History

surveys American History from colonial times through Reconstruction. It focuses on the major political, diplomatic, economic, and social developments, paying particular attention to the interaction of white, red, and black cultures, the development of democracy, territorial expansion, and the Civil War-era changes.

This course surveys American History from the end of the Reconstruction period to the present day. Emphasis will be placed upon the significant economic, political, diplomatic, and social developments, paying particular attention to changes in cultural relations, the role of government, racial and the nation's place and responsibilities in a more interconnected world.

A survey of World Civilization to 1500. This course examines ancient and medieval civilizations to deepen understanding of World history's political, social, economic, and cultural dimensions. Emphasis is given to comparative themes, the study of causal relationships and patterns of change and continuity over time, and the social significance of race, gender, ethnicity, and class in historical events and studies.

World Civilizations since 1500 is an introductory survey of the world's major civilizations from the age of global expansion in the sixteenth century. The distinctive histories and cultural values shaped major regions and cross-cultural contacts between those regions in the early modern and modern eras. Students will learn how early modern societies adapted their environments, organized their political economies, shared technology and ideas, and were drawn into conflict with one another. The course provides a historical overview of global changes over time.