(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course examines introductory research and analytical techniques for locating and interpreting primary and secondary historical documents.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
Fully Online Course through Google Meet blend of synchronous and asynchronous Required for all first year HIS/POS & SS 7-12 majors.
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.
(Cross listed with POS 206) This course examines the impact of the Atlantic Economy, the premier global system of exchange and production from the 15th through the mid-19th centuries, on the African diaspora. Students will explore the role of joint-stock companies in Africa as they organized European investment in the trans-Atlantic trade and the role of the nation-states in defining property rights in human capital. Students will investigate how imperial decisions to establish mercantlist trade affected individuals, migration, social relations, patterns of wealth accumulation. Finally, students will analyze the technological advancements that gave rise to the Cotton Kingdom and how the pushing system as a form of plantation labor management fueled American economic developmeent. The course will culiminate with the expansion of the domestic slave trade and sharecropping that led to the reproductive exploitation of African women and their children. Students will be assessed on their ability to display historical content and economic concepts, to interpret and analyze primary and secondary documents, and to synthesize a collection of sources to create evidence-based historical arguments. Prerequisite: HIS 215, which must be passed with C or better prior to registration for HIS 206. (L03)
Open to HIS/POS concentrators and SSED 7-12 concentrators Synchronous course taught at days and times listed.
This course is being taught synchronous at days and times listed via Zoom.
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)
times, GMail account required. Office hrs via google hangout Online Synchronous course on days & times listed.
Online synchronous course will be delivered asynchronously using Canvas with some lectures/discussions held synchronously using Google Meet during scheduled class times (Gmail account required). Office hours will be held via google Hangouts.
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 synchronous course will meet on days & times listed. times, GMail account required. Office hrs via google hangout
Online synchronous course at days and times listed using Canvas with some lectures/ discussions held synchronously using Google Meet during scheduled class times (Gmail account required) Office hours will be held via Google Hangout.
This course explores the historical development of New York State from the Dutch and British colonial period through the World War II era. Students will analyze primary and secondary documents that pertain to colonization, migration, commercial exchange, and investigate the impact of reform movements, the boundaries of citizenship, and the transformation of patronage politics in the Empire State. Fulfills Social Studies concentration requirement. Fulfills diversity requirement.
First year students and transfers ONLY Students will be registered by Academic Advising. Online Synchronous at days and times listed.
This course is being taught synchronous at days and times listed via Zoom and Canvas.
This course explores the historical development of New York State from the Dutch and British colonial period through the World War II era. Students will analyze primary and secondary documents that pertain to colonization, migration, commercial exchange, and investigate the impact of reform movements, the boundaries of citizenship, and the transformation of patronage politics in the Empire State. Fulfills Social Studies concentration requirement. Fulfills diversity requirement.
Reserved for first year and first semester transfer students ONLY. Students will be registered by Academic Advising. Synchronous course at days and times listed.
Synchronous course taught at days and times listed via Zoom and Canvas.
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 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)
Asynchronous Online
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 social studies 7-12 majors.
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)
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 synchronous course meets at days & times listed.
Online synchronous course at days and times listed via Zoom and Canvas. Students will also participate individually and in groups through online discussion forums on Canvas where they will critically analyze sources.
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 synchronous course meets online days & times listed.
Online synchronous course at days and times listed via Zoom and Canvas. Students will also participate individually and in groups through online discussion forums on Canvas where they will critically analyze sources.
(Cross-listed with POS 300) This course examines the historic changes in political boundaries, economic activities, and cultures that relate to spatial location, environment, and access to resources. Students will analyze the historical forces and policies that prompt migration, community formation, and boundaries and analyze the ways in which decision-making affects diverse environments locally and/or globally. Students will demonstrate geographic reasoning by their ability to use and create maps, interpret geographic data, satellite images, or photographs that explains relationships between communities or regions and their associated historical, political, and/or economic dynamics. This is an integrated social science course that equips students to explore how people interact with their environments and to explain interactions between urban, rural, suburban, displaced or contracted communities.
Restricted to HIS/POS Majors and El Ed SS Concentrators
The first half of the 20th century was dominated by the fall out of two world wars fueled by the escalating tensions of imperialist rivalry, commercial competition, and aspirant nationalisms that carried over from the later 19th century. This course examines the transformative impact of total war on European societies and the world. Although we will certainly pay some attention to traditional military concerns, the course focuses more on the social and political effects of war in this era in Europe and other areas of the globe. Fulfills writing-intensive requirement. Prerequisite (any one of the following 200 level courses): HIS 213, HIS 214, HIS 217.
blend of asynchronous and synchronous meetings using Discussion Board and Google Meet during scheduled class time GMail acct required.Office hrs to be held via Google hangout
The purpose of this course is to provide flexibility within the course offerings and an opportunity to students and faculty to explore areas of current or topical interest which are not available in the regular course offerings. Fulfills writing-intensive requirement.
Restricted to HIS, HIS/POS, SSEd, SSEd/ASPIRE majors and SS concentrators. Also meets L03 lib ed.
This capstone course will be an examination of the history and politics related to a given topic that will vary by semester.
Restricted to Second Semester Juniors and Seniors HIS/POS Majors and SS Concentrators ONLY. Synchronous meetings via Zoom on days and times listed
Independent Study Application form Required