(Cross-listed with POS 100) This course examines introductory research and analytical techniques for locating and interpreting primary and secondary historical documents. Students are introduced to basic methods for constructing historical arguments based on the compilation of evidence. Finally, students will explore the impact of ideology and identity on the evolution of historical perspectives and schools of thought. Fall
Required for HIS/POS & SS 7-12 majors. Class meets: 9/3; 9/10; 9/17; 9/24 from 4-6pm in Science Center 369 and 9/26 9am-1:30pm in Library.
Undergraduate Courses
Course Delivery DEFINITIONS:
- Online Courses: In online teaching, 100% of instruction takes place online via Canvas and with supplemental platforms like Zoom. There are two types of online courses: asynchronous and synchronous.
- Asynchronous online: Course is fully online, with lessons, assignments, and activities posted in Canvas with due dates. Students complete coursework, engage in discussions, etc., based upon their own schedules, but are required to meet posted deadlines.
- Synchronous online: Online course that includes real-time class meetings using technology (e.g. Zoom). The number of required meetings varies based upon the particular class, but meetings take place during the scheduled class times. Faculty will inform students of the schedule for real-time meetings in their courses.
- Hybrid Courses: Hybrid courses combine both in-person, on-campus meetings with online instruction. All face-to-face activities take place during the regularly-scheduled meeting times in the rooms assigned on the course listing. The number of in-person meetings varies by course. Faculty will notify students of the exact meeting schedule for their courses.
If your class is not listed as online or hybrid, it will meet fully face-to-face following the noted class schedule.
The course uses visual images and the words of Latin-American novelists to provide a graphic portrait of daily life in Latin America. Films, lectures, and readings stress the triumphs and tragedies of the Latin-American struggle for peace and justice. (L03)
The course uses visual images and the words of Latin-American novelists to provide a graphic portrait of daily life in Latin America. Films, lectures, and readings stress the triumphs and tragedies of the Latin-American struggle for peace and justice. The course is a preparatory course designed for majors and Social Studies concentrators, emphasizing enhanced development of analytical and research skills. (L03)
This course surveys European history from ancient Rome through the Hundred Years War. Themes and topics include: rise and fall of the Roman Empire and its historical legacies, the emergence and spread of Christianity, the institutional growth of monasticism, the Church and papacy, monasticism and its contributions to western culture, the rise of Islam and its contributions to western culture, the Byzantine and Islamic Empires, Carolingian Europe, feudalism, the birth of the universities and the liberal arts curriculum, and the origins of modern political systems and sovereign states. (C9)
This course surveys European history from the late 15th to the late 20th centuries. Themes and topics include: Imperialism, expansion of the global economy (globalization), and the rise of capitalism, the evolution of the modern state/nation state form and the expansion of its powers, industrialization, modern social identities and organization (class, race, gender), labor movements, modern ideologies, mass politics and the party system, world wars, birth of the welfare state, and EU formation. (C9)
This course surveys European history from the late 15th to the late 20th centuries. Themes and topics include: Imperialism, expansion of the global economy (globalization), and the rise of capitalism, the evolution of the modern state/nation state form and the expansion of its powers, industrialization, modern social identities and organization (class, race, gender), labor movements, modern ideologies, mass politics and the party system, world wars, birth of the welfare state, and EU formation. (C9)
This course surveys European history from ancient Rome through the Hundred Years War. Themes and topics include: rise and fall of the Roman Empire and its historical legacies, the emergence and spread of Christianity, establishment of the Church and papacy, monastic culture, the Byzantine and Islamic Empires, Carolingian Europe, feudalism, the birth of universities and the liberal arts curriculum, the of origins modern political institutions and sovereign states. (C9)
ONLINE Component one credit of this 4 credit couse is ONLINE HIS/POS Majors and Social Studies Concentrators
This introductory survey charts the course of European history from around 1500. This period saw the rise of the European great powers to unprecedented world dominance and the extension of western influences to every corner of the globe through imperialist wars of conquest, trade, and the growth of the world capitalist system. The modern state form, and its constitutive institutions took shape during these centuries, and by the 19th century the nation-state was becoming the principal focus of identity and allegiance. Our main focus will be on the formation and globalization of economic, political, and social modernity, with special emphasis on the evolution of the modern state. (C9)
ONLINE component one credit of this 4 credit course is ONLINE. Open to HIS/POS Majors and Social Studies concentrators only or with permission of instructor
This introductory survey charts the course of European history from around 1500. This period saw the rise of the European great powers to unprecedented world dominance and the extension of western influences to every corner of the globe through imperialist wars of conquest, trade, and the growth of the world capitalist system. The modern state form, and its constitutive institutions took shape during these centuries, and by the 19th century the nation-state was becoming the principal focus of identity and allegiance. Our main focus will be on the formation and globalization of economic, political, and social modernity, with special emphasis on the evolution of the modern state. (C9)
ONLINE component one credit of this 4 credit course is ONLINE.Open to HIS/POS concentrators or with permission of instructor
This course is an intensive survey of the economic, social, cultural and political developments in the United States from the end of the Civil War to the present. Fulfills diversity requirement. (C9)
This course is an intensive survey of the economic, social, cultural and political developments in the United States from the end of the Civil War to the present. Fulfills diversity requirement. (C9)
This course offers an in-depth survey of conquest and colonization; the growth of political, social, economic, and cultural institutions; revolution and independence; the creation of a new nation and its development through the crisis of the Civil War. Fulfills diversity requirement. (L03)
This course offers an in-depth survey of conquest and colonization; the growth of political, social, economic, and cultural institutions; revolution and independence; the creation of a new nation and its development through the crisis of the Civil War. Fulfills diversity requirement. (L03)
In this course students examine and discuss the commercial, productive, and demographic transformations which led to the modernization of New York State. Students will acquire and demonstrate historical knowledge on the various ways that New York functioned as the nation’s center for finance, social diversity, industrialization, transportation, machine politics, cultural innovation, vice, and social reform. Students will critically analyze, from diverse points of view, how collective efforts to expand production and to safeguard public interests established New York as a state noted for both liberal reform and, paradoxically, promoted the violation of civil liberties and exacerbated income inequality. Fulfills diversity requirement. Spring (C9)
1/2 of course is online
This course offers an in-depth survey of conquest and colonization; the growth of political, social, economic, and cultural institutions; revolution and independence; the creation of a new nation and its development through the crisis of the Civil War. Fulfills diversity requirement. (C9)
ONLINE Component one credit of this 4 credit course is ONLINE Open to HIS/POS Majors and Socical Studies concentrators or with permission of instructor
This course is designed to provide an overview of U.S. history since 1865 with particular relevance to history and political science majors and elementary and secondary education social studies concentrators. The course will explore both domestic and international dimensions of the long "American Century," and stress major political, economic and social themes. Students will be introduced to the "building blocks" of the historian's craft: the primary sources like official documents, newspapers, letters, ads and material artifacts that historians use in fashioning their interpretations of historical events. We will also explore varying and contending interpretations of history---“historiography”---to understand and evaluate the differing values and perspectives historians bring to their work. Students will sharpen critical thinking skills while learning to analyze historical arguments and to construct their own. Fulfills diversity requirement. Fall, Spring (C9)
Restricted to HIS/POS majors and El Ed Social Studies concentrators and SS 7-12 majors
This course is designed to provide an overview of U.S. history since 1865 with particular relevance to history and political science majors and elementary and secondary education social studies concentrators. The course will explore both domestic and international dimensions of the long "American Century," and stress major political, economic and social themes. Students will be introduced to the "building blocks" of the historian's craft: the primary sources like official documents, newspapers, letters, ads and material artifacts that historians use in fashioning their interpretations of historical events. We will also explore varying and contending interpretations of history---“historiography”---to understand and evaluate the differing values and perspectives historians bring to their work. Students will sharpen critical thinking skills while learning to analyze historical arguments and to construct their own. Fulfills diversity requirement. Fall, Spring (C9)
ONLINE component: one credit online
This course introduces East Asian Civilizations from Neolithic times through the 18th century, focusing on China and Japan. It will present historical overviews of the major developments in state formation, court politics, and intellectual movements, but emphasis will be placed on the social and cultural aspects of the civilizations, examining continuities, as well as changes through time. Fulfills diversity requirement. Fall (C9)
This course introduces East Asian Civilizations from Neolithic times through the 18th century, focusing on China and Japan. It will present historical overviews of the major developments in state formation, court politics, and intellectual movements, but emphasis will be placed on the social and cultural aspects of the civilizations, examining continuities, as well as changes through time. Fulfills diversity requirement. Fall (C9)
This course introduces East Asian Civilizations from Neolithic times through the 18th century, focusing on China and Japan. It will present historical overviews of the major developments in state formation, court politics, and intellectual movements, but emphasis will be placed on the social and cultural aspects of the civilizations, examining continuities, as well as changes through time. Fulfills diversity requirement. Fall (C9)
ONLINE component one credit of this 4 credit course is ONLINE
This course introduces East Asian Civilizations from Neolithic times through the 18th century, focusing on China and Japan. It will present historical overviews of the major developments in state formation, court politics, and intellectual movements, but emphasis will be placed on the social and cultural aspects of the civilizations, examining continuities, as well as changes through time. Fulfills diversity requirement. Fall (C9)
ONLINE component one credit of this 4 credit course is ONLINE
This course surveys influential paradigms of development and analyzes the historical evolution of Latin America since the wars of independence. It examines the emergence of the nation state in selected countries, 19th-century conflicts between liberalism and conservatism, the growth of 20th-century populism, and the recent impact of neo-liberalism. (C9)
This course surveys influential paradigms of development and analyzes the historical evolution of Latin America since the wars of independence. It examines the emergence of the nation state in selected countries, 19th-century conflicts between liberalism and conservatism, the growth of 20th-century populism, and the recent impact of neo-liberalism. (C9)
ONLINE Component one credit of this 4 credit course is ONLINE. Open to HIS/POS majors and social studies concentrators or with permission of instructor
In this course, students analyze the social, economic, political, and cultural impact of African migration by interpreting primary documents and scholarly publications in their written work and in classroom discussion. Students will acquire knowledge of the rise of the mercantile Atlantic economy and industrial capitalism, the development of racial ideology, the impact of global religions on the expansion of slavery, the rise of abolitionism, and the embedded contradictions between the European profession of natural rights and Christian ideals and the practice of chattel slavery. Students will demonstrate a geographic knowledge of the African diaspora and the ability to analyze historical sources from diverse points of view (in exams that assess historical content and in thesis-driven evidence-based historical arguments). Fulfills diversity requirement. Fall, Spring (C9)
ONLINE component: one credit of 4 credit course is ONLINE Restricted to HIS/POS and SS 7-12 concentrators
In this course, students analyze the social, economic, political, and cultural impact of African migration by interpreting primary documents and scholarly publications in their written work and in classroom discussion. Students will acquire knowledge of the rise of the mercantile Atlantic economy and industrial capitalism, the development of racial ideology, the impact of global religions on the expansion of slavery, the rise of abolitionism, and the embedded contradictions between the European profession of natural rights and Christian ideals and the practice of chattel slavery. Students will demonstrate a geographic knowledge of the African diaspora and the ability to analyze historical sources from diverse points of view (in exams that assess historical content and in thesis-driven evidence-based historical arguments). Fulfills diversity requirement. Fall, Spring (C9)
ONLINE component: one credit of 4 credit course is ONLINE Restricted to HIS/POS and SS 7-12 majors and SS concentrators
This course explores the expansion of Bantu people across the continent, the rise of Sudanese Kingdoms in West Africa, the evolution and impact of the trans-Saharan and East African trading networks, the spread of Islam and effects of religious jihads in West Africa, the development of North African states and the Golden Age of the Moors, the Mfecane and the rise of white settlement in South Africa. Students will examine various processes of state formation, traditional systems of lineage, dependency, and production, and the impact of the rise of the transatlantic slave trade after the 15th century. Fulfills diversity requirement. Fall (C9)
This course explores the expansion of Bantu people across the continent, the rise of Sudanese Kingdoms in West Africa, the evolution and impact of the trans-Saharan and East African trading networks, the spread of Islam and effects of religious jihads in West Africa, the development of North African states and the Golden Age of the Moors, the Mfecane and the rise of white settlement in South Africa. Students will examine various processes of state formation, traditional systems of lineage, dependency, and production, and the impact of the rise of the transatlantic slave trade after the 15th century. Fulfills diversity requirement. Fall (C9)
ONLINE Component: one credit of 4 credit course is ONLINE
This course provides students with the opportunity to study special topics in the discipline of history. The content of the course will change as various instructors design and offer courses. Students may repeat this course, provided that the subject matter changes. (C9)
One credit is ONLINE; FLEP American City
This course provides students with the opportunity to study special topics in the discipline of history. The content of the course will change as various instructors design and offer courses. Students may repeat this course, provided that the subject matter changes. (C9)
One credit is ONLINE; FLEP American City
This course is designed for students to understand Mao Zedong, the controversial leader of Chinese Communist Party for more than 40 years, in the context of the Chinese revolution, as well as to understand the Chinese revolution through examining Mao's thought in depth. Was Mao a 'peasant revolutionary'? Why could Chinese Communist Party achieve victory in 1949? These are some of the topics this course attempts to address. Throughout the semester, we will read scholarly books on Mao and his thought, Mao's own writings, and a case study of the Chinese revolution. We will also watch some movies on the Chinese revolution. Fulfills writing-intensive requirement. Prerequisite: HIS 237, HIS 239, or HIS/POS 300. Spring
This course surveys the history of Mexico since independence with special emphasis on the causes, evolution, and consequences of the 1910 Revolution. Fulfills writing-intensive requirement. Prerequisite: HIS 249 or 251.
Online Course- Four mandatory sessions on campus: M 8/24 8-9AM Intro; F 9/11 9-10:15AM Map Test; F 10/9 9-10:15AM Midterm - ALL in Albertus 404. DATE/TIME/ROOM for Final Exam TBA.
In this seminar, students will analyze and demonstrate knowledge of the emergence of free black communities in the United States and the Caribbean by comparing pathways to freedom that ranged from legislative manumission, maroonage, and revolutionary upheavals. Students will synthesize primary source materials and scholarly publications as they examine the impact of policy and racial ideology on citizenship, mobility and community formation. Fulfills writing-intensive and diversity requirement. Prerequisite: HIS 226, 247, 260, or 261.
ONLINE component: one credit online
Prior consent of faculty is required.
arranged Permission of instructor required
This capstone course will be an examination of the history and politics related to a given topic that will vary by semester.
ONLINE component: one credit online
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