societal chaos, or simply the aging process itself). In the class, we will discuss the importance of being of service in the global effort to live a quality existence. And we will read about individuals who have taken it upon themselves to serve humanity in one way or another. A few examples include: Muhammed Yunus, founder of the Grameen Bank; Paul Farmer’s work with patients with infectious diseases; Al Gore’s commitment to the environment; and Millard Fuller, founder of Habitat for Humanity.
Grading: OPT
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GLBL 495 - Special Studies
Unit(s): 1-4
Directed individual study. May be repeated for credit up to 8 units.
Grading: CNC
Prerequisite(s): consent of instructor.
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GLBL 496 - Senior Capstone Pre-Seminar
Unit(s): 3
Students develop the methodological skills they need to produce a group research and writing project in the Senior Capstone course. They formulate research questions, conduct literature reviews and evaluate analytical frameworks. Students are also introduced to software and techniques that are specific to the group research and writing process. This is a prerequisite for GLBL 498. Fall only.
Grading: GRD
Crosslisted: GEP 492A
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GLBL 497 - Cross-Cultural Community Service Internship
Unit(s): 3
A three-unit community service internship is required of all students. This is a supervised program of cross-cultural community service work and study for a governmental or non-governmental agency, completed either at home or abroad. A minimum of 135 hours of supervised work is required. Students will keep a daily journal of their experiences, and upon completion will submit 1) a formal letter from their internship supervisor, verifying hours worked and duties performed; and 2) a four-page essay summarizing their experience in rich personal detail. Information about a broad spectrum of internship options is available from the Global Studies coordinator, whose approval is required for all service internship proposals.
Grading: GRD
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GLBL 498 - Capstone Seminar
Unit(s): 4
Students will produce a qualitative social science research project on a globally-relevant issue. Students will form several groups. Each group will conduct a different research project and produce a group-written capstone paper. Spring only. Prerequisite: GLBL 496. Cross-lists with GEP 491. Spring only
Grading: GRD
Prerequisite(s): GLBL 496.
Crosslisted: GEP 491
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HD 318 - Human Development: Sex and the Life Cycle
Unit(s): 3
An examination of developmental and evolutionary aspects of human reproductive biology and behavior from fetal through adult stages. Sexual selection and life history perspectives on fetal sex differentiation, gender identity, sex role development, puberty and secondary sexual characteristics, and mate choice. Satisfies GE Area E (The Integrated Person).
Prerequisite(s): Completion of GE Area B2 and open to Human Development with upper division standing, or consent of instructor.
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HD 320 - Culture and the Life Course
Unit(s): 4
This course explores how culture shapes the human experience of the life course. Possible topics include the role of culture in human development (including its impact on interventions designed to facilitate development), the significance of institutions such as the school for processes of socialization, the way that language facilitates processes of human development, and the sociocultural context of developmental disabilities. Topics vary with each offering; May be repeated for credit with consent of program coordinator.
Grading: GRD
Prerequisite(s): open to upper division Human Development Majors only.
Teaching Mode: Online
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HD 321 - Human Development Core Concepts
Unit(s): 4
This course offers an introduction to the social scientific theories that influence the study of human development. We consider theorists who examine the influence of political economy, culture, psychology, and biology on the life course. The course emphasizes the close reading, analysis, and discussion of texts representative of major approaches.
Grading: GRD
Prerequisite(s): open to upper division Human Development Majors only.
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HD 322 - Applied Human Development
Unit(s): 4
This capstone course considers some of the essential characteristics of what we might refer to as “applied human development.” We take up four topics: 1) the politics and ethics of what it means to do applied work; 2) the challenges of applying divergent theoretical perspectives to practical problems; 3) the practical challenges of working on a specific applied project; and 4) the institutional characteristics of some of the career contexts in which human development knowledge gets applied. With these last two topics, we will engage with community partners in ways that help us to understand applied human development work.
Grading: GRD
Prerequisite(s): enrollment in or completion of HD 450 and either HD 320 or HD 321; open to Human Development Majors with senior standing only.
Teaching Mode: Course taught in face-to-face and online modes.
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HD 325 - Topics in Human Development: Childhood and Adolescence
Unit(s): 3-4
This seminar deals with current topics in the development of humans during childhood and adolescence. Topics vary with each offering. May be repeated for credit if topic differs. Possible topics include: child growth and development; adolescent development; brain and behavioral development; children with special needs; and diversity in early childcare and education. Open to upper-division Human Development majors only.
Grading: GRD
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HD 335 - Topics in Human Development: Adulthood and Lifespan
Unit(s): 3-4
This seminar deals with current topics in the development of humans during adulthood or across the lifespan. Topics vary with each offering. May be repeated for credit if topic differs. Possible topics include: evolution of human life history traits; theories of lifespan development; family dynamics and aging; issues of adulthood and aging; and aging: social and health policy issues. Open to upper-division Human Development majors only.
Grading: GRD
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HD 350 - Topics in Human Development
Unit(s): 3-4
A seminar dealing with current topics in human development. Topics vary with each offering. Possible topics include: autism across the lifespan; child, adolescent, and adult development in sociocultural context; human difference across the lifespan; language and learning; culturally-shaped conceptions of childhood and development; interventions in human development. Open to upper-division Human Development majors only. May be repeated for credit if topic differs.
Grading: GRD
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HD 365 - Topics in Human Development: Gender and Sexuality
Unit(s): 3-4
This seminar deals with current topics in gender and sexuality across the lifespan. Topics vary with each offering. May be repeated for credit if topic differs. Possible topics include: sex in adulthood and old age; sex, gender and development; gendered relations; and gender, sexuality and popular culture. Open to upper-division Human Development majors only.
Grading: GRD
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HD 375 - Topics in Human Development: Society, Culture and Language
Unit(s): 3-4
This seminar deals with current topics of human development in social, cultural and linguistic perspectives. Topics vary with each offering. May be repeated for credit if topic differs. Possible topics include: schooling in cultural context; language acquisition; rituals and celebrations; communication disorders in children and adults; language development; sociocultural foundations of human development; and language, society and development. Open to upper-division Human Development majors only.
Grading: GRD
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HD 450 - Research Methods in Human Development
Unit(s): 4
This course introduces students to the task of conducting research on the human life course. After considering what it means to pose an interesting, viable, and ethical research question, the class will provide extensive training in one method central to the study of the cultural character of the life course: semi-structured interviews. Students will develop and carry out a collaborative research project throughout the course of the class.
Grading: GRD
Prerequisite(s): open to upper division Human Development majors only.
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HD 490 - Senior Project
Unit(s): 1
A senior capstone course devoted to senior projects required of Human Development students. Open to Human Development students only.
Grading: GRD
Prerequisite(s): admission to the Human Development major, senior standing.
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HD 495 - Special Studies
Unit(s): 1-4
The Human Development major encourages independent study as preparation and practice for life-long self-directed learning. Students should formulate plans in consultation with a faculty member. Special forms for this purpose are available in the department office. These should be completed and filed during the add/drop period. May be repeated for credit up to 8 units.
Grading: OPT
Prerequisite(s): upper-division Human Development majors with a minimum 3.0 GPA and consent of instructor.
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HD 496 - Agency Internships
Unit(s): 1-4
Agency Internship to allow students in Human Development to do supervised internships in a variety of educational and social service settings.
Grading: CNC
Prerequisite(s): upper division Human Development majors and consent of instructor.
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HEBR 101 - Elementary Modern Hebrew - First Semester
Unit(s): 4
This course offered as the first semester course in Hebrew Program. As such it addresses appropriate material for the beginning level. The course requires no prior Hebrew background. Students are exposed to spoken Hebrew during each class; they are expected to communicate in Hebrew with one another as well as with the instructor.
Grading: OPT
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HEBR 102 - Elementary Modern Hebrew - Second Semester
Unit(s): 4
Hebrew for beginners, second level. Elementary oral expression and fundamentals of grammar, cultural readings, and beginning practice in composition.
Grading: OPT
Prerequisite(s): JWST 101 or equivalent, or instructor permission.
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HIST 150 - History: Credit by Examination
Unit(s): 3
Challenge Examination - The state code requirement in world or U.S. history may be satisfied by passing the department’s challenge examination. (Dates and times are published at the beginning of each semester.) Instructor consent required.
Grading: CNC
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HIST 201 - Foundations of World Civilization
Unit(s): 3
An introduction to the early, classical, and medieval civilizations that have most influenced the modern world. Developments (from prehistory to 1500 C.E.) include the Eastern traditions of India, China, and Japan; the world of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam; the classical Mediterranean civilizations; tropical Africa; and the medieval and Renaissance cultures of the emerging West. Required of all history majors. Satisfies GE Area D2 (World History and Civilization).
Grading: OPT
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HIST 202 - Development of the Modern World
Unit(s): 3
An introduction to modern and contemporary history from 1500 C.E. to the present. Course material includes the impact of world expansion on the Americas, Africa and Asia; the growth of nationalism and the national state; industrial, political, and social revolutions worldwide; the wars of the 20th century; and decolonization and the conclusion of the Cold War. Required of all history majors. Satisfies GE Area D2 (World History and Civilization).
Grading: OPT
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HIST 241 - History of the Americas to Independence
Unit(s): 3
A comparison of the English, Spanish, and Portuguese colonies in America, from the conquest to independence. Topics include: Native Americans, European background, colonial government, religion, economic policies, social relations, slavery, art and literature, independence movements, and nation building. Satisfies GE Area D3.
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HIST 242 - History of the Americas Since Independence
Unit(s): 3
A comparison of the development of the United States after independence with that of Latin America. Topics include: colonial legacies, political leadership, expansion and conflict, regionalism, economic development, reform and revolution, church and state, race relations, education, and inter-American relations. Satisfies GE Area D3.
Grading: OPT
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HIST 251 - History of the United States to 1877
Unit(s): 3
A general survey of the major developments in U.S. history from the European discovery and colonization of the Western Hemisphere through Reconstruction. Required of all history majors. Satisfies GE Area D3 (U.S. History), and the state code requirement in history.
Grading: OPT
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HIST 252 - History of the United States Since 1865
Unit(s): 3
A general survey of the major developments in U.S. history from the end of Reconstruction to the present day. Satisfies GE Area D3 (U.S. History) and the state code requirement in history.
Grading: OPT
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HIST 305 - Warfare in the Pre-Modern Era
Unit(s): 4
This course will examine warfare in the ancient and medieval Near East, Mediterranean, and European worlds. Particular emphases will be placed on the development of new military technologies and strategies and their social, economic, and political ramifications. The class will also investigate the consequences of war and its impact on non-combatants.
Grading: OPT
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HIST 335 - Early China to 1500
Unit(s): 4
This course is designed to introduce students to the intellectual, political, social and economic traditions that helped make the 16th century Chinese state the greatest bureaucratic empire in the world. From the great intellectual efflorescence of the “100 School” period to the far-ranging ocean voyages of the eunuch admiral Zheng He, the course will examine a broad spectrum of topics, including folk religion, gender roles, imperial politics, medicine, art, and literature, among others. The relationship between social, economic, and political developments will be emphasized.
Grading: OPT
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HIST 338 - Early Japan to 1650
Unit(s): 4
This course is designed to introduce students to the intellectual, political, social, and economic traditions that underlay the creation of the Japanese emperor system and the rise of warrior government. From the unique aristocratic culture of Heian Japan to the legendary conquests of Hideyoshi, the course will look at a broad range of topics, including religion, gender, politics, art, and philosophy. The course also examines the influence on Japan of Tang China and early modern Europe. The emphasis will be on the relationship between social, economic, political, and cultural forces.
Grading: OPT
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HIST 339 - Ancient and Colonial Latin America
Unit(s): 4
An inquiry into the indigenous cultures of Central and South America and an examination of Spanish, Portuguese, and other European empires in America. Areas of study may include land, labor, religion, culture, slavery, race, gender, trade and economic development, art and literature, and resistance and revolt.
Grading: OPT
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HIST 342 - Modern Latin America
Unit(s): 4
A study of the major political, economic, social, and cultural developments in Latin America since independence, with an emphasis on political movements in the 20th century, including revolutions in Mexico, Guatemala, Cuba, and Nicaragua; socialism in Chile, peronismo in Argentina; and modernization in Brazil. The role of the United States in Latin America and modern Latin American art and literature will also be emphasized.
Grading: OPT
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HIST 345 - Women’s History and Women’s Activism
Unit(s): 3-4
This course (originates in WGS) will take an activist-historical perspective on the history of American women. We will study historical figures, events, and movements central to the history of feminist activism for equality and social justice. The class will address the politics of writing women into history and documenting the diversity of women’s activism.
Grading: OPT
Crosslisted: WGS 365
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HIST 348 - Race and Ethnicity in Latin America
Unit(s): 4
The course introduces students to the complexities of race and ethnicity in Latin America. By tracing Latin American historical developments from colonialism through the 21st century, students explore the debates of what the nation is and who its citizens are. Students examine how Arabs, Jews, Japanese, Chinese, Blacks, and the indigenous peoples have positioned themselves in Brazil, Argentina, Peru, Bolivia, Cuba, Mexico, Honduras, Colombia, and Haiti. As these Latin American countries struggle with political instability, as well as economic and social inequality, racial and ethnic questions have become increasingly important in these pluralistic and multiethnic societies.
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HIST 349 - Historical Themes
Unit(s): 2-4
Studies of particular themes, issues, and topics of special interest to general students as well as to majors. May be repeated for credit with different topic.
Grading: GRD
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HIST 351 - American Thought and Society to 1865
Unit(s): 4
An introduction to the major ideas, values, and beliefs operative in American history up to the Civil War. Topics include Puritan religion and culture, the revolutionary and constitutional debates, Transcendentalism, and slavery controversies.
Grading: OPT
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HIST 352 - American Thought and Society, 1865 to the Present
Unit(s): 4
An introduction to the major ideas, values, and beliefs operative in American history from the Civil War to the turn of the 21st century. Topics include the Social Gospel, pragmatism, socialism, the New Left, feminism, and conservative thought.
Grading: OPT
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HIST 355 - America at War: Oral History and Performance
Unit(s): 4
This course examines warfare in modern American history, using the methods of oral history. After reading oral history interviews relating to American military history, the class conducts original interviews and translates those interviews into a performance for the campus community.
Grading: OPT
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HIST 360 - Public History and Museum Studies
Unit(s): 4
This discussion-based course introduces students to the methods and scholarship of public history. Topics include: museum studies, oral history, archival work, historic preservation, public policy research, local history, documentary film making, and digital history. This class teaches students practical skills necessary for careers in public history. Fall Odd Years
Grading: OPT
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HIST 370 - History Forum
Unit(s): 1-4
A semester lecture series on a specific theme or topic presented by members of the department, other SSU faculty, and guest speakers. May be audited. Open to the public. May be repeated for credit with different topic.
Grading: GRD
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HIST 371 - Special Topics and Themes in European History
Unit(s): 2-4
Studies of particular themes, issues, and topics of special interest pertaining to European History. May be repeated for credit with different topic.
Grading: CNC
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HIST 372 - Special Topics and Themes in Latin American History
Unit(s): 4
Studies of particular themes, issues, and topics of special interest pertaining to Latin American history. May be repeated for credit with different topic.
Grading: OPT
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HIST 373 - Special Topics and Themes in World/Regional History
Unit(s): 4
Studies of particular themes, issues, and topics of special interest pertaining to World/Regional history. May be repeated for credit with different topic. Variable Intermittently May be repeated for credit with different topic.
Grading: OPT
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HIST 375 - Special Topics and Themes in American History
Unit(s): 1-4
Studies of particular themes, issues, and topics of special interest pertaining to American History. May be repeated for credit with different topic.
Grading: OPT
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HIST 376 - Special Topics and Themes in World History
Unit(s): 2-4
Studies of particular themes, issues, and topics of special interest pertaining to World History. May be repeated for credit with different topic.
Grading: OPT
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HIST 377 - Special Topics and Themes in Asian and Pacific History
Unit(s): 4
Studies of particular themes, issues, and topics of special interest pertaining to Asian and Pacific History. May be repeated for credit with different topic.
Grading: OPT
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HIST 378 - Special Topics and Themes in Comparative/Thematic/Global History
Unit(s): 4
Studies of particular themes, issues, and topics of special interest pertaining to Comparative/Thematic/Global history. May be repeated for credit with different topic. Face to Face. Variable Intermittently May be repeated for credit with different topic.
Grading: OPT
Teaching Mode: Face to Face.
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HIST 380 - Twentieth Century World
Unit(s): 3
An exploration of the origins and development of 20th century ideas, institutions, and systems in global perspective. Forces that have united and divided the contemporary world community are examined: imperialism, science, democracy, communism, nationalism, militarism, racism, cultural traditionalism, and technological disparities. Satisfies upper-division GE Area D2 (World History and Civilization).
Grading: OPT
Prerequisite(s): juniors and seniors only.
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HIST 381 - The Black Sea World, 1500-2000
Unit(s): 4
A study of the Black Sea region in the early-modern and modern eras. Major themes include Russian expansion into the Pontic-Caspian Steppe, the Crimean Khanate, the incorporation of Georgia and Crimea into the Russian Empire, the fall of the Ottoman Empire and the formation of modern Turkey , Balkan nationalism, and secessionist wars in the Caucasus and Ukraine
Grading: OPT
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HIST 382 - The Mediterranean World, 1400-1700
Unit(s): 4
A study of the Mediterranean region in the early modern era. The course considers economic, political, social, and cultural interaction in the region. Topics covered include the Ottoman Empire, Iberian expansion into North Africa, the Spanish reconquista, and naval warfare and piracy. History majors may consider this an upper-division European history elective.
Grading: OPT
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HIST 383 - The Atlantic World, 1450-1800
Unit(s): 4
Focusing on the development of institutions and spread of movements that connected Western Africa, Northern Europe, North America, the Caribbean, and South America in a transatlantic context from 1500-1800, this course considers the topics of state formation, revolutions, empire, migration, religion, economy, race, class and gender in an Atlantic framework. Although the course emphasizes the early modern period, additional consideration is given to the issues facing the Atlantic community in the modern era.
Grading: OPT
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HIST 384 - Empires and Colonies
Unit(s): 4
A comparative study of empires and their colonies throughout history. Problems in colonial history, decolonization and the writing of imperial history are considered.
Grading: OPT
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HIST 391 - The Study of History
Unit(s): 4
An examination of various philosophies and methodologies that have shaped historiography. Consideration is given to the relationship between the historian and the climate of opinion, to varying interpretations of historical events, to the place of history as a literary art, and to the techniques of historical research and writing.
Grading: OPT
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HIST 392 - Story and History
Unit(s): 4
The relationship between literary narrative and history in late medieval and early modern Italy . Dante’s Inferno, Boccaccio’s Decameron, Machiavelli’s Discourses, and other works as documents of a particular historical time.
Grading: OPT
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HIST 400 - The Roman Republic
Unit(s): 4
A history of the Roman people from prehistory through Julius Caesar. The course covers political, economic, social and cultural change in Rome’s transition from a village of mud huts to Mediterranean empire.
Grading: OPT
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HIST 401 - The Roman Empire
Unit(s): 4
A history of the Roman Empire from Octavian to 476 C.E., covering political, economic, social, and cultural change in Rome’s transition from Mediterranean and European empire to the collapse of the empire in the West.
Grading: OPT
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HIST 402 - The Fall of the Roman Empire
Unit(s): 4
More than 1500 years after the end of Roman political authority in Western Europe, the so-called ‘Fall of Rome’ continues to fascinate us. This class will attempt to problematize the ‘Fall of Rome’ and evaluate the various reasons advanced by scholars, from Edward Gibbon to modern historians , to explain it.
Grading: OPT
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HIST 406 - The Crusades
Unit(s): 4
A study of the Crusades provides a microcosm of trends and assumptions in the Europe of the High Middle Ages. The course will focus on interrelationships of church, political structures, economy, and military structures, with special attention on the First, Fourth, and Sixth Crusades (1095-1270).
Grading: OPT
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HIST 407 - Love, Sex, and Death in the Pre-Modern World
Unit(s): 4
This course will examine love, sex ,and the end of life in the pre-modern world with a primary focus on Europe in Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages. Topics include courtship and marriage, prostitution, gender and sexuality ,attitudes towards the body, death and the memorialization of the dead.
Grading: OPT
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HIST 408 - Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages in Europe, 300-1000
Unit(s): 4
In this course ,students will examine late antique and early medieval history from the late Roman period to the year 1000.Topics include the end of Roman imperial rule in the west, the advent of the barbarian successor kingdoms ,the Byzantine Empire, and the spread of Christianity.
Grading: OPT
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HIST 409 - The High Middle Ages
Unit(s): 4
Medieval civilization from 1000-1400. The course includes the conflict of church and state, growth of national monarchies, the agricultural revolution and growth of commerce, the flowering of medieval culture, and the devastations of the 14th century.
Grading: OPT
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HIST 410 - Early Modern Europe, 1350-1789
Unit(s): 4
This course offers a comparative study of states and society in Western Europe from the Renaissance to the French Revolution. Topics include the persistence of the humanist tradition, European exploration and conquest, religious reform and ideology, the rise of science, and the crisis of culture and social relations. The emphasis in these centuries that shaped the modern world is social and cultural, but political and intellectual issues are also considered in depth.
Grading: OPT
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HIST 411 - The Enlightenment to World War I
Unit(s): 4
A political, social, and cultural history that explores the origins of modern Europe. Topics include the Scientific Revolution, the Enlightenment, the French Revolution, the Industrial Revolution, the impact of Europe on the world, the growth of liberalism and socialism, and the causes of World War I.
Grading: OPT
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HIST 412 - Europe Since 1914
Unit(s): 4
An overview of 20th century European history and culture. Topics include: the impact of World War I; the appeal of totalitarian systems: communism, fascism, Nazism; Europe’s “suicide” during World War II; the reconstruction of Europe; the Cold War; economic integration; and Europe’s cultural impact since 1914.
Grading: OPT
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HIST 414 - Gender and Society in Early Modern Europe
Unit(s): 4
This course examines the role of gender in early modern Europe from the late Middle Ages to the end of the 18th century. Topics include religion, law, labor, social and family relations. The course also considers the impact of major historical developments such as the Renaissance, Reformation, Scientific Revolution, industrialization, and the rise of the modern state on gender relations.
Grading: OPT
Crosslisted: WGS 414
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HIST 415 - Eastern Europe, 1815-1918
Unit(s): 4
A survey of Eastern European history from the end of the Napoleonic Wars to World War I. Major topics include the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian, Russian, and Ottoman Empires; nationalism; industrialization; fin-de-siecle cultural ferment; and the origins and impact of the Great War.
Grading: OPT
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HIST 416 - Eastern Europe, 1918-1989
Unit(s): 4
A survey of Eastern Europe from the end of World War I to the collapse of communism. Major topics include the creation of the new states; nationalism; socialism; the Holocaust; Stalinism; the anti-Soviet uprisings in Warsaw, Budepest, and Prague; and the revolutions of 1989.
Grading: OPT
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HIST 417 - Russian Empire
Unit(s): 4
A survey of Russian history from the origins of Kievan Rus in the 9th century to the Russian Revolution of 1917. Major topics include the Mongols; the development of the Russian autocracy; Orthodoxy; serfdom; the exploration and colonization of Siberia, Central Asia, and Alaska; and Russia’s alleged peculiarity vis-à-vis the West.
Grading: OPT
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HIST 418 - Fall of European Communism
Unit(s): 4
A survey of Eastern European and Russian history from Prague Spring in 1968 to the election of Vladimir Putin in 2000. Major topics include the dissident movement, the economic failures of communism, the East German Stasi and the Soviet KGB, the political upheaval of 1989 and 1991, and the ethnic conflict in the Balkans.
Grading: OPT
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HIST 419 - Soviet Union
Unit(s): 4
A survey of Soviet history from the Russian Revolution of 1917 to the collapse of communism in 1991. Major topics include the revolutionary upheaval of 1917, Soviet policies toward national minorities and religious groups, Stalinism, socialist realism, World War II, the “developed socialism’ of the Khrushchev and Brezhnev years, the Cold War, and Gorbachev’s glasnost and perestroika reforms.
Grading: OPT
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HIST 420 - The French Revolution
Unit(s): 4
A consideration of the causes, events, and results of a key event in French history. The course also examines conditions in 18th century France and the historiography of the French Revolution.
Grading: OPT
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HIST 422 - Imperial Spain
Unit(s): 4
Examines Spain and the Spanish world from 1400 to 1700. Includes Spanish expansion and empire building worldwide, as well as the economic, political, and social history of Spain itself.
Grading: OPT
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HIST 423 - Spanish Civil War
Unit(s): 4
This course provides an overview of the political, economic, and social circumstances of Spain’s late 19th and early 20th century, as well as a detailed examination of the war years and their immediate aftermath. It also examines the significance of the war within the larger context of European history.
Grading: OPT
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HIST 424 - Tolerance and Intolerance in Europe, 500-1500
Unit(s): 4
What are the roots of tolerance, and intolerance, in Western Europe? This course is a survey of the philosophical, ecclesiastical, legal, cultural, and social attitudes toward and treatment of minorities in Western Europe from the end of the Roman Empire forward.
Grading: OPT
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HIST 426 - Britain and Ireland, 1399-1714
Unit(s): 4
This course considers the social, political, religious and cultural development of Britain and Ireland from the late Middle Ages to the beginning of empire and industrialization. Topics include the Tudor revolutions in government and religion, relations between kings and parliaments, the evolution of toleration, and ideas about rights and liberty. Special consideration is given to the interaction of the three kingdoms (England, Ireland and Scotland) in the formation of Great Britain and the role of that interaction in the emergence of the British Empire.
Grading: OPT
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HIST 428 - Modern Britain, 1714-Present
Unit(s): 4
The study of the evolution of British society from the beginning of the 18th century to the present. Major political, economic, social, and cultural developments are covered including industrialization and the rise of the working class; the emergence of imperial Britain; the Irish Question; the rise of welfare state; and the role of decolonization, diversity, and devolution in the emergence of contemporary Britain as well as its place in a united Europe.
Grading: OPT
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HIST 433 - History of Mexico
Unit(s): 4
A study of the Mexican people from the early native cultures to the present, with particular emphasis on the Mexican Revolution of 1910 and the major political, social, economic, and cultural developments of modern Mexico. Includes major Indian cultures, the Conquest, religion and the Catholic church, literary and artistic expressions, machismo and women, and relations between Mexico and the United States.
Grading: OPT
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HIST 435 - History of Modern China
Unit(s): 4
Explores the profound changes that have taken place in China from around 1600 to the present, including the apogee and decline of the imperial system, the encroachments of the West, the failure of Republicanism, the rise and eventual victory of the Chinese communists, and the consequences of China’s adoption of a market-based economy in the 1980s.
Grading: OPT
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HIST 438 - Modern Japan
Unit(s): 4
Traces the development of Japanese society from earliest times to the present. While some attention will be given to early aristocratic culture and the emergence of the warrior elite, emphasis will be on the period after 1600, particularly the emergence of Japan as an international power after 1868 and economic success since World War II.
Grading: OPT
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HIST 445 - Topics in American Women’s History
Unit(s): 4
Course will address the history of women in America from one of several topical or regional perspectives. Topics may include law, women, and family in American history; women and work in American history; or women in the American West. When the class is offered, prospective students should consult the departmental descriptions for the periods and topics to be covered. May be repeated for credit with different topic.
Grading: OPT
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HIST 446 - Women in American History
Unit(s): 4
A study of the status and role of women in America from the pre-colonial period to the present. Special attention will be given to the educational, labor, and political reforms of the 19th century, women’s associations, and the various “waves” of women’s rights and feminist activism.
Grading: OPT
Crosslisted: WGS 446
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HIST 447 - Queer Theory, Queer Lives
Unit(s): 4
This interdisciplinary course (originates in WGS) offers advanced work in queer studies by looking at the production of theories about same-sex sexualities in history, culture, and politics. The course presents queer theory in conjunction with critical race theory, feminist theory, and post-colonial studies.
Grading: OPT
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HIST 449 - Gender and Sexuality in Latin America
Unit(s): 4
This course examines the changing definitions, institutions, and behaviors related to gender, sexuality, and the formation of families in Latin America from indigenous civilizations to contemporary societies. The course explores how women handled the transition from European colonies to nation-states and how various Latin American men and women in the 20th century were able to position themselves in “traditional” nation-states. The course concludes by evaluating the social, economic, and political changes in Latin America and contemporary social movements. This course is
Grading: GRD
Crosslisted: WGS 449
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HIST 450 - Colonial America
Unit(s): 4
A study of the European derived societies and cultures in those parts of North America that later became the United States from the beginnings of European expansion until 1763. Topics may include European backgrounds, relations with native peoples, cultural mixing, labor systems, gender relations, and political, social, and economic characteristics and changes.
Grading: OPT
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HIST 451 - The American Revolution and the Early Republic
Unit(s): 4
A study of the political, economic, and social institutions and conditions during the long period that included the War of American Independence, the contest between federalism and anti-federalism in the newly-independent United States before 1789, and the emergence of a paradoxical American nation notable for a devotion to chattel slavery and to liberty as well as for technological achievements represented by the Erie Canal.
Grading: OPT
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HIST 452 - Antebellum America
Unit(s): 4
A study of 19th century American society and politics before the Civil War. Topics may include the market revolution, the commercialization of agriculture, territorial expansion and its implications for chattel slavery and Indian policies, the religious movements, reform movements, the emergence of the women’s rights movement, and the lure of the West.
Grading: OPT
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HIST 454 - Civil War and Reconstruction
Unit(s): 4
A study of the causes and consequences of the Civil War, the struggles of the Reconstruction era, and the transformation of American society and politics in the period between 1850 and the end of Reconstruction.
Grading: OPT
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