Courses

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

HI 283 LAW IN LATE IMPERIAL CHINA   3.0 Credit(s)
Examines legal cases and laws in late imperial Chinese culture including criminal and civil law to understand Chinese society and government and to think comparatively about global legal culture. Readings and discussion will include actual court cases that reveal homicides, postmortem examinations, family drama, and disputes about land boundaries between neighbors as well as reading one semi-fictional detective story from the eighteenth century. Prerequisite: Take HI-100 or HI-102 or HI-110 or HI-115
Offered: As Needed Contact Department

HI 285 MODERN CHINA, 1921 TO PRESENT   3.0 Credit(s)
Examines the history of twentieth-century China focusing on the rise to power of the Chinese Communist Party and its efforts to transform China into a modern nation. Prerequisite: Take HI-100 or HI-102 or HI-110 or HI-115
Offered: As Needed Contact Department

HI 288 RUSSIA AND ITS EMPIRE TO 1917   3.0 Credit(s)
This course covers Russian and East European history to 1917. It begins with the foundations of the Russian state in the early modern period. It addresses social, cultural, and political histories of the 18th and 19th centuries and concludes with the First World War and revolutions. Particular attention will be given to Muslim, Jewish, and Ukrainian experiences of empire. Prerequisite: Take HI-100 or HI-102 or HI-110 or HI-115
Offered: As Needed Contact Department