Courses

    HI 235 WOMEN IN AMERICAN SOCIETY   3.0 Credit(s)
    This course examines the challenges faced by women in America from the colonial period to the present, as well as their contributions to the formation of the United States and our history. We will pay particular attention to the ways in which gender has been historically constructed in American culture. Prerequisite: Take HI-100 or HI-102 or HI-110 or HI-115
    Offered: As Needed Contact Department

    HI 236 HISTORY OF THE ARAB WORLD I   3.0 Credit(s)
    A study of the rise of Islam and the emergence of the Arabs as a world power. Discussion focuses on the achievements of Muhammad, the institution of the caliphate, Umayyad and Abbasid empires, Crusades, and decline of Arab influence in the Near East under the pressure of Turkish expansion. Prerequisite: Take Hi-100 or Hi-102 or HI-110 or HI-115
    Offered: As Needed Contact Department

    HI 238 THE MODERN MIDDLE EAST   3.0 Credit(s)
    This course introduces students to some of the major political, socioeconomic, and cultural factors which lead to challenges and conflicts in the Middle East during the 19th and 20th centuries. It ends with discussions on contemporary Middle Eastern affairs. Prerequisite: Take HI-100 or HI-102 or HI-110 or HI-115
    Offered: As Needed Contact Department

    HI 241 U.S. AND THE WORLD WARS   3.0 Credit(s)
    Scholars argue that rather than two distinct wars, World War I and World War II were separate episodes in one long global conflict not resolved in 1918. This course considers the interconnections between the world wars as well as the social, cultural, political, economic, and technological aspects of both conflicts and their effects on those living in the United States. How did the world wars influence people's lives? Experiences? The shaping of modern America? US international relations? Prerequisite: Take HI-100 or HI-102 or HI-110 or HI-115
    Offered: As Needed Contact Department

    HI 243 THE GOLDEN AGE OF GREECE   3.0 Credit(s)
    This course examines the development of high culture in archaic and classical Greece; art, literature, philosophy, religion, and democracy of Athens from seventh century to death of Socrates and Solon, Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, the Sophists, Thucydides, and Aristophanes. Topics include role of Pericles in Athenian democracy, imperialism, and Peloponnesian War. Prerequisite: Take HI-100 or HI-102 or HI-110 or HI-115
    Offered: As Needed Contact Department

    HI 251 COASTAL COMM N. ATLANTIC:VIKING TO PRES   3.0 Credit(s)
    This course studies interactions between humans and environments on land and sea in New England, Newfoundland, Ireland, Scotland, England, Norway, the Netherlands, as they fished and traded over long distances, creating vibrant cultures. Prerequisite: Take HI-100 or HI-102 or HI-110 or HI-115
    Offered: As Needed Contact Department

    HI 252 MEDIEVAL EUROPE   3.0 Credit(s)
    Topics include Feudalism and Christendom, Islam and the Crusades, the Carolingian Empire, and the rise of national states. Important elements include art and architecture, cosmology and alchemy, hierarchy, the rise of the early Renaissance, as well as different types of work and "callings." Prerequisite: Take HI-100 or HI-102 or HI-110 or HI-115
    Offered: As Needed Contact Department

    HI 253 FROM REMBRANDT TO VAN GOGH   3.0 Credit(s)
    This course examines the history of the Low Countries through art and written texts from 1400 to 1850. It also compares and contrasts the development of Flemish and Dutch art and literature and shows how religion played an important part in the formation of early-modern Low-Countries' culture. Prerequisite: Take HI-100 or HI-102 or HI-110 or HI-115
    Offered: As Needed Contact Department

    HI 254 THE RENAISSANCE & REFORMATION   3.0 Credit(s)
    A study of the transition from medieval to modern society through investigation of political, social, economic, religious, and cultural factors involved in the change. Prerequisite: Take HI-100 or HI-102 or HI-110 or HI-115
    Offered: As Needed Contact Department

    HI 255 CELTIC & IRISH HISTORY   3.0 Credit(s)
    This course surveys Celts, from ancient continental European tribes through Medieval to modern Ireland. Focus will be on several debates on emotive events, such as Cromwell's conquest, Irish rebellions, the Famine, independence, culture, and identity. Prerequisite: Take HI-100 or HI-102 or HI-110 or HI-115
    Offered: As Needed Contact Department

    HI 256 THE IRISH HOME & ABROAD: 1798-1922   3.0 Credit(s)
    This course examines the complex cultural, political, and economic relationship between the Irish in America and those at home from the Irish Rebellion of 1798 to the creation of the Irish Free State. Prerequisite: Take HI-100 or HI-102 or HI-110 or HI-115
    Offered: As Needed Contact Department

    HI 257 HIST & MEMORY IN MOD IRELAND   3.0 Credit(s)
    This course examines collective memory in relation to official history and considers the place of landscape, tourism, poetry, and song as it reflects on Irish cultural identity. Prerequisite: Take HI-100 or HI-102 or HI-110 or HI-115
    Offered: As Needed Contact Department

    HI 258 BRITAIN AND THE EMPIRE 1714-1918   3.0 Credit(s)
    This course will examine the history of the British Empire beginning with the earliest English explorations overseas and concluding with World War I and its impact on the future of imperialism worldwide. Prerequisite: Take Hi-100 or HI-102 or HI-110 or HI-115
    Offered: As Needed Contact Department

    HI 260 IRISH PUBS, PINTS & POITIN   3.0 Credit(s)
    The history and culture of the Public House as one of the most important Irish institutions in Ireland. Irish culture has centered around three institutions: church, local GAA sports club, and the pub. The pub is where discussions, stories, and great 'craic' (fun) was experienced. With smaller homes and lack of many modern conveniences, pubs offer social spaces for sharing community knowledge and friendship, conducting business, playing music, and discussing politics. Well beyond alcohol, the atmosphere, warmth and friendliness are a well-known aspect of Ireland; the 20th century has exported pubs around the world. Ireland has also excelled at brewing excellent ales, beers, and the word whiskey comes from the Irish 'uisce beatha' or water of life. Prerequisite: Take Hi-100 or HI-102 or HI-110 or HI-115
    Offered: As Needed Contact Department

    HI 281 INTRO-CIV OF EAST ASIA   3.0 Credit(s)
    An overview of the history of China and Japan from prehistoric times to the late traditional period (approximately 1800). Intended to enhance students' appreciation of the uniqueness and coherence of these two ancient civilizations. Prerequisite: Take HI-100 or HI-102 or HI-110 or HI-115
    Offered: As Needed Contact Department

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